bnepethomas

While not directly answering the Q - heres a gear handle for those of us downunder - has gone into a few pits without issue http://www.ruscool.co.nz/landing_gear.html cheers Peter

Thank you very much for your work. Cheers Peter

Nice work - thanks very much for sharing. cheers Peter

One of the nice things is you can load firmware to give each controller a unique name, makes identification a little easier. cheers Peter

Here's a source for concentric steppers, recently ordered and received goodies without any issues. https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1046577? Cheers Peter

Looks like I might have been trying to hard :) Looks like just need to add 'try_find_assigned_viewport' to /AN_ALR69V_init.lua /* ED_A10C_RWR inside your monitor.lua file must match viewport inside the DCS World/Mods/aircrafts/A-10C/Cockpit/Scripts/AN_ALR69V/indicator/AN_ALR69V_init.lua */ Useful links https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=88981 and 1.5/2.X Mod files for exporting instruments https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1411604/?sphrase_id=10644149

Feeling a little dumb here. After running the pit air gapped for the past couple of years (running 1.2), finally reconnected it to the net and done the 1.5 upgrade along with 2.5 beta. Have got through the joystick remapping, and have the Left and right MFCDs up and running but in a flat spin for the RWR and CDU. Anyone got a favorite hitchhikers guide to enable RWR and CDU in either 1.5 or 2.5? Or is Icemans original posts still viable in 1.5 and 2.5? I did give UltraMFCD a quick go, but it appears to want to connect to the net, which is something I'm trying to avoid, as there are enough things to go astray in the pit without unwanted updates landing. Ta Peter

Yes please!

Thanks very much for sharing this. Saved me hours of guess work :) Cheers Peter

Nice work and thanks for sharing the code. Cheers Peter

Looking Nice Ian - wonder if this would be a goer for the Hornet Engine and Fuel indicator display?

Looking forward to seeing this progress!

Hi Guys For those looking for native 360 steppers, heres the supplier I've used: cheers Peter

I'm happy with this bad boy (20*12 hobby) https://fslaser.com/Product/Hobby Cheers Peter

They last for a while - I haven't installed them yet - sitting on another pit waiting for me to complete the warning indicators - it is the weirdest thing turning off the lights and seeing a glow from the other side of the room :) They do look pretty cool! cheers Peter

I purchased the Hornet pit - it has worked out nicely for me. Haven't got out the tape measure to double check distances, but it fits together nicely. Saved me many hours :) cheers Peter

Altimeter is now operational - just need to add interface to DCS. Then need to shrink done a little so it fits in the hornet. MlQNYTIa1Yo

Had always wanted to work out how to rolling digits on an OLED, hadf a few quiet days over the holidays, and finally got it sussed. Uses a SSD1306 OLED display, driven by a Raspberry, and a separate Arduino for the Stepper (yeah - my code is bodgy :)) For those interested, code is sitting on Github in the DevPlayArea https://github.com/bnepethomas/bne-arduino-flight-simulator-interfaces GKfAD_FwKnQ

Thanks for sharing - just been thinking about how to do this for my Altimeter cheers Peter

That video of the Hornet rolling through that winter terrain is just spectacular - well done gents.

I just read the datasheet (http://www.keyelco.com/product-pdf.cfm?p=14316) and there's a comment about the domes being placed on PCBs, not soldered, what would be the go with that? Cheers Peter

Neat Idea!

Been a couple of years banging away on a 737 which is now fully operational (I know...sounds like a quote from some Sci Fi movie :)) But now the F18 is close its time to get back into DCS. Here's some work in progress of an AOA indicator. One of the things I've finally worked out is how to support a small piece of work while gluing it together (tired of gluing my fingers together....). Cut a matching space in a sheet of 3mm material, place the pieces together and then support the upper piece with another piece acting as a supporting 'collar'. The other thing (given I don't have a CNC router) was how to use a laser to do the same short of thing as a CNC. Traditionally the laser has been used for cutting and engraving on paint, but if you slow it down enough (10% speed in my case), you can use it to engrave 'steps' in the plastic to give you a nice join (makes alignment simpler!). And mental note, tap the 3mm thread before gluing everything together :)

Very polished work sir

Have to agree - nice work Hans cheers Peter