LED Annunciators and Indicators for Flight Simulators

LED Annunciators and Indicators for Flight Simulators - PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION UPDATE

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ℹ️ Cockpit Annunciators and LED Indicators are a great addition to any Flight Simulator. Not only do they make the experience more realistic, but they can also be used as a training tool. Annunciators are used mostly for warnings, emergencies, but to also show the status of a certain system on the Aircraft. Custom LEDs, such as Pilot Lights can be used for different items such as when the AC is on, or the Pitot heat has been enabled, or when the simulator is paused. The cool thing about Annunciators and Indicators is that you can have fun with them. You decide what you want to use them for. There are many types available for Flight Simulators, but the majority of Annunciators, Indicators and even Korry Pushbuttons come in 5v and 12v. This video shows you how to wire and interface with both.
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UPDATE - 12/17/2023
Please note There is an error that needs to be pointed out in the video on the 12v LED section only. The Relay show has an expected Coil current of 70ma, which exceeds the 40ma max output by the digital pins on the Arduino 2560. The solution to this is to obtain a relay, preferably a solid state or non-electromechanical relay that uses less than 40ma when the coil is closed.
Other alternatives to driving 12V LEDs are to use a ULN2003 buffer chip or other solution. A follow up video will be created regarding this topic.
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@larryp1938 6 ай бұрын

How in the world do you use FSUIPC to program the arduino? I’ve never heard of this.

@joshuamarius 6 ай бұрын

This is actually one of the fastest ways to get an Arduino up and running with a Flight Simulator :) The setup is as Follows: Arduino Mobiflight FSUIPC Flight Simulator The star of the show here is MobiFlight. It gives you the option of how you would like to interact with the Simulator; whether it be an Offset (FSUIPC), a Variable or a Dataref (X-Plane). 1) When you connect the Arduino to MobiFlight, it will Flash/program the Arduino with new Firmware so it is able to work with MobiFlight 2) Install FSUIPC; what this application does is monitor and store actions/variables of the Simulator in a memory block, known as offsets. 3) The simulator enables, disables or changes it's variables, and FSUIPC adjusts the value of the offsets accordingly. MobiFlight picks up the value of these Offsets, for example 0 or 1 (Gear up, gear down), and then sends the programmed action to the Arduino (Output configs Tab in MobiFlight) 4) Actions sent from your pushbuttons, switches etc., wired to the Arduino, are picked up in the Input configs Tab in MobiFlight, and the according action is sent to the simulator, which can change the simulator variable, and then FSUIPC adjusts the value of the Offset.

@larryp1938 6 ай бұрын

@@joshuamarius okay gotcha thanks. But I will most likely be using X-Plane. I don’t believe but don’t know for sure if either mobiflight or FSUIPC are available there. I will have to look and see. Thanks again.

@joshuamarius 6 ай бұрын

There was something developed for X-Plane called XPUIPC: www.schiratti.com/xpuipc.html However, with MobiFlight all you have to do is select the Dataref option and Copy the Dataref. A tool such as DataRefTool can help you find them: datareftool.com/

@chriscrawford1555 6 ай бұрын

A relay seems like huge overkill here. Why not a transistor? Maybe a mosfet if you're trying to light a whole string of LEDs. A lot cheaper, simpler, smaller, faster, quieter. Or am I missing something?

@joshuamarius 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment. There are some other modules that can be used for this. I will be creating a new video with updated information.