[simpits-tech] ICP

[Marv De Beque]

Which position is the switch momentary?  Is it WARNING RESET?

Marv


On 4/21/03 10:57 PM, "Mark Doran" <msdoran@attbi.com> wrote:

> Hang on a sec...
> 
> The following things on the ICP cannot be made to work with Falcon4 (Block
> 50/52 answers):
> 
> - Raster Brightness thumb wheel
> - Raster Contrast thumb wheel
> - WX button 
> - FLIR up/dn rocker
> - Gain/level/auto toggle in FLIR section
> 
> In all cases I believe these are not used in the Block 50/52 aircraft
> anyway.  Falcon4 certainly has no code for them.  We've wired them with a
> view to using them as sim gear control buttons (like a switch to call the
> EPIC INIT() function for example).
> 
> All other controls can be mapped without great trouble to EPIC switch and
> analog controls.
> 
> What we are doing is mapping the HUD brightness command to the symbology
> intensity thumb wheel (upper left).  Since that command in the game only has
> 6 states (i.e. 5 steps up and down) it works quite well mapped to an analog
> axis input to EPIC with the keystrokes bound to the travel of that axis.
> Same deal for the manual reticle control on the upper right thumb wheel with
> the reticle up/down game commands.
> 
> Everything else on the ICP is a straight data bit switch as far as EPIC
> inputs are concerned.
> 
> Actually the hard part with the ICP is finding the right switches -- a
> viable four-way bat switch for the DCS and the on-off-(on) [momentary to one
> side only] switch for the drift cutout are not the easiest things to
> find...ebay highly recommended!!  Oh and we were able to acquire a couple of
> actual ICP panels -- they have the "tile" switches built right in...once
> you've played with one of these, nothing else will do ;-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org]
> On Behalf Of Marv De Beque
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 4:07 PM
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] ICP
> 
> One is logistical.  How do you plan to make them?  Rotary encoders are
> probably the best solution, but it depends on your design.
> 
> EPIC has a rotary encoder module, but it isn’t cheap.
> 
> In other words, it is do-able, but at a price.  Then you have to consider
> what is gained by making them work.
> 
> Marv
> 
> 
> On 4/21/03 5:54 PM, "Frank Riedel" <frank@rezultat.dk> wrote:
> Okai !
> But when you say that those tumbwheels could probably work too...
> Could you please explain what the prob. is ?
> and how too make them work too ??
> 
> All the best
> Frank
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marv De Beque <mailto:mdebeque@woh.rr.com>  
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 11:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] ICP
> 
> You should be able to do them all, except the thumbwheels, but you could
> probably do those too if you wanted.
> 
> On 4/21/03 3:58 PM, "Frank Riedel" <frank@rezultat.dk> wrote:
> Hi All !
> Will all the ICP funcktion be able to funcktion in my PIT ????
> Using EPIC....
> 
> Frank
> 
> 
> 
> 
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