Hal V. Engel ha scritto: > On Thursday 19 November 2009 04:59:28 pm Nicola Quargentan wrote: cut... >> I will also build some knobs (like obs) to manage vor and adf: I want to >> use a Microchip pic whit some A/D converter (12bit) and an USB port. >> >> Has anyone tried the products of Saitek? >> Where I can find some documentation about my project? >> >> Thanks and sorry for my english. >> > > You might consider using a joystick controller board like the ones here: > > http://www.lbodnar.dsl.pipex.com/
Thanks for the information, this gadget is pretty cool :) > > These are inexpensive and allow for numerous analog inputs as well as many > buttons/switches. In addition binary encoders are also supported (these > would > work nicely for the frequency control on a radio). You should be able to use > these to create things like a radio panels, trim wheels, flap controls, > switch > panels and other controls for your custom cockpit. You can use more than one > and no special drivers are needed (these are HID/USB joystick devices that > work with off the self drivers). So once you have something setup (like a > radio stack) you would interface it to flightgear just like you do with a > normal joystick. Uhmm, I'm not sure how to operate the obs or adjust the nav frequency. Inside the XML files (like joystick) I haven't found anything that commands a knob of the radio. Do you know where I can find more complete documentation about this, or some examples? > > Also you might want to have a look at: > > http://www.simkits.com/ > > They have USB driven instruments and if you ask them they will send you > interface documentation. I have gotten a copy of the docs and it looks like > these devices would be very simple to interface to flightgear. But it would > require writing some code to make it work. The down side is that these > devices are not cheap and by the time you have a full complement for a > complete cockpit you would have spent a considerable amount. I had already seen these objects, but as you say are really expensive if one wants to give a complete cockpit :O Thanks for your answer. -- Nicola Quargentan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
