Next sim dx9 cable

[hedge]

Can some one post a link to the cable needed for a dx9 and next sim please.

Ty :-)

[Nick_C]

I use this one

USB Simulator Cable XTR/AeroFly/FMS (EU Warehouse)

[hedge]

Wow that was quick, Nick than you very much. That was out of stock so a bit of googling and I found this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Flight-Simulator-Cable-Adaptor-for-JR-Futaba-RC-RealFlight-Spektrum-FMS-Esky-/271969230895 looks the same piece of kit. I will update next week for others when I have tried it.

Thanks Again.

[Nick_C]

Wow that was quick, Nick than you very much. That was out of stock so a bit of googling and I found this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Flight-Simulator-Cable-Adaptor-for-JR-Futaba-RC-RealFlight-Spektrum-FMS-Esky-/271969230895 looks the same piece of kit. I will update next week for others when I have tried it.

Thanks Again

Thats fine,looks same as i have,works great for me

[Heliboy31]

Add one of these
OrangeRx R410X DSMX Compatible 4Ch/6CH PWM/CPPM 2.4Ghz Receiver  
........solder up a servo lead to a 3.5mm jack socket,
and you can do it wirelessly.

[berley114]

I am very interested in your wireless mod, please can you show any pics or some specific details on the connections?
thanks.

[Heliboy31]

I am very interested in your wireless mod, please can you show any pics or some specific details on the connections?
thanks.

OK, so the way I did it was......
I took a typical servo (extension) lead and cut off the end that normally connects to the servo lead.
I soldered the signal wire (Orange on mine (but could be yellow or white)) to the terminal in the 3.5mm socket (eg 3.5mm Plastic Stereo Line Socket | Maplin) that mates with the "tip" of the plug.
I soldered the Ground wire (Brown on mine (but is sometimes black) to the outer casing of the socket.
I put some heat shrink over the red wire to insulate it.
Reassemble the socket......and that was it!
After binding the Rx (OrangeRx R410X DSMX Compatible 4Ch/6CH PWM/CPPM 2.4Ghz Receiver**) with the Tx, you connect your newly made interface cable to the batt/bind port on the Rx (which outputs the CPPM/PPM signal) and the 3.5mm socket to the 3.5mm jack plug on the USB adapter cable.
I power my Rx with an old ni-cad flight battery. If you were really clever you could find 5v buried within the USB cable/connector and use that to power the Rx, but I didn't want to risk it.
I have used this setup with the "standard" ebay USB adapter cables mentioned in the threads above and also the dongles that come with the RealFlight and Phoenix sims. It works just fine (up to 6 channels). If you need more than 6 channels (unlikely for sim work) you can just get one of the bigger Rx (as long as it is one with a PPM/CPPM output).
When I have figured out how best to illustrate this and upload a photo/picture I will do.
Meanwhile I hope the above makes sense.
H31

(Edit:- I have changed the maplin website ref to point to a stereo socket (Vs a mono one). It is only 10p more.
The reason for this is:-
1, That is what I used.
2. I notice that the adapter on the Phoenix sim (and also the HobbyKing one in Post #2) has a stereo plug on it and I don't know what the middle connection is used for ..... don't want to run any risk of shorting out something in the phoenix dongle.

The mono one would work fine on the standard ebay adapter (that I have) and the RealFlight dongle adapter as they are only mono plugs.)

[hedge]

Wow that was quick, Nick than you very much. That was out of stock so a bit of googling and I found this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/USB-Flight-Simulator-Cable-Adaptor-for-JR-Futaba-RC-RealFlight-Spektrum-FMS-Esky-/271969230895 looks the same piece of kit. I will update next week for others when I have tried it.

Thanks Again.

Quick update, the cable arrived at the weekend and while I can use it the dongle only sees 4 channels. This does allow for (5) Pitch and Throttle as a single channel, rudder, ele and ail. So I am unable to configure a normal mode - everything is in idle up 1 (which is better than the other way around) and I am unable to activate throttle hold - again no biggie if you don't want to practice autos.

I believe its a restriction on the dongle but would love to hear any ideas.

Sim seems nice

[r4nd0m]

well as per recent discussions with Klaus - the developer - I understood that the recommended device now is RCWare RX2SIM. I have been using it for quite a while already and the big benefit is it allows to use up to 8 channels which gives you enough options to play with the various sims out there ...

[myxiplx]

I believe there are a few versions of those dongles on eBay, with some having far less channel support. The one below looks like the one I have and mine supports at least 8 channels:
22 in 1 Flight Simulator Cable/USB Dongle for RC Helicopter Aeroplane RealFlight | eBay

I also converted mine to wireless operation, but fitted the receiver in the dongle. The receiver I used is only DSM2, but there's a tiny Orange R410X that also looks small enough to solder inside the USB dongle itself:
https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/...dProduct=73006

I saw a post a few weeks ago from somebody having problems getting the RX2SIM working with the newer DSMX satellites, but it should work just fine with an older satellite or a standard receiver.

[hedge]

I believe there are a few versions of those dongles on eBay, with some having far less channel support. The one below looks like the one I have and mine supports at least 8 channels:

Thanks for the feed back. The issue with these dongles is there is no description of the number of channels supported.

Going to just play for a while and if I really like it and feel its a good replacement for phoenix then I will re-visit the dongle issue. But for now its doing what I need.

Cheers

[r4nd0m]

well if you look at Klaus' page neXt - CGM rc Heli Simulator he even has some links to the compatible dongles also including supported channels etc