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Revision as of 21:56, 23 September 2010
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The main components are: | The main components are: | ||
* A PC with a 2GHz Athlon, 1.5GB RAM, 100GB HD and a nVidia 7950 graphics card. This is the work horse and the main FlightGear computer. | * A PC with a 2GHz Athlon, 1.5GB RAM, 100GB HD and a nVidia 7950 graphics card. This is the work horse and the main FlightGear computer. | ||
* A second PC, a former diskless "thin client". It has a 1GHz Athlon CPU, 512MB RAM and I replaced the builtin 256MB compact flash memory with | * A second PC, a former diskless "thin client". It has a 1GHz Athlon CPU, 512MB RAM and I replaced the builtin 256MB compact flash memory with a 4GB microdrive from my old iPod mini which was unusable due to it's dead battery. The only new item is a nVidia 6xxx graphics card which sits now it the PC's only PCI slot. This PC drives the panel displays. | ||
'''Update''': after the microdrive died, this PC does not have a drive anymore and boots over the network. Even simpler. | |||
* Two 15" TFT 1280x1024 displays (for a few EURO at ebay) were stripped from their chassis and serve as the panel displays. | * Two 15" TFT 1280x1024 displays (for a few EURO at ebay) were stripped from their chassis and serve as the panel displays. | ||
* Two 19" TFT 1280x1024 displays (for a few EURO at ebay) sit on top for the outside view. | * Two 19" TFT 1280x1024 displays (for a few EURO at ebay) sit on top for the outside view. | ||
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=== Radio Panel === | === Radio Panel === | ||
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== The Basic Hardware Interface == | == The Basic Hardware Interface == | ||
=== The Almighty USB HID Controller === | === The Almighty USB HID Controller === | ||