Olsen FCP-M2 - Looking for software and serial cables

[rocketberger]

Bought a mystery box of rocket stuff off of craigslist few years ago. Just happened to open it up today and started cleaning some of the ebays up and found this working Olsen unit. Powers up, calibrates and goes to ready mode.

Now the hard part. Anyone have a copy of the documentation and software?

Many Thanks, Andy

 

[troj]

We'll have software available shortly, complements of Mark Koelsch.

-Kevin

 

[JDcluster]

]The cable is / was a straight RS-232 port connector.
You'd need a USB to serial.... now that no computer comes with a serial port these days.
I just so happen to still have it saved!

Here's the Flight Graph software:
View attachment Copy of FlightGraph13.zip

 

[fyrwrxz]

Bought a mystery box of rocket stuff off of craigslist few years ago. Just happened to open it up today and started cleaning some of the ebays up and found this working Olsen unit. Powers up, calibrates and goes to ready mode.

Now the hard part. Anyone have a copy of the documentation and software?

Many Thanks, Andy

I *mite* have your serial cable adapter-I haven't flown it in years. I'll have to dig tomorrow. You pay shipping.

 

[Oldschool77]

I just acquired one these at High Frontier 11. Does the User Manual come in electronic form in the Flight Graph file(Post #3) or is it in paper form only? If in paper only, would someone please copy and mail or scan and e-mail me a pdf copy. PM me.

 

[JDcluster]

It actually came with a 2 sided laminated instructions.
I had one but, can't find where it went since my move over a year ago...

JD

I just acquired one these at High Frontier 11. Does the User Manual come in electronic form in the Flight Graph file(Post #3) or is it in paper form only? If in paper only, would someone please copy and mail or scan and e-mail me a pdf copy. PM me.

 

[ksaves2]

I got one and can scan the instructions. I bought one of the the last ones available and it works fine. Kurt

 

[Oldschool77]

That would be cool! Am looking forward to a PM or e-mail.

 

[ksaves2]

That would be cool! Am looking forward to a PM or e-mail.

This old ScanJet 6300C does 45mb files with Xsane I have to cut down. See how these look. Kurt

 

[Oldschool77]

After a little trial and error I got them printed. Thank You Kurt!
Now I hope my brother can dig up a cable, with a proper description of one found in the yard sale.

 

[ksaves2]

After a little trial and error I got them printed. Thank You Kurt!
Now I hope my brother can dig up a cable, with a proper description of one found in the yard sale.

It's a multipin plug job with a DB9 socket. Can easily use a USB serial converter to get the data into a computer. I sometimes find the first recorded datapoints as "gibberish" and have to manually drop the points out of the file in order for it to be graphed properly. It's a nice 'ol device from close to
10 years ago.

I can post a picture of the cable if that will help. If push comes to shove could probably get the "fix'ins" to make a cable. Kurt

 

[JDcluster]

It has to be older than 10 years.
I bought one back around 2001.

JD

It's a multipin plug job with a DB9 socket. Can easily use a USB serial converter to get the data into a computer. I sometimes find the first recorded datapoints as "gibberish" and have to manually drop the points out of the file in order for it to be graphed properly. It's a nice 'ol device from close to
10 years ago.

I can post a picture of the cable if that will help. If push comes to shove could probably get the "fix'ins" to make a cable. Kurt

 

[Oldschool77]

Thanks for the offer Kurt. This is "ONLY'' my 2nd altimeter. My first is a PML Co-Pilot v1. So the collecting addiction has not set in yet... I'm not interested in flight data at this time, just max altitude. Oh ya and redundant DD also.