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      <h1>Decoder Definition</h1>

      <h2>Getting Started</h2>

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      <h4>Getting Started on a decoder definition</h4>

      <p>In this part of the manual we will introduce you to the
      process of creating a file to describe a new decoder. You
      might benefit from reading the other sections of the
      DecoderPro user guide to get background information,
      especially the XML introduction <a href=
      "http://jmri.org/help/en/html/doc/Technical/XmlUsage.shtml"
      target="_blank">Intro to XML files</a> and the section on
      what the configuration files contain <a href=
      "http://jmri.org/xml/DTD/" target="_blank">Configuration
      files</a> .</p>

      <p>The easiest way to create a configuration file is to
      modify an existing one, so that you can follow the format.
      The decoder definition is configured per the <a href=
      "http://jmri.org/xml/DTD/" target=
      "_blank">decoder-config.dtd.</a> (most of you will not be
      interested in this dtd, if you are open in a text
      editor).</p>

      <p>To get started, locate a decoder definition XML file that
      is close to the new decoder that you would like to define. .
      If you don't know what is "close", well don't sweat it. Let's
      just move on to looking at a definition file and you'll get a
      feel about what we're talking about.</p>
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