[simpits-tech] LED's and Encoders working!

[Chris Brace]

Thanks, 

The way I have designed this to work is thus : in COM mode the panel will show 
and tune COM1 on the top LED and COM2 on the bottom LED. In NAV mode the its 
the same but for NAV1 and NAV2 respectively. 
In Dual mode, the top LED will display and tune either COM1 and COM2 depending 
on the channel selector (red toggle switch) setting and the bottom LED will 
display and tune NAV1 and NAV2 depending on the switch. This way a single 
panel can track ALL 4 radios at once.
As a side note, I have coded my software to handle either the active or 
standby frequencies so that I can if I want, make a version that does this too.

One the 20 channels thing, it could be written into a client program (like my 
radio code) and display on the LED the channel number and freq. when its 
selected from the panel it would switch COM1 to that freq in the sim. I could 
probably get something like this going relatively quickly (including the LED 
code etc.) Interested?

Chris.

> Chris,
> Congratulations, it looks great! I'll tell you what
> I'd be interested in is the Nav and Com units
> separately, and not installed in a panel. I'd like to
> simply use them in my own panels. What does the "dual"
> selection on the master rotary do? 
> 
> Something else I wish I could get is a program that
> allowed the radio to have more than 2 presets. The F-4
> Phantom has something like 20 programmable presets
> organized into channels. I guess this would have to be
> a module written for FS.
> 
> Justin
> 
> --------------------------------------
> 
>  Guys, an update for you on the work Ive been doing
> with Phidgets LED's and
> Encoders.
>  I've finally got my Real Radio working with
> MSFS2002.
>  And what is RealRadio you ask?
>  Its my version of a generic GA external (pit
> installable) radio stack or
> panel that interfaces with MSFS2002 and uses off the
> shelf USB Phidget
> LED's, Encoders and the Interface Kit.
>  Basically a single panel version has 2 x Phidget
> LED's (8x7seg) , 2 x
> Encoders and an IFKIT (7 inputs and 1 output) for
> switches and lights. What
> my Real Radio code allows you to control is either
> Nav1 and Nav2
> exlcusively, or Com1 and Com2 exclusivly, or a
> combination of Com1/Com2 and
> Nav1/Nav2 using a toggle switch to change between the
> two.
>  My idea if for more generic GA type panels (one of
> my projects is a
> C172), but I'm more than happy to help those of you
> planning military pits
> that interface with FS2002 to give them a more miliary
> look and feel if your
> interested.
>  I have pictures and video footage of it in action no
> my website
> (www.chrisb.co.nz).
>  Its taken a long time to get to this point but Im
> very happy with progress
> to date.
>  Next off the block Im working on a XPDR withing a
> single LED and 2 (or 4)
> Encoders, this shouldnt take long at all. After that
> is the DME panel, using
> 2xLED's and then finally the AP panel again using
> 2xLED's a bunch of toggle
> and push button switches.
>  Hopefully they will all be complete by the end of
> this year.
>  But basically since my code is very modular, its now
> a simple stuff to
> write other interface programs (Im using VB6).
> 
>  Anyway, for those that want a look, check it out
> (and please be patient
> with my website, I host it myself over a sluggish
> 128Kbit link so those
> videos will take a while)
>  Have fun,
> 
>  Cheers
>  Chris.
> 
> 
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Chris Brace
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