TulsA-10 Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) UPDATED PICS WIRED AND WORKING ON POST #25!!! UPDATE VIDEO ON HOW TO SETUP YOUR PHIDGET BOARD WITH HELIOS ON POST #48!!! I am in the early stages of building the ufc and have the pcb "Radio Shack bread board" about half way complete. I still need to install the leds for back lighting and wiring everything to the leo bodnar BU0836X. I have two super bright white 3mm leds installed for the master caution light so it should be nice and bright. The master caution button is made of yellow acrylic so it will be bright yellow when it lights up. The leds are connected to a phidgets 1031 led control board which helios controls. The black ground wire is also solderd in place and ready to be connected. Again i am just putting it all together so credit goes to: 1. Pitbldr for the UFC Panel and tips. 3. Phidgets 1031 led Control Board. http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1031 2. leo bodnar usb controller BU0836X http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/ 3. www.scsimulations.com for Helios www.scsimulations.com 4. www.superbrightleds.com http://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/component-leds/green-3mm-led-18-degree-viewing-angle-4500-mcd/307/1239/ 5. www.Digikey.com Tactile buttons http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=P12222SCT-ND Keep looking for updates as i complete the UFC so enjoy the pics. I will upload a video of how it works and how to configure helios to make it come alive. Here is a link to my caution panel which is 100% ready to go. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=79686 Edited October 5, 2011 by TulsA-10 " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
Mike Powell Posted September 20, 2011 Posted September 20, 2011 Looking good. Mike Powell www.mikesflightdeck.com www.mikesflightdeckbooks.com
pcalvert Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 I like that Tulsa. I am building one too. Looks like you will have yours finished before me... So I'm going to call back often.. to see how yours is going and pick up any tips... great :) Pitbldr is very helpful isn't he? Asus Rampage II Extreme, i7 920 @3.8Gh, 6Gb Corsair Dominator 1600hz, Msi GTX 470 Twin Frozr, Corsair 850w Mod PSU, TIR 5, HOTAS WH
TulsA-10 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Posted September 21, 2011 Yeah post yours up i'd like to check it out.. and yes pitblder is the man! " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
pcalvert Posted September 21, 2011 Posted September 21, 2011 Here... http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=70880&page=12 I've just checked some of your links... you get some really cool stuff in the U.S. Better then us :( (UK) Asus Rampage II Extreme, i7 920 @3.8Gh, 6Gb Corsair Dominator 1600hz, Msi GTX 470 Twin Frozr, Corsair 850w Mod PSU, TIR 5, HOTAS WH
TulsA-10 Posted September 21, 2011 Author Posted September 21, 2011 Cool.. thanks for the link. Your ufc looks great and those cougar mfds look huge in that pit. Nice work man. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
TulsA-10 Posted September 24, 2011 Author Posted September 24, 2011 Update #1 I now have the circuit board finished with the green leds installed all i need to do now is build the housing and install the usb control board. Hope this stuff give people some ideas. I did a quick led test with helios last night and it was awsome. I'll get a video up when it's all said and done. 1 " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
cichlidfan Posted September 24, 2011 Posted September 24, 2011 Hey TulsA, Looks good. I am getting ready to start on a UFC myself. Yours is looking good. The extra bright LED source should be handy. Thanks for the info and pics.:thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TulsA-10 Posted September 24, 2011 Author Posted September 24, 2011 Thank you cichlidfan. The three unused buttons i may program for esc, pause, active pause or F1, F6, F2. I hope to get it useable this weekend minus the led board. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
pitbull Posted September 25, 2011 Posted September 25, 2011 Tulsa, i'm following your thread and progress closely! I' will be going down that road in the new year. Right now, i'm gathering ideas and some equipment to start my build sometime in january. keep us informed!! pitbull MOBO ASUS P5QL-Pro, Intel Q9550 2.8Ghz @ 3.5 GHZ, 8GB DDR2 Crucial, XFX HD6950, TM Warthog, TIR4 /w Pro-Clip, 24 In Samsung Syncmaster LED, 2 X Cheapo 8in LCD's for MFD's and TM MFCD's attached to it, Windows 7 Ultimate x64.
TulsA-10 Posted September 25, 2011 Author Posted September 25, 2011 Cool man! Ideas are good. Hope my stuff helps " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 (edited) UPDATE! Ok well she is almost finished. This is a trial fit with a box i cut out of plexiglass with a jigsaw and epoxied it all together. I ordered a box from pitbldr aswell. I made a backup incase my boards don't fit in pit's ufc box. I have the usb control pcb and a phidget 1031 inside the box to control the leds for the ufc plus the leds for the whole left console when i build it. I wanted a flush box so i made my oun stand offs for the boards and used aluminum angle stock from lowe's and fridge magnet strips from wal-mart in order to make the top lid magnetic and very easy to open. !!TIP!!.. I added a small square strip of very thin 3m double sided adhesive i use at work fro cell phone iphone repair in order to keep the keys from rattling or moving around so they stay in place and give an even more solid feel when pushing buttons. Edited September 28, 2011 by TulsA-10 " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
cichlidfan Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Thank you cichlidfan. The three unused buttons i may program for esc, pause, active pause or F1, F6, F2. I hope to get it useable this weekend minus the led board. I am impressed, a jigsaw on plexiglass! I would be sanding for a day after and the box wouldn't be square. Metal and I get along much better. Question, what are you connecting the last three buttons to? I was planning on using the Bodnar board as well and wasn't sure about using some of the other connections for those. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 Yup it's all done by jigsaw. You have to get very fine teeth blades and change them often and when cutting go extremly slow and straight. I don't have access to alot of metal so it plexiglass for me..lol I will have to wire the three extra buttons to another board as i am out of connections with this one. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
cichlidfan Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 True about the cutting, my horrible memories go back to jr. high shop and I am sure the blades weren't remotely sharp.:cry: Another board is what I thought. I was OK without them for the moment though I will probably put in the switches pigtailed out to a connector so I could easily grab them later, assuming I get this to work!;) If I ever end up in Tulsa in need of electronic repair, I sure know who I am calling!! ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 Dule blades are a no go..lol You'll get it working man.. piece of cake. Yeah if your in the tulsa are stop by my shop and we can nerd out on A-10 Stuff :thumbup: " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
pcalvert Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Looks brilliant Tulsa.... Would really like to see it when you get the LED's working :) Asus Rampage II Extreme, i7 920 @3.8Gh, 6Gb Corsair Dominator 1600hz, Msi GTX 470 Twin Frozr, Corsair 850w Mod PSU, TIR 5, HOTAS WH
Gadroc Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 I will have to wire the three extra buttons to another board as i am out of connections with this one. Just use the hat switch connections for not commonly used buttons. The only problem using them is pressing two at the same time will not generate the results you expect (sends diagonal to computer instead). But for the UFC that's not really and issue. Who the hell is flying the plane if your using two hands on the UFC.
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 Just use the hat switch connections for not commonly used buttons. The only problem using them is pressing two at the same time will not generate the results you expect (sends diagonal to computer instead). But for the UFC that's not really and issue. Who the hell is flying the plane if your using two hands on the UFC. I thought about the hat connections but was not sure if it would work right.. so i'll give it a shot. Thank you. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
Gadroc Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 It works just fine. That's the way I have my UFC mapped to the same type bodnar board.
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 cool i'll wire it up and give it shot. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
cichlidfan Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 I thought about the hat connections but was not sure if it would work right.. so i'll give it a shot. Thank you. Same here. Cool. @Gadroc. Thanks.:thumbup: ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 Yup just tried it and works great. I used the up, right, and down. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
TulsA-10 Posted September 28, 2011 Author Posted September 28, 2011 UPDATE!!! New pics of the wiring up the rats nest..lol I took some pics with the leds at full brightness and some at a more comfortable level. Hope this gives you guys some ideas of what to do or not to do :thumbup: I think i'm going to add a few more leds to even out a few dim areas. " I'm gonna have to be taking your car today. See I have some top secret clown business that supersedes any plans that you might have for this here vehicle."
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