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Cessna 172 Skyhawk flight simulator panel
https://cessna172sim.allanglen.com
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Back of Instrument Panel Images #2

Closed acirinelli closed 5 years ago

acirinelli commented 6 years ago

Thanks for putting this together! I'm using your 3D printed bezels. I was wondering if you have any images of the backside of the panel (encoder wiring) prior to installing over monitor?

mccluress commented 6 years ago

I agree! It looks great but I am unsure if you made all the cuts/routing from the back to be able to mount them and still have the area to screw them in. I really want to use your designs for this...maybe add a manifold pressure gauge so I can go between a couple of aircraft. It wouldn't be "accurate" for other aircraft but Id have all the gauges plus some that I need.

acirinelli commented 6 years ago

Did not mean to close. Still hoping @allanglen can respond 👍

mccluress commented 6 years ago

Hey,       I'm sure this is a silly question but I was hoping you could help me out.  With ardsimx, what are you using for the encoders on the Directional Gyro?  The left one should turn the card to align it with the compass and the right should be a heading bug.  I see only one encoder spot for directional gyro in ardsimx.  Thanks for any help you can offer.  Looking to get this thing off the ground when I get back home from deployment.

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acirinelli commented 6 years ago

@mccluress I haven't gotten that far yet, but I would guess you just add another heading sync and then modify the data.cfg file to point to rhe_DG_SYN. Will have to dive in a bit more to figure out if that's correct and up/down, but it shouldn't be too difficult.

allanglen commented 6 years ago

@acirinelli I'll get some photos posted of the back of the panel that shows the wiring. I used a dremel router bit to route channels for the wires. Everything fits within the depth of the plywood (plus the depth of the thin tabs for the bezels which match the depth of the metal bezel around the display). This allows the bezels to fit flush against the surface of the display.

I've been meaning to get those details posted but it requires some disassembly. Thanks for prompting me. I'll try to get something posted this weekend.

allanglen commented 6 years ago

@mccluress ArdSimX provides pre-configured parameters for convenience but you can connect to any X-Plane dataref. I haven't posted my config file as I was hoping to upgrade to ArdSimX 2 (aka SimVimCockpit) before doing that.

I'm actively using my panel now and busy with my real world flight training so I probably won't upgrade to SimVimCockpit any time soon. I'll go ahead and get my ArdSimX config file posted so you can see how everything connects.

mccluress commented 6 years ago

Thanks!  I appreciate it!  I am going to be building a similar instrument panel and your transponder soon.  My com/nav2, DME, and ADF are all LCDs but you did such a great job on that transponder, I'm just gonna steal yours!  Awesome work!  I just cant figure out how you get the XPDR to say "ON" or whatever else besides the transponder code so I cant wait to see your files!  Good luck with your real world training!  Flying is a blast!  Ill probably get into my commercial when I get back home!

On ‎Friday‎, ‎June‎ ‎15‎, ‎2018‎ ‎02‎:‎34‎:‎44‎ ‎PM, Allan Glen <notifications@github.com> wrote:

@mccluress ArdSimX provides pre-configured parameters for convenience but you can connect to any X-Plane dataref. I haven't posted my config file as I was hoping to upgrade to ArdSimX 2 (aka SimVimCockpit) before doing that.

I'm actively using my panel now and busy with my real world flight training so I probably won't upgrade to SimVimCockpit any time soon. I'll go ahead and get my ArdSimX config file posted so you can see how everything connects.

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allanglen commented 6 years ago

@mccluress I wrote custom Arduino code for the transponder (there are hooks in ArdSimX for input/output). Unfortunately that is not currently possible with SimVimCockpit which is part of the reason I have not upgraded. I'll get that code posted also.

allanglen commented 6 years ago

@acirinelli @mccluress I have taken additional photos of the instrument panel that show the wiring and the assembly of the panel.

Updated documentation is here: https://cessna172sim.allanglen.com/docs/instrument-panel/

acirinelli commented 6 years ago

Awesome 👏 those look super helpful, thank you!

the1andonlyalt commented 5 years ago

Hi Allen. Fanstastic work BTW. This may seem like a silly request. Any photos of the back of the GNS430? Like to see your wiring schematic. I'm planning on building a dumbed down version of yours. Rough scale and may add the external display till later. My first goal is to get off the mouse during flying approaches while I work on my Instrument rating. I expect I may just punch in some buttons and a couple of encoders. hooked to an arduino. Like to see more of the background build specifics on yours.

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the1andonlyalt commented 5 years ago

And Allan not en. sorry... i blame either spellcheck or problem lies between keyboard and chair.

allanglen commented 5 years ago

There are rear photos here: https://cessna172sim.allanglen.com/docs/avionics/garmin-gns-430/

The buttons and encoders wire to an Arduino. I don't have a schematic of that layout but you can learn more on the ArdSimX site (http://simvim.com/archive/asx_wire.html)