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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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Cheers,

Ryan

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  • Ryan C Smith October 11, 2011 at 4:44pm

    @ Kirill

    Found this in my travels it may help you.

    PPM/PCM R/C transmitter USB interface

     

  • Kirill October 11, 2011 at 12:31pm

    Yes, thanks for the links again, this is exactly what I need. But I am interested in how to do the same by myself.

  • Ryan C Smith October 11, 2011 at 12:25pm

    Well in that case you will want one of these

    Deal Extreme

    USB G3/G5/G5.5/FMS/AeroFly Flight Simulator Dongle

    12-in-1 USB 2.0 Almighty Flight Simulator Dongle

    HobbyKing

    USB Simulator Cable XTR/AeroFly/FMS

     

    Or my be cheaper on Ebay

    Cheers

    Ryan

     

  • Kirill October 11, 2011 at 12:20pm

    Yes, it's similar, but I would like to use a transmitter instead of PC joystick. Anyway, thanks for the link!

  • Ryan C Smith October 11, 2011 at 12:09pm

    @ Krill

    I made a post on RC groups a little while back on how to do this here

    Hope that helps

    Cheers

    Ryan

  • Kirill October 11, 2011 at 12:08pm

    Yes, like those ones. But I'd like to make one by myself. I already know how to decode signal (I've chosen Arduino for this, AtMega328) and send it to serial. But I'm wondering, what's next...

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    Sgt Ric October 11, 2011 at 12:03pm

    Do you mean like the adapters available for most flight simulators?

     

  • Kirill October 11, 2011 at 11:57am

    A little out of topic, but maybe someone could give me an advice. I'd like to make an inverse task - to make PPM2USB converter to send PPM signal from my transmitter into USB port of PC and emulate a joystick.

  • Gord Likar October 11, 2011 at 11:41am

    That's okay Ryan, I assumed  the need for a Compufly. 

    Thanks fellows.  I'll have to do some searching on PPM, don't understand how a uart can output ppm.

     

  • Ryan C Smith October 11, 2011 at 10:57am

    @Gord 

    I had my blinders on when setting everything up and failed to mention that you need to have a Compufly USB2PPM device from Flytron.com Melih created this device and the original opensource software. My new project is a port to Java from Delphi 7. There have been some new features added and hopefully after some feed back we can flush out some bugs and make a list of more features to be added. I am excited I got the seal of approval from Melih and hope to hear back from those who have downloaded the source and program.

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