As I mentioned in my last post, we don’t only have a new PC,
but also something else.
That something is an awesome piece of technology 😉 A desktop-sized CNC machine!
We purchased the new MYDIYCNC kit. It has an unbeatable price, and as a plus it comes with a little box with which you can control the machine over USB.
The following video shows just how the CNC works. In that case it draws our logo onto a sheet of paper.
For more information on the CNC visit mydiycnc.com
This weekend I tried to get an encoder to work properly. Luckily after a few attempts and some blind guessing I succeeded.
I’m using an additional card connected to the SIOC Mastercard that reads the encoder’s inputs.
I programmed this particular encoder to set the Heading value. You can see the encoder in action in the video below. The heading bug is following the inputs nicely.
I’m just holding the encoder weirdly because I’m filming with my other hand…obviously 😉
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Here is a little preview of the sim will look when finished.
It’s been drawn in Trimble SketchUp with help of the original Citation Mustang measurements. It’s a simplified design to reduce costs and building complexity. We will for example use a single 20″ monitor for only two Garmin G1000 screens (in the Mustang there’s one Pilot PFD, a big 15″ MFD and a second PFD for the F.O.)
But we want to recreate every switch and button to give us the full “Mustang-experience”.
Here are the pics:
Cessna Citation Mustang Sim 