Garmin G5 P3D and no bezel power up

[navymustang]

I have the RealSim Gear G5 hardware bezel with the Sim innovataions G5 single HSI instrument running on it with P3D v5.

I am running without the software instrument bezel of course. Since the hardware bezel is for X-Plane only, I need a way to tell the G5 instrument that the power button has been pressed, or to have it powered up at all times.

The crazy part is - there are times when the instrument runs, but I can't replicate it.

Any suggestions as to how to tell the G5 instrument (without bezel) to run without using hardware input?

[Ralph]

You'll need to make their bezel work with our software:
http://siminnovations.com/wiki/index.ph ... ealSimGear

[navymustang]

Ralph - thanks for the reply, somehow I missed that last paragraph.

However, when attempting to flash the G5 bezel I continuously get the not synch error and the flash fails after 10 attempts. Another post on the forum hints that perhaps the Uno used in the G5 is a clone and doesn't respond correctly to AM's flash routines.

I made sure it was the only Arduino online, checked baud rate, tried A through D channels, everything I could think of.

I wonder if anyone else has had success in flashing the RealSim Gear G5?



Right now I am cheating and have the bezel off screen where I can press the power button for 5 seconds to start it up, with the actual display centered in the G5 bezel image space. Works great but not a clean installation.

[kjbaas]

The Nanos I use for my Knobsters are clones. I have been able to successfully flash them from AM by selecting the Use old bootloader (for old Arduino Nano) option on the Board Settings page.

-ken

[navymustang]

Ken - thanks for the advice, but when I go to the Flash Device page in AM (v3.7.10) that option is not available. Just the COM port and the Channel.

Are you using the Beta 4 version? I have tried running that but it crashes constantly in my sim.

Jim

[Ralph]

I couldn't flash mine as well, I had to install the RealSimGear software first, after that it started to work. There's no Arduino inside, but they use the same chip, 32U4 I think it is.

[kjbaas]

Jim,

I'm also running AM 3.7.10. To get to the screen I included I go to the Device tab, select the Flash button on the right (middle of screen), then select Arduino Nano and Next. I have the AM 4.0 Beta on a different computer and I see basically the same thing.

Is the board being recognized by Windows correctly? For the computer with the AM Beta it was appearing under "Other Devices" and I had to search for and install the driver from ch341ser.zip for it to appear correctly under Ports (COM & LPT).

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-ken

[navymustang]

OMG - I have to thank you. Prior to your last post I went to the RealSImGear site and downloaded their installer and ran it as per your suggestion. Then miraculously, the G5 showed up on COM5.

I then flashed it from within AM, and after just a little more playing around, it now is fully operational

Now that stupid part, using screws to go into the plastic case to hold it in the panel.

I complained to RealSim folks that after installing and removing a few times, the plastic holes would be destroyed. They couldn't understand why I would ever do that. I guess that they forget that we builders add things, paint things, etc.



SO thank you again - I now have a fully operational G5 in my helicopter sim.

What kind of sim do you have at home?
Jim

[Ralph]

I had the same issue. I asked the guys from RSG and got the solution, it's pretty daunting at first
We got one unit for exhibitions, if those ever will return But it might go into an R44 simulator eventually.

[navymustang]

BY the way - was just near you last year on vacation and visiting my good friends at Prosim. I'll be with my other Dutch friends next weekend. They have a home on the west side of the country. But they also have a home here in West Palm Beach, Florida.

I'll be back in the Netherlands early next year on vacation.