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Message #27008

gcmoir

Posts: 15

Supporter

I have a home built motorized throttle quadrant using TB6600 drivers to control the steppers. These drivers have an internal relay that can be energized to turn on or off the output to the steppers. These drivers are set up on one Ardunio. I want the throttle steppers to only be active when auto throttle is engaged. My MCP functions are all contained on another Arduino. Is there a software solution that the separate TB6600 Arduino can "see" the position of either the AT switch position or perhaps the output to the AT LED and therefore know when to make the throttle steppers active or should I just run in additional wires from the AT switch to the TB6600 Arduino and configure for an LED output to the drivers?
I don't think it matters for this particular situation but I'm using Prosim and P3d.

Thanks,
Graeme

2022-12-11 03:53

Message #27020

StephanHo

Moderator

From: EDDG, Germany

Posts: 1867

Supporter

Hi Graeme,

that should be pssible.
You can use your LED-Output of the AT-LED. Read it out via MF and control a relais with this indicator. If the LED is off, the relais-switch is open and if the AT is engaged (LED is on) the relais-switch is on. With the relais you control your TB6600.
That should it be. Please report your experiences.

Grüße,
Stephan (Time: UTC+2)

2022-12-14 15:26