With the foundation built and Main Instrument Panel (MIP) mounted work can begin with the interfacing of the Simulator switches and korry annunciators. With the previous Flight Deck Solution build the TEKWorx InterfaceIT boards were used. The TEKWorx boards are designed with group wiring – 8 positive connectors assigned to one common ground. This solution … Continue reading
Interfacing korry switches has also been a sticky subject. The problem OEM builders face – be it if you are interfacing Boeing 747, 737, or Airbus panels – is the amount of voltage, and current required to drive the indicator lights of the flight deck. Interface boards on the market today (Arduino, FDS TEKWorx, Skalarki) … Continue reading
The Arduino are hobbyist interface boards which can be programmed to perform endless things; with enough creativity you can implement the boards into your project quite effortlessly. The advantage of the Arduino boards — Affordable – the Arduino Mega 2560 board can be purchased at under AUD $20.00 and will not break the bank. The … Continue reading
Components such as the sidestick, rudders, spoilers and flaps panel can be wired up to a joystick board such as the Leo Bodnar BU0836A. If no transducers are present, an interface must be built to translate physical movements to an electrical signal which the computer can read. For the outputs, an I/O solution which can drive … Continue reading
The FCU board for direct interfacing with a genuine Airbus FCU and EFIS unit has now been released by Cockpit Concept. Available from their store, the interface board and their software allows you to interface directly to Jeehell FMGS and Flight Simulator / Prepar3D. If you are running genuine Airbus parts, this is an essential … Continue reading
Transducers are expensive. These are well refined potentiometers attached to your throttle lever, sidestick, flaps lever or spoiler/speedbrake. Transducers usually come with more than one potentiometer – this is for redundancy and to ensure the values in all the potentiometer read the same; any error would have severe catastrophic consequence. Transducers have high resale value … Continue reading
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