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USBtoPPM generator for PC based control applications

Posted by Melih Karakelle on January 4, 2010 at 4:30am
Hi Everyone,This is last project of this year :DI designed USB to PPM generator, this device generating PPM signals like TrainerBox for your Transmitter.This mean, you can fly with your PC joystick or your own software based autopilot(if you can develope your software)This is my test joystickimg_0236.jpgThis is USB PPM generator device's insideimg_0237.jpgThis is genrated 9 channel positive PPM signal(it can generate negative also)img_0238.jpgAnd this is finished product's outside. It is similar size with USB stick and including 1.5 meter cable for your transmitter. I will sell it with compatible plugs for Futaba,Hitec, Jr, Multiplex, Sanwa, Airtronics, ESky.img_0239.jpgFeatures;
  • DirectX Based Joystick interface
  • 9 channel PPM generator with compatible all RC Transmitters
  • Cunfigurable PC based driver software for all joysticks or keyboard features.
  • Point of View stick suport for looking around without headtracker(like simulation games)
  • External plugin support for PC based autopilot applications
  • Compatible with all Windows versions
I'm working on software alreadyThanks for readingMelih
Tags: control, ppm, uav, usb
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  • Born 2 fly November 30, 2016 at 8:38am

    Hello Melih Karakell

    I am looking for a compufly that can do 25 channels, is there any way to either combine 3 compufly's together on one computer or to build one? I am working on a conservation project and the parks need 25 channels on the air frame.

    Please let me know

    Brad

  • Dida November 1, 2013 at 6:15pm

    Hi..Thomas

    I did contact and ask question via email to endurance 3 day ago, but until now i didn't receive email from endurance. Did endurance sell PCTx in another store? I need that device. I plan to fly my FPV from my car. Could you help me please? I live in Indonesia

  • Admin
    Thomas J Coyle III November 1, 2013 at 4:41am

    @Dida,

    Here is where you can buy the PCTx: http://www.endurance-rc.com/pctx.php

    Regards,

    TCIII ArduRover2 Developer

    Endurance R/C - PCTx - PC to Transmitter Interface
  • Dida November 1, 2013 at 3:33am

    could you help me where I can buy (the Store) PCTx ?

  • ionut November 18, 2011 at 1:35pm

    This is too expensive.

  • Genesis Factor February 2, 2011 at 10:29am

    Thanks for the quick reply :).

     

    i totally understand the differences and ran it as such initally :).  i no longer think it is my method of registering it.  When i check the properties of the file, it states that the file was blocked as it was from another computer.  I then clicked "Unblock" and then tried again.  However, the checkboxes in the "Allowed" column is greyed out.  I then attempted to go deeper into the security permissions and tried to rewrite for my user, and it still came back created out, although all the allows were checked.  i could only "black check" the deny checkbox.  I will keep checking google, but its funny how many sites just tell you "this si how" versus "why it went wrong".  Do you happen to know how to make it open up access control?

     

    I was using firefox 3.6.  it kept timing out. no idea why though as the snow storm only hit us today

     

    I have a few other questions to ask though.  I have a saitek x45 joystick with 4 hats (3 pov, one mouse nub) and a mode switch and general slider switch. I have never used delphi before, so bear with me for a second. I downloaded lazaurs and Delphi XE to look at the sourcecode.  For the moment, i am using Lazarus, but since i can't really see the form, i will try the Delphi.  ui would like to edit the form and the source code to accept more than one (actually 4) joystick POV HATs as well as send out a predetermined "servo position" for each directional. 

    starting from lines 427 from the Unti1 file, can i do this (after adding a PointOfView2 area on the form)?

    if (DxJoystick1.PointOfView1<>-1) then
      begin
      if (DxJoystick1.PointOfView1>0) AND (DxJoystick1.PointOfView1<18000) AND (posHTX < 1024) then  posHTX := posHTX + 50;
      if (DxJoystick1.PointOfView1>18000) AND (DxJoystick1.PointOfView1<36000) AND (posHTX > 0) then  posHTX := posHTX - 50;
      if ((DxJoystick1.PointOfView1&g

  • George February 1, 2011 at 5:14pm

    Great, thank you Melih.

    Latest software works.

    George.

  • Melih Karakelle February 1, 2011 at 1:08am

    Hi Guys,

     

    About Your Questions:

     

    @George, please download the latest software from flytron.com. Latest version saying the reason of error message. No more water fall. It's only reason is wrong com port selection and you can configure it from software. 

     

    @Genesis Factor:

    Our contact page working under IE, Firefox, Iphone (Safari?) and Chrome, I just tested them. can you give the name of your browser and version number please?

    dx8vb.dll  is a system dll and you should be an administrator when your register it.

    Administrator login is different then being an admin of software under windows. run the command prompt screen with administrator privileges (right mouse click and select "run as administrator"  now you are the administrator of CMD software under W7. and then type "regsvr32 dx8vb.dll" and press enter you will see the screen like "dll registered successfully" if you cant , search the "dx8vb.dll problem" of W7 on the google, millions talking about this. 

  • Genesis Factor January 31, 2011 at 4:34pm

    the "contact us" page in flytronics isn't working.  I am trying out your software before i receive the cable, which i ordered.  I also have a few questions in altering the source code

    Every time i run the program, i get the dx8vb.dll message, even though i have it copied to the system32 folder.  I had attempted to run the regsvr32 and the batch file you built, but it states it failed to load each time.  i am running windows 7 ultimate, 64 bit.  please help :)

  • George January 31, 2011 at 4:28pm

    ^^ Edit to above

    I'm running W7 however; exact same error occurs on a machine runninp XPsp3, running side by side doing everything the same. Without Compufly plugged in I get 'Com port' waterfall, with it plugged in I get the error message in the above post.

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