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New Builder!! Arduino and simconnect

Started by Andy, February 24, 2017, 09:22:38 AM

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Andy

Hello everyone,
I am currently working on a generic cockpit, mainly focusing on the electronic  part.
I would like to work just with Arduino or other cheap microcontrollers, without using expensive input cards.

At the moment I am trying to implement some generic inputs and I am planning to start developing generic gauges soon (I am in favour of old style gauge wrt modern screens)

For the sw I use FSX.
At the moment I am implementing an interface with simconnect but I am not yet sure this is the way to go over FSUIPC.

Anyway thank you for hosting me and I am looking forward to a great collaboration.

Of course any suggestion is welcome


Trevor Hale

Hi Andy,

Welcome to the group.

I am using FSUIPC (LUA Script) To communicate with my Arduino....  Works for me..

Nice to have you here.

Trev
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bernard S

actully our man Phil has arduino solutions that actully work you may want to touch base with him .... you can thank me later

Andy

Quote from: bernard S on February 24, 2017, 09:50:03 AM
actully our man Phil has arduino solutions that actully work you may want to touch base with him .... you can thank me later
Thank you! I will definitely contact him, although I was looking more towards development suggestions rather than pre-made some software packages as I quite enjoy coding Arduino


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Andy

Ah ops,

Ok thank you very much, I will contact him soon

Andy

Quote from: Trevor Hale on February 24, 2017, 09:42:11 AM
Hi Andy,

Welcome to the group.

I am using FSUIPC (LUA Script) To communicate with my Arduino....  Works for me..

Nice to have you here.

Trev
Thank you I will have a look at that as well



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Andy

I have heard a lot about FSUIPC, even used it for some basic interface, but I sort of have the idea that simconnect, as is provided by Microsoft, should work better / allow to do more stuff.
It's like I am a bit afraid that I do all the work with FSUIPC just to realize when I am well under way that I need some advance features nor supported by FSUIPC.
It's just a thought though


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Trevor Hale

Lol FSUIPC has been around many more years then Simconnect.  But I will let you ponder that. FSUIPC talks directly to simconnect. Either way, I doubt you will be able to get very far with a simulator without requiring FSUIPC at some point.


But take it from someone with experience. FSUIPC is better and more versatile then dealing directly with simconnect.
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Quote from: Trevor Hale on February 24, 2017, 11:24:25 AM
Lol FSUIPC has been around many more years then Simconnect.  But I will let you ponder that. FSUIPC talks directly to simconnect. Either way, I doubt you will be able to get very far with a simulator without requiring FSUIPC at some point.


But take it from someone with experience. FSUIPC is better and more versatile then dealing directly with simconnect.
Ok thank you, I will start looking that way then

Wow one day and this forum has already proven full of interesting answers, Thank you!


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johanm1965

Hi Andy,

i'm working on a marchetti SF260 cockpit and will be interfacing real instrument, reworked  with servos, with arduino and fsuipc.
now learning how to program arduino

so i be following you threads

greatings

johan

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