Opencockpits USB servo card

[badbill65]

David




Just wish to say that I also appreciate the time and effort you guys are putting in to find a solution. I am also struggling with the same problems. Having read the tutorials and power point slides I'm no better off. Just need a step by step approach using the current SIOC on something basic like a VSI and I will be away.




I will stay on the side line as to speak as I don't wish to confuse the post.




Billy

[fordgt40]

Bill

Re your "quick test" what sioc file did you use?

Re your question just cut and paste the test sioc programme I posted earlier today into notepad. Save as test.txt into the same directory as sioc.exe. Then using notepad edit your sioc.ini file so that the line CONFIG_FILE=.\????? now reads CONFIG_FILE=.\test.txt

Run FSX, run SIOC, enter IOCPConsole from the SIOC sign on window and tell me if the variables are changing when the appropriate FSX inputs are amended

David

[Rockeyes]

[fordgt40]

Bill

I have just done a quick test. I downloaded the latest version of sioc and installed it on my machine which also runs FSX. I then changed the sioc.ini CONFIG_FILE line as above. Ran both FSX and SIOC all ok. Opened IOCPConsole and saw the FSUIPC variables. Re-entered FSX changed the flaps setting and then went back to IOCPConsole - voila the values had changed. Remember, if you run SIOC and FSX on the same machine then when you open IOCPConsole it pauses FSX!!

David

[Rockeyes]

Whoops missed this part...Then using notepad edit your sioc.ini file so that the line CONFIG_FILE=.\????? now reads CONFIG_FILE=.\test.txt will try again.

[fordgt40]

Bill

Just saw your last post - IOCPConsole has no programme in it!!

Please just do precisely as I outlined above and report back

David

[Rockeyes]

Ok that's in and I can see in Gear state to FLAPS_In files and when I select autopilot the DEC Value changes to a '1'

Gear and flaps also showing DEC Values. What a boost THANK YOU

[fordgt40]

Bill

Ok now save your sioc.ini and test.txt somewhere else so that you can get them back again!
Now carefully copy and paste the pitch example text in an earlier post into a file called pitch.txt and put it in your sioc directory.

Now change your sioc.ini file CONFIG_FILE entry to CONFIG_FILE=.\pitch.txt. Connect your servo to output 1 on the card
Run FSX, run sioc, take off and see if the servo responds? I assume that you have connected a 5 volt supply to the servo card.

If this doesnt work then edit your sioc.ini file so that the line USBServos = 0,20 (assuming the device no is still 20)
Then repeat run fsx etc as above

David

[Rockeyes]

IT WORKS !!!! :

I'm so happy David thank you for your patience. I need to reflect on what we have done and make some notes. Then I have a couple of more questions and would like to keep them posted here to help anyone else that might need it.

Going to grab a cup of tea and contact Badbill65 (Billy) and see how he's doing. Will be online

Bill

[fordgt40]

Bill

Glad we got there. SIOC is challenging initially, but very powerful indeed. I have my whole cockpit - Overhead, pedestal, FMC, MIP, MCP/EFIS all running on it across a few networked computers. I just now need to build the physical cockpit to put all the units into it. If you have other questions then just post away.

I am off now to make a printed circuit board for the electrical digits panel on the overhead

Regards

David