The last two days I have been mostly working on the integration of the Gables radio head with x-plane. In particular the two VHF COM channels simulated on x-plane. Over the next few days this will then further control VATSIM and the respective VHF COM channels on VATSIM. The video above shows the integration between the original flight hardware and x-plane.
The integration architecture is pretty straight forward as you can see in the image below.
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| ARINC 429 to X-Plane Data Integration |
The data flows from left to right in the diagram. The Gables multi function radio head outputs ARINC 429 data as described in the previous blog postings. The ARINC429 data is read by an ARINC 429 interface and then sent via UDP (Ethernet) to the computer running the simulator (in the video above that is my laptop). The system running the simulator (on the right hand side of the diagram above) also runs a device driver that receives the UDP packets, formats them for x-plane and sends them on to the TAP plugin running under X-Plane.
Next, the VATSIM integration and then we will get back to creating all the necessary audio channels for a radio experience that is close to the real thing as possible.
By the way, today I was asked by someone on the Internet if I modify the original flight hardware (such as the Gables radio heads) to work with my setup. The answer is no, all of the original flight hardware remains in its state as it was flown on the actual aircraft and is not modified at all.
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