total newb question

[djcevera20]

ok another question everyone....seeing im building the mcp in my garage and the fs pc is in the house what i was wondering is it possible to build and then download the needed software from oc to my laptop then make my connections to the iocards and somehow test everything on the laptop...is it possible to actually set all of my off sets and then save the file and download it to the fs pc... i think the fsuipc offsets for default boeings are avail from oc so i think i can just you those to build the file...please correct me if im wrong...reason for this idea is to prevent me from running back and forth cant solder in the house...got a newborn in there

[Michael Carter]

Once you've created the .ini file in FSUIPC on the laptop you can e-mail it to yourself or get it from the laptop via network connection.

I did the former as it was faster to just copy and paste it. Besides, you may not want to overwrite the entire file and this will allow you to make additions or changes without having to re-name the file or overwrite anything you don't wish to.

You should be able to do everything on the laptop as if it were the FS computer. My MIP display was created on another computer and loaded to the FS computer FS folders.

[djcevera20]

could someone please post a link to the download i need for the software needed to program my master and display cards for some reason my pc wont let me change the language and i cant read spanish i have the the needed goods for the build but now i cant get the software....thanks in advance.

[Buddym]

Download the iocards ver 3.4 update here:

http://www.opencockpits.com/modules....ownload&cid=63

[djcevera20]

ok well i got all of the switches mounted and soldered to the mcp panel but im having a **** of a time trying to solder the 7 seg displays to the board. these connections are so small and close together that i keep getting solder bridges is there anyone out there that could suggest some tricks to me that would help i have already damaged one display..i know they have pcb for the displays over at oc but im trying to avoid going that route.

[Buddym]

I know this is a dumb question, but I have to ask..... are you mounting them on a board of some kind? I mean not soldering directly to the display?

If you are soldering them into a project board of some kind and solder bridges are a problem, try a smaller iron, smaller touches of solder. If you still get them clean them off with solder wick or a solder sucker. In a few instances I have seen folks put a run of masking tape on the adjacent pads to keep solder from flowing onto them.

I would say that most solder bridges I create are due to excessive solder.

BuddyM

[djcevera20]

ok need a little help understanding sioc and oc turtorial is kinda hard to understand is there anywhere else i might be able to do some reading on this...could someone please show me an example of there code.
thanks

[Buddym]

Hi, sounds like you are making progress. For OC programming, SIOC in particular, I think from what I have read Nico is one of the defacto subject matter experts. Have you looked at his site?

http://www.lekseecon.nl/sioc.html



BuddyM

[djcevera20]

its funny im still wiring things up just trying to get a jump on everything figured i would take a break from the wiring and do some reading on programming thanks for the link buddy.

[djcevera20]

just figured i would touch base the mcp is comming along well will post pics soon ...im looking for a tutorial to build either a transponder or a multi radio could someone please help with that...thank you