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

[Cris Harrison]

On 2/20/2012 10:00 PM, Cris Harrison wrote:
> On 2/19/2012 1:15 AM, dabigboy at cox.net wrote:
>> ---- 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 r
>>   eally 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
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> Hey Matt hang on there.. I just posted a new post about ARINC 410 and 
> some proto info.. lots of info
> http://phoenixcomm.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/arinc-410interface/
>
> Enjoy..
> Cris H.
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>
>
BTW how in the world are you going to use a joystick controler???
Cris H.