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Re: Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer

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Post by dwh452 » Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 4:39 AM UTC

tonymet wrote: post #11

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ AGC is one of the classic computers that would be great to see reproduced with the original controls and UI, but with modern ICs at a budget price. Similar to NES classic re-release.

Here's a kick-starter kit that does what you're asking for: https://www.stgeotronics.com/open-dsky I built one and loved it, I wrote my own Arduino C code to drive the device: https://github.com/kjs452/KennysOpenDSKY

Re: Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer

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Post by Suzuran » Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 12:04 PM UTC

szundi wrote: post #20

Shouts for a Kerbal integration :)

Orbiter has had modules using this for more than a decade so I see no reason why it can't be done for Kerbal other than nobody on the Kerbal side wants to do the work.

Re: Virtual Apollo Guidance Computer

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Post by tonymet » Tue, Jul 30, 2024, 6:29 PM UTC

dwh452 wrote: post #21

tonymet wrote: post #11

https://apolloinrealtime.org/11/ AGC is one of the classic computers that would be great to see reproduced with the original controls and UI, but with modern ICs at a budget price. Similar to NES classic re-release.

Here's a kick-starter kit that does what you're asking for: https://www.stgeotronics.com/open-dsky I built one and loved it, I wrote my own Arduino C code to drive the device: https://github.com/kjs452/KennysOpenDSKY

what a great project and thanks for sharing. I wonder how peripherals are handled, especially thrusters