Added initial support for some unknown motion platform device. Hopefully

additional details will follow.

diff --git a/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.cxx b/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.cxx
index 03dc8e864436b7229ce990a844c6df6522efd098..0c14b78dbf943a1f5b87777d68b0565f9de2674b 100644 (file)
--- a/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.cxx
+++ b/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.cxx
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@ static bool config_port( fgIOCHANNEL &p )
            FG_LOG( FG_SERIAL, FG_ALERT, "Unknown direction" );
            return false;
        }
+    } else if ( p.format == "rul" ) {
+       if ( p.direction == "out" ) {
+           p.kind = fgIOCHANNEL::FG_SERIAL_RUL_OUT;
+       } else if ( p.direction == "in" ) {
+           FG_LOG( FG_SERIAL, FG_ALERT, "RUL format is outgoing only" );
+           return false;
+       } else {
+           FG_LOG( FG_SERIAL, FG_ALERT, "Unknown direction" );
+           return false;
+       }
     } else {
        FG_LOG( FG_SERIAL, FG_ALERT, "Unknown format" );
        return false;
@@ -431,6 +441,71 @@ static void read_fgfs_in( fgIOCHANNEL *p ) {
 }
 
 
+// "RUL" output format (for some sort of motion platform)
+//
+// The Baud rate is 2400 , one start bit, eight data bits, 1 stop bit,
+// no parity.
+//
+// For position it requires a 3-byte data packet defined as follows:
+//
+// First bite: ascII character"p" ( 80 decimal )
+// Second byte X pos. (1-255) 1 being 0* and 255 being 359*
+// Third byte Y pos.( 1-255) 1 being 0* and 255 359*
+//
+// So sending 80 127 127 to the two axis motors will position on 180*
+// The RS- 232 port is a nine pin connector and the only pins used are
+// 3&5.
+
+static void send_rul_out( fgIOCHANNEL *p ) {
+    char rul[256];
+
+    FGInterface *f;
+    FGTime *t;
+
+    f = current_aircraft.fdm_state;
+    t = FGTime::cur_time_params;
+
+    // run as often as possibleonce per second
+
+    // this runs once per second
+    // if ( p->last_time == t->get_cur_time() ) {
+    //    return;
+    // }
+    // p->last_time = t->get_cur_time();
+    // if ( t->get_cur_time() % 2 != 0 ) {
+    //    return;
+    // }
+    
+    // get roll and pitch, convert to degrees
+    double roll_deg = f->get_Phi() * RAD_TO_DEG;
+    while ( roll_deg < 0.0 ) {
+       roll_deg += 360.0;
+    }
+    while ( roll_deg > 360.0 ) {
+       roll_deg -= 360.0;
+    }
+
+    double pitch_deg = f->get_Theta() * RAD_TO_DEG;
+    while ( pitch_deg < 0.0 ) {
+       pitch_deg += 360.0;
+    }
+    while ( pitch_deg > 360.0 ) {
+       pitch_deg -= 360.0;
+    }
+
+    // scale roll and pitch to output format (1 - 255)
+    int roll = (int)(roll_deg * 254.0 / 359.0) + 1;
+    int pitch = (int)(pitch_deg * 254.0 / 359.0) + 1;
+
+    sprintf( rul, "p%c%c\n", roll, pitch);
+
+    FG_LOG( FG_SERIAL, FG_DEBUG, "p " << roll << " " << pitch );
+
+    string rul_sentence = rul;
+    p->port.write_port(rul_sentence);
+}
+
+
 // one more level of indirection ...
 static void process_port( fgIOCHANNEL *p ) {
     if ( p->kind == fgIOCHANNEL::FG_SERIAL_NMEA_OUT ) {
@@ -445,6 +520,8 @@ static void process_port( fgIOCHANNEL *p ) {
        send_fgfs_out(p);
     } else if ( p->kind == fgIOCHANNEL::FG_SERIAL_FGFS_IN ) {
        read_fgfs_in(p);
+    } else if ( p->kind == fgIOCHANNEL::FG_SERIAL_RUL_OUT ) {
+       send_rul_out(p);
     }
 }
 

diff --git a/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.hxx b/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.hxx
index b07e1182c3da867db16cbeee6a9c0ec586f11e6b..551b2bd65777a0bfb45004003da4a08027c164ec 100644 (file)
--- a/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.hxx
+++ b/Simulator/Main/fg_serial.hxx
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ public:
        FG_SERIAL_GARMIN_OUT = 3,
        FG_SERIAL_GARMIN_IN = 4,
        FG_SERIAL_FGFS_OUT = 5,
-       FG_SERIAL_FGFS_IN = 6
+       FG_SERIAL_FGFS_IN = 6,
+
+       FG_SERIAL_RUL_OUT = 7         // Raul E Horcasitas <rul@compuserve.com>
     };
 
     string device;