airdog Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Gadroc and Flim....good to see you guys still bouncing around. Been a long time. Be nice to get together again and do some old school A10 flying ;) I'm sure your playground mission still works...lol. Airdog | Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Mobo | i7 8700K @ 4.7 | 32 GB DDR4@3200mhz | Gigabyte 2080Ti OC 11GB| Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250Gb and 500Gb | Win10 Pro | Hotas Warthog #02743 | Track IR 5 | Toshiba 47" 120hz LED | Acer 23" Touchscreen | HELIOS |Oculus Rift-S| http://www.blackknightssquadron.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flim Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Gadroc and Flim....good to see you guys still bouncing around. Been a long time. Be nice to get together again and do some old school A10 flying ;) I'm sure your playground mission still works...lol. ha, nice to hear from ya... It's been a while! I'm waiting for the rift and then I will go back to flying... Gadroc is still working on his awesome setup and coming along very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Working on converting my A model throttle into a C model, and getting it converted to a joystick. First test print of my right grip is done. Need to tweet a few tolerances and fix the speed brake switch foot print, but doesn't look that bad. I'm using the hat switches out of a TM Warthog Throttle, but the Speed Brake, China Hat and Slew Cursor are from the real throttle. I'm waiting on moving over the boat switch from the warthog as it's a destructive operation. They unfortunately soldered switches directly to circuit boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Looks great. After the tweaks are made and verified, any chance to buy a printed copy or 'lic' to make the print over here ? - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f4l0 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Looks great. After the tweaks are made and verified, any chance to buy a printed copy or 'lic' to make the print over here ? That would be really cool! :) f4l0 Developer of Simshaker for Aviators Feel the brrrrttt: [Official] SimShaker for Aviators Forums thread at ED forums https://simshaker-for-aviators.github.io/SimShaker-for-Aviators-Releases/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHawthorne Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Yep. It's an AVENGER 180 setup. Donno why they use the Avenger and Centurion names in their product. It leads to unnecessary product naming confusion. They're Icarus screens in 180 and 270 degree variants. Better just to call them Icarus 180 and Icarus 270. Edited March 19, 2016 by BHawthorne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Looks great. After the tweaks are made and verified, any chance to buy a printed copy or 'lic' to make the print over here ? Once I get it dialed in I'll post the files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Very nice work there Sir. Looking forward to see the final working version Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredandirtysoldier Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 fantastic pit i have been trying to build one for 5 years now and have not been successful but this makes me want to try again DEVIL ASSASSIN (if you ran over my hide in an Abrams in 2003 I'm still waiting for my beer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llama Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 Welcome back Gadroc, we messaged a bit a few years ago but I have been away myself since we had a little boy (2.5 years ago). As I recall I live near you, so if your pit comes up missing, you definitely don't need to come to my house to get it back.......lol. Message me sometime if you feel like flying. I just got back into it last night, and I gotta tell you, the Huey is one unforgiving beast when you have been away for a while. I am a complete noob again. There are at least 3 guys I know local that fly DCS though. So maybe we can get in the air sometime after I finish setting up my profile for A-10 Asrock z68 Extreme4Gen3 Intel i5-2500K 8GB ram EVGA GTX 770 4GB Creative Recon3d Fatality Champion HDD's 320 GB Maxtor 7200RPM (OS and misc system files) 1 TB Hitachi 7200 RPM (games and music, storage) 64 GB Sandisk u100 SSD (Star Wars and DCS world 1.2.7) Trackir 4 Saitek X65F:joystick: Saitek X52 (Use flightstick for helo and WWII Sims, but X65 throttle) CH Pro pedals Thrustmaster MFD's Logitech X5500 Speakers Sennheiser PC360 Headphones Win 7 Home Premium (64 Bit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 New toy for x-mass came early yesterday. The prototype PCB for my joystick controller with built in amplifier for the transducer. Here is the raw board as it showed up. Here it is after fixing some stupid mistakes and tweaking op-amp resistors. Hardware Features * USB Powered (Micro USB Port) * 6 Analog Axis w/ 12 bit resolution * 2 Channel Transducer Amplifier (5V, 8-15x Amplification, Centering Pot) * PWM Backlight Controller (Indepentent Power up to 30v / 1Amp) * 32 Discrete button/switch inputs (No diodes and complicated matrix) Planned Firware/Software Features * HID Joystick - No driver required * Virutal Buttons on Axis Ranges * Configurable Bounds on Axis * HID Protocol for Backlight * C# API to control Backlight * Configuration GUI Tool (upload firmware, setup rotary encoders, setup virtual buttons) I've validated the amplifier works with my transducer giving a 0.5 - 4.5 volt read range for full deflection/force. In the process finding where I had the always required crossed wires on first try and fixing my resistor ranges for amplifier settings. I've just started the firmware which is needed to validate the rest of the circuit design / board layout. Let me know if anyone is interested in these, they should be perfect for converting real throttles / grips for simulator use. If enough people are I may throw up a quick kickstarter or group buy to get a bulk order in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Very nice update indeed Sir. Count me in for one. I have a throttle which craves for being hooked up :-) Cheers Hans Rep inbound 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Looks excellent, count me in Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 I am in. https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sign me up for one please - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3an4e Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Looks good. If the price is right I will sign up as well. Sent from my SM-N910G using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 I've got 90% of the firmware workings. Oversampling and filtering on the analog inputs is done. I have also reworked the schematics a little bit adding two additional analog inputs and 4 more digital inputs. Rev. 2 Specs USB Powered (Micro USB Port) 8 Analog Axis w/ 12 bit resolution 2 Channel Transducer Amplifier (5V, 8-15x Amplification, Centering Pot) PWM Backlight Controller (Indepentent Power up to 30v / 1Amp) 32 Discrete button/switch inputs (No diodes and complicated matrix) 4 Dedicated HAT Switch Inputs Current Firmware Capabilities AXIS Mapping - Assign any of the 8 inputs to usage (X, Y, Z, Rx, Ry, Rz, Slider, Dial or Disabled). Disabled AXIS don't appear on the computer to prevent confusing the sim. AXIS Tuning - Set center and limit dead zones and axis scaling. If your sensor is not capable of a full 0-5v range the firmware can compensate (although at a reduced resolution) Button Virtualization - Each of the button inputs can be assign to any of the up to 40 buttons presented to the computer Timing wise I need to do a few more bodge wires to my sample board to verify some of the circuit changes and verify the PWM backlight. Once that's complete I'll order another sample which will take @ 3 weeks. Then I can place the order for the final boards. During that 3 weeks I'll be completing the following software items: Firmware - Add up to 3 virtual HAT switches which can be mapped to button inputs. Firmware - Add PWM control to USB interface Firmware - Add boot loader / firmware update capability Software - Calibration/Configuration Utility. Utility to map and tunes axis, configure and map buttons, and update firmware. Software - DCS BIOS backlight relay. Will listen for DCS BIOS messages and turn on /dim the backlight. Looks like pricing will be $80 ($70 if you want to solder your own headers) plus shipping. PM me if you want to commit to purchasing one at that price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 :thumbup: PM inbound Sir Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Dito https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckling Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Great, PM inbound - - - - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted May 21, 2017 Author Share Posted May 21, 2017 Rev. 2 Specs USB Powered (Micro USB Port) 8 Analog Axis w/ 12 bit resolution 2 Channel Transducer Amplifier (5V, 8-15x Amplification, Centering Pot) PWM Backlight Controller (Indepentent Power up to 30v / 1Amp) 32 Discrete button/switch inputs (No diodes and complicated matrix) 4 Dedicated HAT Switch Inputs Current Firmware Capabilities AXIS Mapping - Assign any of the 8 inputs to usage (X, Y, Z, Rx, Ry, Rz, Slider, Dial or Disabled). Disabled AXIS don't appear on the computer to prevent confusing the sim. AXIS Tuning - Set center and limit dead zones and axis scaling. If your sensor is not capable of a full 0-5v range the firmware can compensate (although at a reduced resolution) Button Virtualization - Each of the button inputs can be assign to any of the up to 40 buttons presented to the computer Time is never my friend, but Rev 2 is now on the bench and working! Although there are a few changes from above. I switched to a different CPU to reduce part count. I had to remove the 4 HAT switch inputs, but the analog input and ADC is much cleaner with the new circuit. The new board is 2" x 3" with M3 mounting holes in the corners. I have all of the firmware running on the new CPU and have a bootloader working for firmware updates. I'm working on the configuration utility and communications now. I should be able to order the final batch of Rev 3 shortly. I've also got my throttle grip conversion complete. I've also begun work on design of my left console. The new rudder floor, stick mount and seat cradle are already cut on the CNC machine and should be put together later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Looks great thanks for the info!! https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted June 20, 2017 Author Share Posted June 20, 2017 Some pit progress... finally. I got the left side console console almost ready.I just need to cut out the outside wall panel and I can square up and assemble to frame. The 8/32 press fit inserts work fine this close to the edge, so I've ordered enough for the rest of the pit. I'll cut out the last frame part and can do assembly except for the two rear rails as they need the additional inserts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Nice Gadroc :thumbup: Very neat setup Sir. Looking forward to seeing it come together. Did you drill and mounted the press inserts before or after the square cut-out was cut? Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadroc Posted June 21, 2017 Author Share Posted June 21, 2017 I cut all the parts out on the CNC and then hammered in the inserts after cleaning up the parts. It's possible to flip the parts and cut with the bottom side up and insert the nuts after the holes are cut before the inside profile paths. The risk is crashing the bit into the inserts which would require a new piece of wood and cutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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