New Builder!! Arduino and simconnect

[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

[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]

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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[jackpilot]

Phil is a member here..
http://www.cockpitbuilders.com/community/index.php?action=profile;u=13

[Andy]

Ah ops,

Ok thank you very much, I will contact him soon

[Andy]

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.

[Andy]

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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[bernard S]

you want Phil for arinic

[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