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• Phidget Accelerometer
• Not needed
• Phidget Advanced Servo
• Servo and motor controllers, Can be used
• Phidget Encoder
• Standard encoder sold by Phidgets
• Phidget InterfaceKit
• These are the analog/digital in/out boards
• Phidget LED
• Text LED/LCD units that can be used
• Phidget Motor Control
• Same as above servo & motor controllers
• Phidget PH Sensor
• Not needed
• Phidget RFID
• Mot needed (Radio Freq Ident. The ID chips you put in your dog...)
• Phidget Servo
• Standard servo sold by Phidgets
• Phidget Stepper
• Standard stepper motor sold by Phidgets
• Phidget Temperature Sensor
• Not needed
• Phidget TextLCD
• Can be used
• Phidget TextLED
• Can be used
• Phidget Weight Sensor
• Not needed but could be used for a motion platform's weight and balance calculations

I've not yet found any actual examples. I'd want them in C. Any pointers there? I mean ones relevant to what folks would do under FS. Do you have any?

No, I do not have any examples except the ones on the phidget website.

I also see that Phidgets operations can be done remotely, over the network. Presumably if that is supported WideClient wouldn't need Phidgets support. Is this something you think is used, with Phidgets, or are they generally all on the FS PC?

That could go either way depending on the builder.

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Originally Posted by Peter Dowson

The interim versions of FSUIPC on my Support Forum have included Lua plugin support for weeks, now. Tomorrow is merely the 'official' release.

Unfortunately Enrico Schiratti is not accessible at present and apparently he's the only one who can update his "Dowson" page, so my release tomorrow looks like being confined to the Downloads Announcements on my Forum.
Regards

Pete

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I do keep track on your forum as much as I can, because your interface is all I use at this moment in time to interface my hardware with the simulator, but as we are nearing Christmas, and also my back log of orders, and new developments with a strict time line is keeping my Net time very limited.

Either way, thanks for everything so far, and the new "lua" implementation.

regards

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Originally Posted by AndyT

• Phidget Encoder
• Standard encoder sold by Phidgets
• Phidget Servo
• Standard servo sold by Phidgets
• Phidget Stepper
• Standard stepper motor sold by Phidgets

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Is "sold by Phidgets" the same as "not needed" or "could be used"?

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No, I do not have any examples except the ones on the phidget website.

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Oh, I thought you said you preferred to program Phidgets than use the FS2Phidgets package? Or am I getting mixed up here? Does ANYONE actually program Phidgets here other than via FS2Phidgets?

If everyone uses FS2Phidgets and it does the job I am really rather loathe to add a Phidgets library to the Lua system. I can assist someone else doing it, but I do have many other things to do that folks might find more useful ...

Regards

Pete

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Originally Posted by Peter Dowson

If everyone uses FS2Phidgets and it does the job I am really rather loathe to add a Phidgets library to the Lua system. I can assist someone else doing it, but I do have many other things to do that folks might find more useful ...

Regards

Pete

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Hey Pete,

For the Flight Simmers, I don't know of anyone that programs directly for Phidgets other then Enrico, and Alan Dyer.

For the Robot Building community (Phidgets Main Customer base) they use a multitude of languages to program their functions.

So your probably better off, tossing this one in the rubish Bin.

Trev

No intension of hijacking the thread, but now I know why I still use Photon and FSCockpit package. Too bad development has once again stopped.

The FS to hardware interface is probably the important parts of the sim but we are still struggling to find a simple yet powerful means to make it work.

Sold by phidgets = not needed.

Well, I guess I'm going to be way outvoted on this one as I see how Trev responded. I do program for phidgets but right now I don't have any of it saved because I was changing interfaces to Leo's cards.

It was worth a shot.

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Originally Posted by AndyT

Well, I guess I'm going to be way outvoted on this one as I see how Trev responded. I do program for phidgets but right now I don't have any of it saved because I was changing interfaces to Leo's cards.

It was worth a shot.

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Well, it isn't such a long shot. It does look kind of interesting now i've read through more, and maybe I can do a wrapper which provides access through Lua. I'd certainly like the Lua plug-in side to be capable of interfacing to whatever hardware is out there. So far Phidgets has been the only suggestion.

however, the more i look into it the more I know I'm going to actually have to have a Phidgets card to develop with, even though I don't really need one. shame they aren't available on a hire basic <G>. They certainly aren't cheap -- and the prices from the UK dealers seem to be more in UKP than the original prices in $CA!

I was looking at these cards:
http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/
which considering what you get are good value for money by the look of things, at least for all your input needs. However, they look like normal DirectInput devices so need no special software interface.

But Leo Bodnar doesn't seem to do outputs much. there is one little single digit plus bar display. And no motors or servos.

Anyway, I'm pretty busy at present so I'll put the Phidgets stuff on the back burner for now. maybe a New Year project if I can decide to splash out on one of the kits.

Regards

Pete