Cessna 172 Replica Production

[cjellwood]

Another development on the parts front. Custom LED displays for DME and ADF radio units. Buying light boxes and 7 segment LED's separately is very expensive, but after paying for the initial tooling costs these custom displays are very cheap. There is a problem with the lettering on one unit which is being ironed out now.





Chris

[webitman]

Hi Chris
I have been re-reading all the posts since you started the original, but for some reason i cant view any of the pictures that you have posted, and when i click the link for ( leons-world.com ) all i get is a blank page or "internet explorer cant show this page" am i missing somthing.

Paul

[No Longer Active]

My internet explorer (google chrome) says that if I click on leons-world website I will get a virus.....

[cjellwood]

sorry, I have recently changed servers and waiting for my mate to set up the domains. Should be back up by tomorrow

Chris

[Anderson/SBSP]

Hi Chris
I have been re-reading all the posts since you started the original, but for some reason i cant view any of the pictures that you have posted, and when i click the link for ( leons-world.com ) all i get is a blank page or "internet explorer cant show this page" am i missing somthing.

Paul

Same problem here!!!

[hyamesto]

Great work. As you say, its the real flap lever of cessna planes, but I can´t understand the logic of microswitchs.
My idea was put the microswichts in certain positions for the next logic:

Switch 1=0 and Switch 2=0 ====> (0,0) Flaps 0 Degrees (up)
Switch 1=1 and Switch 2=0 ====> (1,0) Flaps 10 Degress
Switch 1=1 and Switch 2=1 ====> (1,1) Flaps 20 Degress
Switch 1=0 and Switch 2=1 ====> (0,1) Flaps 30 Degress (Full)

With only 2 inputs of your interface, you can handle 4 values.
My first design, was with a potenciometer, but I´m not happy with this.
I´m working with opencockpits interfaces and SIOC.
Can you explain how can work the switchs.?
Sorry if my english is not good.
Thanks and continue this great work.

[cjellwood]

opencockpits should have a switch interface card available but I dont have a clue how to configure SIOC to handle logic from 2 switches. This is the reason why I am producing an FSUIPC breakout board and interface software which will be posted about here soon. It is simple mapping between FSUIPC offsets and physical IO connectors on the PCB. There is a feature being added to the software that allows inputs to be linked to create a further FSUIPC instruction ex:

1) Switch 1: on/off = offset 4785 write value 1/0
2) Switch 2: on/off = offset 4786 write value 1/0
3) Custom link operation: If (Switch 1 = on) and (Switch 2 = on) offset value 4787 write value 1

or direct PCB instruction if a PCB IO is not assigned to an offset

3) Custom link operation: If (Switch 1 = on) and (Switch 2 = on) LED4 = on

A nice GUI for all this called 'no more tears' (just kiddin' lol)

Chris

Great work. As you say, its the real flap lever of cessna planes, but I can´t understand the logic of microswitchs.
My idea was put the microswichts in certain positions for the next logic:

Switch 1=0 and Switch 2=0 ====> (0,0) Flaps 0 Degrees (up)
Switch 1=1 and Switch 2=0 ====> (1,0) Flaps 10 Degress
Switch 1=1 and Switch 2=1 ====> (1,1) Flaps 20 Degress
Switch 1=0 and Switch 2=1 ====> (0,1) Flaps 30 Degress (Full)

With only 2 inputs of your interface, you can handle 4 values.
My first design, was with a potenciometer, but I´m not happy with this.
I´m working with opencockpits interfaces and SIOC.
Can you explain how can work the switchs.?
Sorry if my english is not good.
Thanks and continue this great work.

[cjellwood]

This dude went slightly over budget on his sim



lolz

Chris

[No Longer Active]

Ol my god, I can print one of them sims right now! woohoo

[webitman]

Chris
Just a thought about these RP parts being porous, i'm wondering if giving them a couple of coats of diluted PVA to seal the surface before painting, this is the way i use to overcome problems with porous surfaces when i was a builder, you never know it might work in this senario.

Paul