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Message #2556

OldAirmail

Posts: 16

I'm the newest of the new, sorry. We all have to start somewhere at some time.

I've searched as best I can, but have found conflicting posts - Can MobiFlight use shift register IC's such as the 74HC595?

US - TEXAS INSTRUMENTS SN74HC595N 8 BIT SIPO SHIFT REGISTER, DIP-16

Deutsch - SODIAL (R) Nacht25pcs 74HC595 IC 8-Bit Shift Register DIP-16 TEXAS Kreis

2016-09-07 05:51

Message #2565

DocMoebiuz

Moderator

From: EDSH, Germany

Posts: 1516

Hi

no, it can't. i hope you still can use MobiFlight for your project.

Have a great day!
Sebastian

MobiFlight - Simply build your own home cockpit for your favorite flight sim - MSFS2020, FSX, Prepar3D (FSUIPC), X-Plane (XPUIPC)

2016-09-09 06:43

Message #2582

OldAirmail

Posts: 16

It's not a problem. I believe that the MAX7219 is useable and they cost less than a can of Coke.

MobiFlight gives me the one thing that I, so far, haven't been able to do easily, and that is to get a number of 7 segment displays connected to my flight sim (P3d).

For everything else, the Teensy 3.2 works well enough. So, at worst, I'll need a Mega and a Teensy 3.2.

With the two of them I can make something that would cost over $1,000 to buy.

[Last edited by OldAirmail, 2016-09-11 16:09]

2016-09-11 16:03

Message #5164

han.schouten@home.nl

From: Margraten, Netherlands

Posts: 9

As far as the 74HC595 is concerned, I found a very complete description of its use at http://svglobe.com/ardsimx/wire_reg.html. Using only three pins on your Arduino you may drive up to 64 separate LED's with eight 74HC595's at € 0,50 each. This is by far the most elegant and the cheapest demultiplexer that I have seen! Support for the 74HC595 would indeed be a valuable asset for MobiFlight and for many cockpit builders using it.

Han Schouten - Margraten - The Netherlands

2017-06-14 13:50