[simpits-tech] Falcon 4.0 with motion sim

[Volker Metzger]

Hi Ken,
no problem, i can give you a good suppot in the future, first take a look at rocknride.net for the first questions, go to faq and download the plans, then tell me what your exact questions are
http://www.rocknride.net/inst1998.htm

volker


"Ken Trager" <kenamt@clt.bellsouth.net> schrieb:
> Volker
> 
> Thank you Thank you - I have the Rock N Ride system I brought here in the USA and have
> never got it to work. I was about to throw it away and then I saw your posting and went to
> there website and got a file to run with FS2K. Still have no doc's and I do not know what the
> switches are for on the card but hopefully you can tell me what they are for!
> 
> I guess the card hooks up to the PC serial port and it runs from there?
> 
> Let me dig out all the components and hook it up. The support here in the USA is nothing
> I brought the system without the car and no manuals.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Ken Trager
> 
> > Hi Ben,
> > i have uploaded a pic to the simpit web site member files, look for the last one "left".jpg,
> > take also a look to
> > http://www.motionsystems.de/start_rnr.htm
> > go here to the "segelflieger" (glider) project to see
> > what you can do with rock n ride hardware
> >
> > volker
> >
> > "Ben Jones" <bjones@pipecomp.com.au> schrieb:
> > > Interesting  what do you define  as a  " Rock and ride chair "   never heard of one of these   , is there pics avaliable
> > >
> > > BEN
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Volker Metzger [mailto:Volker.Metzger@t-online.de]
> > > Sent: Saturday, 8 January 2000 10:28 AM
> > > To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> > > Subject: [simpits-tech] Falcon 4.0 with motion sim
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi to all,
> > > >
> > > > instead try to built a motion simulation platform by yourself better use hardware from a rock n ride chair.
> > > > I have started in late summer 2001 to built a f-16 pit who works ( its 50 % finished) with the motion chair.
> > > > Here a the specs:
> > > > - around 60 leds with 2 mm 5541 led driver chips who works with the great lightdriver program from Rob Favre
> > > > - Keyboard encoders: Hagstrom KE 72 and a hacked cherry progammable keyboard in the future
> > > > - Motion: modified rock n ride who interacts with falcon 4.0 SP2
> > > > (using pitch and roll data from the the shared memory to get motion data )
> > > > - Sound: loudspeaker and transducer for vibration
> > > > - visuals: fresnel lens
> > > > I send the whole story and a lot of pics to the simpits website.
> > > >
> > > > (If you looking for cheap knobs who looks good do a trip to a car cemetery. I have found there
> > > > nice knobs who fit perfect to the pit and paid only 3 $ for 6 sharp looking knobs.)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Volker
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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