Making my own F-18 AoA Indexer with Arduino and DCS-Bios
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3 жыл бұрынI really like the inventr.io "30 Days Lost in Space" kit but I wanted to know if it could talk to my DCS World flight simulator. With DCS Bios, it can! So, I wired up a real AOA indexer for my F/A-18C Hornet to help me land on the carrier; it works great and was a lot of fun to make.
What kinds of flight sim hardware hacks would you like to see?
Links:
Get the Tinkercad design and code at: www.tinkercad.com/things/cb8h...
Get DCS-Bios at: dcs-bios.a10c.de
Get the inventr.io “30 Days Lost in Space Kit” at: inventr.io/product/adventure-...
@JamesW81 2 жыл бұрын
I've honestly watched this video about 20 times now. Finally got my indexer to work today. Top tip... Make sure you select the right board in Arduino IDE!
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 2 жыл бұрын
Congrats James! Awesome tip. For me, I got hung up on selecting the right COM port for a while.
@JamesW81 2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesFlightSimGuy Feels good when it finally works though!
@JamesW81 2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesFlightSimGuy I'm starting to build an F-14 pit. Got the indexer designed in inkscape for the laser cutter now. Just need to grab a couple of sheets of clear perspex.
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 2 жыл бұрын
@@JamesW81 F-14, good choice! That cockpit is iconic.
@projecttomcat 2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesFlightSimGuy Heya mate, just thought i'd let you know that you inspired me! Started a channel for my pit, and The AOA indexer is now well underway! Managed to get the left hud warning lights set up and the feeling of making it work is just great!
@Antonio-Morisco 3 жыл бұрын
very nice!! from the design, to the implementation and test
@MohammadKhan-ov1cm 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome content!
@jusam6854 5 ай бұрын
Very nice ! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make and upload this vid. It is much appreciated. New sub here.
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 5 ай бұрын
Thanks for joining! Great to have you here.
@jusam6854 5 ай бұрын
Not fully computer literate here. Is there any reason this wouldn't work with the f-16 viper?@@CharlesFlightSimGuy
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 5 ай бұрын
I think the answer is no. The “magic numbers” that correspond to the AOA indexer lights are different between the F18 and F16, I think.
@jusam6854 5 ай бұрын
Ok, cool, thanks. I'll deep dive google ha ha. @@CharlesFlightSimGuy
@daemon3spade 2 жыл бұрын
This would be nice to joind together with the LOCK/SHOOT/Strobe Light and other light to utilize all of arduino's pins? maybe a universal one.. I think im gonna start building my one ill go check what is the smallest arduinoi there is
@ALPHARICCO875 3 жыл бұрын
Super 👍 Thank you
@MrHrannsi 2 жыл бұрын
Goodness me, think it's time to get a breadboard, some components and a Arduino, this video gave me an itch I have to scratch.
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 2 жыл бұрын
It’s pretty magical when those lights come on!
@Bank_left 2 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on how to do that with the A10C aoa?
@ALPHARICCO875 Жыл бұрын
Super 👍 Thanks
@davidhenry4632 Жыл бұрын
I need some help, Im using DCS Bios with my custom order flight panels from TekCreations for the F-18 and the F-14 iv noticed that the F-14 panels work for maybe 1 full mintue then stop working after. Iv tried the control reference page and everything nothing is working. I have my panels on a USB hub connected to my computer.
@Aircraft_Driver 3 ай бұрын
How to coding?
@matebalogh6539 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, nice vid! Can you tell me why do you have to connect the 5V in to the breadboard? It looks like it connects to nothing else. Thank you!
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 2 жыл бұрын
So the breadboard (white part) doesn't have any of its own power, but it needs it in order for any of the components on the board to be powered. The Arduino board (black part) is powered, either by its USB connection or a DC power adapter. The 5V wire is there to push power from the Arduino over to the breadboard.
@matebalogh6539 2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesFlightSimGuy Okay, I understand what you are saying, but the 5v goes to the breadboards "+" strip. But from there it goes to nowhere else. It seems it does not connect to the LEDs at all. Isn't the LEDs get their voltage from the I/O pins?
@CharlesFlightSimGuy 2 жыл бұрын
I think you might be right! Looking at the diagram on Tinkercad I see that the resistors connect to the negative power rail, and that the anode sides of the LEDs are connected to the I/O pins. It would appear that this is a supported scenario of the pins when used in OUTPUT mode but only for low-current devices like LEDs. www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Foundations/DigitalPins To test this, you could simply wire it up as I have here and pull out the 5V and see if it still functions. I might give that a try. Thanks for catching this!
@matebalogh6539 2 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesFlightSimGuy Yeah, Im glad we clarified it, nice video and project anyways, thank you for your response, keep up the good work!
@einarabelc5 2 жыл бұрын
What a waste of hardware, you could do this with a 555 and a couple of jFet transistors and capacitors.
@nigelmtb Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing your video about it.
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