737 TQ Update

[diegov]

Hi Nat,

No magic mate.. Those are the wheels running at 100% velocity..unfortunately.

In all the reference videos I have seen, the rotation has been very high or deadly as you put it! again i think i need to switch the teeth count...

In saying that.. the phidget motor card that i use allows you to apply velocity from 0% to 100% to the dc motor to give you variable speed.

I reckon I could actually write the software to spin the wheels at different speeds based on the rate of change of the trim value.

At the moment I check the value every FSUIPC refresh cycle and if the old value is greater than new value then i move the wheels in a negative direction, if the old value is less than the new value, i move the wheels in a positive direction, no difference stops the wheel.

What i could do is also check the rate of change of the trim values.. ie if the old and new values differ by maybe 500+, spin the wheel very fast.. if the value differ by 100 or less then spin the wheel slow and anywhere in between spin normally.. Just an idea.. Would make the trim wheels that much more authentic

Diego

[Melnato]

Now that sounds like a GREAT IDEA!

As far as I can tell, that's how the big boys work...

You gotta love brainstorming ha?

Luckily there are Software Gods like you around

Nat

PS. Found this old video...its about 18 months old...Apologies for the sore neck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh4QVqa6K7c

[diegov]

Thanks for the video Nat.. I definately need to speed up my trim wheels!

I just saw your Kai Tak video. . Im jealous! You have an excellent setup! Ive still got so much work ahead of me!!!!