Can someone tell me the REAL deal with an interface card.
Hi,
Buying Leo Bodnars BU0836 soon, but just making my panel first, decided to use simple square black and red push switches, my switches has the same 'press' action as what you would get in a door bell,
BUT......
What if i wanted to use simple SPST toggle switches, the type you 'flick' up for on and down for off......
Thinking of using these toggle switches for a genuine look, but i want to know.....do i use diodes with each toggle switch?
Am i right to say i dont need diodes for simple push switches, but do for toggle switches?
Let me know.
Thanks people!
now you can do this the easy way or ........
using leo's board, you DO NOT need any additional component at all. it's simply a matter of wiring a switch (whichever type you wish to use) thru a diode, if you need one, to the board. then when the switch is on (or pushed), windows, FS, your aircraft or your interface software will see the button as pressed. when you turn it off, the afore mentioned software will see the button as released. easy peasy..... no need for additional components.
the BU0836 (and the X board) are very stable cards.
remember also, if you assign the button in FSUIPC, you can get one action when the button is pressed and another when it is released. so with one switch, you have two actions. an example is the parking brake. by manipulating the offset (and the parameter) you can get a distinct ON or OFF state instead of a 'toggle'.
the ony reason i can see for a repeated action is if the button is assigned to repeat while held (great for things like elevator trim).
then using different types of switches, you can start to do tricks. but let's get you going first.
to the rescue twice in one day, phew i'm good......
cheers ... ian