Plasma User Manual
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1. Innovations C 2004 Axis Synchronization Switch Input Analog Axis Inputs USB Connector ACE Board Connector Beta Innovations c 2004 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Main Features Easy installation The Plasma device is a Low Speed USB HID compliant device which uses default drivers and powered by the USB Bus B Analog Axis Input Supports a variety of input devices including Potentiometers Hall Effect sensors and pressure transducers or force sensors for precise control B Digital Axis Input Supports up to 4 ACE Absolute Contacting Encoder rotaries through a separate daughter board B Filtering Algorithm Features a proprietary selectable 2 level Recursive Moving Delta Sigma filtering algorithm virtually eliminating noise spike and jitter for stable output Axis Resolutions Selectable analog axis resolution from 32 to 256 steps 128 steps max for ACE rotaries POV HAT Support Up to 4 Digital 8 way POV HAT inputs Button Inputs Up to 32 button inputs in NON HOTAS mode and 60 in HOTAS mode Active Low compatible with any kind of switch toggle push button etc B Trim Switch Rapid Fire Inputs Up to 4 rapid fire inputs producing 10 pulses per second which can be used for trim switch functions B Buffered Rotary Encoder Support Dedicated channels for up to 2 rotary encoders 2 bit gray code Buffered outputs prevent lost inputs when rotaries are turned rapidly B2. Beta Innovations c 2004 8 Beta Innovations http www betainnovations com Plasma HOTAS Modes C amp D Plasma HOTAS Hands On Throttle And Stick mode is nothing more than system of generating 3 different functions per switch when pressed based on the position of a master rocker switch Incorporating this added functionality onto a stick and throttle effectively triples the number of physical switch inputs In the Plasma HOTAS system 10 physical switches can have 30 different functions thus allowing pilots the luxury of keeping their hands on both the throttle and stick and still have access to a plethora of cockpit functions at their fingertips This avoids the possible deadly distraction of looking down at an avionics panel to toggle that all too important switch during an intense dogfight By combining both Plasma HOTAS devices into a single set of controls a total of 60 virtual buttons are available to the pilot through 20 physical buttons and 4 separate rocker switches each controlling a group of buttons Button groupings are defined as 4 and 6 for each Plasma device and controlled by 2 separate rocker switches Two spare button inputs remain per device Buttons 31 amp 32 which are used by the rotary encoder inputs and function independently of rockers switches Rocker Switch A Rocker Posi Rocker Position 2 Rocker Position 3 M NM Rocker Position 1 Rocker Position 2 Rocker Pos a
3. Analog Axis Synchronization Up to 4 analog axis inputs can be synchronized to eliminate asymmetric thrust on multi lever throttles due to linearity differences between potentiometers or any other input devices 4 Modes of Operation Selectable SINGLE or DUAL device mode Enumerates as 8X16B1R2H 8 axis 16 buttons 1 rotary 2 HATs device in SINGLE mode or two 8X16B1R2H devices in DUAL mode configuration as a USB Composite device Selectable HOTAS mode Enumerates as 8X30B1R2H device in SINGLE mode or two 8X30B1R2H in DUAL mode configuration as a USB Composite device Beta Innovations c 2004 4 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Introduction The Plasma USB adapter is comprised of 4 devices in 1 and configurable through mode selection switches Figure 1 In each mode the Plasma unit will enumerate as a new and unique USB device in the configuration manager and in the Gaming Options Applet on MS Windows systems gt gt 2 an 1 r1 Figure 1 The 4 modes of operation are Mode A Plasma USB Adaptor Device 1 8 axis 14 buttons 2 Rapid Fire inputs 1 Rotary Encoder and 2 POV HATS Mode B Plasma Dual USB Adaptor Device 1 8 axis 14 buttons 2 Rapid Fire inputs 1 Rotary Encoder and 2 POV HATS Device 2 8 axis 14 buttons 2 Rapid Fire inputs 1 Rotary Encoder and 2 POV HATS Mode C Plasma HOTAS USB Adaptor Device 1 8 axis 30 buttons 1 Rotary Encoder
4. All Modes 14 SPST Toggle Switches 14 SPDT Switches ON ON Hber 14 Rocker Switches 14 Push Button SWIHCHCS acc ete 15 mie cae er 15 Mechanical Optical Rotary Encoders 15 Multi Position Rotary 16 Analog 16 Connecting Potentiometers to Analog Inputs 17 Connecting Hall Effect Sensors to Analog Inputs 17 Connecting Linear Transducers to Analog Inputs 17 Connecting Analog Joystick 18 AXIS iori oro es god T bec aaa 18 Connecting Axis Synchronization Switch 18 Hardware Specifications crecer 19 Mechanical Specifications 1 11 11 1crer LL cere 20 zie mn 21 Beta Innovations c 2004 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Plasma USB Module ADH PUSPIg 0074 Button Inputs HAT Rotary Inputs Power Connector Configuration DIP Switches je JAS 2 R3
5. Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Plasma V2 USB Module 12 3 88 3 z 11 4 1 Mw jit m u B R7 To oo DOC No 16410 Rev A7 200 Date 5 2004 Firmware Rev 600 200 Beta Innovations c 2004 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Table of Contents Main Features 4 Ree 5 Plasma Configuratio aean 6 Mode Selection DIP 6 Configuration Selection DIP Switches 7 Gohbfiduradoh ied acuit catus ea 7 Plasma HOTAS Modes C amp D eee rece eere eere enne ennt 9 PM OU st Cet 10 Digital POW HAT INDUS todavia teen 10 Connecting Digital POV 10 Mechanical Rotary Encoder 11 Connecting Rotary 5 11 Button Inputs MOdeS A amp ipti 12 Connecting Rocker Switch for Trim Support 12 Button Inputs Modes C amp 13 Connecting Rocker Switch for HOTAS Support 13 Connecting Various Switches
6. Encoders Connect to Rotary Encoder Input A Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to Rotary Encoder Input B Rotary outputs are located on button inputs 17 amp 18 in MODES A amp B figure 4 and button inputs 31 amp 32 in HOTAS MODES C amp D figure 5 Figure 4 Rotary output MODES A amp B Figure 5 Rotary output MODES C amp D Buttons Buttons 00000000 0000000900 uc NOTE Any software reading device inputs less than 25 Hz 25 times second will invariably drop inputs Beta Innovations c 2004 11 Beta Innovations http www betainnovations com Button Inputs Modes A amp B Button Input 1 Button Input 3 Button Input 5 Button Input 7 Button Input 9 Device 1 Button Input 1 Button Input 3 Button Input 5 Button Input 7 Button Input 8 Button Input 9 Button Input 10 Button Input 11 Button Input 12 Button Input 13 __ Button Input 14 Rapid Fire Input 1 Rapid Fire Input 2 GND GND Device 2 Unlike the standard button inputs Rapid Fire Inouts send a pulse stream instead of a continuous ON signal The pulse rate has been preset to 10 PPS Pulses Per Second Connecting Rocker Switch for Trim Support Connect to Rapid Fire Input 1 Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to Rapid Fire Input 2 Inputs 1 amp 2 can be wired to a momentary rocker switch MOM OFF MOM for use as a d
7. Switches On On Connect to any INPUT pin 2 Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any INPUT pin Rocker Switches On Off On Connect to any INPUT Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any INPUT pin Beta Innovations c 2004 14 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Push Button Switches Connect to any COMMON GND Connect to any INPUT pin Rotary Switches These are special rotary type switches that do not require a decoder circuit in order to be used with the Plasma button inputs Typical rotary encoders require a decoder circuit in order to convert the output signals into a form usable by this USB module Connect to any INPUT pin Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any INPUT pin Mechanical Optical Rotary Encoders These types of rotary encoders require a decoder circuit in order to convert the output signals into a form usable by this USB module Rotary output signals can be 2 bit gray code or 2 bit quadrature code Connect to any INPUT pin Dearoder Connect to any COMMON GND pin Cireult Connect to any INPUT pin Beta Innovations c 2004 15 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Multi Position Rotary Switches Multi Position Rotary Switches come in many configurations but the most important thing to note 1 that they all share one or several common pins These common pins must to be connected to any one of the common GND pins found on the Plas
8. and 2 POV HATS Mode D Plasma HOTAS Dual USB Adaptor Device 1 8 axis 30 buttons 1 Rotary Encoder and 2 POV HATS Device 2 8 axis 30 buttons 1 Rotary Encoder and 2 POV HATS The various modes can be selected without having to disconnect the device from the USB bus The OS will automatically detect the new configuration and install the appropriate drivers Beta Innovations c 2004 5 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Plasma Configuration The Plasma module has several user adjustable DIP switches that allow the configuration of various onboard systems features and device modes Mode Selection DIP Switches Mode selection DIP switches Figure 2 S1 switch 1 amp switch 2 are used to set the device in one of four possible modes of operation a HH 4 Figure 2 DIP Switch 51 Switch 1 DUAL mode switch Switch 2 HOTAS mode switch Modes of Operation Mode A Plasma USB Adaptor 1 Switch 1 OFF 1 Switch 2 OFF Mode B Plasma Dual USB Adaptor 1 Switch 1 ON 1 Switch 2 OFF Mode C Plasma HOTAS USB Adaptor 1 Switch 1 OFF 1 Switch 2 ON Mode D Plasma HOTAS Dual USB Adaptor 1 Switch 1 ON 1 Switch 2 ON Beta Innovations c 2004 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Beta Innovations c 2004 Configuration Selection DIP Switches Configuration selection DIP switches Figure 3 can be u
9. igital trim switch Beta Innovations c 2004 12 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Button Inputs Modes C amp D HOTAS Button Input 1 Button Input 2 Button Input 3 Button Input 4 Button Input 1 Button Input 2 Button Input 3 Button Input 4 Group B Button Input 5 Button Input B _ Rocker Input 1 Rocker Input 2 Group A Rocker Switch Rockar B Input 1 Rocker B Input 2 Group B Rocker Switch Device 1 Group A Button Input 1 Button Input 2 Device 2 Button Input 3 Button Input d _ SOM Button Input 1 __ Button Input2 Button Input 3 Button Input 4 I Group B Button Input 5 Button Input 8 _ Rocker A Input 1 Rocker A Input 2 Group A Rocker Switch Rocker B Input 1 Rocker B Input 2 Group B Rocker Switch N A GND GND Connecting Rocker Switch for HOTAS Support Connect to Rocker Input 1 Connect to any COMMON GND Connect to Rocker Input 2 Beta Innovations c 2004 13 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Connecting Various Switches All Modes The Plasma module does not use a scan matrix type of input layout As such diodes are not required since it does not suffer from phantom signals when activating several switch inputs at the same time SPST Toggle Switches On Off Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any INPUT pin SPDT
10. is not required due to their high degree of linearity Beta Innovations c 2004 18 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Hardware Specifications The firmware runs at 40 ms iteration rate in all Modes of operation As such any custom interface software should poll this device at least every 40 ms to prevent lost inputs The 40 ms interval time is more than adequate to debounce switch contacts if any are used as inputs Note that all inputs are active low which means you must ground an input in order to register a high ON signal at the output Most operating systems will detect and load the appropriate HID driver for your device and do not require that a custom device driver be installed On some operating systems these default drivers may not support all features of the Plasma module Maximum power consumption is 500mW 100mA and is powered by the USB bus You do not need to use an external power supply for this device even when connecting and powering several rotary decoder modules to the onboard power pins specifically added for this purpose NOTE DO NOT CONNECT any of the Plasma Vcc pins to external power supplies or voltage sources Although common grounds can be safely connected to external grounds it is not recommended and should be avoid whenever possible Doing so may adversely affect performance possibly causing strange or erratic behavior under certain conditions Beta Innovations c 2004 19 Beta Inno
11. ma unit All other pins can be connected to any one of the inputs as required Connect to any input _ Connect to any input pin Connect to any COMMON GND T Connect to any input pin Connect to any input pin Analog Port Inputs GND GND 111 Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Analog Input 3 Analog Input 4 Analog Input 5 Analog Input 6 Analog Input 7 Device 1 Device 1 Analog Input 8 Analog Input 1 Analog Input 2 Analog Input 3 Analog Input 4 Analog Input 5 Analog Input 6 1 Analog Input 7 Analog Inputs Device 2 Device 2 Analog Axis Inputs Analog Input 1 X Axis Analog Input 2 Y Axis Analog Input 3 Z Axis Analog Input 4 X Rotation Analog Input 5 Y Rotation Analog Input 6 Z Rotation Analog Input 7 Slider 1 Analog Input 8 Slider 2 NOTE Some operating system s default USB drivers may not support 8 axis MS Windows 98 USB Upgrade ME 2000 XP support up to 8 axis per device Beta Innovations c 2004 16 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Connecting Potentiometers to Analog Inputs Connect to any VCC pin Connect to any ANALOG INPUT pin Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connecting Hall Effect Sensors to Analog Inputs Connect to any COMMON GND 2 28 Connect to any ANALOG INPUT pin Sugar pin En Connect to any VCC pin Connecting Linear Transducers to Analog Inputs Elec
12. nce Throttle Buttons Rocker Switch B Beta Innovations c 2004 9 Beta Innovations http www betainnovations com Plasma Pin Out Digital POV HAT Inputs HAT 1 Input 2 HAT 1 Input 4 2Input1 HAT 2 Input 2 2 HAT 2 Input 4 Device 1 POV HAT Inputs HAT 1 Input 2 HAT 1 Input 4 HAT 2 Input 2 HAT 2 Input 4 Device 2 POV HAT Inputs Connecting Digital POV HATS HAT input 1 POV SWITCH UP HAT input 2 POV SWITCH RIGHT HAT input 3 POV SWITCH DOWN HAT input 4 POV SWITCH LEFT Connect to HAT INPUT 1 Connect to INPUT 2 Connect HAT INPUT 3 Connect to HAT INPUT 4 Connect to any COMMON GND The POV HAT switch common pin must be connected to one of the ground pins All other HAT switch pins must be connected to the appropriate input pins as describe above Beta Innovations c 2004 10 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Mechanical Rotary Encoder Inputs Rotary 1 Input A Rotary 1 Input Device 1 Rotary Encoder Inputs Rotary 2 Input Rotary 2 Input Davice 2 Rotary Encoder Inputs GND GND The mechanical rotary encoder inputs convert 2 bit gray code type encoders only These inputs are buffered to prevent lost inputs with a maximum output rate limited to 12 PPS Pulses Per Second The pulse output is comprised of a 40 ms ON pulse followed by a 40 ms OFF pulse Connecting Rotary
13. ring on either device toggle ON the appropriate dip switch on S1 A substantial improvement was made over the filtering algorithm used in the previous version of Plasma with the addition of a user selectable level of filtering for jitter noise and spikes the two most common drawbacks associated with potentiometers In certain instances where raw input data is preferred reducing the axis resolution can be sufficient to effectively eliminate these undesired elements Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com ACE Rotaries If you have connected an ACE add on board to your Plasma unit you can activate the unit by toggling ON switch 1 and or 2 on S2 ACE Rotaries on X amp Y Axis Toggling ON switch 1 on S2 ACE rotary digital data will be used for the X amp Y axis inputs The X and Y analog axis ports on Device 1 will no longer be active and ACE digital data will be used instead ACE Rotaries on Z amp Rx Axis Toggling ON switch 2 on S2 ACE rotary digital data will be used for the Z amp Rx axis inputs The Z and Rx analog axis ports on Device 1 will no longer be active and ACE digital data will be used instead NOTE ACE axis data cannot be diverted to any other analog axis ports ACE s are only available on device 1 of the Plasma unit in all modes of operation and are ideally suited for throttle levers Axis Synchronization Device 1 is equipped with an analog axis synchronization feature Switch 3 will activate
14. sed to activate additional features and affect all modes of operation gt PS 1 21 6 012 5 6 h ii Ji Figure 3 DIP Switch 1 Switch 3 Level 1 Analog Axis Filter Device 1 Switch 4 Level 2 Analog Axis Filter Device 1 Level 1 must be active Switch 5 Level 1 Analog Axis Filter Device 2 Switch 6 Level 2 Analog Axis Filter Device 2 Level 1 must be active DIP Switch S2 Switch 1 ACE Rotaries on X amp Y Axis Device 1 Switch 2 ACE Rotaries on Z amp Rx Axis Device 1 Switch 3 Axis Synchronization Device 1 Switch 4 2 4 Axis Synchronization Device 1 owitch 5 Analog Axis Resolution LSB Least Significant Bit owitch 6 Analog Axis Resolution MSB Most Significant Bit Configuration Options Level 1 Analog Axis Filter is adequate for eliminating a substantial amount of jitter noise but has poor attenuation properties on spikes and extreme cases of line noise This level of filtering has no noticeable effect on input sensitivity Level 2 Analog Axis Filter virtually eliminates most forms of spiking and line noise but may adversely affect input sensitivity As a result level 2 filtering should only be activated when absolutely necessary Level 2 filtering will only work in conjunction with level 1 filtering therefore level 1 filtering must be turned ON NOTE ACE rotaries are not filtered due to their digital nature To activate filte
15. this feature and can be toggled ON OFF through a momentary push button switch connected to JP5 2 4 Axis Synchronization If switch 4 is set to OFF only the X amp Y axis on device 1 will be synchronized When switch 4 is set to ON X Y Z and Rx axis will be synchronized Synchronization can be toggled ON OFF through a momentary push button switch connected to JP5 Analog Axis Resolution All analog axes have 4 pre settable axis resolutions One setting affects all analog inputs on the Plasma unit The step number represents the maximum number of possible discrete positions on the output DIP Switch S2 Switch 5 Analog Axis Resolution LSB Switch 6 Analog Axis Resolution MSB 32 step resolution Switch 5 off Switch 6 off 64 step resolution Switch 5 on Switch 6 off 128 step resolution Switch 5 off Switch 6 on 256 step resolution Switch 5 on Switch 6 on The higher the step size the more likely the output will suffer from the effects of jitter due to the LSB uncertainty in the ADC conversion process As such there is a trade off between resolution and stability of the output signal The output signal stability is also heavily dependent on the use of high quality input devices i e Hall Sensors Potentiometers etc Therefore activation of the digital filter is recommended if a clean stable signal is required at the output while maintaining a high degree of step size and resolution
16. trical GND pin Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any ANALOG INPUT pin Connect to any VCC pin Output pin Beta Innovations c 2004 17 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Connecting Analog Joystick Pots D to any VCC pin 100K JOYSTICK AXIS POT 4 Unconnected Pot pin L Connect to any COMMON GND pin Connect to any ANALOG INPUT pin NOTE Conventional analog Joystick potentiometers have unconnected pin on axis pots It is imperative that this pin be grounded in order to properly function when connected to the Plasma analog port inputs Axis Synchronization With the inherent linearity errors of potentiometers analog input values can differ by as much as 20 under worst case conditions This can cause undesired effects when precision between multiple analog input is required on 2 or 4 engine throttle quadrants Although more expensive solutions exist i e ACE s Hall Sensors etc which do not suffer from these linearity differences a simple solution is employed on select analog ports by averaging the inputs and eliminating these linear variations This synchronization can be quickly activated when needed by pressing a momentary push button connected to JP5 Connecting Axis Synchronization Switch F Connect to pin 1 JP5 Connect to pin 2 JP5 NOTE Although axis synchronization can be used in conjunction with ACE rotaries it should be noted that it
17. ultiplexer Demultiplexer U7 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U8 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U9 PIC16C765 I L EPROM Based 8 Bit CMOS Microcontroller with A D Converter 44 pin PLCC socket for U9 Y1 6MHz Ceramic Resonator with integrated 22 pf capacitors IMPORTANT Care must be taken if substituting the analog multiplexer IC s MC74HC4051AN in order to minimize analog signal degradation and performance If the MC74HC4051AN must be substituted it is imperative that ICs with the lowest on resistance are selected Visit www betainnovations com for the availability of Kits fully assembled modules and accessories Beta Innovations c 2004 21
18. vations htto www betainnovations com Mechanical Specifications em om LASMA 1 pm tu Vi 3 tu 21 m lt Sg Set CODES 00 JP4 BETA Innovations lt C 2004 dul Eq 4 30 Gane Beta Innovations c 2004 20 Beta Innovations htto www betainnovations com Bill Of Materials C1 2096 50VDC Ceramic C2 2096 50VDC Ceramic C3 0 1uF 2096 5OVDC Ceramic C4 2096 50VDC Ceramic C5 0 1uF 2096 50VDC Ceramic C6 0 1uF 2096 50VDC Ceramic C7 2096 50VDC Ceramic C8 0 1uF 2096 50VDC Ceramic C9 0 1uF 20 50VDC Ceramic C10 20 50 VDC Ceramic C11 0 1uF 20 50VDC Ceramic J1 USB Type B Connector JP1 Header 24 Pin Dual row JP2 Header 34 Pin Dual row JP3 Header 20 Pin Dual row JP4 Header 10 Pin Dual row JP5 Header 2 Pin Straight JP6 Header 2 Pin Right Angle R1 8 2K 10 1 4W 5 Resistor pack with common pin R2 8 2K 10 1 4W 5 Resistor pack with common pin R3 8 2K 10 1 4W 5 Resistor pack with common pin R4 1 5K 1 1 4W 51 DIP Switch 6 toggle switches 52 DIP Switch 6 toggle switches U1 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U2 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U3 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U4 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U5 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog Multiplexer Demultiplexer U6 MC74HC4051AN 8 Channel Analog M
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