Simple [b]Microcontroller[/b] to make [b]any Cargo[/b] (ISO Containers, Cargo Crates, Vehicles, ...) compatible with the [b]New Air-Drop System[/b] on my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2078484946] Airbus A400M Cargo Plane [/url]
Example of what you can do with this: [b]see GIFs[/b] in the images above
The [b]Instructions[/b] on how to set it up and use it are written in the [b]Nodes Infos[/b].
Here is the full description of the [b]update[/b] that introduced the [b]New Air-Drop System[/b]:
Major Update #2 (v 4.3):
Completely redesigned [b]Air-Drop System[/b].
New [b]Electric Connectors[/b] have been added to the [b]Cargo Bay[/b] of the [b]Airbus A400M[/b] to store up to 14 [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2150821623]Small Air-Drop Crates v2.0[/url] or 7 [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2078544205]Air-Drop Crates v3.0[/url]
These Electric Connectors allow to do [b]Staggered Air-Drops[/b] (each Crate/Vehicle is slightly delayed from the previous one, see GIF), by adjusting the “[b]Delay[/b]” Property Slider of the [b]Air-Drop Microcontroller[/b] on each Crate (0.5 sec delay works well).
To start the Staggered Air-Drop just press the “[b]Toggle Air-Drop Connectors[/b]” Push Button (in Cockpit, Loadmaster’s Station and Ramps Panel).
Important:
[b]To connect the Crates[/b] to the new [b]Air-Drop Connectors[/b], remember to press the “[b]Toggle Air-Drop Connectors[/b]” Push Button [b]once[/b] as soon as you enter the Plane (it auto-activates for 20 sec upon spawning, then deactivates).
Moreover, [b]all the ISO Electric Connectors[/b] can now be used to do [b]Staggered Air-Drops[/b] as well (use the same Push Button to initiate the Staggered Air-Drop).
This means [b]any Cargo[/b] you attach to these Connectors can be air-dropped with this new System: you just need to add [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2150827882]this Microcontroller[/url] to control the [b]Electric Connectors on your Cargo[/b]
Having the Air-Drop Crates secured with Electric Connectors in the Cargo Bay means you [b]no longer have to stay below 180knots[/b] when flying with the Crates in the Plane (which was due to the limited braking power of the Cargo Grippers in the old system).
All the [b]Carts[/b] (Vehicle Cart v2.0, Wide Vehicle Cart v2.0, Cart for RHIB v2.0, Cargo Platform v2.0) have been [b]updated[/b] to integrate the new Air-Drop System, so they can be used to perform [b]Mixed Air-Drops[/b] (both Crates and Vehicles at the same time, see GIF).
[img]https://i.imgur.com/pqmOhP7.png[/img]
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