PID Assignment of OpenHornet Microcontrollers

All microcontrollers that connect to the PC via USB should have their name, Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) changed to allow Windows (and you) to distinguish between them. Spark Fun’s VID is 1B4F. (Here is a list of all assigned VIDs.)

We only need to change the PID and the board’s name. Both are defined by a file that loads into Arduino IDE and uploaded onto the microcontroller every time we upload a sketch.

NOTE: We will address the pro-micro here, but the process is similar for all microcontrollers.

Find and open boards.txt.
- NOTE: You may have to select “show hidden items” in Windows Explorer to find the folder “AppData”.
1. For Pro-Micros, this is found in ~users/<username>/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/SparkFun/hardware/avr/<current_version_number>/.
2. For Arduino Megas, this is found in ~users/<username>/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/arduino/hardware/avr/<current_version_number>/.
3. For WEMOS S2-MINIS, this is found in ~users/<username>/AppData/Local/Arduino15/packages/<TBD>.
Update the board name and PID of the board.
- For Pro-Micro, it's Pro Micro, and similar for the other microcontrollers.
1. Board Name: Change promicro.build.usb_product="Sparkfun Pro Micro" to promicro.build.usb_product="<SKETCH NAME>".
  - Example: promicro.build.usb_product="OH1A2A1 Master Arm Panel"
2. PID: Change promicro.menu.cpu.16MHzatmega32U4.build.pid=0x9207 to promicro.menu.cpu.16MHzatmega32U4.build.pid=<RECOMMENDED PID>.
  - See Table 1 for recommended board names and PID values.
Save the file, close it, open the Arduino IDE, select the COM Port and your new board type (verifying it the 5V/16MHz) and upload your sketch.
- Windows will show the board's name, while DCS-BIOS Bridge will show the VID/PID.

You will have to repeat these steps for every Pro Micro and every time you upload a new sketch to that specific microcontroller.

For renaming the Arduino MEGAs (Backlight controller, COMM panel, Standby Instruments controller) the “board.txt” file can be found in ~/…/packages/arduino/hardware/avr/<current_version_number>/

Table 1

OpenHornet Suggested PID/Naming

Section	Panel	OH#	Suggested PID
UIP	UIP MASTER (Arduino MEGA)	1A1A1	0x1A11
UIP	MASTER ARM	1A2A1	0x1A21
UIP	L DDI/EWI	1A3A1	0x1A31
UIP	SPIN RCVY	1A6A1	0x1A61
UIP	HUD	1A7A1	0x1A71
UIP	R DDI/EWI	1A9A1	0x1A91
LIP	LIP MASTER (Arduino MEGA)	2A1A1	0x2A11
LIP	IFEI	2A2A1	0x2A21
LIP	AMPCD	2A3A1	0x2A31
LIP	RWR CONTROL	2A4A1	0x2A41
LIP	ECM/DISP	2A5A1	0x2A51
LIP	STANDBY INST (Arduino MEGA)	2A7A1	0x2A71
LIP	BACKLIGHT CONTROLLER (Arduino MEGA)	2A13	0x2A13
CT	SJU-17 SEAT	3A2A1	0x3A21
LC	LC MASTER (Arduino MEGA)	4A2A1	0x4A11
LC	LDG GEAR	4A2A1	0x4A21
LC	SELECT JETT	4A3A1	0x4A31
LC	BRK PRES/BRAKE/ FIRE TEST	4A3A3	0x4A33
LC	EXT LIGHTS	4A4A2	0x4A42
LC	APU	4A5A2	0x4A52
LC	FUEL	4A5A1	0x4A51
LC	FCS	4A6A1	0x4A61
LC	OBOGS	4A7A2	0x4A72
LC	COMM (Arduino MEGA)	4A7A1	0x4A71
RC	RC MASTER (Arduino MEGA)	5A1A1	0x5A11
RC	RADAR ALT	5A2A4	0x5A24
RC	HOOK/WING FD/AV COOL	5A2A1	0x5A21
RC	ELEC	5A4A1	0x5A41
RC	ECS	5A5A1	0x5A51
RC	INTR LT	5A6A1	0x5A61
RC	SNSR	5A7A1	0x5A71
RC	SIM CNTL	5A8A1	0x5A81
RC	KY58	5A9A1	0x5A91
RC	DEFOG/CANOPY	5A10	0x5A10

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PID Assignment of OpenHornet Microcontrollers

Table 1