COM/NAV Radio
Late 2014 I got thirsty for a real COM/NAV radio. The Saitek Pro Flight Radio Panel is adequate, but is physically HUGE compared to the real thing. I want something much more realistic. There are companies that make them like Emuteq, VRInsight, Precision Flight Controls, etc - but with many at 600 euro or more EACH, and I want two, I was put off by the cost.
Last time I did any serious electronics work Ronald Reagan was president, but this sounded like a good project to get things going again. It was much more involved than I thought! Sourcing appropriate components, physical construction, Arduino coding and corresponding PC software to interact with the SIM - it took over a year (in spare time) to get a solid prototype up and working, and several more months to polish things up.
Overview
APOLOGIES but SIMRadio docs and code are NOT on this site yet (Nov 2016)
COM Panel (SIMCMP) docs and code ARE on this site
Late 2014 I got thirsty for a real COM/NAV radio. The Saitek Pro Flight Radio Panel is adequate, but is physically HUGE compared to the real thing. I want something much more realistic. There are companies that make them like Emuteq, VRInsight, Precision Flight Controls, etc - but with many at 600 euro or more EACH, and I want two, I was put off by the cost.
Last time I did any serious electronics work Ronald Reagan was president, but this sounded like a good project to get things going again. It was much more involved than I thought! Sourcing appropriate components, physical construction, Arduino coding and corresponding PC software to interact with the SIM - it took over a year (in spare time) to get a solid prototype up and working, and several more months to polish things up.
Overview
- A radio generally like ones in real planes such as Bendix-King KX-155 series
- Physical size like real aircraft equipment [6.25"W x 2"H / 160mm x 50mm]
- LED display, solid knobs and buttons
- Interact nicely with Flight Simulator
APOLOGIES but SIMRadio docs and code are NOT on this site yet (Nov 2016)
COM Panel (SIMCMP) docs and code ARE on this site