[simpits-tech] F4Glass + F4DM

[Marv De Beque]

Erwin,

That sounds about what I am thinking.  However, there is already a USB to
servo driver available from Chester that is very economical.

I am thinking that board is a good target for the gauge data in F4.

Marv

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> From: Erwin Neyt <rwntn@hvv.nl>
> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 11:56:35 +0200
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] F4Glass + F4DM
> 
> Marv,
> 
> You can get to the data, with only a few lines of code, reading the shared
> memory area. This can even be done on a remote PC, using F4DM.
> 
> But maybe you are thinking of a other way to do it? (I am!) Let me know what
> your thoughts are. I can do virtually anything with the data, as long as it
> stays on the Windows platform.
> 
> To extend further (as you know I am also planning to use real instruments) I
> will bring the data to a external microcontroller (memory) to which I can
> hookup my instruments. I am convinced I should use the USB bus for this, as
> USB support for MC's is becoming fairly common these days. Although
> programming a MC is mostly assembler based (going back to the old days)
> there are high-level language development products for most of the MC's
> available.
> 
> Once I have the data in an MC, interfacing will become just a matter of
> conversion (digital and analog), but that's another ball game.
> 
> I you (anybody) has any thoughts about this subject, feel free to address
> me.
> 
> Erwin.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marv De Beque [mailto:mdebeque@woh.rr.com]
>> Sent: Wednesday, 29 May, 2002 18:23
>> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] F4Glass + F4DM
>> 
>> 
>> Can you bring out the data for the instruments (i.e., OIL
>> Pressure, NOZ POS,
>> etc.)?
>> 
>> What I am asking for is a way to get that data for all of the
>> gauges out of
>> the PC so it can be sent to real instruments.
>> 
>> Marv
>> -- 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Erwin Neyt <rwntn@hvv.nl>
>>> Reply-To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>>> Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 15:51:31 +0200
>>> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
>>> Subject: [simpits-tech] F4Glass + F4DM
>>> 
>>> I am updating F4Glass (SP3) and F4DataMirror (major update)
>>> 
>>> Any feature requests?
>>> 
>>> I already did on-screen resizing of the instruments
>> (instead of using the
>>> scale parameter)
>>> 
>>> Erwin.
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