Well, this update has been more than a few days in coming, as I have been in network hell. I have made good progress, and I am working on programming currently. This was the first time I used a Polyprinter at my local library. The Tinkercad and...
Since you all know by now I have moved into AT&T Land. It was not nice their router was 192.168.1.1 which normally is my base network. I placed a Netgear N600 Gigabit router between my computer and the AT&T router (modem). ...
Well, here we are back at the ATC panel. The ATC panel function is to identify your aircraft to the tower via secondary radar. After a quick call to Gables Engineering in Florida. I explained what I needed and why they graciously sent me a print with...
Ok, you all know if you are keeping up, I scored a pair of B-737 rudder pedals on eBay for about 200 bucks. So the first thing I have to do is take the pedals apart and clean them. The parts diagrams and part numbers come from the Boeing...
Well, another day moving or should I say un-moving? I finally found most of my missing test equipment.
The list includes both of my Labda 'bricks' LXS-A-5-0V and my LM B15, an Acopian V48PT5AF rack-mounted 48 dc supply, Electronics Measure...
Well, I really can not contain myself. As you all know I moved back on Labor Day. And I am still moving! Well, today I found treasure!! I found my Gardner Denver WireWrap Gun (model 27100AB2) this gun has back-force so it is easier to wra...
Ok, every plane needs a set of rudder peddles! There are a lot of choices, and then everything in between. The pedals show below, Figures 1 to 5, are commercial products priced from $50 to more than $500 dollars! Figure 1 is my old Thrustmaster but i...
Well, I figured it out! Since I am using an Arduino Mega with 4 serial ports so what's the problem? All Slaves and Controllers use RJ-45 connectors and ethernet cable.There is very little magic here as Arduino has built-in drivers for the serial ...
The last time I blogged about this unit was back in October 2016. So I uncovered it in the "un-move" along with a cable which I had thought was just a spare but nope it belonged to this beast. Basically, it's a Resolver that drives the 'bug' or poin...
Ok so I have messing about with Edin Lite, which is only Half-Duplex and has a fairly small package size. So since I have an abundance of RS485 Modules I decided to try Full-Duplex. This is fairly straight forward, and I doubled my bandwidth. W...
In the dim past, computers were so large that they could take up a large amount of space and have their own cooling. Then in the '70s, there was the minicomputer. This is an Interdata 70, in their later models they changed the color of the ...
Repeater/Fuel Load Selector Indicator
Manufacture
Part Number
Innovative Solutions & Support
90-00659-1
Parker
219-100-001
NOTE* This device was heavily modified. It uses two HDSP-2131TXV displays
Well, the last attempt of making a circuit board was an utter disaster.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Attempt number 2. I went over to my local library which has a small maker space where they walked me through Tinkercad. My goal was to use their 3D pr...
Well, really need to finish something around here so I will take up where we left off with the fuel load indicator, in parts 1, 2 and 3. And I can't go on without a PC board so I decided to make one this evening. First I need a piece of Vector Bo...
Is this really 2019? Did I step into the "Time Tunnel"? Did I just have a bad dream? The answers are YES, NO, NO. This is a shot I took today coming home from my shoulder rehab. No stupid toys, Batteries, Car Batteries, etc. Component...
Ok, it has been a slog getting my office/lab back up and running. I seem to be missing all sorts of stuff. WireWrap Gun, Thermal Strippers, Handel for my Metcal even though I have the two base units and the tips. It seems that some of my shelving has...
ARM 7 CoreAMD AM2901 Bit Slice ALUThis started with the wonderings of my rabid mind. In a comment to Project 14 You DecideThese are the two processors first I would have to add a register file. And since I like UltraSparc well it had 144 general-purp...
Ever try and remove a label from plastic? Yep, WD-40, Goo Gone, and others including yep peanut butter well just don't really work, or damage the plastic that the label is attached to. Most of you have used the old stand by a hair drier as well. But ...
Well, this has been a pain in the tush today. My friend Ed and I brought up the desk pedestals and then set the desk up. this went uneventfully.But that was far from the case in getting the damn workbench pedestals, which were made by Diebold. ...
Before I moved my very old task lamp with magnifier broke. It broke at the base where everything swivels from, as this lamp is very old I could not find any parts online. So I disassembled most of it and put it in my hope chest.The other day w...
Well, I finely sort of moved into my new digs. And I have nice blank space to install my lab, and office desk in one room with out all the junk, as I now have a garage where I will keep my shop for construction. Having the shop will keep all the dril...
Here is what the current interface is; I have installed the prototype cards into an ATR.poly slave. It has 2 RJ45 for the RS-485 which is almost wired pin for pin. I use T-586B for my RJ45 (yellow RS-485) links downstream and upstream, as well as 2 D...
Well, it's about time to play catch-up with everybody. So here is my "State of the NexGen", and to tell you what's going on in my rabid brain. The big news which I sort of leaked a few days ago with my Roadmaps!
We have almost nailed down the p...
