Warhog Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Ray, you are doing some really impressive work. Your attention to detail is outstanding. Your photography is also excellent. I guess you'll be starting the electronics part pretty soon. That's where I am now. I thought the wiring part was going to be a breeze but it's actually so much more encompassing than the panels. Lots of tedious stuff like wiring harnesses and power rails and so many PCB's. :doh:. Lots of fun.:music_whistling: Actually it is a lot of fun but extremely intense and time consuming. You'll love it. :thumbup: Regards John W aka WarHog. My Cockpit Build Pictures... My Arduino Sketches ... https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-Dc0Wd9C5l3uY-cPj1iQD3iAEHY6EuHg?usp=sharing WIN 10 Pro, i8-8700k @ 5.0ghz, ASUS Maximus x Code, 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum Ram, AIO Water Cooler, M.2 512GB NVMe, 500gb SSD, EVGA GTX 1080 ti (11gb), Sony 65” 4K Display VPC MongoosT-50, TM Warthog Throttle, TRK IR 5.0, Slaw Viper Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Cheers lads. :thumbup: Not looking forward to it at all Warhog. I've got a whole bunch of Leo Bodnars and Groovey Game Gear cards that I have had since before Ardunio came on the scene- I am going to utilize them where I can so that should make life a little easier. I am planning out everything now and ordering the last of the switches I need. Before I start wiring I want the panel back light system complete so I'm soldering that up now. Tedious to say the least. :mad: Hard to photograph on my phone but it looks pretty smooth in real life. :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Decided to re cut the UFC. Shrunk in size to be a little more realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 And backlighting one panel at a time Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansolo Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 That backlighting looks really awesome Sir. Well nailed romeokilo. And I see you changed STEER PT and PAGE into 45º turn switches. Keep em comming :thumbup: Cheers Hans 132nd Virtual Wing homepage & 132nd Virtual Wing YouTube channel My DCS-BIOS sketches & Cockpit Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eamoe Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Dude, I have posted a thread on my office chair stands I just made, and a forum mod has moved it to this section of the forum which I didn't know exist. I clicked around a bit, and I'm absolutely blown away by your build. It is incredible and I don't understand how you make half of that stuff, much less how to communicate with DCS to have real gauge needles moving etc... In my next life, I will do just this thing that you do! Nice job, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 Solved my lack of rudder pedals. SIMPEDS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3an4e Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Nice RK.....looks great! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 Ignore the canopy defog knob- that ones temporary. I haven't backlit the guages yet but I'll get around to it. I'm contemplating doing them in white instead of green to break it all up a bit. All are separate assemblies and are ready for servos and needles as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 so....very.....jealous! Kudos, man. hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Cup holder! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynxDK Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Its looking Amazing dude :) Regards. LynxDK [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassEm Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Cup holder! YOU WIN! :thumbup: www.brass-em.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAZBAM_ELMO Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 ^agreed. I'll probably implement one in mine once I get to building it lol Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk Know and use all the capabilities in your airplane. If you don't, sooner or later, some guy who does use them all will kick your ass. — Dave 'Preacher' Pace, USN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 That's awesome. How much of your sim is functional at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayM Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 YOU WIN! :thumbup: +1 on that! Looks great RK! Keep it up! ClayM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Cup holder! -snip: pic of amazing pit - Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Man...are you *sure* you don't want to make that deeper? I'd hate for you to knock over your beer while flying! Funny story. About 25 years ago, an IBM contractor came to the datacenter to check on something. He asked if he could bring in his coffee (with plastic lid on it) as he was *really* tired. I was a stickler about not allowing any drinks in the datacenter (for obvious reasons) Within 5 minutes, he knocked over his coffee on top of the drive expansion box. With the lid, it only spilled a little bit and was contained to the top of the box. My life flashed before me. That's what you get when you break your own rules. I thought the story was apropos! :D:smartass: hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 oh this is awesome! thanks for sharing Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeokilo Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Backlighting for the SAS Panel Not the best photo but here it is installed. All the sim stuff I'm adding is backlit white to make it stand out a bit. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 That looks really well done. Great build! No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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romeokilo Posted August 28, 2016 Author Share Posted August 28, 2016 (edited) Just fired this up for the first time. The picture really doesnt do it justice. I am happy. I still have to get some transparent green plastic so i can cut a cover for the OLED. That should tone down its brightness make it match the panels a bit better . Also- The Brightness pot wont be able to dim the OLED, so ill put the push buttons on a different circuit to the panel markings and that pot will dim them separately. The push buttons are all working. No custom PCBs, i just cut some small squares off a prototyping PCB and soldered on a tactile switch and a single LED for each button. I havent interfaced it all with the sim yet and havent got all the switches connected. Still learning about Arduinos... Edited August 28, 2016 by romeokilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadman Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 Looks great!!! https://www.shapeways.com/shops/a-10c-warthog-supplies https://forum.dcs.world/topic/133818-deadmans-cockpit-base-plans/#comment-133824 CNCs and Laser engravers are great but they can't do squat with out a precise set of plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansangb Posted August 28, 2016 Share Posted August 28, 2016 great indeed! hsb HW Spec in Spoiler --- i7-10700K Direct-To-Die/OC'ed to 5.1GHz, MSI Z490 MB, 32GB DDR4 3200MHz, EVGA 2080 Ti FTW3, NVMe+SSD, Win 10 x64 Pro, MFG, Warthog, TM MFDs, Komodo Huey set, Rverbe G1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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