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  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm over 6 years ago +3
    I am working on my RSS (Radio Sub System) I am going to use EADIN Lite from NASA to reduce the wire count to my RSS from 1) the Radio Head (Save), currently there should be 5 or 6 of them, to the RSS Bus…
  • tariq.ahmad
    tariq.ahmad over 6 years ago in reply to jomoenginer +1
    Hi jomoenginer , I believe each of the completed projects I looked at had at least two microcontrollers (MCUs). Some of the projects are works in progress but displayed it here anyway so people can get…
  • tariq.ahmad
    tariq.ahmad over 6 years ago in reply to jomoenginer

    Hi jomoenginer ,

     

    I believe each of the completed projects I looked at had at least two microcontrollers (MCUs).  

     

    Some of the projects are works in progress but displayed it here anyway so people can get an idea of the projects people worked on. 

     

    Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.  Will be opening up judging soon so community members can disregard any projects that do not contain two or more MCUs.

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    jomoenginer over 6 years ago

    Oh, I guess I missed the deadline.  However, it would appear some of the projects listed have a single MCU with sensors.  Is a sensor an MCU?

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  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm over 6 years ago

    I am working on my RSS (Radio Sub System) I am going to use EADIN Lite from NASA to reduce the wire count to my RSS from 1) the Radio Head (Save), currently there should be 5 or 6 of them, to the RSS Bus Controller. This is accomplished via a RS485 multi-drop hardware with EADIN Lite software. The Bus Controller then communicates with RSS (a large Java program) via Ethernet. The Controller can also speak to other slaves which control flight instruments. I the final version there will be two controllers 1 for the Radio Heads, and 2 for the flight instruments, that rely on the radio information.image

    Note the Picture on the right the Arduino Mega with the extra pcb with the orange connector thats the RS-485 module, then in the cases are other Arduinos that act as sensors in this demo.

    Below please see the box in blue please it is my prototype Controller,  note the two RJ45 Ethernet Connectors, Nope thats for the RS-485. The Other group is the front-end of the Mega with power, USB and Ethernet Connectors. Only the Ethernet Connector is used in production.image

    On the slaves there is no Ethernet Module, and on the rear there are several RS-232 connectors with serve as interconnections. There is also a standard 5 pin DIN connector for delivering power to the units, as well as 28volts for the dial lights which are controlled via a Relay. Below is a simplified block diagram. In my current Radio there are about 40 wires between the Control Head and the slave now extrapolate that over 6 or 7 radios, and thats a lot of or I/O ports that the RSS would have to supply. As a bonus RS-485 has almost no distance limitations.  Which means that I can have the Bus Controllers in a Rack by the computers, and the Slaves on either side of the cockpit. Think about 2 items; my dual throttle quadrant and side stick (joy-stick) they are on opposite sides  of the cockpit, not including the pedals with with toe brakes.  So thats one Slave on the left side, one Slave on the right side, and a Slave attached to the back of the pedals. Oh yes and one Controller. This could be put on one Mega but,  what a mess. And I have a huge bonus... NO MORE USB HEADACHES!!

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