Interfacing FMS with a JR Radio
05-17-2004, 07:17 PM
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Interfacing FMS with a JR Radio
hi guys,
i want to get more flight experience in my off time. flying with the keyboard is not the same for me, so I want a way to connect my radio to the computer and use it to fly the virtual models.
does anyone know who makes such interfaces?
thanks in advance!
i want to get more flight experience in my off time. flying with the keyboard is not the same for me, so I want a way to connect my radio to the computer and use it to fly the virtual models.
does anyone know who makes such interfaces?
thanks in advance!
05-17-2004, 11:15 PM
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RE: Interfacing FMS with a JR Radio
scubyfan,
Please don't make a typical beginner's mistake--buying an FMS-only interface!
FMS, like some other freeware and commercial sims, supports different interfaces:
1) the cheapest one-transistor serial- and parallel-port cables (cost $5 to build, work w/o problems in Windows 9x only) - FMS only!
2) so-called "PIC interface" - connects to a serial port and uses a proprietary data exchange protocol, which was originally implemented in FMS and later adopted by a couple of other sims
3) Universal joystick interface - connects transmitter to a game port or USB connector and presents the TX as a virtual Windows joystick; can be used with any software accepting joystick input (from non-Interlink versions of RealFlight, including RealFlight G2, to MS Flight Simulators and Combat Flight Simulators, BF 1943, X-Planes, IL-2, etc.). USB incarnation of such joystick interface even works on Mac.
In the long run, only universal interfaces, a game port or a USB one, make a wise investment. I've got my USB interface from www.milehighwings.com and never had any problems with it: flying RF G2, AeroFLY Pro, and a bunch of other sims.
I hope you find this info helpful.
Please don't make a typical beginner's mistake--buying an FMS-only interface!
FMS, like some other freeware and commercial sims, supports different interfaces:
1) the cheapest one-transistor serial- and parallel-port cables (cost $5 to build, work w/o problems in Windows 9x only) - FMS only!
2) so-called "PIC interface" - connects to a serial port and uses a proprietary data exchange protocol, which was originally implemented in FMS and later adopted by a couple of other sims
3) Universal joystick interface - connects transmitter to a game port or USB connector and presents the TX as a virtual Windows joystick; can be used with any software accepting joystick input (from non-Interlink versions of RealFlight, including RealFlight G2, to MS Flight Simulators and Combat Flight Simulators, BF 1943, X-Planes, IL-2, etc.). USB incarnation of such joystick interface even works on Mac.
In the long run, only universal interfaces, a game port or a USB one, make a wise investment. I've got my USB interface from www.milehighwings.com and never had any problems with it: flying RF G2, AeroFLY Pro, and a bunch of other sims.
I hope you find this info helpful.
05-28-2004, 12:45 PM
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RE: Interfacing FMS with a JR Radio
I bought the Cable from Milehighwings for JR to connect to FMS via the serial port. By the time it arrived I got a sweet deal on Real Flight G2 on ebay, so I bought it, If your interested in the cable I will sell it? It's just collecting dust in my desk...
send me a PM if interested.
send me a PM if interested.
