Progamming help with FSBus dll

[sgaert]

Yes i know that problem.
Erase the complet Controller with PonyProg and write them new.

Regards,
Stefan

[RobiD]

Great. Fixed problem.

Now to start on the Glideslope indicator, then the Attitude indicator which is servo for pitch and stepper for bank.

David

[sgaert]

Hi,
sounds good. Why do you use a stepper for bank?
I use also a Servo.

regards,
Stefan

[RobiD]

It seemed like a good idea at the time because I thought it could move continuously around but I forgot about the wires for the pitch servo.

I could still change it I guess. It would mean making modification only to the very rear deck (I've used Mike's Flightdeck design).

[dvincent]

Hi all,

in case of problems with FsBus, you can take a look on the website of Rob van Dijk. Together with Dirk Anderseck, he developped the software + PCB's.

http://www.rvdijk.nl/

Greetz,

Dirk

[RobiD]

Stefan,

Just when I thought I was on a roll of just adding gauges and them working, I've hit another snag. Hope you can help.

The problem is with the Glideslope and Localiser needles.

The servos are fine, all set up in FSAdmin.

The code compiles without error.

I am getting no response from them when I'm in FSX.

Here is the code. ***I have left out unneccessary code that we know works, this is just what I have added for this gauge.

Thanks
David

gauges.h (this is the same as before as I'm declaring the objects in stdafx.h)


#ifndef __GAUGES_H__
#define __GAUGES_H__
void cbGaugesBuildObjects();
void cbGauges (int oid, int val, double dval);
void BuildFsuipcObjects(void);
#endif


gauges.cpp


MkFsbusObject (BTP_A_OUT,C_NAV1LOCSERVO,"Localiser Needle",cbGauges,25,83);
MkFsbusObject (BTP_A_OUT,C_GLIDESLOPESERVO,"Glideslope Needle",cbGauges,25,84);

MkFsObject(FS_NAV1LOCALISER,"Localiser needle",cbGauges, 0x0C48, 1, TP_I8, FS_NONE);
MkFsObject(FS_NAV1GLIDESLOPE,"Glideslope Needle",cbGauges, 0x0C49, 1, TP_I8, FS_NONE);




case FS_NAV1LOCALISER:
{
static CALTAB NAV1LOCALISERIndicator [] = {
{-127,166},{0,89},{127,25}
};
val = Calibrate (val,NAV1LOCALISERIndicator,9);
FsbusWrite (C_NAV1LOCSERVO, val);
}
break;
case FS_NAV1GLIDESLOPE:
{
static CALTAB NAV1GLIDESLOPEIndicator [] = {
{0,141},{118,50},{138,240}
};
val = Calibrate (val,NAV1GLIDESLOPEIndicator,9);
FsbusWrite (C_GLIDESLOPESERVO, val);
}
break;



stdafx.h


#define FS_NAV1LOCALISER OID_GAUGES_GROUP +9
#define C_NAV1LOCSERVO OID_GAUGES_GROUP +10
#define FS_NAV1GLIDESLOPE OID_GAUGES_GROUP +11
#define C_GLIDESLOPESERVO OID_GAUGES_GROUP +12


[sgaert]

Hi,
as first 2 big errors, you dont have 9 records on array.
Please typ
val = Calibrate (val,XXXXX,3);
XXXXX= your lable.

As next, you must enable the FSUIPC polling.
Dont type FS_NONE, you have to use NORMAL or QICK.

Regards,
Stefan

[RobiD]

So for future reference, the number at the end is the number of arrays you have in the table (val = Calibrate (val,XXXXX,3)

I've made the changes you suggested but still no response from the servos.

Any other thoughts.

Do you want me to post the entire gauges.cpp, gauges.h and stdafx.h files?

Thanks
David

[sgaert]

gauges.cpp


MkFsbusObject (BTP_A_OUT,C_NAV1LOCSERVO,"Localiser Needle",cbGauges,25,83);
MkFsbusObject (BTP_A_OUT,C_GLIDESLOPESERVO,"Glideslope Needle",cbGauges,25,84);

MkFsObject(FS_NAV1LOCALISER,"Localiser needle",cbGauges, 0x0C48, 1, TP_I8, FS_NORMAL);
MkFsObject(FS_NAV1GLIDESLOPE,"Glideslope Needle",cbGauges, 0x0C49, 1, TP_I8, FS_NORMAL);




case FS_NAV1LOCALISER:
{
static CALTAB NAV1LOCALISERIndicator [] = {
{-127,166},{0,89},{127,25}
};
val = Calibrate (val,NAV1LOCALISERIndicator,3);
FsbusWrite (C_NAV1LOCSERVO, val);
}
break;
case FS_NAV1GLIDESLOPE:
{
static CALTAB NAV1GLIDESLOPEIndicator [] = {
{0,141},{118,50},{138,240}
};
val = Calibrate (val,NAV1GLIDESLOPEIndicator,3);
FsbusWrite (C_GLIDESLOPESERVO, val);
}
break;

[RobiD]

Hummm, not sure what happened, I made the changes you suggested and nothing happened, then I fiddled a bit with the code but didn't really change anything, and now it works.

Thanks as always for your help Stefan.

Regards
David