[simpits-tech] MM5451 LED Driver

[Steve Wilson]

Okay, I found the original flight data include file, and the gear position 
is definitely a float (decimal) value, not an integer.  So it would be interesting
to play with this one way or another.  Also, an extract from a post earlier
this month, part of flightdata.h for SuperPak 3:

 NoseGearPos As Single     'Nose Gear
 LeftGearPos As Single     'Left Gear
 RightGearPos As Single    'Right Gear

Good.  Not senile yet.  Thanks to Bob Favre for posting the extract.

Bob - Where can I track down the C code and stuph?  I couldn't locate it on the 
FTP site.

Steve

--
 Steve Wilson, mafsix@attbi.com on 10/30/2002


On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:52:38 -0500, Steve Wilson wrote:
::::
::::   I remember discussing this with a certain someone back in the
::::   days of yore.
::::
::::   I would need to really get into this with F4, which I am
::::   embarrassed to admit
::::   I don't even have "up" right now, since I recently
::::   reconfigured *that* PC recently
::::   and all I have going on it are my CGI toyz.  But what CS said
::::   was something to
::::   the effect of the fact that the gear values in F4 weren't
::::   integers - and that the
::::   "extension value" was between 0 and 1 while the gear was on
::::   it's way to
::::   full extension or full retraction.  This state could be
::::   detected in the code, and
::::   thus one would illuminate the gear handle light with a GBLED
::::   or two or three.
::::   I also remember seeing individual lights for each of the three
::::   gears, but I can't
::::   put my finger on that at the moment.  Definitely something
::::   that could be played
::::   with though, to add that extra touch of realism.  Ya just
::::   gotta play clever with the
::::   code.  ;-)
::::
::::   Steve
::::   --
::::    Steve Wilson, mafsix@attbi.com on 10/30/2002
::::
::::
::::   On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:38:45 -0500, Mike Williams wrote:
::::   ::::
::::   ::::   I didn't know there was a "in transit light", was
::::   thinking I
::::   ::::   would just
::::   ::::   trigger the 3 panel gear lights w/ a momentary on the
::::   innards
::::   ::::   of the gear
::::   ::::   handle hinge, but now that you mention it, if I am
::::   missing a
::::   ::::   gear going
::::   ::::   down, that won't get registered, I think its no big
::::   ::::   concession, unless that
::::   ::::   is something Rob or someone can get at in the memory
::::   and out
::::   ::::   put it to the
::::   ::::   circuit.
::::   ::::
::::   ::::   > -----Original Message-----
::::   ::::   > From: simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org
::::   ::::   > [mailto:simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org]On Behalf Of
::::   Steve
::::   ::::   Wilson
::::   ::::   > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:26 PM
::::   ::::   > To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
::::   ::::   > Subject: RE: [simpits-tech] MM5451 LED Driver
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   > I was pondering that too.  I thought there were
::::   individual
::::   ::::   lights
::::   ::::   > for each of the three lights, as well as an "in
::::   transit"
::::   ::::   light -
::::   ::::   > probably the gear handle.
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   > Steve
::::   ::::   > --
::::   ::::   >  Steve Wilson, mafsix@attbi.com on 10/30/2002
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   > On Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:02:42 -0500, Mike Williams
::::   wrote:
::::   ::::   > ::::
::::   ::::   > ::::   ....also Rob, in the excel ss, the pinout to  *
::::   ::::   gearhandle*
::::   ::::   > ::::   references the lighted tip on the gear lever,
::::   or the
::::   ::::   3 down
::::   ::::   > ::::   position lights.
::::   ::::   > ::::   or...is there a reference to both I'm
::::   overlooking?  
::::   ::::   thanks
::::   ::::   > ::::
::::   ::::   >
::::   ::::   >
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