PoKeys USB Interface

[anzabon]

Hi Wendy,
can i connect pokeys 57e to A320 fmgs from jehell ?
Maybe with FS symphony 2.0 ?
thanks
Bon

[Wendy]

No you cannot.

It can only be done when Jeehell implements the PoKeys interfaces in his program.
If he wants to support the PoKeys cards I will be glad to give him the information he needs.


Regards, Wendy

[anzabon]

Thats what I've expected. Maybe in the future.
Thank you Wendy

Edit: hmm... as I can see, there is a SIOC interpreter in Jeehells FMGS. And FS Symphony seems to have the ability for SIOC scripts. Ok, sounds too complicate for me because I have low programming experiences.

Once again thank you

[Delphi]

With the FSSymphony expert mode you can access all published Jeehell offsets.

See: http://www.jeehell.org/Offsets.pdf

Regards, Ruediger

Visit: http://www.flying-the-winglets.de

[Wendy]

Thanks Ruediger, I did'nt know that.

[tiburon]

Wendy, I don't know if you're still monitoring this forum but I have a question.
Someone told me it is possible to connect 128 switches to just 24 pins on the Pokeys card by using a matrix scheme. Could you shed some light on that ?

thanks

Martin

[Belga]

Martin

Yes indeed this is possible
By the way, most keypads work on a matrix principle
You can look at it as it is a spreadsheet, rows and columns
Do a search for Arduino keypad or Arduino matrix switch

http://playground.arduino.cc/Main/KeypadTutorial

I have some pokeys and cockpit building stuff on this website (just look for Belga12345)
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?...wfile=17303&st

Enjoy

Groetjes vanuit zonnig Virginia

Marc (Belga12345)

[Wendy]

Hello Tiburon,

I will give you a basic schematic of a small matrix, this example can be extended the same way to reach 128 inputs, but that is the maximum.

Regards, Wendy

[tiburon]

Not entirely clear to me : since pokeys inputs have a common ground does that mean that you connect all rows or all columns to 1 gnd ? And how do you extend this to reach 128 with 24 inputs? I could make 32 rows of 4 but that takes 32 inputs.
And what about toggle switches that remain closed ? Do I have to use diodes ?
Sorry about the many questions but I'm trying to get my head around this matrix thing.

[tiburon]

I think I found the answer : you connect 8 columns and 16 rows to pins of the Pokeys making 24 pins. No gnd is needed then ?