Last weekend I ordered Karl’s breakout board (BOB) from 737diysim.com. I was looking at a good way to expand the number of inputs and outputs of the Arduinos I use and this seemed like a good solution. I also want to support Karl’s work, so it was an easy decision really.
read more...For my MCP panel I ordered a Korry switch replica from 737diysim.com, as I was curious about the quality. I can tell you that it looks the part and has a quality feel to it! It uses a common ground for both LEDs and the integrated pushbuttons though and this is a non-starter with Opencockpits I/O cards unfortunately. I also ordered an Opencockpits Korry replica, which also looks nice and obviously works with the Opencockpits I/O cards without any issues, as each LED and the pushbutton have there own ground pins.
read more...A week ago I ordered 4 7-segment displays and a MAX7219 board from Loungepilot after I chatted with Kev from Loungepilot a bit about the format of the PCBs and the cabling. Today I could pick up my parcel and I was excited to check it all out. Let me start by saying that I’m really happy with the service provided by Kev, even before I ordered! Let’s check out what is in the box 🙂
read more...A few days ago, I ordered some more items from Opencockpits for my 747 MCP build. The package dropped on my doorstep today and I was eager to check out what I received. I’m very interested in the quality of the 747 MCP panels. Should be good though, as I bought a fine 737 NAV radio panel from them years ago.
read more...Last week I ordered a few I/O cards from Opencockpits. Two days ago, on march 26, the shipment arrived. In this post I’ll describe the basic I/O cards from Opencockpits and how they work together, as I discover that myself 🙂
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