Need a little big help

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Re: Need a little big help

#11 Post by JackZ »

Thanks Abraham!
Let us know of your progresses!

As for the Davtron, don't know if it's complete, but if needed you can reuse the code for chronograph part I implemented on the same gauge which is already in the store. Look for DAVTRON

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#12 Post by vangyver »

I am trying to make the DME KN62A TSO without much success. I would very much appreciate it if you could share this instrument or lua code with me.
Thank you in advance,
Van

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#13 Post by JackZ »

@vangyver : 5 years later, don’t even know if the OP is still around.
Last post of @Abaragones who said he was working on the KN62 instrument dates back to December 2017!

The DME receiver itself seems not overly complicated, so could you elaborate further on the difficulties you’re encountering?
What sim platform/what add-on?
The only hurdle I see might be with the independent DME frequency setting, not sure one can have DME data from the sim if it’s independent from a collocated Nav1/2 frequency. In that case, only the remote function (RMT) would be available, which is 90% of this receiver usage anyways.

The forum is here to help.

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#14 Post by vangyver »

The independent DME frequency is the problem. Unfortunately A2A aircraft requires custom lvars. The KN62 is the last instrument I need to make and my panel will be complete, I managed to find all the custom lvars for all my other instruments.
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#15 Post by Ralph »

In X-Plane there is a separate DME frequency, in FSX and Prepar3D there isn't. For a project a long time ago, we made a fake DME hold function with this separate X-Plane DME.
But if the Lvars are available then it's probably possible.

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#16 Post by vangyver »

Thanks Ralph. I will most likely use an existing DME with a few modifications.
Van

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#17 Post by JackZ »

A « workaround » for this I’m thinking of:
Use NAV2 frequency for DME when not in remote.
It’s unlikely that you’ll need two separate Navaids AND an extra independent DME station at the same time when shooting an approach. Most of the time the DME will be collocated.
So
- REMOTE (RMT): use NAV1 since it’s supposed to use NAV1 frequency as IRL
- other modes(GS/Time and FREQ): use NAV2. NAV2 will be changed as well, but it is less of a problem, and NAV1 will be unaffected.

The event to be used could be “ DME1_TOGGLE” and “DME2_TOGGLE“

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#18 Post by Keith Baxter »

Hi,


Can we not use AM nav features for this?

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#19 Post by JackZ »

Keith Baxter wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:12 pm Hi,


Can we not use AM nav features for this?

Keith
Could be investigated, but once the 3rd Navaid retrieved from the database, all the DME calculations would have to be done and coded in the instrument, namely the slant range, ground speed and time.

Not sure it’s worth it, as this unit would be used 90% of the time in remote mode, ie tied to the Nav1 unit. As said, I don’t see much of a practical use of having a separate DME frequency used apart from NAV1 and NAV2
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#20 Post by Keith Baxter »

JackZ wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:28 pm
Keith Baxter wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 5:12 pm Hi,


Can we not use AM nav features for this?

Keith
Could be investigated, but once the 3rd Navaid retrieved from the database, all the DME calculations would have to be done and coded, namely the slant range, ground speed and time.

Not sure it’s worth it, as this unit would be used 90% of the time in remote mode, ie tied to the Nav1 unit
Jacques,

I have code already for distance and direction between two sets of coordinates. Just the slant angle between the different altitudes.

I did post the code in the community library somewhere few years ago. Will look it up and revert.


Keith

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