Note that my PIC cable ("(simple)PCM") cannot be purchased.
Only programmed (PIC 12F675) and assembled. All infos in
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This reply of
Olivier2 gives a good summary of the possible connections:
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Hi,
UPDATE 02/08/04
FMS INTERFACES
This is a small summary of possible interfaces for FMS. Good study!
The general rule : the PC needs from your transmitter the following :
a) the ground
b) the PPM OUT-signal
How to find those 2 contacts on your buddy connector or how to find the connections in case your transmitter is not fitted with a buddy box connector, check out my website (
http://users.belgacom.net/TX2TX) chapter 1 paragraph 1.1
A) For Win 95-98-Millennium with FMS, 2 easy possibilities (above all
possibilities that are also possible for Win 2000 and XP, see section "B").
1) THROUGH THE PARALLEL-port (LPT1)
eventually with a resistor and zenerdiode, see the manual of FMS c("handbuch" in German)
(
http://n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index.html) or some examples on my
website which I personally tested (
http://users.belgacom.net/TX2TX) figure
7f-fms and others in chapter 7. Or here : (German).
2) THROUGH THE SERIAL-port
See the manual of FMS ("handbuch" in German) (
http://n.ethz.ch/student/mmoeller/fms/index.html)
If you think you're not able to make such a cable, buy eventually one :
(German)
B) For Win 2000 and Win XP with FMS, a SIMPLE connection through the
parallel-port or serial port is not working, those 2 versions of Windows are
handling other protocols on these ports than Win 95-98-Millenium.
Your options then :
1) VIA PPJOY
By downloading and installing PPJOY and connecting your transmitter with a simple parallel or serial interface.
download :
installation :
2) THROUGH THE SOUNDCARD
With smartpropo :
The advantage is that it's simple to make : 1 audio-cable and a resistor or
potmeter
3) THROUGH THE SERIAL PORT (Com-port)
a) via an interface with a programmable IC (PIC), which is described in the
directory of FMS, see .FMS\Doc\Interface\readme_en.htm on your harddisk.
Or "Simple PCM" : this one has the advantage to use the power of the transmitter and not by the control-signals ofthe PC. And as such is neither depending on the system settings, neither of the used program :
Or
b) or the same electronic interface that you can buy ready to use here :
(German)
(French)
4) THROUGH THE USB-port
(selfmade)
(French)
(French)
(French-German selfmade)
(German : kit)
(German)
(German)
If you have a 4-axis joystick, you can use an interface-cable
gameport-->USB, for sale in every computershop, thus ideal for modern
laptops without a COM-port
5) THROUGH THE GAME-port
a) with an interface which transforms the signal of the transmitter in a
joystick-signal
(French)
(selfmade)
(German)
(German)
b) buy a 4-axis-controller joystick
(German)
c) or make yourself a 4-axis joystick with an old RC-transmitter, removing
all electronics, replacing the 4 potmeters by potmeters of 200K (not 100K
like mostly mentioned), and wiring like in :
(French)
(French)
6) Or make a partition on your harddisk where you will install Windows
95-98-Millennium. Then you can connect your radio simply via the
parallel-port or Serial-port as described in the manual of FMS and start the
older Windows (see section "A").
Hope this helps,
Olivier
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Olivier's ref is at:
Philippe
brussels Belgium