ansett727rma
New Member
Hi,
I am a beginner to Microcontrollers, but like the look of the PICAXE approach. I would like to develop an interface for a radio stack and autopilot for Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX). I would asuume that I would use a serial or USB i/o to the picaxe to read/write FSX variables via FSUIPC. I would like to use LCD character displays for Radio frequencies and Autopilot Settings.
1. Has anyone developed a similiar system previously
2. How would FSUIPC variables be written to and from the pICAXE
3. I would like to use at least 4 individual LCD displays (4x20 or 2x40 character). Are Serial or Parallel displays better?
4. Can inputs/outputs of PICAXE be "multiplexed" to provide more switch inputs, more outputs for LED indicators, 7 seg LED arrays, etc.
5. Can "Grey" encoders (quadrature) be connected as "up/down" switches for radio frequency change etc.
Any help would be appreciated
THANK YOU
I am a beginner to Microcontrollers, but like the look of the PICAXE approach. I would like to develop an interface for a radio stack and autopilot for Microsoft Flight Simulator (FSX). I would asuume that I would use a serial or USB i/o to the picaxe to read/write FSX variables via FSUIPC. I would like to use LCD character displays for Radio frequencies and Autopilot Settings.
1. Has anyone developed a similiar system previously
2. How would FSUIPC variables be written to and from the pICAXE
3. I would like to use at least 4 individual LCD displays (4x20 or 2x40 character). Are Serial or Parallel displays better?
4. Can inputs/outputs of PICAXE be "multiplexed" to provide more switch inputs, more outputs for LED indicators, 7 seg LED arrays, etc.
5. Can "Grey" encoders (quadrature) be connected as "up/down" switches for radio frequency change etc.
Any help would be appreciated
THANK YOU