Help needet ... HELIOS and potiometer on hardware panels

[TomDK]

Wow, this guy Tacno is realy smart. Hopefully he writes english, will ask him some questions. His radios are perfect !!

 

Thanks for the hints, I tested it right now and it works well with the YAW !!

 

Today I set up the new Version from World and brought it back to work with all my stuff. Tomorrow will arrive the last monitor, than I am on 3 x 27" for view and 24" for Helios. So no more money this month , ordered also a second B256 from brydling.

Leobodnar has to wait some weeks :)

 

Also waiting for Deathmans knobs and some panels from sveden :thumbup:

 

I am looking forward to have the pit , more or less, functional end of this year.

 

Cheers

Tom

[TomDK]

I come back with this old thread because I have an other issue with the Leo Bodnar BBI-32 interface card:

 

I have, so far, connected 4 of this Rotary Switches

 

 

 

 

 

and would like to connect many of this Rotary Encoders (for radios, etc)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If I connect the Rotary Encoders to the BBI-32 they disturb the switch positions of the Rotary-Switches.

 

Any idea , expect buing more and more Bodnar boards ?? :P

 

 

Thanks again for all your help, the left console becomes more and more working.

 

Cheers

Tom

[JG14_Smil]

Are you trying to run more than 8 switches on one row? All the leads going to a rotary switch need to be on the same row.

 

To run a 12 position switch, you would need to matrix some of the switch leads.

[Hansolo]

Hi Tom,

 

Have you tried the Leo Bodnar Forum? From links threads it looks like the first 11 channels are reserved for the BBI-12 position rotary switch:

http://www.leobodnar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4191

http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=205

 

Try move the encoders to the end of the board e.g. channel B31 & B32 and see if it works. If it does then try and place an encoder at B13 & B14.

 

Just out of curiosity... You have two B256A13 boards.. There should really be a need for wiring up the rotary selector switches using only two wires :music_whistling:

 

Cheers

Hans

[TomDK]

Okay, thank you guys so far ...

 

So max 11 RotarySwitches on B1 to B11. Understood.

 

But what to do with the RotaryEncoders. Do you think I can connect them to the B256A13 ? You are right, I soldered a whole CDU to 2 plugs from a B256A13 and safe work using the RotarySwitches :).

 

I tried several positions for the Rotary Encoders, always getting on a switch number used by the RotarySwitch, at least it becomes some more.

 

So far I have 4 RotarySwitches connected:

 

- CMSP Mode

- STEER Point

- PAGE

- TACAN MODE

 

VHF needs 2 for each radio plus 4 RotaryEncoders .... huuu, thats much stuff. And TACAN also needs 2 double RotaryEncoders.

 

 

JG14_Smil, so that it was I connected and want to connect. I dont the understand the matrix stuff due I use this "Ready to use 2 cable Rotary Switches"

 

 

Cheers

Tom

 

F**** , my CDU monitor stopped working after 2 weeks, seems that the HDMI to Video-Converter is broke down. Should try golfing or fishing as my hobby :smilewink:

[Hansolo]

Hi Tom,

 

Connecting the encoders to the B256A13 won't work. IMO there is no software available to interpret the inputs as rotation.

 

With regard to the rotary encoders there a some options:

 

1. Ask Leo Bodnar support whether it is possible to attached BBI-12 and encoders onto the same board. I cannot test is as I do not have any BBI-12 rotary switches.

2. Buy another BBI-32 board to deal with the encoders.

3. Connect the rotary switches to one of the B256A13 card instead and use you available BBI-32 card for the encoders.

 

Cheers

Hans

[TomDK]

Thank you Hans

 

Connecting the switches to a brydling Board is a nicke idea. At least the brodnar boards are Not too expensive and I have to Order this 'Double rotatys' anyway.

 

Cheers

Tom .... On his Way to Vienna for couple of days