phidgets i/o

[CocnutAir]

In any event, if you are using LEDs you would need resistors to drop voltage, but I am by no means an electronics expert. Most of what I know comes from staying awake during Physics class, two Daves, reading Electronics for Dummies (I really should buy John Wiley & Sons stock) and this forum.

[spiro]

ok i got it done
ok they work ok i am going to experiment with fs2phidgetd5

once again love your softwere

regards spiro

[CocnutAir]

Spiro,

If you don't have one lead on led (and it has to be the correct lead) connected to a G terminal on phidget card then led will not work.

I connect my leds exactly as in the Phidget product manual.

Does led work with Phidget Manager - located in your Windows tray - bottom right?

Let's do this one step at a time:

(1) Get led working in a basic circuit (getting voltage correct and terminal identified - led is a diode - have to connect + and - correct way around)
(2) Get led working with Phidgets driver.
(3) Get led working with FS2Phidget.

Regards,
Alan

[jhaverkamp]

Alan,
I started programming in Applesoft Basic and HP Basic for Data Aqu when I worked for Carrier Corp. That project was for logging data for calculating EER and SEER with an indoor and outdoor combined test facility. My next job was With Lockheed Martin and I was tasked with developing databases with DBase 3 and a program called Nomad. I have built document fortmatting applications with Excel also. I havent't tried anything since except sailing and keeping the XYL happy.
Thanks again for the pointers my "for Dummies" library currently contains
"C++ 7 Books In 1" and "C++ FD 2009" which includes streaming I/O.
Once again I thank you and what you have brought to the hobby.
Jim.

[spiro]

Ok Alan
i am going good for a beginer i have got the switches and led working with
ph test panel and fs2phidgets5

i had a funny probleme when i was un pluging my phidgets fro the usb
input and outputs were showing in the tool box when i was pluyging it in
they were disapering and only the seireal number was showing???


i restarted fsx and fs2phidgets5 and it is ok dont know what happend
how to i start up do i run first fs2phidgets5 then do i plug the ph 0/16/16
or dosent matter???

this is what i have done,i get my compoments in the cuircuit builder
and when i turn on the switch i see the digital input in the cuircut builder
turn green and in the tool box my input from red gose to green
so that is working ok

also my outputs when i click the digital out put it lights up all ok and my led works i can not get it to turn on yet??

know here is the big qestion
how do i asighin my switch to lets say the parking brake this is were i get alittel mixed up
regards spiro

[spiro]

hello again

in the property box when i go to fs variable to set fsuipc offsets
for the switch i have connected it is blank also in the fsuipc box
it remains black and dose not say my fsuipc copy
fsx is green and connected but fsuipc is black!!!

i do have a registed copy in the 4.5.3 version it was showing my fsuipc ok
is somthing wrong???

kind regards spiro

[CocnutAir]

Fs Variables are stored in an FS File.
Need to select an FS File before selecting an FS Variable.
Select FSVariables4315.xml as your FS File.

[spiro]

dear Alan
i got the hang of it and got the paking brake switch to work with fsx and a led i connected to the outputs for the brake works very nice programe alan

i do have a nother probleme i need to find a addon airbus for fsx as the defult
on dose not have all offsets functinal i tryed to assigne some eng starts but the do not work on the a321 i dont know
regards

[CocnutAir]

Spiro,
That's excellent news.

I just want to make sure I understand your last question.
There are offsets for your Airbus add-on, but you do not see them on any FS2Phidget5 drop-down list. Is that correct?

Regards,
Alan.

[spiro]

hello again
on the fs2phidgets drop down there are alot of functions
with there fsuipc offsets witch i see work with the defult fsx aircraft

what i whant to know is how do i find the offsets for my addon were do i look?
my addon is wilco airbus

and if i find them do i chouse the same function from the folder and just type the offset i whant

or do i have to make a new folder with the offsets i whant and save it in the
fsvariable with the onse that are all ready there???

if so were do i find wilcos offsets?
regards