Slava Pisarevskiy's blog

I have released a new functionality in Open Plantbook cloud . The major change is extended and more straight forward Plant Operations. You can find docs here . All release notes https://github.com/slaxor505/OpenPlantbook-client List of changes for the last two releases: Release 202412 (11 December 2024) Completely rebuild Public and User Plants Operations UI and Backend. Now operations are just simple and straight forward Edit & Copy. Read more New Copy operation for own User-plants Browse User-plants now includes users' Copied/Cloned plants Added auto-generated PID field to all Plant Operation forms for convenience Updated text labels in Plant Operation forms Changing "Scientific name" creates a new User-plant Don't allow to modify display_pid when Edit plants Internal updates Changed license for this repository to MIT Release 202410 (27 October 2024) Added PID to Plant Detail form Fixed issue where empty field in JSON time series cause upload error. Now empty va...

I took the original  Trim Wheel  project and changed that for myself.  The enhancements I made: I added 2 more encoders with buttons for 2 additional trim axis: roll and rudder.  Under the table mount Larger case with back cover which can be opened. I used STM32 with FreeJoy firmware+configurator . Front panel with no indicator since I fly in VR (I took a remix of the project ) My modified files for 3D printing is here . Wheel was tricky to print but I managed that after fine tuning of the 3D Printer. I took remixed front pannel without indicator since I fly in VR. I used usual STM32 (Blue pill) board with extra bread board which is not really necessary but I just had it hanging around from another project. To make things simple I just drilled 2 holes in the face plate 7 mm diameter for the encoders which fit nicely. I used KY-040 rotary encoders from AliExpress with came with knobs. That's looked perfectly. I might print out bigger knobs in future but for now it lo...

    To complete my Force-Feedback Flight controls I needed a rudder pedals so this is Marksman-XX FFBeast Rudder pedals from Viktor "MyCyJIbMaHuH" (translated as "Muslim"). These pedals Viktor produce privately and they are quite popular. He designed these pedals initially for dogfight for himself. Originally Viktor designed them as spring-based pedals (and can be reverted to spring) but now these are equipped with emerging FFBeast force-feedback mechanism. These pedals give amazing control and sense of the aircraft especially with complex maneuvers during dogfight. These are almost replica of pedals from US WW2 Fighters and up to Sabre using pendulum mechanism as far as I know. I purchased a kit because it was a cost efficient option for me. Making pedals out of the kit is pretty simple. That's the parcel and packaging - you can appreciate the quality of the packaging.     That's what come with the kit. All cables (almost), breaking blocks, bolts and nuts a...