ClearView, PIC serial and HB-CP2 stock Tx results

[Bonzer]

ClearView's e-heli H2 profile is very close (currently tweeking myself) and it fully supports the idle-up function on the Tx by mapping your heyboard F1 and F2 keys (FMS does NOT support idle-up). I have been testing this setup with my HB-CP2 with excellent results and have found the interface answers here:

http://www.milehighwings.com/usb_cables.htm

http://www.milehighwings.com/sim_compatibility.htm

http://www.milehighwings.com/pic_cables.htm

The PICs are about 1/2 the cost and compatible with ClearView...

Aleksandra at milehigh has been extremely helpful and the BladeCP and HB-CP2 transmitters are slightly different and interfaces are NOT interchangeable with the PIC-serial anyways, dont know about the USB although I'm sure she could answer that question.

I'm runnin the PIC-serial for the HB-CP2 ccpm Tx with ClearView, $30 for each and it appears just as functional and realistic as reflex or G3 for a fraction of the price:

http://www.rcflightsim.com/cvweb1/m...page=home1.html

Stefan at ClearView is currently working on a fine tuned TRex and BladeCP/HB-CP2 profiles for 'soon to be' future release.

[Malc C]

Bonza, IMO the issues with PIC serial interfaces are:

1) - RS232 (serial ports) are not always present on modern PC's
2) - Some laptops that do have RS232 serial ports can't provide the power needed from these ports which then causes communication problems
3) - PIC Serial interfaces will only work with software that supports them, which up until the release of Clearview, was just FMS

This is why a lot of people opt for USB interfaces which offer more compatibility with modern PCs and software. And they generally don't cost that much more than the PIC-serial interfaces.

[Bonzer]

Maybe I'm just lucky? with mine as it works perfectly.

If you dont have a serial port or want to take a chance, order the USB version as they are compatible with ClearView as well....

Although it appears you will need to drop a few extra $$$$.

[Malc C]

Or, if you have access to a PIC programmer, building your own is a lot cheaper :)

PIC serial interfaces work well, in fact that was the first interface I built having re-designed one of the schematics found on the web (which failed to work which is why I re-designed it :) ). It's good to see that Stefan has included support for PIC-serial interfaces in Clearview, which, assuming you don't need to use a TX with any other game or sim, would be all you need to get started.

[ShuNut]

Plus for any who cant get it to work with their PIC Cable, try using it with PPjoy, my TX on ClearView would not work without this programe.