Here is the test of the beta release version of SimVimX CDU program for SimVimPanel. By default it supports standard X-Plane (ver. >11.30) CDU for all planes that use it, as well as custom support for Zibo B738. You can use the SimVimX CDU either as part of SimVimPanel with background and working clickable buttons,... Continue Reading →
The SimVimPanel CDU, displayed on any cheap LCD screen connected to a mini-PC/Raspberry uses the default X-Plane CDU data structure, converting it into specific SimVim format. Current X-Plane CDU data format The X-Plane developers have added the dataref array for CDU screen content since XP 11.35: sim/cockpit2/radios/indicators/fms_cdu1_text_line# sim/cockpit2/radios/indicators/fms_cdu2_text_line#(where # is number from 0 to 15)... Continue Reading →
RealSimControl has "embedded FMS/CDU" configuration for RSC Matrix firmware. You don't need to assign all those 140 buttons one-by-one, you just need to select one device (Boeing CDU or Airbus MCDU) in the configurator. Here is the matrix wiring diagram for two CDUs (Boeing style and Airbus style). The 16 blue columns are the multiplexer... Continue Reading →
If you need a two-needle instrument but don't have a suitable mechanism for one stepper or multi-shaft steppers, you can use separate steppers for each needle with additional gear wheels. Both gear wheels have to be of equal diameter, te second (bottom) stepper can have a zero-position sensor disc directly on its shaft. One stepper... Continue Reading →
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