>> Actually ... there is, I kinda like the idea of building my own hardware >> Yoke and Pedals, and not use any plastic toy at all. You know, just for >> fun, no need, out of curiosity :-) >> > Oh sure, I completely understand that! What I was saying though is that > you're going to be much better off using the built-in joystick support of > both FG and your host OS for your primary flight controls. Using > something like Leo Bodnar's joystick interface would be a good start. I > think it does work with Linux& MacOS as well as Windows.
I know that nice peace of hardware :-) Never had it in my hands but I appreciate people making their own life with these hacks :-) I read many posts of people being happy with it. But I really like to make my own hack with FGFS ... I never really got into ICs, C++ programming and PICs before. I'm learning a lot using Arduino as middleware, it pulls down the learning curve and makes people like me more confortable with the basics (and even more) of electronics. Anyway, to me, making this stuff work is fun :-) > If you're using Windows, you can use the PPJoy driver in > order to create as many virtual joysticks as you like using the Arduino - > that's one of the side projects I'm working on right now. Nothing like > using a MUX Shield for all the analogs you need! (it supports 48 10 bit > analog channels) http://ppjoy.blogspot.com/ Is this PPjoy you're talking about? > Standard controls like the radio stack, flaps, etc. are "slow" controls > that would be perfectly suited to using the telnet interface. Partially right. I almost agree. > You're > quite correct in that the telnet interface isn't going to be up to the job > for the primary flight controls. You see, I'm making my way up interfacing non critical devices first. I'm exploring different input/output devices, algorythms, electronic standard circuits, communication medias and software techniques first. I will approach more hardcore stuff when and only if I will feel confortable with all the basics, not before. Btw, I just received a few MAX7219; my 7segment displays were waiting for them ... let's get to the breadboard again :-) Cheers. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
