[simpits-tech] Real Argus moving map in a sim? YES :)

[Cris Harrison]

On 03/04/2014 11:48 PM, Matt Bailey wrote:
> Problem: my cool old Trimble 3100T GPS has no moving map, it is
> text-only.
>
> Solution: Slap in an Argus moving map, just as owners of real aircraft
> used to do!
>
> The Trimble is quite a chore, there is no way to interface it directly
> to a PC. I am in the process of re-implementing its OS in Python. I
> will then gut the real GPS and drop in an Arduino (for the buttons and
> display) and small PC (probably a Raspberry Pi).
>
> I picked up a nice Argus 7000 moving map on ebay for cheap. I knew that
> avionics manuals often speak of RS-232 communication between fuel
> computers, moving maps, FMSs, etc, so I was hopeful I could drive the
> Argus with my own software and the RS-232 port on a PC.
>
> I have documentation on the Argus, but I also wrote a little script to
> capture data output from the Trimble as it sent Argus-friendly data
> packets: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2MsR6fsTi0
>
> And: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_IymlTTkJM
>
> This helped me craft a packet to send to the Argus. Fortunately, I have
> the documentation for both the Trimble (and its data format) and the
> Argus, so I can send whatever data I need to.
>
> Results: TOTAL SUCCESS!!!! Check it out:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgXTDSQ8IAE
>
> This will look *nice* in the Sabreliner. :)
>
wah, I want one :(
Cris H