[simpits-tech] Image warping (Was: Frustration!)

[dabigboy at cox.net]

---- Cris Harrison <phoenixcomm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Im going to pick one up myself .. but my radios are in one Gables 5 in 
> one unit thats 3 comms, 2 navs..
> the interface is ARINC410 
> (http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/projects/airinc-410

Funny you should mention this, I have a Gables navcom unit on my desk right now. I emailed Gables and they actually sent me the pinout for this model, which has proven immensely helpful. I have the code figured out for the nav side (which is all I need), I'm soldering up a test harness right now. I will actually be interfacing it with a USB joystick controller, no special circuits needed! Although it would be slick to roll my own little microcontroller (or just use an Arduino) to simplify things on the PC end (less inputs, the Arduino would figure out what freq is selected ad spit it out to the PC). Once I verify everything will work as planned, I'm going to make more permanent connection mounts (like a small avionics tray with a breadboard on it) and mount it in my as-of-yet unbuilt avionics stack....even have a real audio panel to hook it into. :) (The nav and com both have volume control.) As you probably know, the Gables units have integrated lighting, so it should look really nice installed. And the old-school analog look is perfect for the classic bizjets and midsize twins I intend to simulate.

This is some seriously fun stuff. :)

Matt