(B/229) Sundog wrote:ah ok, i will try this evening at home.
the on-on-on switches are not hard to find, but very expencive ~25 euro each

I guess thats why i never found them, i always limit my searches to a few dollars for switches. Dont need high rated ones when they only have a few mA going through them

strut wrote:I know the OFF - OFF -OFF switches are easy to find just get married.............. What a Face

HAHAH

Sundog.

you might want to see this post. http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2091247#post2091247 and the post directly before it. I havent tested it yet though.

This seems to be doing the same thing but in the controller LUA instead when using a LeoBod board and cant change the output code from the controller itself like I did with a Teensy

EDIT:

Ive just done a test with an On-Off situation that was giving me problems on a button box and it seems to work. no reason it shouldnt work with an On-Off-On.
Im going to write up the lua code and test it now for you. If it works Ill post it.

IT WORKS

okay here you go sundog

Code:


-- Landing Light Extend/Retract ON-OFF-ON code (by Damien St Pierre (Frenchy), based on Highways work)
{down = device_commands.Button_7, up = device_commands.Button_7, cockpit_device_id  = devices.NAVLIGHT_SYSTEM, value_down = 1.0, value_up = 0.0, name = _('Landing light Extend / Stop'), category = _('MODDED')},
{down = device_commands.Button_7, up = device_commands.Button_7, cockpit_device_id  = devices.NAVLIGHT_SYSTEM, value_down = -1.0, value_up = 0.0, name = _('Landing light Retract / Stop'), category = _('MODDED')},


this needs to go in Mods\aircraft\Uh-1H\Input\UH-1H\joystick\default.lua right near the end at about line 661 just before the close bracket.
If you are using the 229th huey mod then its at about the same spot anywhere with Highways code mods.

Once this is done go into your control setup and you will see a new tab as part of huey sim called MODDED (sorry if you already know this from the 229th mod, just wanted to be clear)
set you up toggle to 'Landing light Extend / Stop' and your down toggle to 'Landing light Retract / Stop'

a bingo, should work a treat.

If you dont use JSGME to apply mods i highly recommend you do. seems updates every so often completely reset key assignments/code. this is a great way to back it up and also not completely break DCS when you are trying stuff.

Damo

ps A shout out needs to go to highway since it was his code that made me search for the right info to see how to do it properly.

thanx frenchy for the work.... i will test it this evening...

Okay guys, here is a some pics of the my finished collective. Its rough but it does the job great

Im going to start a new thread on how to make one yourself with easy to source parts; including a place to buy the 3d printed head.

Your a gem Frenchy , good work and congratulations that your project succeeded. Well done.

Lookin' good there Frenchy.

That's very impressive Frenchy...what were your costs.

That's awesome!

Thanks guys, really glad you like the look of it.
All up under $300 AUD (so like $50US  haha), as you will see in my how to thread, springing for the nice items like the anodised button plates and 3D printed head pretty much doubled the cost. IF a few were done in bulk (5 minimum) could get it down near $200 AUD maybe. Im still making up a spreadsheet with everything in it

The how to thread is over here
https://1stcavdiv.forumotion.net/t1579-how-to-build-your-own-huey-collective 

Frenchy

hmmm, i tried it today. bad misstake, i cant use my bu-board and the saitek rudderpedals for the huey anymore. some ideas?

i reinstalled the huey module and now it works again...

Hey Sundog. Im not sure what went wrong, glad you managed to fix it. Do you use the 229th huey mod that adds the modded controls section? if so does it work for you??

That's fantastic. I've got a Teensy 3.1, some arduinos, and various switches and stuff in anticipation of making one, but this is stellar and will be hard to top
I signed up to check out the how-to thread, but sadly registering still didn't give access to it

Hey Cannibal

The thread is here https://1stcavdiv.forumotion.net/t1579-how-to-build-your-own-huey-collective but I'm keeping my website most up to date which is here http://damienstpierre.com/blog/?page_id=337

Frenchy

Thanks Frenchy, this has been on my to do list for years now.
I would like to get this built in the next month or so.
Right now I will sit on my hands to see if we can scrape up interest from 5 guys.

You can definitely expect a donation mate.

I found a pair of the pillow blocks on http://www.ebay.com/itm/371242302076, with free shipping, from China. I already have the Teensy.
Finding an aluminum shop around here might be an issue.
Also might be able to find cheaper laser etching from one of the chinese prototyping companies as well

edit: added the ebay item link.

CannibalHoliday wrote:I found a pair of the pillow blocks on eBay for $8, with free shipping, from China. I already have the Teensy.
Finding an aluminum shop around here might be an issue.
Also might be able to find cheaper laser etching from one of the chinese prototyping companies as well

Let us know if you do, it would be great for this to turn into a community project with some great source locations

That looks great.
I would be up for buying one, but with a shed full of half finished projects I wont attempt to do it myself
I seem to loose focu.... shiny thing gotta go.....

This looks like it would have promise for the community. And Frenchy could make a few bucks off each one

https://www.ponoko.com/

edit: Maybe not for the 3D Printing. I uploaded the STL files to see what they'd cost and it was 120 for the main housing and 40 for the small upper. Still curious about the laser cutting/etching though. I'll see if they can process the PDF file.

What material did you choose for the 3d printed head units?

I checked Shapeways as well and the Strong/Black/Flexible was only $80, but I imagine too flexible.
And the black acrylic was $250. Ouch!

Hey Frenchy,
If you tweak the colors for their specs in the PDF it will give an estimate on the site for the faces:

PDF specs: http://support.ponoko.com/entries/21696059

I got mine done through 3d hubs. https://www.3dhubs.com/melbourne/hubs/3dprintingguycom Its a really great platform to use other "makers" printers nearby at just above cost price

cost me $50 total for both parts using the above gentleman, i selected the makerbot replicator 2, medium settings in PLA and it came out great. The final cost was about double the 3dhubs price estimate due to the nature of the parts (lots of support material used in the process that eventually just gets scrapped).

The only thing is wish I had specified is that the walls were solid or honeycomb internally (some bits had hollow walls that made it a little weak)

Ooooh! It was done on a makerbot? We have a Makerspace opening here on the 16th Maybe I can just buy a spool and print them up.

CannibalHoliday wrote:What material did you choose for the 3d printed head units?

I checked Shapeways as well and the Strong/Black/Flexible was only $80, but I imagine too flexible.
And the black acrylic was $250. Ouch!

Hey, i designed it with the idea of using the shapeways strong and flexible initially. have a look here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hNa2_vvYzg at something with approx 2mm walls. Plenty strong and not flexible; its flexible when in thin strands. The 3d model has 2mm walls, you can get it in white strong & flexible and just paint it