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DIY HUD
GOONIE:
Mickey,
Check this out http://www.pc9m.com/Home/electronics/angle-of-attack-indicator
GOONIE
Mickey_Techy:
Thanks Goonie,
Read through that link and also another link referred thereon.
I like your rig better.
I will continue to explore other "ideas" also. But, I want to keep it simple. Only if there is no other option, I will use electronics to drive my LEDs.
There are two reasons why I want to stay away from these custom built micro controller cards:-
1. Me and 'electronics' don't like each other too much. My skills in electronics department are a little less than my skills in performing open heart surgery, which are, well....
2. I'm from India. Almost all the manufacturers of these specialist cards are based in US/Europe and some down under. Cost of shipping these items to me are a little more than twice the cost of product itself. Not to say, I have not purchased items from various online stores based in these countries. I have. But, only when there was no other easier option available.
Thank you anyways.
Paddles:
--- Quote from: GOONIE on October 01, 2012, 10:52:01 pm ---I wish a hardware solution existed, I am sure one could be made...
Anyone know of a AoA hardware solution?
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Actually there are many ways to implement an AoA, the easiest (and the cheapest) one is to use a parallel port of your computer - you arrange a set of three colored LEDs (light emitting diodes) in a AoA manner, connect them to the port and run a program, which will control the LEDs. You can find on the net lots of discussions and explanations as well as videos. I like this one http://www.cleghornelectronicskits.com/parallel-port-controlled-leds/, for example. ;) Indeed you will need a piece of software to control the lights but this is not a problem 8)
Orion:
--- Quote from: fsxnavypilot on October 03, 2012, 06:23:56 am ---Actually there are many ways to implement an AoA, the easiest (and the cheapest) one is to use a parallel port of your computer - you arrange a set of three colored LEDs (light emitting diodes) in a AoA manner, connect them to the port and run a program, which will control the LEDs. You can find on the net lots of discussions and explanations as well as videos. I like this one http://www.cleghornelectronicskits.com/parallel-port-controlled-leds/, for example. ;) Indeed you will need a piece of software to control the lights but this is not a problem 8)
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Does anyone use parallel (or serial) ports anymore? :P
GOONIE:
--- Quote from: fsxnavypilot on October 03, 2012, 06:23:56 am ---Actually there are many ways to implement an AoA, the easiest (and the cheapest) one is to use a parallel port of your computer -
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Easiest ??? Maybe for you Serge, this would take me awhile to figure out, could be a good challenge for the winter months.
Wonder if simconnect or FSUIPC would enable this hardware setup to talk to FSX?
-GOONIE
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