From fsim at rwaltman.com  Thu Mar  1 10:50:59 2012
From: fsim at rwaltman.com (Roberto Waltman)
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:50:59 -0500
Subject: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims.
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1202291401550.19148@grumble.deltasoft.com>
References: <20120228234136.D6F65.481827.imail@fed1rmwml208>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1202291401550.19148@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <4F4FC513.4070301@rwaltman.com>

Gene Buckle wrote:
> Matt, the Raspberry Pi offers an RCA video out and it's $35 for the 256MB
> version...

It (finally!) become available this week - Tried to buy one but the 
dealer's stock was emptied in no time.

--
Roberto Waltman

From roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk  Thu Mar  1 15:58:46 2012
From: roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk (Roy Coates)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 23:58:46 +0000
Subject: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims.
In-Reply-To: <4F4FC513.4070301@rwaltman.com>
References: <20120228234136.D6F65.481827.imail@fed1rmwml208>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1202291401550.19148@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<4F4FC513.4070301@rwaltman.com>
Message-ID: <CAPe297bJ-epRGzW1hkUpb=GdBZsY1j51jmhP8TrtaCRwRap1RQ@mail.gmail.com>

10,000 units gone in the blink of an eye.  Demand pulled down all three
web-sites concerned too.

Expect about a 6 week wait now for more stock  :(

Roy.


On 1 March 2012 18:50, Roberto Waltman <fsim at rwaltman.com> wrote:

> Gene Buckle wrote:
> > Matt, the Raspberry Pi offers an RCA video out and it's $35 for the 256MB
> > version...
>
> It (finally!) become available this week - Tried to buy one but the
> dealer's stock was emptied in no time.
>
> --
> Roberto Waltman
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above
> page.  Thanks!
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120301/0fb2641a/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Thu Mar  1 15:32:35 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 15:32:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims.
In-Reply-To: <CAPe297bJ-epRGzW1hkUpb=GdBZsY1j51jmhP8TrtaCRwRap1RQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20120228234136.D6F65.481827.imail@fed1rmwml208>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1202291401550.19148@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<4F4FC513.4070301@rwaltman.com>
	<CAPe297bJ-epRGzW1hkUpb=GdBZsY1j51jmhP8TrtaCRwRap1RQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203011531130.1756@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Thu, 1 Mar 2012, Roy Coates wrote:

> 10,000 units gone in the blink of an eye.  Demand pulled down all three
> web-sites concerned too.
>
> Expect about a 6 week wait now for more stock  :(
>
Yeah, but this is a good thing for the Raspberry Pi Foundation.  I can 
wait for them to get more made. :)

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From raysot at comcast.net  Thu Mar  1 17:36:51 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (raysot at comcast.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 01:36:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims.
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203011531130.1756@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <257108483.235227.1330652211932.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>


Is there a certain display that can go with these cards? Looks really good... 



----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Buckle" <geneb at deltasoft.com> 
To: "Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech at simpits.org> 
Sent: Thursday, March 1, 2012 3:32:35 PM 
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims. 

On Thu, 1 Mar 2012, Roy Coates wrote: 

> 10,000 units gone in the blink of an eye. Demand pulled down all three 
> web-sites concerned too. 
> 
> Expect about a 6 week wait now for more stock :( 
> 
Yeah, but this is a good thing for the Raspberry Pi Foundation. I can 
wait for them to get more made. :) 

g. 

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. 
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. 
Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. 

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment 
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. 
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_! 

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a 
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck. 
[Cipher in a.s.r] 
_______________________________________________ 
Simpits-tech mailing list 
Simpits-tech at simpits.org 
http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech 
To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page. Thanks! 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120302/d3b075a6/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Thu Mar  1 16:20:33 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:20:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] Raspberry-pi SBC for sims.
In-Reply-To: <257108483.235227.1330652211932.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
References: <257108483.235227.1330652211932.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203011620050.3611@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, raysot at comcast.net wrote:

>
> Is there a certain display that can go with these cards? Looks really good...
>
As far as I know, any HDMI display will work as well as anything that can 
take a composite signal.

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Thu Mar  1 19:35:13 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 19:35:13 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] Another ebay find......future X-Plane GPS :)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1202291401550.19148@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <20120301223513.L02QM.515572.imail@fed1rmwml205>


---- Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote: 
> >
> Matt, the Raspberry Pi offers an RCA video out and it's $35 for the 256MB 
> version...
> 
> g.

Oh rest assured, I am buying a Raspberry as soon as they come available....one look at the link that was posted a while back and I knew this is something I needed. :) I didn't know it had RCA out, that is PERFECT.......won't need to use my VGA to RCA converter.

Matt

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 00:06:04 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 0:06:04 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
Message-ID: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>

I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC coming out of the wall? What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the instruments?

Ideally I'd like to make an inverter that runs off 12v DC.....my electronics skills are very limited, I *may* be able to modify one of the 12vdc to 120vac circuits available online to only put out 5v, but I still don't know what frequency it's supposed to be. I sure don't want to toast the lighting on my real airplane gear.

I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.

Matt

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Fri Mar  2 00:36:46 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:36:46 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <4F50869E.9030005@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 2:06 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC coming out of the wall? What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the instruments?
>
> Ideally I'd like to make an inverter that runs off 12v DC.....my electronics skills are very limited, I *may* be able to modify one of the 12vdc to 120vac circuits available online to only put out 5v, but I still don't know what frequency it's supposed to be. I sure don't want to toast the lighting on my real airplane gear.
>
> I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>
Ok Matt
dont sweat the small stuff..
if you have incandescent lamps (little light bulbs) than it doesn't 
matter AC/DC..
on the other side if they really want AC is because they probably 
convert it inside the unit.

if you have LEDs they take 5vdc most of the time..   be sure that you 
are using a 220 ohm resistor, to act as a current limiter for the LED...

oh btw I have the second installment of the 410 interface, hot off the 
press..
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/

enjoy
Cris

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Fri Mar  2 00:39:30 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:39:30 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <4F508742.7060809@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 2:06 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC coming out of the wall? What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the instruments?
>
> Ideally I'd like to make an inverter that runs off 12v DC.....my electronics skills are very limited, I *may* be able to modify one of the 12vdc to 120vac circuits available online to only put out 5v, but I still don't know what frequency it's supposed to be. I sure don't want to toast the lighting on my real airplane gear.
>
> I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.
SIC.. in real birds not light planes, every thing is driven by a 
generator one on each engine..
the output is always AC so all they need is a transformer..
later Cris H.

>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>


From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Fri Mar  2 00:42:05 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 02:42:05 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <4F5087DD.4060002@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 2:06 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC coming out of the wall?
Yes a small transformer...
>   What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the instruments?
Your guess is as good as mine..
So get the print for the CDU it should be floating out there...

>
> Ideally I'd like to make an inverter that runs off 12v DC.....my electronics skills are very limited, I *may* be able to modify one of the 12vdc to 120vac circuits available online to only put out 5v, but I still don't know what frequency it's supposed to be. I sure don't want to toast the lighting on my real airplane gear.
>
> I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>


From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Fri Mar  2 01:08:43 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:08:43 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <4F508E1B.8050300@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 2:06 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC coming out of the wall? What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the instruments?
>
> Ideally I'd like to make an inverter that runs off 12v DC.....my electronics skills are very limited, I *may* be able to modify one of the 12vdc to 120vac circuits available online to only put out 5v, but I still don't know what frequency it's supposed to be. I sure don't want to toast the lighting on my real airplane gear.
>
> I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>
one more thought.. try and get the manual for the beast.. Tracor is now 
BE Systems in VA 703-312-6100
if all else fails... Get out the cutters and make an abortion!
looks like from the shape that it is a CRT needs very high voltages 
(1500v) try and replace it with a LCD and then figure out the keyboard.. 
look at my posts..
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/arduino2/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/category/ps2-keybaord/


From geneb at deltasoft.com  Fri Mar  2 08:52:53 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:52:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120302030604.WAIQD.505976.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203020846230.1079@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:

> I have run into a slight dilemma.......all the lighting on the 
> radios/instruments I've managed to get my hands on seem to require 5v 
> AC, rather than DC. One of the units is that TA 7900 Omega CDU I 
> mentioned a couple days ago, and it has integral lighting for the 
> keypad, so changing bulbs/circuits really isn't an option. What's the 
> best way to get 5v AC? Is there a simple/safe way to reduce the AC 
> coming out of the wall? What frequency should it be at? 400hz like the 
> instruments?

Matt, unless there is specific circuitry between the power input and the 
lamp that _requires_ AC, you can run them on 5v DC with no problems. 
Bulbs don't care about ac/dc.  LEDs on the other hand _require_ DC.

Note that aircraft panel lighting systems are dimmable by using a variable 
transformer that takes 28v AC @400Hz in and can output 0..5V AC out.

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 12:08:09 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:08:09 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <4F508742.7060809@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20120302150809.QHG72.512104.imail@fed1rmwml207>


---- Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On 3/2/2012 2:06 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> > I even tried ebay for aircraft inverters...plenty of 14v, 28,, 30v, 115v, etc, but no 5v. Makes me wonder how it's actually driven in real aircraft.
> SIC.. in real birds not light planes, every thing is driven by a 
> generator one on each engine..
> the output is always AC so all they need is a transformer..
> later Cris H.

True that, but I was under the impression the generators still went to a DC bus first that could be run from the generator OR battery voltage, so things would keep spinning (for a while) in the event of generator failure?

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 12:17:15 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:17:15 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <4F50869E.9030005@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20120302151715.U8BM3.512211.imail@fed1rmwml207>


---- Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> if you have LEDs they take 5vdc most of the time..   be sure that you 
> are using a 220 ohm resistor, to act as a current limiter for the LED...

Thanks for the info Cris. I'm not really sure what's inside the front panel of the 7900 CDU, which is why I'm nervous about playing with it. I doubt it's LED due to the age of the unit, but who knows?

> oh btw I have the second installment of the 410 interface, hot off the 
> press..
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
> 
> enjoy
> Cris

Nice, I shall eagerly await part 3. :) As a matter of fact I am about ready to work on the audio portion of my NAV head....I will have a dedicated PC with multiple sound cards to handle NAV audio, ADF, warnings, ATC (for VATSIM and such) etc on separate channels. Annnnd I just got a transponder and another nav/com unit off ebay in addition to the CDU. Of course the multiple channel thing will require some sort of sound layer that supports multiple devices....I think I've found one for Python that fits the bill.

Man, I would be totally sunk if I had not bothered to pick up programming a few years back. It has been THE key to my simulator endeavors. :)

Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!


From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 12:26:17 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:26:17 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203020846230.1079@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <20120302152617.YGCKC.512342.imail@fed1rmwml207>


---- Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote: 
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> 
> Matt, unless there is specific circuitry between the power input and the 
> lamp that _requires_ AC, you can run them on 5v DC with no problems. 
> Bulbs don't care about ac/dc.  LEDs on the other hand _require_ DC.

Awesome, I will give it a shot then. I did try 5v DC on my Gables navcom, and nothing happened....perhaps I missed a pin or something (this was before I hackerized the connector), or maybe the weak adapter I was using did not deliver sufficient current.

> Note that aircraft panel lighting systems are dimmable by using a variable 
> transformer that takes 28v AC @400Hz in and can output 0..5V AC out.

That would explain why all my diagrams and placards on radios etc indicate 5v AC needed for lighting. So what happens if I just vary DC voltage? Nothing?

Matt

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Fri Mar  2 12:42:25 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:42:25 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302151715.U8BM3.512211.imail@fed1rmwml207>
References: <20120302151715.U8BM3.512211.imail@fed1rmwml207>
Message-ID: <4F5130B1.90503@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 2:17 PM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> ---- Cris Harrison<phoenixcomm at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> if you have LEDs they take 5vdc most of the time..   be sure that you
>> are using a 220 ohm resistor, to act as a current limiter for the LED...
> Thanks for the info Cris. I'm not really sure what's inside the front panel of the 7900 CDU, which is why I'm nervous about playing with it. I doubt it's LED due to the age of the unit, but who knows?
>
>> oh btw I have the second installment of the 410 interface, hot off the
>> press..
>> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
>>
>> enjoy
>> Cris
> Nice, I shall eagerly await part 3. :) As a matter of fact I am about ready to work on the audio portion of my NAV head....I will have a dedicated PC with multiple sound cards to handle NAV audio, ADF, warnings, ATC (for VATSIM and such) etc on separate channels. Annnnd I just got a transponder and another nav/com unit off ebay in addition to the CDU. Of course the multiple channel thing will require some sort of sound layer that supports multiple devices....I think I've found one for Python that fits the bill.
CONGRATS!! sounds great...
but I have a better idea for the audio... hehe..
for multipul audio sources use usb dongles.. cheep!

1. you can tune the radio chanel.. ie twist the knobs/... so then you 
know 4 pices of the puzzel..
a. your altatude b. the radios location lat, lon  c. your lat, lon d. 
the frequency.. (if your on the LAX field you should not be able to tune 
the JFK field.. LOL aka MSFS!!
so with simple 3d  geometry.. you know if you can hear the radio.. the 
output of this (dme) feeds the dme display and the TO-FROM flags on the 
indicator and if the radio is OFF or out of range the Failure flag then 
will be displayed..
If you want you can also generate your favorate 400hz noise aswell ... 
so all of your inputs have to go into the mixer ... they call it a audio 
unit you can use some op amps for mixer.. and you have the volume 
controls already on the radio head.... also if done correctly you can 
chain the units, and do cool other things...
oh btw all the radio station both nav & comm are in a data base with 
call sign, lat, lon and other crud..
... makes life ezay... :)



if its NAV you get DME ie you have to do the slant range computaion. and 
you know the call sign for the morse..
that two requirements..

BTW if found the pilots guide for the CDU :)
https://www.bendixking.com/servlet/com.honeywell.aes.utility.PDFDownLoadServlet?FileName=/TechPubs/repository/006-08407-0000_0.pdf
if you have problems with this I will send you a copy to your email..
Cris

> Man, I would be totally sunk if I had not bothered to pick up programming a few years back. It has been THE key to my simulator endeavors. :)
>
> Matt
>> _______________________________________________
>> Simpits-tech mailing list
>> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
>> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
>> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>


From raysot at comcast.net  Fri Mar  2 13:35:03 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (Ray Sotkiewicz)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:35:03 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech]  New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <20120302152617.YGCKC.512342.imail@fed1rmwml207>
References: <20120302152617.YGCKC.512342.imail@fed1rmwml207>
Message-ID: <4F513D07.7020507@comcast.net>

http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr 
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr>

I've always wanted a chronometer and this is perfect for my KingAir 200 
project. Should be a cinch to power it up. Just takes 28vdc, and a few 
other signal lines denoting 'Battery On' and 'Engine Running'

These things are $520 brand new...

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Fri Mar  2 13:51:19 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 13:51:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <20120302152617.YGCKC.512342.imail@fed1rmwml207>
References: <20120302152617.YGCKC.512342.imail@fed1rmwml207>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203021349090.11314@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:

>
> ---- Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 2 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
>>
>> Matt, unless there is specific circuitry between the power input and the
>> lamp that _requires_ AC, you can run them on 5v DC with no problems.
>> Bulbs don't care about ac/dc.  LEDs on the other hand _require_ DC.
>
> Awesome, I will give it a shot then. I did try 5v DC on my Gables navcom, and nothing happened....perhaps I missed a pin or something (this was before I hackerized the connector), or maybe the weak adapter I was using did not deliver sufficient current.
>
>> Note that aircraft panel lighting systems are dimmable by using a variable
>> transformer that takes 28v AC @400Hz in and can output 0..5V AC out.
>
> That would explain why all my diagrams and placards on radios etc 
> indicate 5v AC needed for lighting. So what happens if I just vary DC 
> voltage? Nothing?
>
It should work the same.  Remember, incandescent bulbs don't care about 
the polarity of the power, nor the waveform.  Incandescent lamps actually 
last longer under DC because the element isn't being stressed at 60 (or in 
this case 400)Hz.

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 17:49:19 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 17:49:19 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] 5v AC for lighting?
In-Reply-To: <4F5130B1.90503@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <20120302204919.SOWLA.517463.imail@fed1rmwml301>


---- Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> CONGRATS!! sounds great...
> but I have a better idea for the audio... hehe..
> for multipul audio sources use usb dongles.. cheep!

They work well, but as it happens I have a pile of SoundBlaster (and clones) PCI sound cards I got free from scrap PCs. :)

> 1. you can tune the radio chanel.. ie twist the knobs/... so then you 
> know 4 pices of the puzzel..
<snip>
> oh btw all the radio station both nav & comm are in a data base with 
> call sign, lat, lon and other crud..
> ... makes life ezay... :)

You are working on a system like this, right? It sounds interesting. At the moment I'm not concerned about computer-generated ATC enough to mess with it, but I do plan on implementing something for VATSIM, and also for instructor audio (for limited ATC, and of course, "instructing").

Matt

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 17:54:02 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 17:54:02 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <4F513D07.7020507@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <20120302205402.EJJXN.517492.imail@fed1rmwml301>


---- Ray Sotkiewicz <raysot at comcast.net> wrote: 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr 
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr>
> 
> I've always wanted a chronometer and this is perfect for my KingAir 200 
> project. Should be a cinch to power it up. Just takes 28vdc, and a few 
> other signal lines denoting 'Battery On' and 'Engine Running'
> 
> These things are $520 brand new...

There are all kinds of cool things on ebay. :) I have a similar Davtron digital clock that was given (!!) to me after it was pulled from a plane due to functional issues...basically I can set time, but can't use any of the timer functions. It works, for now.

I will hold off on the fancy new one for the time being......$175 is a great deal, but  still, that's three Arduino megas right there! :)

Matt

From raysot at comcast.net  Fri Mar  2 18:16:57 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (Ray Sotkiewicz)
Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:16:57 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <20120302205402.EJJXN.517492.imail@fed1rmwml301>
References: <20120302205402.EJJXN.517492.imail@fed1rmwml301>
Message-ID: <4F517F19.1010202@comcast.net>

...and just picked THESE up for a song! $25/pair

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sperry-ARC-Nav-Head-C-1048B-and-Head-C-1038B-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!i!E8Y1GchYLBPPrRcE8Vw~~60_58.JPG

I've been out of simming for awhile but really getting the itch to get 
back into my KingAir. A Kitchen remodel turned my man-cave into a 
storage area for the new kitchen stuff..

Last year I gutted a GoFlight 166 radio to make it fit this style radio 
head... Should be a perfect fit....



On 3/2/2012 5:54 PM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> ---- Ray Sotkiewicz<raysot at comcast.net>  wrote:
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr
>> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/160750448412?item=160750448412&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:L:OU:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr>
>>
>> I've always wanted a chronometer and this is perfect for my KingAir 200
>> project. Should be a cinch to power it up. Just takes 28vdc, and a few
>> other signal lines denoting 'Battery On' and 'Engine Running'
>>
>> These things are $520 brand new...
> There are all kinds of cool things on ebay. :) I have a similar Davtron digital clock that was given (!!) to me after it was pulled from a plane due to functional issues...basically I can set time, but can't use any of the timer functions. It works, for now.
>
> I will hold off on the fancy new one for the time being......$175 is a great deal, but  still, that's three Arduino megas right there! :)
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>

From dabigboy at cox.net  Fri Mar  2 21:14:35 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 21:14:35 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <4F517F19.1010202@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <20120303001435.0D54W.528810.imail@fed1rmwml205>


---- Ray Sotkiewicz <raysot at comcast.net> wrote: 
> ...and just picked THESE up for a song! $25/pair
> 
> http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sperry-ARC-Nav-Head-C-1048B-and-Head-C-1038B-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!i!E8Y1GchYLBPPrRcE8Vw~~60_58.JPG

NICE! Hummm, I think those were on my watch list! I could have sworn they went for more, maybe it was a different auction.

> I've been out of simming for awhile but really getting the itch to get 
> back into my KingAir. A Kitchen remodel turned my man-cave into a 
> storage area for the new kitchen stuff..
> 
> Last year I gutted a GoFlight 166 radio to make it fit this style radio 
> head... Should be a perfect fit....

Hold up a minute, I bet those control heads use the ARINC 401 spec Cris and I have been dealing with. Before you go putting the lesser GoFlight stuff into them, have you considered just hooking them into an Arduino (or even a joystick controller like the Leo Bodnar boards) and thus keeping the high-dollar displays and rotaries? Someone here recently (I think it was Roberto) posted a video of a similar Collins head hooking into a few LEDs to demonstrate the ARINC 401 operation....it's just a big fancy switch, even on the digital units it appears all the display stuff happens entirely within the head itself.

Any pics of the King Air?

Matt

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Sat Mar  3 15:58:37 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:58:37 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <20120303001435.0D54W.528810.imail@fed1rmwml205>
References: <20120303001435.0D54W.528810.imail@fed1rmwml205>
Message-ID: <4F52B02D.9060301@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 11:14 PM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> ---- Ray Sotkiewicz<raysot at comcast.net>  wrote:
>> ...and just picked THESE up for a song! $25/pair
>>
>> http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sperry-ARC-Nav-Head-C-1048B-and-Head-C-1038B-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!i!E8Y1GchYLBPPrRcE8Vw~~60_58.JPG
> NICE! Hummm, I think those were on my watch list! I could have sworn they went for more, maybe it was a different auction.
>
>> I've been out of simming for awhile but really getting the itch to get
>> back into my KingAir. A Kitchen remodel turned my man-cave into a
>> storage area for the new kitchen stuff..
>>
>> Last year I gutted a GoFlight 166 radio to make it fit this style radio
>> head... Should be a perfect fit....
> Hold up a minute, I bet those control heads use the ARINC 401 spec Cris and I have been dealing with.
duh hey Matt - Brain Fart or Typo  ARINC410  not ARINC401
Cris

>   Before you go putting the lesser GoFlight stuff into them, have you considered just hooking them into an Arduino (or even a joystick controller like the Leo Bodnar boards) and thus keeping the high-dollar displays and rotaries? Someone here recently (I think it was Roberto) posted a video of a similar Collins head hooking into a few LEDs to demonstrate the ARINC 401 operation....it's just a big fancy switch, even on the digital units it appears all the display stuff happens entirely within the head itself.
>
> Any pics of the King Air?
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>


From raysot at comcast.net  Sat Mar  3 16:13:18 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (raysot at comcast.net)
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 00:13:18 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <4F52B02D.9060301@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <2073922606.304972.1330819998756.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

Wow if I could keep the guts and make them work, that would really be something... Don LaFontaine just finished writing a serial library to pull FSUIPC data into an Arduino, so maybe that is something worth looking into... I sure would love to use those displays... if they are still operable 




----- Original Message -----
From: "Cris Harrison" <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> 
To: "Simulator Cockpit Builder's List" <simpits-tech at simpits.org> 
Sent: Saturday, March 3, 2012 3:58:37 PM 
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim... 

On 3/2/2012 11:14 PM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote: 
> ---- Ray Sotkiewicz<raysot at comcast.net> wrote: 
>> ...and just picked THESE up for a song! $25/pair 
>> 
>> http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Sperry-ARC-Nav-Head-C-1048B-and-Head-C-1038B-/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/$(KGrHqR,!i!E8Y1GchYLBPPrRcE8Vw~~60_58.JPG 
> NICE! Hummm, I think those were on my watch list! I could have sworn they went for more, maybe it was a different auction. 
> 
>> I've been out of simming for awhile but really getting the itch to get 
>> back into my KingAir. A Kitchen remodel turned my man-cave into a 
>> storage area for the new kitchen stuff.. 
>> 
>> Last year I gutted a GoFlight 166 radio to make it fit this style radio 
>> head... Should be a perfect fit.... 
> Hold up a minute, I bet those control heads use the ARINC 401 spec Cris and I have been dealing with. 
duh hey Matt - Brain Fart or Typo ARINC410 not ARINC401 
Cris 

> Before you go putting the lesser GoFlight stuff into them, have you considered just hooking them into an Arduino (or even a joystick controller like the Leo Bodnar boards) and thus keeping the high-dollar displays and rotaries? Someone here recently (I think it was Roberto) posted a video of a similar Collins head hooking into a few LEDs to demonstrate the ARINC 401 operation....it's just a big fancy switch, even on the digital units it appears all the display stuff happens entirely within the head itself. 
> 
> Any pics of the King Air? 
> 
> Matt 
> _______________________________________________ 
> Simpits-tech mailing list 
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org 
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech 
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page. Thanks! 
> 

_______________________________________________ 
Simpits-tech mailing list 
Simpits-tech at simpits.org 
http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech 
To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page. Thanks! 
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120304/a60e86b1/attachment.html 

From fsim at rwaltman.com  Sat Mar  3 22:13:56 2012
From: fsim at rwaltman.com (Roberto Waltman)
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 01:13:56 -0500
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Toy for the KingAir B200 sim...
In-Reply-To: <20120303001435.0D54W.528810.imail@fed1rmwml205>
References: <20120303001435.0D54W.528810.imail@fed1rmwml205>
Message-ID: <4F530824.7020502@rwaltman.com>

dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> Someone ... (I think it was Roberto) posted a video of a similar Collins head hooking into a few LEDs to demonstrate the ARINC 401 operation....

Nope.


From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Sun Mar  4 09:49:37 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:49:37 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] More Info
In-Reply-To: <20120302204919.SOWLA.517463.imail@fed1rmwml301>
References: <20120302204919.SOWLA.517463.imail@fed1rmwml301>
Message-ID: <4F53AB31.6030701@gmail.com>

On 3/2/2012 7:49 PM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
> ---- Cris Harrison<phoenixcomm at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> CONGRATS!! sounds great...
>> but I have a better idea for the audio... hehe..
>> for multipul audio sources use usb dongles.. cheep!
> They work well, but as it happens I have a pile of SoundBlaster (and clones) PCI sound cards I got free from scrap PCs. :)
>
>> 1. you can tune the radio chanel.. ie twist the knobs/... so then you
>> know 4 pices of the puzzel..
> <snip>
>> oh btw all the radio station both nav&  comm are in a data base with
>> call sign, lat, lon and other crud..
>> ... makes life ezay... :)
Ok here it is the complete Radio System...
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/arinc-410interface/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/arinc-410-subsystem-audio-routing/

enjoy it....
Cris H.
phoenixcomm.wordpress.com

> You are working on a system like this, right? It sounds interesting. At the moment I'm not concerned about computer-generated ATC enough to mess with it, but I do plan on implementing something for VATSIM, and also for instructor audio (for limited ATC, and of course, "instructing").
>
> Matt
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>


From idekkers at gmail.com  Mon Mar  5 10:46:18 2012
From: idekkers at gmail.com (Ido Dekkers)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 20:46:18 +0200
Subject: [simpits-tech] Gene - need some parts?
Message-ID: <CAOoFB-cH1BR-YkeqhqzabXpBEYPYer2+3VJHkXgFdV_FkDa7og@mail.gmail.com>

??i??0?????&?+f???????+??[?^Iz??rJb?[?zV?{?|????????m2?h??/??b?s???y??j?
From geneb at deltasoft.com  Mon Mar  5 12:04:39 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:04:39 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] Gene - need some parts?
In-Reply-To: <CAOoFB-cH1BR-YkeqhqzabXpBEYPYer2+3VJHkXgFdV_FkDa7og@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOoFB-cH1BR-YkeqhqzabXpBEYPYer2+3VJHkXgFdV_FkDa7og@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203051157380.32746@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Mon, 5 Mar 2012, Ido Dekkers wrote:

> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Surplus-F-15-Jet-Cockpit-Fuselage-/180832352137?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item2a1a72b789&vxp=mtr#ht_600wt_1344

HEhe.  Yeah, I was told about that the other day.  This is the second time 
it's been up.  The first time it didn't meet reserve after $3900 in bids.

There are indeed some parts I would like to have, but the cockpit has been 
stripped of some serious unobtainium items that would make it extremely 
difficult to restore.  The lower stick mechanism has been removed and it 
appears as if the rudder pedal mechanism is missing.  I'd love to have the 
HUD - the optics in mine are wrecked.  I'd love to pick a few other bits 
off of it (side console storm lights, the armament arm/dearm switch box 
and the canopy).

There's also some very difficult to repair damage that's been done to the 
center instrument panel core - it's not removable without drilling out a 
few hundred rivets.  The damage done to the right panel half is easier to 
repair because the panel will come out after pulling 7 bolts and a 
reinforcing bar that's behind it.

It would be a VERY costly restoration project, but a nice start to a less 
extensive static display.

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Mon Mar  5 16:44:44 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:44:44 -0800
Subject: [simpits-tech] Gene - need some parts?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203051157380.32746@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <20120305194444.YZGWC.544145.imail@fed1rmwml207>


---- Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote: 
> On Mon, 5 Mar 2012, Ido Dekkers wrote:
> 
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Surplus-F-15-Jet-Cockpit-Fuselage-/180832352137?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item2a1a72b789&vxp=mtr#ht_600wt_1344
> 
> HEhe.  Yeah, I was told about that the other day.  This is the second time 
> it's been up.  The first time it didn't meet reserve after $3900 in bids.

I noticed that cockpit last time as well. I think they did pretty good to get a $3,900 bid for it, and I hadn't even noticed the panel damage you pointed out. People are a bit too proud of gutted airplane shells, methinks....there is a stripped CRJ fuselage someone wants $99k for, been up for ages.....granted it has the seats and yokes, but that's about it.

A hunk of aluminum just isn't worth much, even if it does happen to resemble an airplane, Even the salvage yard here locally only wanted $1,500 for an ENTIRE stripped Learjet fuselage....or I can go to Kansas and get just the nose section, including pretty much everything but instruments and radios, for $10k. AND it hasn't been sitting in the elements for who knows how long.

Matt

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Mon Mar  5 18:30:10 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:30:10 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] Gene - need some parts?
In-Reply-To: <CAOoFB-cH1BR-YkeqhqzabXpBEYPYer2+3VJHkXgFdV_FkDa7og@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAOoFB-cH1BR-YkeqhqzabXpBEYPYer2+3VJHkXgFdV_FkDa7og@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4F5576B2.7010207@gmail.com>

On 3/5/2012 12:46 PM, Ido Dekkers wrote:
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Surplus-F-15-Jet-Cockpit-Fuselage-/180832352137?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item2a1a72b789&vxp=mtr#ht_600wt_1344 
> <http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-Surplus-F-15-Jet-Cockpit-Fuselage-/180832352137?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item2a1a72b789&vxp=mtr#ht_600wt_1344>
>
>
wow! nice chunk of aluminum but striped to the bone... would love it 
but, sadly no room for it.. I went from 2k/sq' home to a 750/sq' 
apartment -- I know what sardines feel like
C Harrison
phoenixcomm.wordpress.com
phoenixaerospace.us
flite-tronics.com

> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120305/99d70788/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Wed Mar  7 08:44:51 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:44:51 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] BF 109 G-6  Replica Cockpit (fwd)
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>


Get a load of the 'pit this guy has built.  He's done a great job!


http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3534109.html#Post3534109


g.



From roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk  Wed Mar  7 13:45:14 2012
From: roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk (Roy Coates)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:45:14 +0000
Subject: [simpits-tech] BF 109 G-6 Replica Cockpit (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>

On 7 March 2012 16:44, Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:

>
> Get a load of the 'pit this guy has built.  He's done a great job!
>
> http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3534109.html#Post3534109
>


Amazing job. The panel and the stick are beautiful.  What's he using to
drive the instruments though?  I don't recognise the PCB.

Roy.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120307/e5eafba4/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Wed Mar  7 12:40:26 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:40:26 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [simpits-tech] BF 109 G-6 Replica Cockpit (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, Roy Coates wrote:

> On 7 March 2012 16:44, Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Get a load of the 'pit this guy has built.  He's done a great job!
>>
>> http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3534109.html#Post3534109
>>
> Amazing job. The panel and the stick are beautiful.  What's he using to
> drive the instruments though?  I don't recognise the PCB.
>
If I'm deciphering the text right, the instruments are from Flight 
Illusions.

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com  Wed Mar  7 15:51:05 2012
From: Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com (Sean Galbraith)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 12:51:05 +1300
Subject: [simpits-tech] BF 109 G-6 Replica Cockpit (fwd)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com><CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FA9D@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>

I'd agree, they look like Flight Illusions..
I've seen a full Kingair setup of their gauges.  Quite nice, but too
pricy for this kid!

SeanG


> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-
> bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Thursday, 8 March 2012 9:40 a.m.
> To: Simulator Cockpit Builder's List
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] BF 109 G-6 Replica Cockpit (fwd)
> 
> On Wed, 7 Mar 2012, Roy Coates wrote:
> 
> > On 7 March 2012 16:44, Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Get a load of the 'pit this guy has built.  He's done a great job!
> >>
> >>
http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3534109.html#Post3534109
> >>
> > Amazing job. The panel and the stick are beautiful.  What's he using
to
> > drive the instruments though?  I don't recognise the PCB.
> >
> If I'm deciphering the text right, the instruments are from Flight
> Illusions.
> 
> g.
> 
> --
> Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
> http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
> http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
> Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.
> 
> ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
> A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
> http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!
> 
> Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
> server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a
duck.
> [Cipher in a.s.r]
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above
> page.  Thanks!

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Thu Mar  8 11:15:38 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:15:38 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] Last update to 410 system..
In-Reply-To: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FA9D@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com><CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FA9D@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <4F59055A.4000109@gmail.com>

I just finished the blog about ARINC-410 the last article has been 
rewritten and I will have a Open Office document in the near future for 
any one that might be interested in seeing it.

so here they all are....
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/airinc-410/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/g-4390/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/arinc-410interface/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/arinc-410-subsystem-audio-routing/
http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/arinc-410-radio-subsystem-putting-it-all-together/

enjoy
Cris H.
phoenixcomm.wordpress.com
phoenixaerospace.us
flite-tronics.com




From roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk  Thu Mar  8 12:15:28 2012
From: roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk (Roy Coates)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:15:28 +0000
Subject: [simpits-tech] Last update to 410 system..
In-Reply-To: <18886_1331234160_4F590570_18886_2058_1_4F59055A.4000109@gmail.com>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FA9D@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
	<18886_1331234160_4F590570_18886_2058_1_4F59055A.4000109@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAPe297bgqTVqwE97zH02hFSF0UH9JajObDA10jrhzsTd+u1G7g@mail.gmail.com>

Many thanks Cris, it looks like I have some Arinc coming my over the summer
so this might be uber useful.

Cheers,

Roy.


On 8 March 2012 19:15, Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just finished the blog about ARINC-410 the last article has been
> rewritten and I will have a Open Office document in the near future for
> any one that might be interested in seeing it.
>
> so here they all are....
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/airinc-410/
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/g-4390/
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/arinc-410interface/
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
>
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/arinc-410-subsystem-audio-routing/
>
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/arinc-410-radio-subsystem-putting-it-all-together/
>
> enjoy
> Cris H.
> phoenixcomm.wordpress.com
> phoenixaerospace.us
> flite-tronics.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above
> page.  Thanks!
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120308/58956788/attachment.html 

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Thu Mar  8 14:03:39 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:03:39 -0600
Subject: [simpits-tech] Last update to 410 system..
In-Reply-To: <CAPe297bgqTVqwE97zH02hFSF0UH9JajObDA10jrhzsTd+u1G7g@mail.gmail.com>
References: <18978_1331142813_4F57A09C_18978_14619_1_alpine.LFD.2.00.1203070843560.20343@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<CAPe297b2k2HK3T9CtW9-+fM9z8GbeBXHXNJWp6r5277fD1Kz2w@mail.gmail.com>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203071239040.30516@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FA9D@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
	<18886_1331234160_4F590570_18886_2058_1_4F59055A.4000109@gmail.com>
	<CAPe297bgqTVqwE97zH02hFSF0UH9JajObDA10jrhzsTd+u1G7g@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4F592CBB.3070405@gmail.com>

On 3/8/2012 2:15 PM, Roy Coates wrote:
> Many thanks Cris, it looks like I have some Arinc coming my over the 
> summer so this might be uber useful.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Roy.
>
>
> On 8 March 2012 19:15, Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com 
> <mailto:phoenixcomm at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     I just finished the blog about ARINC-410 the last article has been
>     rewritten and I will have a Open Office document in the near
>     future for
>     any one that might be interested in seeing it.
>
>     so here they all are....
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/airinc-410/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/radiointercom-system/g-4390/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/arinc-410interface/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/arinc-410-subsystem/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/arinc-410-subsystem-audio-routing/
>     http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/arinc-410-radio-subsystem-putting-it-all-together/
>
>     enjoy
>     Cris H.
>     phoenixcomm.wordpress.com <http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com>
>     phoenixaerospace.us <http://phoenixaerospace.us>
>     flite-tronics.com <http://flite-tronics.com>
>
>
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     Simpits-tech mailing list
>     Simpits-tech at simpits.org <mailto:Simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>     http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
>     To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the
>     above page.  Thanks!
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
Not a problem.. Im going to formalize it and put it into a document.. 
Hopefully I will be selling this system via www.flite-tronics.com (G-d 
willing) LOL
Cris
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120308/45eb0ea2/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Sat Mar 24 10:42:32 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 10:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New Prepar3D pricing...
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203241039430.31437@grumble.deltasoft.com>


Check it out:
http://www.prepar3d.com/prepar3d-store/

The price has been dropped from $499 to $199 for the "retail" license and 
they've added academic pricing.

FSX add-on companies like Orbx are already hopping on the P3D bandwagon.

Here's to seeing Microsoft Mariokart-Flight crash and burn like it so 
richly deserves. :)

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com  Sun Mar 25 18:16:27 2012
From: Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com (Sean Galbraith)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:16:27 +1300
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
Message-ID: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FBCC@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>

I am a fan of Thrustmaster gear, been using various flavors for years,
and build a few of their sticks into sims over that time too...

 

Anyway, just bought a new-old-stock Thrustmaster Top Gun USB, basically
an old FCS, but USB..  and for this I paid the shocking sum of $1.50

 

Had to share... very happy :-)

 

SeanG

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120326/b1610360/attachment.html 

From dabigboy at cox.net  Sun Mar 25 22:25:46 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:25:46 -0700
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
In-Reply-To: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FBCC@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <20120326012546.W6T1Z.121159.imail@fed1rmwml214>

Ebay is great. A couple years ago I got a Thrustmaster Top Gun gameport joystick (needed the very convincing B8 replica grip) for $0.99, plus $5 shipping. :)

It does depend on what you're shopping for.....I picked up the big Thrustmaster basic (no brakes) pedals years ago for $50 and felt like I paid too much...now they are fetching even more than that! But then I also got a Midwest Loran (and potentially, GPS) annunciator panel for $25......at all the online avionics shops I can find, it doesn't go for less than $600!!!! :-O

Matt

---- Sean Galbraith <Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com> wrote: 
> I am a fan of Thrustmaster gear, been using various flavors for years,
> and build a few of their sticks into sims over that time too...
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway, just bought a new-old-stock Thrustmaster Top Gun USB, basically
> an old FCS, but USB..  and for this I paid the shocking sum of $1.50
> 
>  
> 
> Had to share... very happy :-)
> 
>  
> 
> SeanG
> 
>  
> 


From geneb at deltasoft.com  Mon Mar 26 11:00:36 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:00:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
In-Reply-To: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FBCC@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
References: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBD6FBCC@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203261100110.26720@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Mon, 26 Mar 2012, Sean Galbraith wrote:

> I am a fan of Thrustmaster gear, been using various flavors for years,
> and build a few of their sticks into sims over that time too...
>
>
>
> Anyway, just bought a new-old-stock Thrustmaster Top Gun USB, basically
> an old FCS, but USB..  and for this I paid the shocking sum of $1.50

Isn't that the 85% sized B8 style grip?

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com  Mon Mar 26 11:47:55 2012
From: Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com (Sean Galbraith)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 07:47:55 +1300
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
Message-ID: <000001cd0b80$f27166ad$0200a8c0@pacsim.local>

Yessir. And it fits my 15% (approx) undersized hand nicely...

SeanG 

Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:

On Mon, 26 Mar 2012, Sean Galbraith wrote:

> I am a fan of Thrustmaster gear, been using various flavors for years,
> and build a few of their sticks into sims over that time too...
>
>
>
> Anyway, just bought a new-old-stock Thrustmaster Top Gun USB, basically
> an old FCS, but USB..  and for this I paid the shocking sum of $1.50

Isn't that the 85% sized B8 style grip?

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]
_______________________________________________
Simpits-tech mailing list
Simpits-tech at simpits.org
http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!

From raysot at comcast.net  Mon Mar 26 16:00:48 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (raysot at comcast.net)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:00:48 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [simpits-tech]  Looking for 1st-gen GF-166
In-Reply-To: <000001cd0b80$f27166ad$0200a8c0@pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <873792271.505326.1332802848394.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>

Hey guys, 


I'm trying to locate an older GF-166 radio unit from GoFlight. Anyone have one they want to sell? 



-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120326/0142849d/attachment.html 

From Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com  Mon Mar 26 17:03:59 2012
From: Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com (Sean Galbraith)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:03:59 +1300
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
In-Reply-To: <000001cd0b80$f27166ad$0200a8c0@pacsim.local>
References: <000001cd0b80$f27166ad$0200a8c0@pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE108FD@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>

Speaking of B8's... how big are they meant to be?  The TM grips have
changed dimensionally since the first ones were made (I have 2x Mk1's)
with this new(er) one being a bit bigger and chunkier....  Be
interesting to see how much out of dimension it really is :)

Oh, and is it sad that I got this nice new joystick, and already I'm
planning on chopping it up to go in the 'pit?

SeanG

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Mon Mar 26 18:55:24 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:55:24 -0500
Subject: [simpits-tech] Looking for 1st-gen GF-166
In-Reply-To: <873792271.505326.1332802848394.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
References: <873792271.505326.1332802848394.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
Message-ID: <4F711E0C.5060408@gmail.com>

On 3/26/2012 6:00 PM, raysot at comcast.net wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I'm trying to locate an older GF-166 radio unit from GoFlight. Anyone 
> have one they want to sell?
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
Hey ray,
Is this for you Flight Simulator?????  If It is you might try the route 
that I am going..  Like right off the road... LOL
You should check out my blog: phoenixcomm.wordpress.com
This is travails about me bring a group ARINC-410 Radio heads to life..

Cris H.
If you want to go in this direction please drop me an email..
phoenixcomm at gmail.com

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120326/e35af135/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Tue Mar 27 08:42:30 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:42:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] I love online auctions...
In-Reply-To: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE108FD@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
References: <000001cd0b80$f27166ad$0200a8c0@pacsim.local>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE108FD@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203270841330.3101@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Tue, 27 Mar 2012, Sean Galbraith wrote:

> Speaking of B8's... how big are they meant to be?  The TM grips have
> changed dimensionally since the first ones were made (I have 2x Mk1's)
> with this new(er) one being a bit bigger and chunkier....  Be
> interesting to see how much out of dimension it really is :)
>
There's got to be a mil-spec doc out there that describes the thing.  I 
know Otto still make them.

> Oh, and is it sad that I got this nice new joystick, and already I'm
> planning on chopping it up to go in the 'pit?
>
Not "sad" but simply "didn't waste valuable time". :)

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From raysot at comcast.net  Tue Mar 27 23:40:14 2012
From: raysot at comcast.net (Ray Sotkiewicz)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:40:14 -0700
Subject: [simpits-tech] Looking for 1st-gen GF-166
In-Reply-To: <4F711E0C.5060408@gmail.com>
References: <873792271.505326.1332802848394.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
	<4F711E0C.5060408@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3EFB66DC-DD38-457F-9D50-9AA1061BC369@comcast.net>

Cris,

You're CrAzY man! I used to own EPIC and got away from it because it was just time-intensive. I want to be able to plug in and fly. Your project looks really cool though. Maybe if I was 10 years younger.. ;-) (ok? 20?)

I located another GF166 and it is currently on it's way.

Here's a bit more detail on what the conversion looks like. THe wiring job here is horrible as it was a conversion from another project. This next one will be much better looking?
http://anthonyscott.zenfolio.com/b200/e23db4f05#h23db4f05


On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Cris Harrison wrote:

> On 3/26/2012 6:00 PM, raysot at comcast.net wrote:
>> 
>> Hey guys,
>> 
>> I'm trying to locate an older GF-166 radio unit from GoFlight. Anyone have one they want to sell?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> Simpits-tech mailing list
>> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
>> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
>> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
> Hey ray,
> Is this for you Flight Simulator?????  If It is you might try the route that I am going..  Like right off the road... LOL 
> You should check out my blog: phoenixcomm.wordpress.com
> This is travails about me bring a group ARINC-410 Radio heads to life.. 
> 
> Cris H.
> If you want to go in this direction please drop me an email..
> phoenixcomm at gmail.com
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120327/a6cdabd0/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Wed Mar 28 16:15:13 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:15:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>

...and F-15 progress finally! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKrUuGj8YyA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tJaJJbRkc

Here's the blog post that goes with the videos:
http://www.f15sim.com/?p=223




-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com  Wed Mar 28 18:13:08 2012
From: Sean.Galbraith at pacificsimulators.com (Sean Galbraith)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:13:08 +1300
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>
References: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE10933@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>

Wow!  You said you were getting your centipede going!  Great work!

Is the warning panel all aircraft parts, or simulated?  I have just
acquired a 737 fire control panel, and have been playing around with
driving the handle solenoids with a relay via arduino... be nice to
drive all the korrys too :)

SeanG

> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-bounces at simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-
> bounces at simpits.org] On Behalf Of Gene Buckle
> Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2012 12:15 p.m.
> To: simpits-tech at simpits.org
> Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
> 
> ...and F-15 progress finally! :)
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKrUuGj8YyA
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7tJaJJbRkc
> 
> Here's the blog post that goes with the videos:
> http://www.f15sim.com/?p=223
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
> http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
> http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
> Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.
> 
> ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
> A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
> http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!
> 
> Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
> server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a
duck.
> [Cipher in a.s.r]
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above
> page.  Thanks!

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Wed Mar 28 19:23:58 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:23:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE10933@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
References: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE10933@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281921300.4939@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Sean Galbraith wrote:

> Wow!  You said you were getting your centipede going!  Great work!
>
> Is the warning panel all aircraft parts, or simulated?  I have just
> acquired a 737 fire control panel, and have been playing around with
> driving the handle solenoids with a relay via arduino... be nice to
> drive all the korrys too :)
>
The master caution panel is OEM hardware. :)  Pre-MSIP II. (Multi Stage 
Improvement Program, phase II).  The panel in the cockpit right now is the 
more up to date version with a few updated legend plates.

I've got 7 more driver boards to solder up and the first 128 channels will 
be ready to go.  I need to start finalizing the bulkhead wiring too.

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk  Thu Mar 29 01:41:35 2012
From: roy at flightlab.liv.ac.uk (Roy Coates)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:41:35 +0100
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281921300.4939@grumble.deltasoft.com>
References: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE10933@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281921300.4939@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <CAPe297a__wWAKXfC31m8qGj9EdQn7mM2GbsmPPTXVdk8ghXCFA@mail.gmail.com>

Very cool, as always.

Please tell me more about those driver boards!  For my last project I used
4 (yes, FOUR) phidget 16's to drive lamps'n'stuff and that gets expensive
very quickly in the UK.

Roy.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120329/c961821a/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Thu Mar 29 08:46:28 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:46:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <CAPe297a__wWAKXfC31m8qGj9EdQn7mM2GbsmPPTXVdk8ghXCFA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281552130.31019@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<2FB39A1077E2CC48BD7ECF1A3C363FEBE10933@PS-CH1.pacsim.local>
	<alpine.LFD.2.00.1203281921300.4939@grumble.deltasoft.com>
	<CAPe297a__wWAKXfC31m8qGj9EdQn7mM2GbsmPPTXVdk8ghXCFA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203290836100.28345@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Roy Coates wrote:

> Very cool, as always.
>
> Please tell me more about those driver boards!  For my last project I used
> 4 (yes, FOUR) phidget 16's to drive lamps'n'stuff and that gets expensive
> very quickly in the UK.

That's one of the reasons I designed the boards - the other is that the 
Phidget output boards are sink, not source devices.  You can't pull much 
power through them either or you'll burn 'em up.

The board is simply 16 driver sets consisting of a pair of resistors, a 
2N3904 transistor and a TIP-125 darlington transistor.  The 2N3904 takes 
a 5v input to turn on the TIP-125.  The board uses two power busses in 
order to allow you to have two source voltages on the same board if 
needed.

I can post the Eagle files if you want them.  I paid $103 about a year ago 
to have 16 of them made by Gold Phoenix.

g.


-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From phoenixcomm at gmail.com  Thu Mar 29 09:34:31 2012
From: phoenixcomm at gmail.com (Cris Harrison)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:34:31 -0500
Subject: [simpits-tech] Looking for 1st-gen GF-166
In-Reply-To: <3EFB66DC-DD38-457F-9D50-9AA1061BC369@comcast.net>
References: <873792271.505326.1332802848394.JavaMail.root@sz0018a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net>
	<4F711E0C.5060408@gmail.com>
	<3EFB66DC-DD38-457F-9D50-9AA1061BC369@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <4F748F17.9040906@gmail.com>

On 3/28/2012 1:40 AM, Ray Sotkiewicz wrote:
> Cris,
>
> You're CrAzY man! I used to own EPIC and got away from it because it 
> was just time-intensive. I want to be able to plug in and fly. Your 
> project looks really cool though. Maybe if I was 10 years younger.. 
> ;-) (ok... 20...)
>
Oh, no I have been hurt, wahhh!! Nope.. hope to offer this whole system 
as a kit by flite-tronics.com
this system handles real 410 heads, w/o mods. and the audio channels for 
1 or MULTIPLE crew stations..
the arduino just scans the heads, and turns on lights, etc. software is 
running in a Linuxbox.. It talks to the ardunio (serial) and the 
simulator via ethernet.. calcs, the slant range for the radio that youve 
selected and calcs if you can here it or not.. if its the nav canncel 
youl get the morse code!! the other chanels go where ever VATSIM, 
rogerwilco...


> I located another GF166 and it is currently on it's way.
>
> Here's a bit more detail on what the conversion looks like. THe wiring 
> job here is horrible as it was a conversion from another project. This 
> next one will be much better looking...
> http://anthonyscott.zenfolio.com/b200/e23db4f05#h23db4f05
>
>
> On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Cris Harrison wrote:
>
>> On 3/26/2012 6:00 PM, raysot at comcast.net wrote:
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to locate an older GF-166 radio unit from GoFlight. 
>>> Anyone have one they want to sell?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Simpits-tech mailing list
>>> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
>>> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
>>> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!
>> Hey ray,
>> Is this for you Flight Simulator?????  If It is you might try the 
>> route that I am going..  Like right off the road... LOL
>> You should check out my blog: phoenixcomm.wordpress.com 
>> <http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com>
>> This is travails about me bring a group ARINC-410 Radio heads to life..
>>
>> Cris H.
>> If you want to go in this direction please drop me an email..
>> phoenixcomm at gmail.com
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Simpits-tech mailing list
>> Simpits-tech at simpits.org <mailto:Simpits-tech at simpits.org>
>> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
>> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the 
>> above page.  Thanks!
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Simpits-tech mailing list
> Simpits-tech at simpits.org
> http://www.simpits.org/mailman/listinfo/simpits-tech
> To unsubscribe, please see the instructions at the bottom of the above page.  Thanks!

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120329/041bdd6d/attachment.html 

From jjmessenger at yahoo.com  Thu Mar 29 13:43:05 2012
From: jjmessenger at yahoo.com (Justin Messenger)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:43:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] B-52 sim update
Message-ID: <1333053785.13579.YahooMailNeo@web111506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v?cmRZvDjLo&feature=g-all-u&context=G222c452FAAAAAAAAAAA
?
We added working VSI and airspeed indicators and improved the cockpit lighting. It also has a control station inside the cockpit that is not shown in the video.
?
Justin

www.SimAdventure.com?
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.simpits.org/pipermail/simpits-tech/attachments/20120329/c2265e05/attachment.html 

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Thu Mar 29 13:50:44 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:50:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] B-52 sim update
In-Reply-To: <1333053785.13579.YahooMailNeo@web111506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References: <1333053785.13579.YahooMailNeo@web111506.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203291350360.7242@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, Justin Messenger wrote:

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v?cmRZvDjLo&feature=g-all-u&context=G222c452FAAAAAAAAAAA
> ?
> We added working VSI and airspeed indicators and improved the cockpit lighting. It also has a control station inside the cockpit that is not shown in the video.

Awesome stuff. :D

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Thu Mar 29 21:40:50 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:40:50 -0700
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203290836100.28345@grumble.deltasoft.com>
Message-ID: <20120330004050.1HNQG.175978.imail@fed1rmwml108>


---- Gene Buckle <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote: 
> 
> That's one of the reasons I designed the boards - the other is that the 
> Phidget output boards are sink, not source devices.  You can't pull much 
> power through them either or you'll burn 'em up.
> 
> The board is simply 16 driver sets consisting of a pair of resistors, a 
> 2N3904 transistor and a TIP-125 darlington transistor.  The 2N3904 takes 
> a 5v input to turn on the TIP-125.  The board uses two power busses in 
> order to allow you to have two source voltages on the same board if 
> needed.
> 
> I can post the Eagle files if you want them.  I paid $103 about a year ago 
> to have 16 of them made by Gold Phoenix.

I'm interested too.......I don't know much about board design, but I would be happy to send some documentation to a board builder for $100'ish to get enough driver boards for my sim. I am just getting into Arduino with an Uno, It seems the way to go....VERY cheap, and very versatile.

Matt

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Fri Mar 30 08:24:35 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:24:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] New vids!
In-Reply-To: <20120330004050.1HNQG.175978.imail@fed1rmwml108>
References: <20120330004050.1HNQG.175978.imail@fed1rmwml108>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203300819490.7957@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Thu, 29 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:

>> I can post the Eagle files if you want them.  I paid $103 about a year ago
>> to have 16 of them made by Gold Phoenix.
>
> I'm interested too.......I don't know much about board design, but I 
> would be happy to send some documentation to a board builder for 
> $100'ish to get enough driver boards for my sim. I am just getting into 
> Arduino with an Uno, It seems the way to go....VERY cheap, and very 
> versatile.

Matt, check out http://geneb.simpits.org - I re-posted what I put on 
another forum and I've included a zip file that has all the Eagle & gerber 
files.  You must pay VERY close attention to wiring between the Centipede 
and the driver board!  The Centipede uses a 20 pin connector - it provides 
2 common pins on pins 1 & 2 and 2 ground pins on pins 19 & 20.  The driver 
board is designed such that pins 1..16 are input pins and pins 17 & 18 are 
ground pins.  This means that you need to make sure that pin 3 on the 
Centipede connector points to pin #1 on the driver board.  Unfortunately 
I've been unable to find 18 pin ribbon cable connectors, so I used 20 pin 
connectors for the test rig.  I've got actual crimp connectors for when 
it's actually built out, but those are spendy.  (The connector bodies are 
dirt cheap, they get you on the crimp sockets!)



g.
-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]

From dabigboy at cox.net  Sat Mar 31 20:39:19 2012
From: dabigboy at cox.net (dabigboy at cox.net)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:39:19 -0700
Subject: [simpits-tech] Hackerizing a King ADF indicator?
Message-ID: <20120331233919.2H9HH.192441.imail@fed1rmwml107>

Hi fellows, I have a little poser for you. I just got my hands on a used King KI-255 00 ADF indicator for my sim (yes, I am old school, I will be doing ADF work with this sim). It's a very basic old model with the manually adjusted compass rose...the only moving, driven part on here is the ADF needle itself. It doesn't seem like it should be too difficult to drive, but I can't find so much as a pin-out on the interwebz. There is a Cannon 4-pin connector at the top which I assume is power for integrated lighting, and then there are 20 pins at the bottom of the back of the unit.....three rows: top row is 7 pins, next row is 6, last one is 7 again. Looks a bit like an oversized DIN connector.

My first thought is that it uses a series of air core movements to drive the needle with great precision throughout 360 degrees, but my experience with air core movements is still very early. Without dissecting the indicator (and possibly damaging it), I have no way to test this theory reliably and safely.

If nothing else, I will just gut this thing and use a geared stepper motor to drive the needle, but using the real instrument without modification would be oh so cool. :)

Matt

From geneb at deltasoft.com  Sat Mar 31 20:51:21 2012
From: geneb at deltasoft.com (Gene Buckle)
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:51:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [simpits-tech] Hackerizing a King ADF indicator?
In-Reply-To: <20120331233919.2H9HH.192441.imail@fed1rmwml107>
References: <20120331233919.2H9HH.192441.imail@fed1rmwml107>
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1203312050530.10650@grumble.deltasoft.com>

On Sat, 31 Mar 2012, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:

> My first thought is that it uses a series of air core movements to drive 
> the needle with great precision throughout 360 degrees, but my 
> experience with air core movements is still very early. Without 
> dissecting the indicator (and possibly damaging it), I have no way to 
> test this theory reliably and safely.

Matt, it probably uses a synchro and not an air-core motor.

g.

-- 
Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home.
Some people collect things for a hobby.  Geeks collect hobbies.

ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment
A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes.
http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_!

Buying desktop hardware and installing a server OS doesn't make a
server-class system any more than sitting in a puddle makes you a duck.
[Cipher in a.s.r]