SIOC How to Start?

[vybhav]

Friends

I am still at loss with opencockpit guages (Yaw Damper, BRake Pressure, Flap Indicator) I purchased a few months back. I am just not sure how to even start. How does one get this started to work? What kind of softwares do I need?, where do i find them?, which order do i install them ?, etc.

I am sorry I understand my questions are basic. But my reading into opencockpit website has only got me more lost.

Can anyone please help?

[MortenHa]

Hi Vybhav
Don't be sorry Vybhav! This is what forums are for! You don't give me much to go on here. But Im going to assume that you only have bought the instruments!

HARDWARE:
You need to buy the Servo Card (http://www.opencockpits.com/catalog/servo-motors-card-p-42.html?language=en) and connect the instruments to the card.

SOFTWARE:
There are several conditions that needs to be true before you can even think of programming their functions in SIOC. So Im gonna ask you some questions:




Have you run SIOC.EXE? Do you have contact with FSUIPC?
Are you going to run the instruments and SIOC on the same computer? If not, you need to configure network settings
Have you downloaded IOCServos.exe?
Have you configured IOCServos.ini (Read page 7-8 in this document (http://www.andare-ing.com/uploads//USBServos%20%28english%29.pdf))
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Answer these questions, and I'll help you further

[kiek]

SIOC (http://www.lekseecon.nl/sioc.html)
config_sioc.exe (http://www.lekseecon.nl/configsioc.html)
howto SIOC (http://www.lekseecon.nl/howto.html)