VKB T-Rudder User guide
Rudder Pedals TRudder
Installation and setup manual
Version 1.1 от 20.05.2014
©2014 VKB. All rights reserved.
©2014 Written by Victorus. All rights reserved.
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Content
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pedals installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
1. General info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2. Order of assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Support shaft height setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1. General info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. Order of setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Pedals connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pedals axis setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1. General info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2. Axis type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3. Axis calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. Axis parameters setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5. Response curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Variants of pedals steadiness support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Introduction
TRudder pedals let the virtual pilot to control the rudder just like a real pilot. This
device has not onboard controller and must be connected to the one of the following
devices:
▼CobraZ joystick,
▼Tiny Box external controller,
▼ThrottleBox external controller.
Standard UTP cable with two 8 position connectors 8P8C (often called as RJ45) at
each end is used for pedals connecting.
This manual contains recomendations how to assembly and set up pedals.
Pedals installation
1. General info
TRudder pedals are delivered partially dizassembled. Delivery set is shown on
fig. 1.1.
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The same cables are used for connections between many kinds of devises, such as
routers. ADSL modems etc. Do not even try to connect pedals to any device with
8P8C socket! If you connect pedals to any device except above mentioned it will be
damaged.
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