Is this project still active?? I tried the sim2reality.com link and it doesn't seem the domain has been kept up, and the last reply on this forum has been a year ago.
I have embarked on a rather similar project controls and instrumentation project, but with a rather large twist. I'm attempting to interface a bunch of antique WW2 US Navy bridge equipment to a computer using Arduinos and use that as THE ULTIMATE NAVAL SIM CONTROLLER for Silent Hunter 4/5 as well as other Naval sims I haven't decided on yet.
So far I have a steering station, engine order telegraph, gyro-compass repeater, RPM indicator, all of which are driven by old-school 3 phase synchro servo motors which I am working on sending and receiving signals from. Eventually I hope to have a fake periscope/binoculars to use as screen along with a conventional screen and mouse for using the map, along with a bunch of other goodies.
What may put a dent in my plan, is that without a way to pass data with Silent Hunter, I'm stuck to just emulating a keyboard, which is lame. It appears reaper7 has figured that all out though. If you could please PM me reaper, and share details with how your interface works, I (and the rest of the community who will go bananas over this) would greatly appreciate it!!!
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