hi all,
I'm having some trouble getting my new futaba t4yf Tx to work with the interface cable that came with it. The Tx has been customized so it doesn't use the trainer jack to interface with the computer but a seperate headphone type stereo jack (the small kind). The cable that came with the Tx has a stereo jack on one side and a parallel connector on the other. Inside the transmitter the headphone jack is soldered to the same two pins as the trainer jack is. This setup is reported to work by at least one other person. Sadly I dont know what the internals of the cable look like because I can't open it up.
The problem is that the controller axes dont move in windows or FMS.
My OS is windows XP. I believe I have setup everything correctly: the LTP port uses the correct irq and io address, it is set to ECP+EPP, 'use any interrupt setting...' and plug&play tag selected. I use ppjoy obviously, setup to use the PPM interface. The driver installs ok and everything seems fine. When I enable debug PPM I hear a hissing static tone, and in Parallel Port Monitor the tag for pin10 flashes (note that I have to select LPT2: 378 while the Tx is connected to LPT1). Also the tone/signal stops when I touch the (extended) antenna.
I tried a number of solutions offered here and elsewhere on the net but none worked.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Thanks!