JCook Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Saskcan I haven't had a chance to implement LEDs in my A10 cockpit yet - been very busy - hoping to get my Caution Panel wired up over the holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskcan Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hey, I am in research mode because my current apartment doesn't fit my envisioned simpit (maybe I have that reversed) anyway I have read here one person used 2000mcd leds for their backlights. They look quite good but they do place them 4cm from the panel. Either way at least it is a reference point for intensity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCook Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Don't forget you can probably play around with various diffusion layers to get different lighting effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCook Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Selling MY ACES II Parachute Risers For those building an ACESII ejection seat - I am selling my Parachute Risers. Price $70 + Shipping and PayPal Fee. PM me if interested. Shipping to U.S. Location only since it is unclear if there are export restricitons on this item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrb.bartlett Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Awesome, looks great, building one myself and it's a challenge to say the least.. Intel Core i7 3770 Quad Core Hyperthreading Processor 3.4GHZ -Asus GTX 760 Graphics Card -Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2X4GB DDR3 RAM -HDMI Out -USB 3.0 -TWO 1TB internal HDD SEAGATE -D-Link Wireless PCI Adapter 3x 22" 1080 monitors th2go3d thrustmaster stick,throttle,madcats combat rudders 2x lilliput 8" tm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X93355 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Do you have a picture of the risors? For those building an ACESII ejection seat - I am selling my Parachute Risers. Price $70 + Shipping and PayPal Fee. PM me if interested. Shipping to U.S. Location only since it is unclear if there are export restricitons on this item. InWin S Frame with Asus Z170 | i7-6700K @ 4.5 Water Cooled CPU and Graphics | 16GB DDR4 | GTX1070 | 240GB M.2 SSD | Warthog Hotas | MFG Crosswind | 40" Samsung 4K | CV1 | Replica MB Mk10 Ejection Seat with Gametrix 908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCook Posted July 7, 2016 Author Share Posted July 7, 2016 Long time since last posting... I played around with DCS BIOS last Fall and was easily able to get a some switches wired up in a few minutes. I put any further work on hold until the issue of a single arduino vs multipe was resolved. So now I am interested in getting back into the panel building. I am fairly familiar with the Arduino and purchased a few Unos and the larger version months ago in preparation. I need some help in understanding the remaining hardware I need to get going. Can some recommend the parts needed for the multi Arduino DCS BIOS solution if all I have right now is the arduinos mentioned above. If there is a comprehensive forum post I might have missed please point me toward it. Thanks. Many more questions to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BravoYankee4 Posted July 7, 2016 Share Posted July 7, 2016 (edited) There are some scattered information but to make a long story short you need some additional MAX487 circuits that takes care of the RS-485 communication. DCS-BIOS: Overview and Announcements http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=141096 DCS-BIOS Discussion Thread http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=141095 DCS-BIOS, RS-485 and hardware related http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=160526 There are probably more, like one of my own threads about MIG-panels that also discuss this concept and some ideas: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=158088 Edited July 8, 2016 by BravoYankee4 Edited messed up link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCook Posted July 8, 2016 Author Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hey - thanks for the info. Looking forward to getting back into this - I think I am still short some hardware. Can you point me to the RS-485 components and where I can buy them? Also, are there any diagrams showing the relationships and physical connections of the Master / Slave / RS-485 / CAT 5, etc. I think understanding where all the components fit would be a big help to me. Thanks. Appreciate your reply. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BravoYankee4 Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Hey - thanks for the info. Looking forward to getting back into this - I think I am still short some hardware. Can you point me to the RS-485 components and where I can buy them? Also, are there any diagrams showing the relationships and physical connections of the Master / Slave / RS-485 / CAT 5, etc. I think understanding where all the components fit would be a big help to me. Thanks. Appreciate your reply. John The MAX487 chips are the only external components you need. And 2 wires. Many here have used RJ45 cables/connectors, since it is convenient, but any cables can be used. A twisted pair is probably best. I have chosen to also use some of the pairs for +5 and +12V power suply to the slave boards in the same cable. The information about how to connect and what pins to use is in the threads I linked to above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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