DCS-BIOS over WiFi?
Who would have thought. Came up with this crazy idea 3 days ago when i realized i have some ESP32’s just collecting dust. Thanks to the magic of ChatGPT i had a Python proxy and Arduino code ready 4 hours later. It skips a beat occasionally due to WiFi being Wifi, but DCS-BIOS retransmits its…
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CMSP Finished
Finally the CMSP is done. Its the first panel that uses a PCB with built-in LED backlighting as a base, instead of acrylic with LED strips. The display is a 3.12” SSD1322 green OLED.
CDU & AAP Preassembly
Been gone for a while due to work and too much World of Warcraft. Back at it again with a new approach to save some time. Designing a PCB for each panel which will be delivered assembled with LEDs and buttons where needed. No more manual soldering of LED-strips 🎉
Lighting and Environment Control Panels
I’m back at it following a small break due to work and PCB design updates. You may soon be able to order your own RS485 kit from dcsbioskit.com, stay tuned! I’m also making a small detour from thewarthogproject.com’s designs and trying X27 steppers instead of good old servos. They’re a bit smaller and should be…
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It’s alive!
My custom Arduino arrived from JLCPCB. Flashed Blink via ICSP and it works 😅
More PCB Design
Just finished up the Hub, Nano Slave and External Connector. The Hub will be the interface between the Master Shield and the Slaves. External Connector will be used for easier cabling between the consoles and the Main Instrument Panel. This is the first time i design something involving an AVR MCU, so any feedback is…
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Master Shield assembly
The first Master Shield fully assembled. I’ve put in 3A fuses on purpose to „monitor” my current draw for now. The final circuit and cables are dimensioned for 5A per bus. I also beeped out the circuit to verify all connections which was fine. Next up is applying power. I’ll be using the GPU outputs…
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Early xmas
Xmas came early this year. Got everything needed for the first panel now, except the Arduino Mega shield from JLCPCB which should be here in the next couple days.
No, i don’t know what I’m doing 😅
Just stumped upon jlcpcb’s assembly service which seems like a veeery good deal as long as you stick to the economic service with only basic components. So why make a board that interfaces with an Arduino nano, when i can put the AVR328P ON the same board? I know nothing and everything comes from YouTube,…
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First OLED display test
Connected via I2C. Seems like these have a hardcoded address though, so i will need SPI displays or maybe good old 7-seg? Or one Arduino Nano per display 😂