{"product_id":"aim-sidewinder","title":"AIM Sidewinder","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"color: #1a1f24; border-bottom: 3px solid #05AA3D; padding-bottom: 8px;\"\u003eAIM Sidewinder\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sidewinder is the board that connects your cockpit switches, knobs, indicators, and panel backlighting to your flight simulator. Run a single Ethernet cable to it and you are done. The same cable carries the data and the power, so you can skip the wall warts and the 12 V bus you would otherwise be stringing through the airframe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost cockpits use four or five Sidewinders to drive the entire cockpit.  You can lessen the number of boards needed by carefully budgeting GPIO pins and avoiding connecting unused switches, indicators, etc.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat it does for you\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReads your panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every switch flip, knob turn, and slider movement gets to the sim through one Ethernet drop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrives your panel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Indicator lights, segment displays, caution panels, and backlighting all run from the same board.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePowered over Ethernet.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plug into a standard PoE switch. No DC harness. No wall warts. No 12 V brick.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConfigured in software.\u003c\/strong\u003e The AIM Cockpit Manager handles naming, wiring, and firmware updates. No USB cable needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat you can plug in\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e46 switch inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e for toggles, pushbuttons, rotaries, and encoders. Wire a switch to ground and the Sidewinder reads it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e8 analog inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e for potentiometers, sliders, and any other 0 to 3.3 V signal. 12-bit resolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2 SPI peripheral headers\u003c\/strong\u003e for cockpit display panels, segment displays, caution panels, and similar SPI-driven instruments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2 I²C peripheral headers\u003c\/strong\u003e for I²C-controlled panels and AIM accessory boards like the Sparrow relay daughter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e6 backlight channels\u003c\/strong\u003e for panel lighting, dimmed together by the master cockpit brightness control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3 aux analog inputs\u003c\/strong\u003e broken out separately for future sensors and expansion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eBuilt for the cockpit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStuff happens. A wire shorts to ground, a static shock hits a switch, a stray drop of solder bridges two pins. Every input and every panel connector has ESD protection and current limiting built in. The Sidewinder shrugs it off and keeps running.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ethernet path is fully isolated from the cockpit-side electronics (1500 Vrms), so PoE injector hiccups stay on their own side of the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eSetup in plain English\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlug Ethernet into a PoE switch. The Sidewinder powers up and announces itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe AIM Cockpit Manager spots it on the network and walks you through naming the board and picking the panels it owns.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMap your wired switches, knobs, and indicators to sim functions. Save. Done.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirmware updates land over the network too. You will never need to crawl under the panel to plug in a USB cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eSpecs at a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eInputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e46 digital, 8 analog, 3 aux analog\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eOutputs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e6 backlight zones, 2 SPI ports, 2 I²C ports\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003ePower over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af\/at), 12.95 W max\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eTypical draw\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003eAbout 3 W in normal operation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eNetwork\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e10\/100 Ethernet, auto-MDIX\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eOperating temperature\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e0 to 50 °C\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eConnectors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e2e6ea;\"\u003e2 mm pitch JST headers throughout\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0; color: #5a6470;\"\u003eWorks with\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 6px 0;\"\u003eAIM Cockpit Manager software (Windows)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #038831;\"\u003eWhat's in the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne AIM Sidewinder controller board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48603130364004,"sku":null,"price":109.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/7031\/3572\/files\/IMG_2691.jpg?v=1781846423","url":"https:\/\/invictuscockpits.com\/nl\/products\/aim-sidewinder","provider":"Invictus Cockpit Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}