Development of animated Scale Cockpit Displays (Glass Cockpits) with software modules for model making

plastes.de - Scale Cockpit Displays

Gößweinstein (DE)New on Amplifa

2013-06-27Founded

1Employees

0.96–4.3 inchesDisplay sizes

Sole proprietorship / side businessLegal form

Who is plastes.de?

plastes.de is a sole proprietorship of Kai Erich Truth based in Gößweinstein (Bavaria), developing animated Scale Cockpit Displays for model making as a side business. The core product is software modules for so-called Glass Cockpits, which run on displays from 4D Systems in sizes from 0.96 to 4.3 inches and make models of helicopters, jets, aircraft, boats and cars/automobiles appear in realistic cockpits. The modules show, among other things, artificial horizon, engine data, altimeter, MFD, radar and GPS views and can optionally be coupled with real sensors as data providers (real-time data/telemetry). Development began in 2013 on an Arduino basis and was switched to the more powerful, more readable displays from 4D Systems. For model types without a suitable module, plastes.de offers joint pilot projects. Customers are scale model builders, among others in the RC helicopter and boat sector.

Site: Gößweinstein
Processes: Development of animated Scale Cockpit Displays (Glass Cockpits) for model making, Individual software modules / joint pilot projects, Coupling with real sensors as data providers (real-time data/telemetry), Software modules for various model types (helicopters, jets, boats, cars)
Materials: Displays from 4D Systems, Arduino platform, Telemetry/real data
Founded: 2013-06-27
Employees: 1
Industries: Model making, RC Helicopters, RC Airplanes/Jets, RC Boats, RC Cars/Automobiles

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Software development (C++/Embedded, 4D Systems)
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Customization per model type/pilot project
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Delivery of display modules
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Support via e-mail, WhatsApp and chatbot

Hardware & Software

4DSYS

Displays from 4D Systems

Display hardware (uOLED/uLCD/uOLED-160P2, 0.96–4.3 inches) as the basis of the cockpit modules.

ARDUINO

Arduino platform

Original hardware basis of the first cockpit displays with C++ programming.

TELEM

Telemetry/real data

Optional coupling with real sensors as data providers for real-time data in the model.

Operating Site

Gößweinstein

Operating site (home-based business), development and shipping

Software Modules & Cockpit Displays

**uOLED-160 G2 with artificial horizon**Glass Cockpit · RC Helicopter

**Agusta AW 139 Engine Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

**Agusta AW 139 Altimeter**Software module · RC Helicopter

**AH160 BRT Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

**AH160 Engine Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

**AH160 MFD Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

**AH160 RIO Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

**Bell UH-1 Engine Display**Software module · RC Helicopter

Inside the production

First cockpit video of the early Arduino version

ChatBot Eric – AI assistant for products & orders

Industries

Model makingRC HelicoptersRC Airplanes/JetsRC BoatsRC Cars/Automobiles

Additional services

Development of animated Scale Cockpit Displays (Glass Cockpits) for model makingIndividual software modules / joint pilot projectsCoupling with real sensors as data providers (real-time data/telemetry)Software modules for various model types (helicopters, jets, boats, cars)

Reference customers

Markus Schlaffer (team pilot of Kai, Vario EC145 with PHT3)

Company History

1977
First model making contacts: father started flying helicopters; own experience with model cars (truck bodies, scale) and scale boats.
2003
Return to model making, focus on helicopters and multicopters; idea of installing displays in the cockpit (first major scale project: AH-1S Tow Cobra; colleague project EC145 with PHT3).
2013
Start of programming animated Scale Cockpit Displays on an Arduino basis; switch to displays from 4D Systems; founding of plastes.de on 27.06.2013.