Trouble with FMS interface

You need one of these.

System is designed to operate only with RealFlight: refer to -=

If you wish to use with FMS then refer to the pages on how to make your own connector at = see also the good information at other links available at under Buddy Boxes. Servo Leads.Simulators.Interface regards Alan T. Alan's Hobby, Model & RC Web Links

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

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) or some examples on my website which I personally tested figure 7f-fms and others in chapter 7. Or here : (German).

2) THROUGH THE SERIAL-port See the manual of FMS ("handbuch" in German)

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 : : 2) THROUGH THE SOUNDCARD With smartpropo : 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

or the same electronic interface that you can buy ready to use here : (German) (French)

4) THROUGH THE USB-port (selfmade) (French) (French) selfmade) : 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

Yet the Realflight Interface works fine with FMS - ????

David

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