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August 12, 2018

FILL DISABLE button looks good.

If you use black screws, it will look better.

Continue your great work.

August 11, 2018

IFF panel Indicator Light

By the way , the IFF panel REPLY Indicator Light and TEST Indicator Light :

1) Edit the file DCS-BIOS\lib\A10C.lua

2) add two lines

definePushButton("IFF_TEST_TEST", 43, 3018, 796, "IFF", "TEST Push to Test")
definePotentiometer("IFF_TEST_DIM", 43, 3021, 901, {0.0, 1.0}, "IFF", "TEST Reply Dim")
--******************************quick edit*********************************
defineIndicatorLight("IFF_REPLY_LED", 798, "IFF", "REPLY LED")
defineIndicatorLight("IFF_TEST_LED", 799, "IFF", "TEST LED")
--**********************************************************************************
defineTumb("OXY_EMERGENCY", 40, 3003, 601, 1, {-1, 1}, nil, false, "Oxygen Regulator Panel", "Oxygen Flow: Emergency / Normal / Test")
defineToggleSwitch("OXY_DILUTER", 40, 3002, 602, "Oxygen Regulator Panel", "Oxygen Normal/100%"

3) Arduino code:

DcsBios::LED iffReplyLed(0x112a, 0x0080, PIN);
DcsBios::LED iffTestLed(0x112a, 0x0100, PIN);

4) Enjoy;

Test video: https://www.bilibili.com/video/av29097580

The issue same as this thread

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=189774

August 5, 2018

The video has been uploaded.

August 4, 2018

This is a small tool I wrote, in order to debug DCS-BIOS panels for my pit. Now share it with everyone, hope every fan has his own pit.

DCS-BIOS Debug Tool, debug DCS-BIOS panels without start game.

It is based on serial communication, can send the brightness of the panel backlight, integer address bits (such as indicators), you can customize the command button.

System: Windows 7/8/10 , need .NET Framework 3.5

The video will upload later. Sorry for my poor English, can only make English subtitles.

Enjoy!

video:

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av28620446

DCSBIOS_Debug_Tool1.1.zip

August 1, 2018

IFF Panel

1) I try to edit the file DCS-BIOS\lib\A10C.lua

find:
define3PosTumb("IFF_OUT_AUDIO_LIGHT", 43, 3009, 301, "IFF", "IFF Out: LIGHT - OFF - AUDIO")

replace:
defineTumb("IFF_OUT_AUDIO_LIGHT", 43, 3009, 301, 1,{-1, 1}, nil, true,"IFF", "IFF Out: LIGHT - OFF - AUDIO")

Enter the game test, it looks normal.

I have not tested other, you can try to modify it.

November 20, 2017

CDU continue

It's almost done.

The next step will be programming.

The phone is not a good camera.

November 16, 2017

CDU PCB production

The last method of making a PCB failed, so I used the original method, but with a few more steps.

1. CNC drill and cut

2. print film paper

3 with 365nm UV light irradiation

4. Development

5. Etched

For the first time using this method of making PCB, pay a lot of tuition, wasting a lot of material, or not perfect, and then slowly strengthen.

figure 1: ready to irradiation

figure 2: PCB OK

figure 3: Cut the acrylic panels, and test the buttons setup position

November 13, 2017

can you give a link for this display ?

The purchase link is in Chinese language. I can send you a message.

Not wishing to be a smart arse because simms mean so much to each builder.

But with the A-10C replicating the CDU screen on the MFD and the pinky/modifiers able to replicate every key press from your keypad, why the buzz to n#make a CDU?

Im not beind a smart arse, obviously every panel can be cheated, but why would the A10C put the CDI screen upfront if it didnt anticipate it to replace the CDU...

Just a genuine thought.

I'm sorry, Google Translate can not accurately translate the meaning you want to say, I did not understand.

I have a CDU on my road map and I see it just as a technical challenge. And nothing can beat flipping real switches and clicking real buttons. :)

Though yes, pinkie and keyboard is the easy way for this, but some like it hard. ;)

Great:thumbup: "nothing can beat flipping real switches and clicking real buttons."

November 10, 2017

CDU design

I chose a 3.5 inch TFT screen. It is very cheap, about 12 $.

Serial port screen, comes with driver chip, faster refresh rate, more simple development.

There are some special characters in DCS-BIOS conversion, I try to convert to basic ASCII characters.

First of all these characters used (A10C is a picture format) extracted, made font, save to the screen flash ,and then output characters through the DCS-BIOS and displayed on the screen.

Some trouble is that this will need two serial ports, no choice, only mega2560.it's a bit big.

I found Arduino to support STM32 MCU, but compile error in DCS-BIOS.

This MCU is very powerful, high-speed, multi-serial, and cheaper.

https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/Arduino_STM32

Now many devices are made of modules, easy to develop, but need more serial, SPI, I2C and other communication resources.

November 10, 2017

Hm... If you print the knobs, why not make a negative shape for the arrow and fill it with ink?
I guess it'll be easier filling than painting with a toothpick or a small brush.

Anyway: Keep up with your work! I like following the progress.

It's have a negative shape for the arrow.because I did not care enough when filling the paint.

November 9, 2017

Lights Panel

I tried a lot of ways to make knobs and spray paint.

3D printer production knobs, and some direct spray paint, and some with sandpaper and then spray paint,some soaked with smooth liquid.

There is the pattern of the arrow above, I use a toothpick difficult to draw a good, should buy a strokes pen to try.

Feeling paint is not easy.

November 3, 2017

ENV Panel

I used a auto meter stepping motor like the Switec X27 and VID29.

Driver chip using VID6608, dual-channel instrumentation stepping motor chip.

November 3, 2017

Be careful with ferric solutions, one of them is a serious water pollutant which I'd bad for Eco systems. Not sure which one but please dispose of properly!

Waste liquid containing copper ions, is not conducive to environmental protection.

Individual production is relatively small, you can collect the waste, Precipitation crystallization.

In my hometown, many chemicals such as ferric chloride(FeO3) have been banned from being sold to individuals.

There is an environmentally friendly etchant on the market for sale and can also be used,I don't know its chemical composition.

November 2, 2017

New way to make PCB

After the experiment this is not a good idea.

Laser engraving will form a layer of oily film, with its protection, it is difficult to etch.

I try a new way to make a PCB.

1.Use CNC to drll holes and cut.( if not have,you can drill holes after the 5 step)

2.Use Spray Paint to paint PCB.

3.Use a laser engraving machine to remove unwanted protection.

4.Use oil Marker-pen to correct the graphics.(Not necessary)

5.Use an etchant to make a PCB.

On the etching solution, it can be hydrochloric acid (HCL)+ hydrogen peroxide(H2O2), anhydrous ferric chloride(FeCl3), and others.

The HCL+H2O2 mode have a fast speed,but in some places it is difficult to buy.

Compared with CNC manufacturing PCB, it has high speed.

October 31, 2017

The frame of the console

It's time to find a home for these panels.

The material is useless floor, 12mm thick.

The CNC maximum range is 300x400, only some small parts of the processing, the other with a curve saw to complete.

October 31, 2017

Are you using the CNC to engrave the PCB?

I really should try and sort mine out, I just have zero enthusiasm for anything lately.

Yes, I used the CNC engraving machine to do the PCB, but I found it very slow.

I am looking for a new method, doing the test, and later I will show it in my thread.

October 28, 2017

The CNC problem

A cheap 3-axis engraving machine, I found a problem, CNC engraving depth often changes. I found the reason that the Z-axis stepper motor was too small to hold the 1.5KW spindle motor. As the driver chip supports the maximum 3A current, so the replacement of a stepper motor, and now use up much better.