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| Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project... [message #1471 is a reply to message #1470 ] |
Wed, 28 July 2010 12:59   |
 Gene Buckle
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On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Bob Reed wrote:
> Gene, is this stand alone?
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> Bob
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> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces@simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:36 PM
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> Subject: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project...
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> There's a new Arduino based 64 button input project that's been posted to
> SpikenzieLabs.
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> http://spikenzielabs.com/SpikenzieLabs/Button64Shield.html
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> It docodes an 8x8 diode isolated matrix.
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> I don't know if you can "interrogate" it to find the power-on state of all
> the switches.
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> The kit is about $23, and at that price, it beats the snot out of anything
> currently available. :)
>
The Shield requires an Arduino board.
g.
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| Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project... [message #1472 is a reply to message #1471 ] |
Wed, 28 July 2010 14:28 |
Sean Galbraith
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That's pretty cool, adds another great option for input control!
All I need now is a similar "output" board, and I'm in sim builder
heaven :) There are a couple of products out there, but they are
expensive (to a tight-arse like me)... Speaking of which, how's the
Gazoutta16 going? ;-)
Sean
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Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project...
On Wed, 28 Jul 2010, Bob Reed wrote:
> Gene, is this stand alone?
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces@simpits.org
> [mailto:simpits-tech-bounces@simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:36 PM
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project...
>
> There's a new Arduino based 64 button input project that's been posted
to
> SpikenzieLabs.
>
> http://spikenzielabs.com/SpikenzieLabs/Button64Shield.html
>
> It docodes an 8x8 diode isolated matrix.
>
> I don't know if you can "interrogate" it to find the power-on state of
all
> the switches.
>
> The kit is about $23, and at that price, it beats the snot out of
anything
> currently available. :)
>
The Shield requires an Arduino board.
g.
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http://www.simpits.org/geneb - The Me-109F/X Project
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http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!
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| Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project... [message #1473 is a reply to message #1472 ] |
Wed, 28 July 2010 14:41 |
Gene Buckle
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On Thu, 29 Jul 2010, Sean Galbraith wrote:
> That's pretty cool, adds another great option for input control!
> All I need now is a similar "output" board, and I'm in sim builder
> heaven :) There are a couple of products out there, but they are
> expensive (to a tight-arse like me)... Speaking of which, how's the
> Gazoutta16 going? ;-)
>
The firmware is complete, but I've been having problems with my demo
program - Apparently sending simple 8 bit ascii characters is now a Stone
Bitch(tm) under .Net.
For example,
Serial.Write(System.Text.UTF8Encoding.Default.GetBytes(varia ble))
If "variable" is set to any value over 127, the AVR sees "63".
I'm going to try a quick & dirty test in VB6 tonight to make sure once and
for all that there's no bit truncation going on in the AVR. I know that
the MSCOMM32 dll doesn't try any of this unicode/multi-byte character
bullshit that appears to be all the rage these days.
The good news is that it works at 250kbits/sec flawlessly.
g.
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| Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project... [message #1476 is a reply to message #1473 ] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 17:54 |
Sean Galbraith
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You know, 6 weeks ago I wouldn't have had a damn clue what you were
talking about... now, I am only slightly confused... this getting old, I
think I am liking it!
As for sending ascii... hmmm, I don't like ascii, I'm trying to send
commands to PM Quickmap, with an FSUIPC Offset which sends ascii to
QM... which works fine *except* for the 2 commands I wanna use... seems
+ and - (which zoom the map) don't work, as PM wants the keypad + and -
... so I am either going to drop the map zoom controls from my
instructor console *or* look for another map solution which I can get
some sort of control over <lol>
SeanG
> The firmware is complete, but I've been having problems with my demo
> program - Apparently sending simple 8 bit ascii characters is now a
Stone
> Bitch(tm) under .Net.
>
> For example,
> Serial.Write(System.Text.UTF8Encoding.Default.GetBytes(varia ble))
> If "variable" is set to any value over 127, the AVR sees "63".
> I'm going to try a quick & dirty test in VB6 tonight to make sure once
and
> for all that there's no bit truncation going on in the AVR. I know
that
> the MSCOMM32 dll doesn't try any of this unicode/multi-byte character
> bullshit that appears to be all the rage these days.
> The good news is that it works at 250kbits/sec flawlessly.
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| Re: [simpits-tech] 64 channel input project... [message #1479 is a reply to message #1476 ] |
Thu, 29 July 2010 19:21 |
Gene Buckle
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On Fri, 30 Jul 2010, Sean Galbraith wrote:
> You know, 6 weeks ago I wouldn't have had a damn clue what you were
> talking about... now, I am only slightly confused... this getting old, I
> think I am liking it!
>
> As for sending ascii... hmmm, I don't like ascii, I'm trying to send
> commands to PM Quickmap, with an FSUIPC Offset which sends ascii to
> QM... which works fine *except* for the 2 commands I wanna use... seems
> + and - (which zoom the map) don't work, as PM wants the keypad + and -
> ... so I am either going to drop the map zoom controls from my
> instructor console *or* look for another map solution which I can get
> some sort of control over <lol>
>
It turns out that doing Serial.Encoding = Encoding.Default cures the
problem. UTF8 sprays out double-byte characters for byte values greater
than 127.
Does it send ASCII or keycodes? If you can send scan codes, you can do
it.
g.
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