Help with Jeppesen Control Console

[Guest Moviedirector20]

Hey all,I have a question for ya's. I have the following equipment:Jeppesen Flight Simulatior Control Console Model: FS-200s/n 004270It works fine with the software that I got with it (some jeppesen IFR trainer) but want to make it work with FS9. Any ideas?

[rickalty]

It's an old unit - about 1996 - designed specifically for use with the Flite-Pro IFR trainer (for about $1,000 back in 1996!)Getting it to work with FS is probably going to involve some reverse engineering - I doubt even Jep will be able to help you out much.Where did you find it? Garage sale treasure? :-)Richard

[Guest Moviedirector20]

Yes.. got it a long time ago. Any clue how I can go about on this "reverse engineering"?

[rickalty]

I assume - can't find any documentation - that it's a serial port connected device?Try connecting it to a serial comm port terminal program on your PC - that will tell you what the unit is putting out when you hit a button or turn a switch. Then you'll need to write an application that takes that and use FSUIPC to send it to FS.Richard