which one is beter 8/8/8 or 64/8/8 can u mix it

[brianwilliamson]

Yes you can very simply wire any switch and any indicator led, and the program will indicate that you have a connection.In that regard it is extremely good for seeing what switch and led you have hooked up.

The major problem maybe that the program will not do what you require. I t works perfectly for arguments sake, on the 6 undercarriage lights with a single switch.There are of lot of functions that will operate directly with Microsoft FS9, so I would suggest you download the software and you get it to run by telling the program you are connecting to com 1 and then add all the modules to make a connection. Then you can look at the library configurations and see if there are the appropriate actions you require, but they may or may not work, as we have indicated previously.

With the 727 it may not be as yet programmed for say, the flap load relief. I would suggest that you send an email to FDT and ask the specific questions to them as to your individual requirements. As Bob says Epic is very powerful, but you have to be clever like Bob to program it.Phidgets seem also to be very good and have great support, but I cannot speak first hand on that.For extreme cheapness, IO cards seem very good, but again you need programming skills. The best and probably the most reliable seem to be Flight Deck Solutions, but they are vey specialised.Hope this helps a little.
Regards.................Brian W.

[Michael Carter]

Yes... I think you can get all that to work with the FDT boards. You are using a single computer approach, right?

Yes, I'm using a single computer for now, but may use a second down the road for outside views.

[Michael Carter]

Yes you can very simply wire any switch and any indicator led, and the program will indicate that you have a connection.In that regard it is extremely good for seeing what switch and led you have hooked up.

The major problem maybe that the program will not do what you require. I t works perfectly for arguments sake, on the 6 undercarriage lights with a single switch.There are of lot of functions that will operate directly with Microsoft FS9, so I would suggest you download the software and you get it to run by telling the program you are connecting to com 1 and then add all the modules to make a connection. Then you can look at the library configurations and see if there are the appropriate actions you require, but they may or may not work, as we have indicated previously.

With the 727 it may not be as yet programmed for say, the flap load relief. I would suggest that you send an email to FDT and ask the specific questions to them as to your individual requirements. As Bob says Epic is very powerful, but you have to be clever like Bob to program it.Phidgets seem also to be very good and have great support, but I cannot speak first hand on that.For extreme cheapness, IO cards seem very good, but again you need programming skills. The best and probably the most reliable seem to be Flight Deck Solutions, but they are vey specialised.Hope this helps a little.
Regards.................Brian W.

It has to be simple. I may be clever in the shop, but not so much with computers.

As I get closer to the point of having to decide which board to go with, I will asuredly contact FDT with pointed questions about my particular aircraft requirements. Sure hope I can pull this off.

[kiek]

Hi,
IMHO it's not the hardware but the software that counts. I mean cockpit hardware is very simple (from an electronics point of view), not more then push buttons, on/off switches, rotary switches, rotarie encoders, leds and 7-segment displays. Most interface systems can support that.

But then it's the software that makes the diference (!), especially if you have to simulate flight deck system functions that are not available in your panel.

I have very good experience with the SIOC software system of Opencockpits IOCards. Their interface boards are awesome too, you can buy them already tested and assembled, they are cheap, proven, mature, work without a problem, only need 5V .... I run these systems now for more then 3 years (www.nicokaan.nl).

My 2 cts...
Nico

[Michael Carter]

I worry about that. I can't program anything other than a Hagstrom board which isn't really programming at all.

The Dreamfleet 727 model uses every indicator on my real panel, but I have no idea whether the input/output card will receive the signals from the Dreamfleet model required to turn these indicators on and off at the correct times, or if at all.

If I have to program any of this, I'm in real trouble.

[Bob Reed]

Well it is all going to count on if your model is using FS for the systems or if they are doing there own. If they are doing there own, and they do not provide information to FS and then you may have a problem. You will need something that will do system logic as well....

[Michael Carter]

How can I check this without having anything hooked up yet?

Is there an .ini or .config file I can look at to see if this flight model is talking to FS?

If so, what am I looking for?

[Bob Reed]

What flight model are you using?

[Michael Carter]

I'm using the Dreamfleet Boeing 727-200 by Paul Golding.