[simpits-tech] Simkits and Phidgets (Roy?)

[Roy Coates]

On Sun, 20 Feb 2005, Matt Bailey wrote:

> I recall Roy had got Simkits working in X-Plane with Phidgets........I'm
> curious, what did you have to do (basically) to make this work? Driving the
> servos is obviously not a big deal, I'm just wondering what hardware you used
> to read the position sensors (PIHER's?) on some of the Simkits instruments
> like the ADI and altimeter. I'm thinking it would be nice to get this working
> myself so I could make an altimeter (right now I should be able to do things
> like tach, VSI, ASI, etc, but no continuous rotation stuff).
>

phidgets a->d on the interface kit card.

incidentally, my simkits are up for grabs. I've had to shelve that project
permanently.

Roy.


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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862