Gadroc Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 I'm doing a short run of CMSP panels for A-10C Cockpit builders. This panel is designed to use a 16x2 character LCD display. Below is a picture of the prototype panel. Panel The panel is entirely constructed out of cast acrylic cut out with a laser cutter. It is designed to be backlit with 14 high intensity LEDs. Faeplate is cut out of engrave-able plastic and has high contrast and great readability with out backlight. Included with the panel are all painted and engraved button caps designed to sit on top of 5mm high tactile buttons. Panel is designed to fit a parallel White on Black 16x2 LCD. Controller Board The controller board is a modified arduino which will speak the EOS bus protocol. It can either be hooked up to a EOS bus or talk directly to the computer via a USB/Serial converter cable available here. This controller has 21 digital inputs, 14 PWM controller backlight outputs (these are not individually addressable), LCD panel control, 1 analog input to control LCD brightness. Full Kit These kits include military spec toggle switches (non-locking so not the originals in the real panel, but high quality switches), high quality pot for brightness control, adjustable stop 10 position rotary switch, tactile switches, backlight LEDs and LCD panel. Menu Switches - Honeywell 1TL1-5 Jettison Switch - Honeywell 1TL1-3 Rotary Switch - GrayHill 56D36-01-1-AJN Brightness Pot - Bourns 53AAA-B28-B15L Pricing [TABLE]Item|Description|Cost|Deposit Panel Kit|Acrylic parts cut, engraved but unpainted. Buttons caps painted and engraved.|$45 |$10 Controller Board Kit|Unsoldered but with full parts|$35|$25 Controller Board|Soldered and tested|$50|$25 Full Kit | Panel kit assembled edge painted and wired with switches to controller board|$225|$150[/TABLE] Prices do not include shipping. I will require a deposit for material orders and the rest will be due at shipping. Expected turn around will be 4-8 weeks for PCB manufacturing, material orders and soldering. Obviously panel kits only will be much faster. I will do at max four full kits (this is a lot of work and I'm not charging much as there is $110 in switches/controls included) and two kits are already accounted for. I will take orders up to December 8th and then place material orders.
Gadroc Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Three of the full kits are spoken for now.
pitbldr Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 I might be interested in the controller board to use with EOS, but I was wondering what they status is of the EOS solution.
Gadroc Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Active but slow development. The board for this one will be posted online over the next few weeks. The arduino interface shields are tested and posted online. Once I get the PCBs in for this board there will be another round of firmware development along with Helios support being created. I also have in development a general panel board which will have analog / digital inputs and a small number of digital outputs. This will be used for the Aux Avionics Power, Electric Power, Fuel Flow, Environmental Panel, SAS and a few others. My fuel flow panel is almost done in CorelDraw and a prototype will be cut this week sometime. I have the buttons coming for it on Monday.
Gadroc Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Also firmware support for using a stepper driver for gauges is complete in EOS. Just have to design and fab a board which has the header for it... which I'll do when I get to that on my pit.
Gadroc Posted December 1, 2011 Author Posted December 1, 2011 Forth panel looks to be accounted for. Send me a PM if you are still interested and I may do a few more and I'll keep a backup list if someone needs to drop out.
pitbldr Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 Sounds good! I am thinking I'd like to use the EOS solution in my pit since I know it'll work perfectly with HELIOS. :D Active but slow development. The board for this one will be posted online over the next few weeks. The arduino interface shields are tested and posted online. Once I get the PCBs in for this board there will be another round of firmware development along with Helios support being created. I also have in development a general panel board which will have analog / digital inputs and a small number of digital outputs. This will be used for the Aux Avionics Power, Electric Power, Fuel Flow, Environmental Panel, SAS and a few others. My fuel flow panel is almost done in CorelDraw and a prototype will be cut this week sometime. I have the buttons coming for it on Monday.
avlolga Posted December 1, 2011 Posted December 1, 2011 CMSP Panel for A-10C Cockpit Hi Gadroc, ### I will like the Controller Board - Soldered and tested. ### I like to use EOS too in my project for some panels. look forward for more EOS, Arduino. Thanks Gadroc
grimm0ne Posted December 4, 2011 Posted December 4, 2011 You got me on the list? lol, I'll have my deposit will be inbound in the next hour or so.
Gadroc Posted December 8, 2011 Author Posted December 8, 2011 Ok. Run is full and parts are ordered. I've got most of the acrylic cut out and ready to start assembly.
Gadroc Posted December 12, 2011 Author Posted December 12, 2011 All parts cut and glued. I've received the first of four part orders. Should get switches tomorrow. PCB will be end of next week or beginning of the next hopefully.
avlolga Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 i really :mad: you man, your work is amazing !!! every time you publish your progress i am feeling way... behind. :doh: keep on the good work, but if you can please lower the high standart. :thumbup:
Gadroc Posted December 20, 2011 Author Posted December 20, 2011 Circuit boards came in today. I have assembled the first one. Of course I found a few mistakes, but so far I can correct them all with wiring thankfully.
grimm0ne Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 opps but at least you can fix it etc.. my pit plans are on hold but im still picking this up (unforseen events this holiday has left the pit build on hold for who knows how long)
Gadroc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 Progress Update: Buttons are completed. Now that I've completed a working firmware and tested the first circuit board I'm now assembling the rest.
Gadroc Posted December 30, 2011 Author Posted December 30, 2011 All the circuit boards are assembled and have the firmware loaded up. Next up: [TABLE]Task|Estimated Complete Solder up display cables|12/31/2011 Sand down flanges on buttons|1/1/2012 Final light plate assembly|1/3/2012 Wire up boards|1/28/2012 Shipping|2/4/2012 [/TABLE] It's taking a little longer than I wanted due to a shipping delay on parts as well as a nasty sinus cold last week. This means I won't get them done before a family vacation which is pushing end dates out by a week. I'm going to be just outside my 8 week delivery schedule and I'm sorry about that. I'm just as excited to get this bad boy in my pit as you guys and I"m not cutting and gluing mine up until yours are shipped.
moken Posted December 31, 2011 Posted December 31, 2011 I want to buy, could you make for me? Dear Gadroc, I want to buy your cmsp, your cmsp whether have backlight panel function? How much money I need pay to you? How to pay for you? Whether have paypal? Thank you very much and happy new year
grimm0ne Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) woot, looking good.. a bad bummer on the Sinus.. Winter+Sinus= bad mojo for me as well (knocking on wood) mine haven't started. But thanks for keeping the peeps in the loop, i was just going to send ya a pm lol. Feb is looking like a good month for me as well (tax time!!) thanks again. PS, where did you get your clip stand? I have one but its junk, they fall out and have a wing nut that doesn't do its job.. Edited January 4, 2012 by grimm0ne question about the stand in pic
Gadroc Posted January 19, 2012 Author Posted January 19, 2012 Hey guys. Sorry for the lack of updates. I just got back from taking the family on vacation, which I did a forced no sim hiatus. I'm back in town and will be working on finishing the panels again tonight after work. I have two of them wired up. I should have the rest of them complete by the end of the weekend. I will then begin wiring up the backlighting and then we will be ready for shipment. I'll post another update at the end of the weekend with pictures on status.
pcalvert Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 Hi Gadroc, I know you said you were only doing 4. (I've only just seen this post). If there is any chance (ever!) you could make another I would definitely be interested. Pitblr made a UFC for my pit.... It added A LOT of immersion. Anyway - great work... please keep me in mind if you ever make another one! :) Thanks 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 January 20, 2012 Author Posted January 20, 2012 Hey. I have a waiting list I'll add you to. There may be enough to do a second run, but it won't be till March before I can commit to starting one. I'll send out e-mails to those who have voice interested when I do.
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