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- From: sysrick@noao.edu (Rick McGonegal)
- Subject: Re: Conversion of radio to RS232
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.145305.16350@noao.edu>
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- References: <1992Nov16.192827.6372@samba.oit.unc.edu> <1992Nov17.080934.32734@kronos.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 14:53:05 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.080934.32734@kronos.com> ed@kronos.com (Ed Baker) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov16.192827.6372@samba.oit.unc.edu> tracton@radonc.unc.edu
- > (Gregg Tracton) writes:
- >>
- >>Model Netters,
- >>
- >>Does anybody know how to convert a Futaba Attack-4 radio so that it
- >>outputs RS232 in place of it's radio signal?
- >
- >RS232 describes the physical method of sending digital data over a serial
- >communications line; it does not prescribe the actual information being
- >sent/received. Questions of baud rate, character length, parity,
- >character set, etc. must be addressed. Then the format of the data must
- >be described.
- >
- >The radio outputs a variable resistance for each of it's channels. This
- >value must be measured and converted to digital format for transmission
- >on the RS232 line. A circuit could be built to accomplish this, but the
- >interface requirements would have to be documented.
- >
- >>Then, I could use it with a flight simulator.
- >
- >If so, then you need to know the baud rate and protocol for the particular
- >software package.
-
- Although a relatively expensive way to do it the AeroChopper flight simulation
- program includes a modified Futaba radio and interfaces to the computer through RS-232.
-
- FWIW
-
- rick
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