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Compufly Port to Java with enhancements

Posted by Ryan C Smith on October 10, 2011 at 11:50pm

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This is a port of Flytrons USB2PPM Project Compufly with enhancements 

You can use multiple usb sources and map any axis and button to any channel of your choice. 

You can also map multiple buttons to the same channel and adjust the ppm value to them for a 3 way switch with 3 buttons type set up

Current feature list

Servo/PPM output

  1. Ability to output no less then 10 ppm Channels
  2. Channels need to be able to be inverted
  3. Channels need to be able to have Trims rate settings
  4. Channels need to be able to have Exponential rate settings
  5. Channels need to have multiple input to output mappings
  6. Channel Resolution 2048 (11Bit)

Joystick/Gamepad Control

  1. Accept 3 or more USB device inputs
  2. USB button detection on joystick interface
  3. Support for POV HAT Buttons
  4. Support for HAT Switches
  5. Tabs or Pages for all detected USB interfaces
  6. Mapped Values for all axis for specific device per Tab/Page

Output Device Configuration

  1. Selection of number of channels
  2. Mode selection Positive/Negative PPM

GUI

  1. Resizable for use on note/netbooks
  2. Ability to save/load settings
  3. Show values for ppm output and joystick/mini joy axis with Progress Bar type scroll

 

Everything is kind of setup for my CH Products set up with joystick throttle and rudder at the moment.

Check out the google code page and try it out for yourself. Make sure to read the wiki pages fore more info. 

Google Code: Joystick to PPM
I am looking for Java programmers and testers to help work out bugs. If you think you fit the build email me and I'll add you to the list. 

Screen Shots

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aircool00 at g mail dot com

Cheers,

Ryan

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Comments

  • Melih Karakelle October 11, 2011 at 5:43am

    @Ryan, 

    Looking awesome!! 

    I just tested. It's working flawlessly with Windows7 32 bit :)

     

    @Gord,

    The compufly including usb to serial converter chip (CP2102) and OS finding it as a serial port. You dont need DirectX for using it, some simple serial commands enough. You got 2 option for controlling your plane. You can plug it on your transmitter's trainer port or connect directly to transmitter module's ppm input without using an RC transmitter body(direct ground station application).

     

  • Gord Likar October 11, 2011 at 12:44am

    Hi Ryan, great project!  I see linux serial and parallel drivers in the lib folder.   Have you tested it in linux?

    After looking at   USB2PPM on the website, I still a little confuddled about how the output side works, and there's talk about directx.   Would  you explain how the output side works, and how it hooks to a transmitter module? 

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