Simpit A10C - Front Dash - Part 30: Attitude Director Indicator (ADI) - Design Considerations

Описание: Simpit A10C - Front Dash - Part 30: Attitude Director Indicator (ADI) - Design Considerations

Welcome to Part 30 in a series of videos documenting and detailing the build of the front dash for my A10C simpit. This is for use with Digital Combat Simulator (DCS).

Part 30: In this video I talk through my approach to building the ADI and three key design areas
1. How to replicate mechanically the main sphere with pitch, roll and internal lighting
2. How to replicate the Slip Ball Position, Turn Needle and Glide Slope Indicator via an OLED
3. How to replicate mechanically the Steering Bars

For the second key design area - I came across an article at www.flyandwire.com published by Karon, where the output from the KA50 (DCS) had been displayed on a TFT with moving graphics. This was the basis of what I wanted to achieve. In reaching out to Karon, we collaborated and created a sketch to display the A10C Slip Ball, Turn Needle and Glide Slope Indicator on an OLED.

Below is the link to the original article
https://flyandwire.com/2018/09/27/dcs...

Below is a link to download the Arduino Sketch created
https://mysimpit.co.uk/adi/



The front dash when completed will include:

Landing Gear and Flap Control Panel

Armament HUD Control Panel (AHCP)

Heading Attitude Reference (HARS) Fast Erect Button

Indicator Lights (Gun, Nose Wheel Steering, Marker and Canopy)

UHF Frequency Repeater

Angle of Attack Indicator

Digital Clock

Standby Attitude Indicator (SAI)

Left & Right Multifunction Color Displays (MFCD)

Radar Warning Receiver (RWR) Display

Airspeed Indicator

Countermeasures Set Control (CMSC)

Vertical Velocity Indicator (VVI)

Altimeter

Attitude Direction Indicator (ADI)

Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI)

Fuel Quantity and Hydraulic Indicator Panel

Navigation Mode Select Panel

Target Identification Set Laser Panel (TISL)

T-Handles (Fire Extinguisher Discharge)

Air Refuel Status Lights

Angle of Attack Indexer

Up Front Controller (UFC)



The front dash build will be spread over a period of many months as I want to take time to get each panel to a certain minimum standard. Time will be needed to research, design, build, and test.





For further details of the front dash, panels within it, and / or my Simpit project, please visit the following newly formed website (intended to document the Simpit's build for both my reference and the community). The material on this website may run behind the content of this YouTube channel, but in time all will be documented.



http://www.mysimpit.co.uk





Thanks to:


The developer of DCS BIOS (FSF Ian) & the community supporting its continuance. Thank you for your development and support of this fantastic software



Dimebug - Producer of A10C Front Dash Stencil - Free plans


Karon - Thank you for your time to collaborate and create an Arduino Sketch which could display the key data as a moving graphic - appreciated.


Phil (father in law) - Thank you for use of your CNC machine, the large amount of time we spent together cutting these panels. I very much appreciate the discussions around methods of construction, effective tool usage, and general best practice across a whole range of subjects (ranging from electronics and mechanics to CNC and wood working).
Also in respect of this ADI Panel - thank you for the time given to refine the Servo CAM mechanism for the Steering Bars - appreciated.



Claire (Wife) - Thank you for your patience in understanding my need to build this.





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