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simchair4:guide_master_controller [2019/11/02 21:19] rfvizarra Added the ethernet sockets and their dimensions to the component list |
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====== MKIV MASTER CONTROLLER ====== | ====== MKIV MASTER CONTROLLER ====== | ||
===== Summary ===== | ===== Summary ===== | ||
- | The MKIV master controller is designed to be stackable - unlike the MKIII version, we can use any number of them, and assign any device to any controller. Standard helicopter setup fits a single board - even with the VRMaxII pedestal. If you feel that you want faster response from the controls, just add another box and move some of your devices there. Please remember, that for the force trim and sensitivity switch to work, bothe the cyclic and the pedals need to belong to the same master. | + | The MKIV master controller is designed to be stackable - unlike the MKIII version, we can use any number of them and assign any device to any controller. Standard helicopter setup fits a single board - even with the VRMaxII pedestal. If you feel that you want a faster response from the controls, just add another box and move some of your devices there. Please remember, that for the force trim and sensitivity switch to work, both the cyclic and the pedals need to belong to the same master. |
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- | 2. Put the RST button into its socket in the controller box, fix with hot glue. | + | 2. Put the RST button into its socket in the controller box, fix it with hot glue. |
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* Cover ties with thermal shrink tube. Pin 1 is where the white-orange wire of an Ethernet cable will go. | * Cover ties with thermal shrink tube. Pin 1 is where the white-orange wire of an Ethernet cable will go. | ||
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Congratulations, | Congratulations, | ||
- | You will now need to make a small accessory to flash it. | + | You will now need to make a small accessory to flash peripherals. |
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- | WHITE-ORANGE -> FTDI232 VCC | + | |
- | ORANGE -> FTDI232 GND | + | ORANGE -> FTDI232 GND |
- | WHITE-GREEN -> NC | + | WHITE-GREEN -> NC |
- | BLUE -> NC | + | BLUE -> NC |
- | WHITE-BLUE -> FTDI232 TX | + | WHITE-BLUE -> FTDI232 TX |
- | GREEN -> FTDI232 RX | + | GREEN -> FTDI232 RX |
- | WHITE-BROWN -> FTDI232 DTR | + | WHITE-BROWN -> FTDI232 DTR |
- | BROWN -> NC | + | BROWN -> NC |
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