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===== What I'm doing: ===== | ===== What I'm doing: ===== | ||
I am a flight simulation hobbyist currently working on building instruments, gauges, radios and controls for a C172. | I am a flight simulation hobbyist currently working on building instruments, gauges, radios and controls for a C172. | ||
I'll be working on the interface between Flightgear and low level hardware in a panel or cockpit. It is my understanding that others, including core Flightgear developers are also working on this and my efforts will follow, derive from, depend on and I hope contribute in some small way to their work. | |||
Recently I began the effort to fully understand the skills needed to contribute to the Flightgear project's codebase. I know c++ from a course in the early 90's. I'm looking at Kdevelop and QTquick as development tools. | |||
===== Flighgear Codebase ===== | |||
My area of interest is in Flightgear's code includes: | My area of interest is in Flightgear's code includes: | ||
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* command line parameters | * command line parameters | ||
I' | I'm beginning to look through various parts of the Flightgear code-base to understand how the parts fit together and how supporting libraries are used in the project. I'd like to learn how aircraft data and graphics are integrated into the working program, and how, why and where Nasal scripting is used. | ||
===== Progress on Cockpit Building ===== | |||
As of Feb 1, 2018: | |||
* I've done only a few prototype circuits | |||
* have been working to develop skills I'll need to produce a realistic cockpit. | |||
* Developing skills in Fusion 360 to support 3d Printing and 3d machine tools. | |||
* Working on tests for a cluster based on Raspberry Pi Zeros | |||
* Beginning to use a 3d Router | |||
* Milling into thin prisms and hand polishing disks of plexiglass for illuminating dials in Sim Instruments | |||
I'm also working on | As part of my Cockpit Building efforts, I'm also working on | ||
* [[User:Callahanp/Two Way Communication between a Raspberry Pi and Arduinos]] | * [[User:Callahanp/Two Way Communication between a Raspberry Pi and Arduinos]] | ||
* [https://github.com/callahanp/raspberrypi-zero-usb-ssh-internet/wiki Connecting to a Raspberry Pi Zero via USB Ethernet Including the use of SSH and connection of the zero to the internet ] | * [https://github.com/callahanp/raspberrypi-zero-usb-ssh-internet/wiki Connecting to a Raspberry Pi Zero via USB Ethernet Including the use of SSH and connection of the zero to the internet ] | ||