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Discussion in 'New users start here - FAQ' started by fermevc, Jun 20, 2009.

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  1. hugso

    hugso Active Member

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  2. hugso

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    Diag 3 001.jpg Movements-001.gif 10226 10226 10226 10226 10226 10226 Hi, thanks for your offer to help guide me with driving my servos in Cliffs of Dover and DCS. The Pololu Maestro boards look just the job. Which one do you think would suit best? I hope eventually to run 6 servos, which leads me to my next question: Will it be possible to have a servo driven by airspeed? Also, in a perfect world, I would like a servo which is driven by aileron position and one driven by elevator position. If this is not possible I can work around it, but airspeed is necessary as I have a control column which increases in resistance the faster you fly. I am posting some schematics of the way the power rams are driven and some photos of the seat as it is. Sorry it looks so cluttered, but it is rather cramped and not easy to photograph.

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  3. eaorobbie

    eaorobbie Well-Known Member SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    I use a Arduino to control the servos, easier to set up but the other is usable indeed.
    mmm getting to right values out of the game is a wee bit tricky,
    Cliffs over Dover plugin provides pitch, roll, yaw and surge, sway, heave. so we could drive the servo via these.
    eaorobbie, Oct 4, 2013
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  4. Brighton

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    Cool thanks, how can i start my own post ? Thanks
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    Hey dude, welcome. You will be rocking and rolling in no time.
    bsft, Oct 5, 2013
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  7. Alexis Dorian

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    Bonjour, tout le monde
    je me suis inscrit ici d'apprendre grace a vos connaisance
    Alexis Dorian, Oct 5, 2013
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  8. hugso

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  9. hugso

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    Just looked at the Arduino website. Way beyond my comprehension I'm afraid. How do I use the plugins with Arduio or Pololu Maestro boards? I would like to try the motions available to move my servos and tinker about a bit. I would be very grateful if you could give me some idea how to do this. Please state the obvious as I am not very computer literate.
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  10. bsft

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    sounds like me , dont worry, give it a chance and others can answer.
    bsft, Oct 6, 2013
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  11. eaorobbie

    eaorobbie Well-Known Member SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Please start your thread here http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/
    So that we may talk further, Here is where new user may introduce themselves.
    Servo control is quiet easy with the ard but if you already have a servo driver of some kind , please give details in your own thread and I will en devour to show you how we might be able to drive this with Sim Tools. If not the Ard is more than capable.
    eaorobbie, Oct 6, 2013
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  12. stoki

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    Hello, first you to congratulate on this great forum and pardon on my Englishman, that since podeis verifying is almost void, like that that I use the translator to write here. I in these moments am beginning with the platform arduino and my idea is to make a panel to me for the flight simulator, cabin and in future put movement, up to this point much stays that to learn and to fight, but I expect to find information that takes me for good way. Thank you very much to all from already and a greeting from Spain.
    stoki, Oct 6, 2013
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  13. Historiker

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    Welcome to XSimulator.net Stoki! I too use an arduino for my motion platform. I am sure you will be right at home here.
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  14. stoki

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    hank you very much Historiker. Podrian to say to me please that I have to do to have permission to do unloads of the drivers and software in the section of unloads??? He says to me that I do not have permission and that the file not available this one. Thank you again
    stoki, Oct 6, 2013
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  15. RacingMat

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    Hi stoki!

    What is your design? 2 DOF?
    Seat+wheel+pedal are moving ?

    Start your thread ! Show us what you are doing! and ask questions if you need help
    :)
    RacingMat, Oct 6, 2013
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    yes, i will take some pictures and a video if needed
    thanks
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    Hi! I'm part of a team of flight simulator builders from Ukraine, Kyiv. Occasionally found your community while was looking for dyi motion platform projects, in order to implement the basic 2dof as a start project for flight simulator. I wanted to download some information and it says me come here to introduce yourself :) so here I'm. Nice to meet u all guys!
    Dmytro, Oct 10, 2013
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  18. bsft

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    G'day and welcome, good to have you aboard, ask as you need to. Start a new thread if needed so we can all get the info you need to you in one place. http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/
    Cheers, David.
    bsft, Oct 10, 2013
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  19. prilad

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    Hi, Dmitro.
    You are in a right place. You can found some information in russian language (if you want, of course :grin) on this site
    http://mal4x.ru/viewforum.php?f=6
    prilad, Oct 10, 2013
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    eaorobbie Well-Known Member SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Welcome my friend, yes you have come to right place.
    eaorobbie, Oct 10, 2013
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