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by **G7VWN** » Sat Feb 10, 2001 6:28 pm

Hi

I have a sanwa vanguard, i am in a bit of a pickle how to get it connected to my pc.s serial port. I have viewd the info. Are you sure it all works!!

:-)

by **christer** » Mon Apr 09, 2001 11:02 am

If your master-trainer connector looks the same as the five-pin connector on the back side of my Sanwa RD6000 then you will have no problems with a serial-interface as shown on the site:
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ItÂ´s]http://www.freebox.com/rasmus-....

ItÂ´s[/url] a swedish "offspring FMS-site" and the serial-interface shown on the picture uses a 3,3 kohm and three 5,6 kohm resistors, two transistors, one male five-pin connector for the Sanwa RD6000 controller and a female 9-pin connector for the computer com-port.

The Sanwa master-trainer connector is shown on the same site (a link to a description of the Sanwa connector) and uses pin nr 2 = ground and pin nr 3 = Signals.

I had no problem what-so-ever connecting my Sanwa RD6000 into the serial-interface to the computer com-port. I used a computer with a 333MHz Athlon processor and Win98 operative system.

My advise to you is : Go ahead and build the interface. DonÂ´t expect any trouble, itÂ´s actually a piece of cake to make it work! Enjoy...
/Best regards Christer

by **Rapier503** » Sat Jun 09, 2001 6:50 pm

by **Greg Montgomery** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 10:35 pm

Did you figure out how to build an Airtronics interface? This link above didn't work for me.

Thanks,

Greg

by **johnhlong** » Sat Oct 27, 2001 3:03 am

I did.

Look for my post under parallel interfaces.
Search for RD6000.

John Long

by **Mike Roberts** » Sun Nov 18, 2001 12:15 am

Chris. I have just set up a serial link for a Sanwa Vangard. Signal is pin 3, ground is the screen. See my website for improved serial interface.

Mike
www.customelectronics.co.uk

by **Rockfist Rogan** » Mon Mar 04, 2002 8:15 pm

I need some info please...

I have an oldish Sanwa Tx that I intend building a serial interface for, and I intend to keep it for computer use only (with MFS and MS/CFS, not *real* flying).

I haven't a clue as to *which* Tx it is but it is 6 channel, with FM module. It has a round meter and a rotary on/off switch. The b/b socket is a 5 pin din (180 deg) situated at the bottom right of the front face.

Q1) Which pins are signal and ground?
Q2) Do I remove the FM module?
Q3) Once it's calibrated, will I need to recalibrate when I switch from one sim to another?
Q4) I presume it's ok to use a power supply?
Q5) Can I use the spare channels (gear & aux) as buttons if I replace the switch and pot with push-switches? CFS isn't much fun if I can't shoot...
TIA. RR

by **Rockfist Rogan** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 11:30 am

Surely *somebody* can answer my questions re Sanwa Tx...please

TIA
Rockfist

by **Mike Roberts** » Wed Mar 06, 2002 10:31 pm

Rockfist
The interfaces posted here are designed specifically for use with the FMS flying model simulator which has special software to read the serial/parallel port input. They are not an alternate for the joystick input used by many PC games.

I hope this helps.

by **johnhlong** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 1:02 am

If you use a Joystick interface instead of the serial interface you can do what you want including the button simulation to fire missels.

The problem is getting the correct signals into the computer that the other "Games" can use.

John
Seattle, WA
USA

by **Baliza** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:25 am

HI, IÂ´m Baliza,
I have a VG4, itÂ´s work with the interface in win98 but know I have win2k and it doesnÂ´t work anymore.
Anyone have a solution for my problem ???
Thanks you

by **Steve Lewin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:54 am

You need a new interface like the PIC version I see you're already asking about. The simple serial interface doesn't work with Win 2K or XP.

Steve

by **Baliza** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:29 am

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