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Hi Boltz, keep up the good work. Looks like you are constructing the frontplate and backlight the way I thought of making them :thumbup: You just have one advantage, you've bought a cnc router :) I'll probably ask a local rc plane manufacturer if he can make my frontplates and pcbs. Cheers Sven

Hi Sabre, just wanted to let you know, that after updating DCS today I tried it again. Et voila I got a Qualified, but I haven't change any of my procedures. Cheers Sven

And here comes another question. When you guys order green LEDs for backlighting or the indicators, what mcd and angle do you choose? Thanks and cheers Sven

Check! But only at after illuminating TARGET 3 WP7. Then he says lets move on to EGRESS or something similar. Check! 5500ft, QFE 29.86, press 2 sec and I get the message 2 away, but no Well done target in sight except for Target 3 WP7 Then after you land I get a failed. Two other things. - Mission thinks you'll be landing RWY 25 put tower tells you to use RWY 7 - I have an F-117 parked on my parking position. Cheers Sven

Hi Deadman, sorry that I am hijacking your thread. Were you able, by any chance, to source an ANTI-G and Arm Ground Safety panel? I am curios what dimensions they may have. My guess at the moment is, that according o the DCS Manual the Anti-G Panel is two single blanks, so is around 5.75 x 2.25 +- tolerance. The Arm Ground Safety 5.75 x 3 +- tolerance. Thanks for you help and cheers Sven

Yes I found them. I just didn't know you wouldn't fly a training mission before the check ride in the campaign anymore. Thats what I mean I didn't even connect. When I tried the AFT01 the first time, thinking the campaign would start with a training mission, I quitted after not connecting once neither did I land. But still I passed and it proceded to AFT02. AFT02 I connected once, but I had to leave early, after quitting, I still passed the check ride. Cheers Sven

I don't know if it is bugged or not, but after completing the BFT I purchased the AATQ campaign. In the campaign you don't do a training mission anymore instead it jumps to the check ride straight away. AFT01 & 02 could be passend without completing anything, but by quitting after the instructor says something like "This should be enough for today". AFT03 flew the training mission several times, with passing without any damage or minor damage. AFT03 during the check ride is a total different story. It's like the AAA are set to no miss. I don't even get to the SAM. Thanks and cheers Sven

Hi Deadman, to be honest I haven't checked all of Lars front panels, as I am concentrating on the back panels at the moment, but on his Intercom panel I noticed that he forgot the TCN but has two ILS positions. Yes I did notice that Lars made all of his panels with zero tolerance, when I lined them up my sketch DZUS rail. I just rechecked the DZUS positions on the back panels. I think I know now what Lars did, working with two measuremts inch and mm can cause some confusion. :D For the distance top and bottom he used zero tolerance and didn't use .562 -.015, but used the value given under note b in the MS25212 file (1.125) and divided by two. :smartass: For the position left and right Lars, this time used the middle tolerance value of .192 -.010, so he used .187. So if I am not totally confused, as it is 0230am here at the moment, it will be tight but in tolerance. As I won't be using a real DZUS rail. I'll align all the panels on my frame and then see how big of a blank I'll need. Thanks for your help and cheers Sven

So as I don't have any precise measuremts nor a Cockpit I could take measuremts from, the best way to solve this problem would be to make a two inch blank. Just checked Lars "DZUS" placement towards MS25212 Rev.C if I understood it correctly. He is off by 0,0005 inch at the top and the bottom of an backplate. But that shouldn't cause too much of an issue. Cheers Sven

Hi guys, I've been busy, modifying the CAD drawings, making shoppings list, and finishing of my Fuel System Panel V2, the last couple of days. But now I kind of ran into a minor issue. I am basically using Lars drawings and modifying them the way I need them. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=150662 And used dimebugs drawings for the LH console https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=76032 Now I just sketched up an DZUs rail. to see if the panels would fit the console. It seems like I am missing a two inch piece after the ARM GND SAFETY panel. Any idea whats missing? Cheers Sven

Stupid question, what diameter do the original screws have to mount the front- lightplate with the backplate? Cheers Sven

Thanks for you help Hans, would you have the positions of your "mechanical" stops and the lever itself? What I mean is do you have the diameter and length of the knobs from the FILL DISABLE push pull switches. Mine are 15mm high and have a 13mm diameter

@MacFevre: You'll like this picture then. Before crimping the ends and installing them into the DSUB connector I added printable heat shrink tubing. @Hansolo: Yes measurements would be very interesting. IT seems like you have an original panel. Could you also give me the measurents of the push pull switches, the button part, so I can modify mine. Connected and tested the panel yesterday everything works as it should. So basically V1 of my fuel system backplate is finished. V2 will incorporate the RCVR switch and mounting, will have the SIG AMPL position corrected and will also have the hole for the backlight connector corrected. So next panel in the making will be a step up. I am thinking of the VHF radio panel. Any finished panels I can steal ideas from haha Thanks and Cheers Sven

Hi John, at the moment I am just "experimenting", if this is a hobby I would want to follow. I already have one expensive hobby and that is motorsports. My plan was as follows. Divide the "Cockpit" in three modules. 1. LH console 2. RH console 3. Center Each module is build up on an MEGA. All pins should be used and then I'll use Nanos or Unos in the RS-495 bus, so that I only have one USB cable going to the "modules" Currently I am thinking about how to incorporate the RCVR Open / Closed into my fuel panel. I will need to have the backplate recut anyway as I messed up the SIG AMPL position. Just checked the manual, SIG AMPL and Line Check aren'T simulated, but programing the button / switch with DCS-Bios at least lets them "move" in DCS. At the moment the biggest issue is that I don't know anyone with an cnc router so I can start designing my first front panel (1 piece) and back light PCB. Buying a CNC Router to find out you don'T want to continue with the hobby is a quite an expense. Cheers Sven

BFT-09 During training touch an go using the ILS APP everything is fine. When doing the ILS APP after the go around following the glideslop lets the FE abort the training. During the Check Ride same issue, plus the problem, that the FE says lets check your shutdown procedure and then nothing happens. Cheers Sven

After reading through some threads, I thought lets give it a try and make you own panel. As I wanted to get rid of the cardboard box( it had the perfect height), my Hotas throttle was standing on, I had a friend cut out the left hand console, on a cnc router. Thats why I ended up choosing the fuel panel, as my first panel to start of with, as I think it is the easiest one on the left console. So I basically found some CAD drawings which I modified for my needs. I then had the backplate laser cut for 13€ + postage and ordered all required materials. I'll be using DCS-Bios and an Arduino Mega. Yeah I now the SIG AMPL switch is off by 5mm. I've already correct my CAD drawing. My shopping list and pin layout I am still not quite sure which way to go with the front panel. At the moment I am thinking of going the one piece method. But I am still looking for someone with the required tools. I'll have to wait a couple of days to see if the panel is working in DCS, as I did a pretty stupid and anoying mistake. I ordered female instead of male pins for my DSUB connector. Cheers Sven

Ich habe da mal eine Frage bzgl meines Sketch #define DCSBIOS_IRQ_SERIAL #include "DcsBios.h" /* paste code snippets from the reference documentation here */ //Fuel Switch Panel DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpExtTanksFus("FSCP_EXT_TANKS_FUS", 53); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpExtTanksWing("FSCP_EXT_TANKS_WING", 52); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpTkGate("FSCP_TK_GATE", 50); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpCrossfeed("FSCP_CROSSFEED", 51); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpBoostWingL("FSCP_BOOST_WING_L", 48); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpBoostWingR("FSCP_BOOST_WING_R", 49); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpBoostMainL("FSCP_BOOST_MAIN_L", 46); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpBoostMainR("FSCP_BOOST_MAIN_R", 47); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpAmpl("FSCP_AMPL", 45); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpLineCheck("FSCP_LINE_CHECK", 44); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpFdWingL("FSCP_FD_WING_L", 43); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpFdWingR("FSCP_FD_WING_R", 42); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpFdMainL("FSCP_FD_MAIN_L", 41); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpFdMainR("FSCP_FD_MAIN_R", 40); DcsBios::Switch2Pos fscpRcvrLever("FSCP_RCVR_LEVER", 39); DcsBios::Potentiometer alcpRcvrLts("ALCP_RCVR_LTS", A0); void setup() { DcsBios::setup(); } void loop() { DcsBios::loop(); } Der Compiler läuft durch. Es gibt auch keine Zeile die er wirklich beanstandet aber trotzdem bekomme ich folgende Meldung. [color="Red"]F:\Arduino\a10\a10.ino:23:55: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*' [-Wwrite-strings] DcsBios::Potentiometer alcpRcvrLts("ALCP_RCVR_LTS", A0);[/color] Danke und Gruß Sven

So mein Mega 2560 ist heute schon eingetroffen. Habe also vorhin schon mal etwas herum gespielt, da ich wie der Zufall es wollte noch genau ein Widerstand, eine LED, ein Taster und ein DPDT center off übrig hatte, habe ich mal etwas herumgespielt. Ist es eigentlich möglich die Position des jeweiligen Schalters vorher abzufragen? Ich habe z.B den CICU Switch aufs DPDT gesetzt, wenn ich meinen Schalter auf OFF habe und DCS mit einer Trainingsmission starte (FLieger an und Systeme an), dann muss mein Schalter einmal "gecycled" werden, damit es in DCS erkannt wird. Beim Hotas Warthog werden die Schalterpositionen ja auch erkannt. Dann habe ich mir mal den RCVR LT vom Fuel Control Panel angeschaut. DcsBios::Potentiometer alcpRcvrLts("ALCP_RCVR_LTS", PIN); Original scheint es ein Poti mit Schaltfunktion zu sein. Ich habe aber im der Control Reference nichts weiter für den RCVR LT gefunden. Heißt dies, dass die "Schaltunktion" in DCS nicht wiedergespiegelt wird? Danke und Gruß Sven

Guten Morgen Ian, danke für deine Antwort. Ich habe mir gestern mal einen Mega 2560 bestellt. Mein Vorwissen bzgl programmieren liegt mittlerweile 11 Jahre zurück da haben wir C# gelernt, dass Buch dazu ist allerdings noch vorhanden. Ich müsste sicherlich wieder "reinkommen" Die ein oder andere Schaltung habe ich auch gelötet bzw gesteckt, ist aber seit Ende meiner Ausbildung nicht mehr großartig angewendet worden. Technisches Verständnis ist allerdings vorhanden Schaltpläne, technische Zeichnung usw kann ich allerdings lesen. Wollte erstmal schauen ob der Bau eines Homepits ein Hobby ist, welches mich reizen würde. Deswegen erstmal die ganzen Standardfragen, damit ich nicht unnötig viel "Lehrgeld" ausgeben muss. Danke und Gruß Sven

Guten Morgen zusammen, ich hoffe ich bin hier im richtigen Thread, ansonsten entschuldige ich mich schonmal vorab. Ich spiele seit kurzen mit dem Gedanken, mir auch ein Simpit zu bauen. Natürlich habe ich schon so einige Threads im Home Cockpit Forum durch gelesen. Ist schon genial was einer so aus dem ärmel schütteln kann :thumbup: Ich wollte mal mit dem Fuel Panel anfangen und schon kommen die Fragen. Es wird offensichtlich ein Arduino Board bevorzugt, wenn ich es richtig verstanden habe, da diese besser mit DCS-Bios funktionieren? Was spricht denn gegen die ganzen anderen Boards wie z.B Bordnar, GP-Wiz usw. Welches Arduino soll man nehmen, Nano, Uno oder Mega? Kann man z.B auch hingehen und sagen ein Mega für die linke Konsole, ein Mega für die mittlere Konsole, ein Mega für die rechte Konsole und dann jedes Panel ein Ardiuno für sich, welches dann mit dem jeweiligen Mega verbunden wird? Habe da was mit RS-485 Bus gelesen. Dann gibt es ja hier eine schöne Auflistung, welche Schalter und Poties usw an den original Panels verbaut wurden. Einige von den Schaltern kann man noch bestellen, wieder andere sind schwerer zu finden, aber im allgemeinen sind die Preise für die original Teile, doch sehr hoch. Für den Anfang soll es also dann doch erstmal mit vergleichbaren gemacht werden. Die Toggleswitche sind 800K4 bzw MS24523-23. Als Ersatz habe ich mir die APEM 636H/2 ausgesucht. Muss es aber ein Ein / Ein Schalter sein oder würde auch ein Ein / Aus gehen um dies mit DCS-Bios zu simulieren? Der Line Check Knopf soll ein APEM 1213 werden. Würde dieser funktionieren? Für die Fill Disable Push / Pull wollte ich dann KFZ Zugschalter nehmen z.B https://www.conrad.de/de/zugschalter-12-v-10-a-1-x-ausein-hp-autozubehoer-zugschalter-1-st-1464850.html Oder kennt jemand da eine bessere Alternative. Das einzige was ich noch gefunden habe, ist der Poti fürs RCVR LT. Was kann man dafür nehmen? Danke und Gruß Sven

Hi, I just wondered if anyone would have an alternative for the Clarostat P009? I've been searching but it seems like there is no Clarostat anymore. Thanks and cheers Sven