Avionics Bending: L-1011 Autopilot - Pitch Mode and Heading Panel - Part 2

Over the holidays I have been working on the digital input/output integration of the L-1011 panels using the Interbus components that I chose a few months ago. The project is not going quite as fast as I had hope it to progress due to chronic funding problems. However, every week I am making are small steps towards breathing live back into this great machine. After all, it is the largest project I have ever undertaken.

Here is a test setup for the Ethernet to Interbus I/O testing. The test setup consists of a single 32 port Digital Input and one 32 port Digital Output element. The Interbus terminal, DI-32 and DO-32 modules are made by Phoenix Contact.

Phoenix Contact Interbus Test Setup

Slowly the autopilot is becoming clearer to me and how to interface it with X-Plane. Below is a short video that demonstrates the initial digital integration between the Heading/Pitch Panel mode selectors and X-Plane.