[simpits-tech] Plasma 2

John Miguez jmiguez at bellsouth.net
Mon Sep 27 14:14:20 PDT 2010


  I think I have an old Plasma2 board. I am not longer using it. I'll be 
happy to pass it along. Just email me with your address. john at miguez.us.

John

On 1:59 PM, Roy Coates wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2010, Justin Messenger wrote:
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> Just my 2c worth - I've been using Hagstrom toys for a good few years now
> and they've always been well made, well priced, well supported,
> 100% reliable and very easy to use.
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> Not bad for 2c eh !
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> Roy.
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>> Matt,
>> you're using the Plasma 2 to control pots, correct?�
>>>> Ive grown very fond of the Hagstrom KEAD 6, it has preven to be rock solid on our sims.� As a matter of fact I just swapped a sim's pots�from EPIC to the KEADS 6 to cure some problems. I have a Plasma 2 light on another sim and I plan to swap it for a KEAD 6 as well.
>> http://www.hagstromelectronics.com/products/kead6.html
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>>> Hi all, well after 10+ years of the Obsession I still can't seem to keep myself away from>flight simulators, or real planes for that matter. I'm once again an active real-world pilot (though strictly recreational), and the flight simulator bug is itching me like crazy. :)
>> I'm soooooo close to finally making a full simulator.....unfortunately I don't quite have the space for one right now. But, I'm narrowing down my ideas for a visual system, and finally I have developed the skills to program pretty much anything my simulator will ever need. I have a functional, network-connected instrument display program running now, I'm mostly just adding instruments and capabilities to it at this point (like Phidgets support). It runs stand-alone on its own PC (or multiple PCs), and the host flight simulator computer sends data to the instrument computer(s) via UDP (stupid fast, with only enough error-checking required to keep the client software from crashing over corrupted packets). This will give me a nice, 100% customer glass display.
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>> I do have a problem though: the heart of my simple control functionality, my Beta Innovations Plasma 2 board, has died. I know the guy is no longer in business, I was wondering if anyone would happen to have Beta Innovations items for sale or trade? I will eventually be leaning heavily on Phidgets, but that Plasma board was just so good for what it was designed for, I really can't see replacing it with anything I could cook up with a Phidgets I/O kit or customer interface board. The nifty HOTAS modes, great noise filtering, adjustable precision....it was really the perfect board for my needs. And there were a few other Beta Innovations products I wouldn't mind having as well.
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>> Anyways, if anyone has any Beta Innovations stuff you'd consider letting go, please let me know. Thanks!
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>> Matt
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>> Justin Messenger
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>> Flight Simulators and Aircraft Instruments
>> www.nu-tekinc.com
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> Roy Coates.
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