COM Port data reading without dashboard

[3DWolf]

I'm currently at home and can't get to my demo board so I can use dashboard to read data from a serial port for testing some things, is there any program or anything that will give me similar outputs as dashboard straight through the serial port? I have a flight throttle that I want to toy with and see what kind of data I can get off of it.

[tdlrali]

What part of the control system do you have?

[Ctrl Alt Delete]

When we were testing, we just messed around with the controls while logging the data into a CSV file. Then we played back the CSV file like serial output.

[3DWolf]

Originally Posted by tdlrali

What part of the control system do you have?

It's an older device, I think it's supposed to connect through the joystick which I can't find or another cable, because it has a round connector on it as well as the the direct serial connection. I know it's getting power at least because when I plug it in there are 2 buttons that toggle lights on, and a 3 position switch that does the same.

On the device itself it says the following (brackets are just placeholders)
[
Weapons Control System Mark II
FSN AR/C NAV023-12
MEETS MIL. E-5400
REV. CODE C-17.031

Thrustmaster
Made in the USA
]

Then it has a list of approved planes on it.
I'm not really sure where I got this thing from, I've had it for ages, never used it.

[tdlrali]

This guy?

[3DWolf]

Exactly that. It's left handed, however that shouldn't matter

[tdlrali]

This is some wierd joystick... I'm not sure if it works standalone.
Your best guess is this document, I hope it helps:
http://www.flyfoxy.com/ThrustmasterFAQ.html#Topic1.1

[3DWolf]

I don't really need the documentation on the device itself, I just want a way to display what it's giving me, like dashboard. I would just use dashboard but I'm at home and don't personally have an IFI controller =P

[tdlrali]

You said there is a serial connector on there? Try hooking it up to a serial port on your computer, and see if the software on this website is of any use:
http://www.flyfoxy.com/FoxTwo.html

[3DWolf]

Originally Posted by tdlrali

You said there is a serial connector on there? Try hooking it up to a serial port on your computer, and see if the software on this website is of any use:
http://www.flyfoxy.com/FoxTwo.html

The programs on there are configures, and I can't seem to get the data I'm lookin for off of there. I guess I'll just have to wait until Monday and throw it up on the dashboard at school.
I just want to see what I'm getting like px_sw_top, aux1, aux2, etc out of it.

[Dad1279]

The gameport connection is not serial. You can read the values at the connector with an test meter by measuring the resistance.

[3DWolf]

I don't quite think you guys understand what I'm trying to do. I basically want a Dashboard, but without the IFI Robot Controller and OI board in front of me.