Wow! What a great product! I followed the instructions in the manual and downloaded the pre made profile and it’s was basically plug and play! I love it and is a great addition to my home cockpit!
the only bit missing is some dark red plastic to cover the led displays, this hides the unlit segments, and allows the lit ones to shine through :) makes it easier on the eye, and much easier to see on camera too. (sticky "stained glass" plastic stuff is cheap and perfect for this)
Just bought this today! Can’t wait for it to be built and sent! This is so much more affordable than some of the other options I was considering. Can’t wait!!
Oh man that’s what I’ve been looking for! I had exactly the same problem using flight controls with a mouse. So I built a com radio with an Arduino which functions like the real thing, but the trouble was the interface software. I had to use FSUIPC, which was a total pain in the butt because I had to then write a gateway app to interface that to my USB port. The controls are easy for me, I design electronics and a living. It’s the software interface that’s been the obstacle. I’ll take a look at MobyFlight. Thanks!
Great build! I've had similar ideas for a sim racing dash build! If you can, add some kind of diffuser sheet infront of the 7 segments to mask the un-lit segments and improve readability 👍🏽
Epic job man! That turned out awesome. I want to make a working autopilot for a King Air 350i which is what I’ve flown in the past. It can be hard to stay sharp if you’re not getting many hours in the plane. When you go to a school like Flight Safety International to get a type rating to fly a specific airplane a ton of the real world pro sim training is all about understanding and using the airplane’s automation well, so having buttons to push rather than mouse clicks could help with proficiency for sure.
Great job. I did 3D print the box and bought all the switches etc.. but I would like to know how you did the wiring from the displays ,encoder to arduino
Great video and very nice add-on. May try to get one when available. For the moment I'm using the Logitech autopilot panel in conjunction with the radio panel and using SPAD to map HDG, ALT, IAS & VS to the four digital displays and the four knobs of the radio panel.
Agreed. Push/pull knobs just don’t exist as an affordable off-the-shelf unit. That’s why I decided to not pursue it for this device. It would make it unfordable for a lot of people out there, and the pull action just isn’t a must-have for most people out there.
how to set the attitude 100 or 1000 feets button on the black metal button? and the ALT black button on your panel? I mean the name of these toggles, thank you
could be even simpler. rotary encoders have push SPD and HDG button could replace. and ALT and VC knobs could work like push and rotate BIG rotate without push small. where LNAV and VNAV even its like all on then its so lol
Whould it ba Possible to Buy/Print a 3D panel of any Cockpit with Holes where the Nobs & Push Buttons Go.and Holes with Lens to Read outs. This Panel would be FULL SIZE to fit on the Front of a 50" to 65" UHDTV used as the Panel CockPit that would be displayed Behind the Panel as the primary flight display (PFD), multi-function display (MFD), and an engine indicating and crew alerting system (EICAS) display. This would Eliminate the need for Separate Components that aren't really Representative of thr Full Scale Aircraft. This Printed Panel could be done in Sections to accomidate smaller 3D printers. While all Buttons Knobs & switches could be installed By the Builder.
Do you do a channel for setting switches above these switches for the Honeycomb Bravo controller for setting up for NAV, heading, approach, vertical, etc. for Xplane?
Hello sir am trying to build one like this but stuck with two buttons AP2 and EXPED ap2 on pressing it’s working but no led and exped nothing working any help from you plz Thanking you in advance
Suggest to join mobi flight discord. Even i never touched circuits in my life. Believe me with lot of support from others im going to complete one FCU.
Thanks. I don't have a wiring diagram for it yet, but the MobiFlight website shows you how to wire up different kinds of components. Yes, I had to cut off the ends of the display boards to get them to fit.
@@maramberri For the A320, it switches from heading and vertical speed modes to track and flight path angle modes (basically determines if you're referencing the ground track or your track through the air). On other aircraft though, you could have the button do whatever you want.
Great job. Am considering having a go at building one are you able to tell me where you got the square push buttons with the LED in Am currently using Mobieflight for my other panel stuff but a separate Auto panel would be great. Thanks
Great video! Is it possible to change the color of the numbers on the screen and the lights on the switches? Looking to build one for the pmdg 777, not the exact one you built, but one similar.
Really great. Are you able to differentiate between "managed" modes and "selected" modes on the FBW A320? So, can you build "push" and "pull" into the speed, altitude, V/S knobs like the real thing?
Yes. The knobs are also push buttons (for going into managed mode). Wasn't able to find knobs that you can also pull. So you just press the HDG button (for example) for the "pull" function to go into selected heading mode. So it's more like a traditional autopilot panel in that regard, but it has all of the Airbus functionality.
@@vizix2049 It looked like you pushed the ALT to change to increments of 100ft. Is it also a push to get into Managed/VNAV mode now that the FBW A320 supports that?
Love this project and I'm trying to make it. The STL comes up very small, would you mind posting the correct dimensions so that it can be correctly scaled? Edit: I'm printing it at 2540% scale to get it the right size
Hey, can I ask you what is that "green board" at 03:29 ? Because in the video and in the model, there is that green board that I dont know what it is and what is for.
It's the distribution board for 5V and ground. A lot of components need 5V and ground connections, but the Arduino only has a couple of pins for that. The green board just provides lots of pins for that purpose.
@@vizix2049 It makes a lot of sense. But what about those LED Push Buttons... dont they use 12V? So how are you providing them with the 5V the Arduino has? Also, those LED Push Buttons are momentary or latching?
Awesome!! Question, I am considering getting your module, however I have a question about the managed decent mode in FBW, does it support that along Open decent mode?
@@vizix2049 Yeah, the actual aircraft knobs can be pushed in or pulled out, but I have still not found any encoder modules that do that. A solution i came up with was to put a button on top and a button below the encoder knob, which behave like pushing and pulling the knob. This also means that you can use the encoder button to do something else. Not as faithful to the real aircraft though...
Hello Jeff, Thank you very much for sharing everything, I built a prototype here in Brazil and it was excellent, everything worked perfect now I just need a 3D printer. jejejeje
Good job! I've printed the box you open sourced, nice and beautiful. But I am having trouble fitting the 8-digit led screen into the slot. It seems impossible to fit two 8-digit led screen without overlapping each other. Did I picked the wrong number of digits or wrong type of led screens? Hoping you could help me. Thanks!
Hey mate. I've made 3 of these now and the latest one isn't working on a mates computer. It worked fine on mine. On his it shows everything from the game but the game isn't recognising the input from the box. Any ideas?
Hello, I almost nearing the completion with the help of your wiring diagram Thanks a lot. But struggling a bit as I'm running out of 5v and gnd in Arduino. Can you please help on how to work with those pins to get extra space with the green board you had ?
Good job! Is it possible to let me know the following: The max7219 (8 digits) is split into two parts of 2x3 digits each (2 digits unused). How do you control these 2 separate parts in Mobiflight...?
@@vizix2049, I have seen your wiring diagram. I can see that with the KD2-22 switches, you are only wiring the switch to the ground and not the LED right?
I can see that you have a red wire connected to pin nº2. to where are you connecting the red wire in the arduino? thanks a lot and sorry for all the questions ;)
Hi there. Great project. i will be building this over the weekend. But i am not getting the 8 pin DPDT switches. I have 5 pin switches. Will those work ? and how would the wiring be connected ?
Some people are unbelievable, basically demanding step by step instruction or asking how much did it cost him to build this... Get a grip people, he is nice enough to share a lot of information, but he is trying to sell a product too. Cost of materials is obviously around 50 dollars, check it by yourselves on the links he actually provides to Amazon, fking lazy people. Also, you cannot expect him to sell it to you at material cost. He uses a 3D printer, that has a cost too plus he is not going to do it for no profit, work time = cost. So it all adds up.
There's no dedicated LOC button (I was running out of space on the panel). APPR button arms LOC and glide slope. NAV button arms your nav source. If your nav source is set to your nav radio and it's tuned to the LOC, then the NAV button would arm just the LOC. You can also remap the buttons to whatever you want with the MobiFlight program. Honesty, I've never needed to arm just the LOC.
I like. One question, could we make the dashboard shape if it’s just 3 d printed and therefore specific to Boeing and or airbus. And do you make them for folks like we order? Very nice
Here you go: www.thingiverse.com/thing:5258730 This can totally work for Boeing aircraft as well. I've gotten it working with the CRJ (Collins avionics) and the Garmin G1000. Boeing's up next for me, but it has all the standard buttons, so there's no reason why it wouldn't work.
Since everyone is going to ask, do you have a 737 profile for this yet? Using the CRJ profile, everything worked except the altitude. I love this unit and highly recommend it! Thank you!
Thanks for the positive review! I've been busy upgrading my sim setup. Almost finished. Then I'll be buying planes (PMDG 737 included) and making autopilot profiles. I've heard a few people now that have had partial success using existing profiles with the PMDG 737. So it seems like a fully-functioning profile is possible. Feel free to tinker around with the profile if you don't want to wait for me. 😄
Nice!! exactly what I was looking!.. have a question. can you share, hw did you connect K2-22 switches? i tried, but my LED dose not works.. or stay On.. Thanks in advance!!! great video!
Thank you! Take a look at the wiring diagram link on this page: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix/autopilot-resources The LED is between the "+" and "-" pins on the switches. Good luck. Let me know if you're interested in buying a fully-assembled autopilot.
@@vizix2049 thanks a LOT!!!!!!!!! u made my day! I just forgot to 1 of GND wires.. just question. 10ohm is enough? or we need something bigger? i ac not find much info about kd-22 switches
@@miketango507 Lower resistance just means the LED will be brighter. If you go too low on the resistance, you risk burning out the LED. You should aim for less than 20 mA. Remember voltage = current x resistance.
Thank you! There's no way to give a real answer to the PMDG 737 compatibility question. Not enough is known about that aircraft yet. I'll say this. I will be buying that plane, and if it's possible to get this autopilot controller working with it, it will happen. It may require MobiFlight support which might not exist initially. However, I imagine the MobiFlight team will be very interested in supporting this very popular aircraft. MobiFlight does support P3D. However, I don't have P3D. You would likely have to program the autopilot controller to work with P3D yourself. Definitely possible, but would take some work. The autopilot controller currently has several profiles that work very well with MSFS and X-Plane 11. If you want to buy an autopilot controller or have more questions, you can email me at vizix.contact@gmail.com. Thanks!
Thanks! MobiFlight loads the appropriate code onto the Arduino automatically. The aircraft specific profiles are on my website: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix/autopilot-resources
@@vizix2049 and did you use wiring diagrams from mobiflight flight as well? I think the wiring is the only thing stopping me at this point but your connectors look really easy
THIS was the video I was looking for! Thanks a lot!! Just one question.. how did u "turn" 1 display (8 segments) into "2"? Like you are using only one display and you are showing and controlling SPD and HDG
Thank you! MobiFlight lets you use specific digits for different things. So I just use the left 3 digits for speed and the right 3 digits for heading (###XX###). And the panel just hides what's happening. Let me know if you want one!
Did you cut the end off the MAX7219 or buy ones without mounting holes? I just printed this and grabbed a few 7219s out of my parts bin and found they will not fit unless I trim them.
Just a simple question: Where did you get these special 7219 LED displays? The ones in your link description have 2 holes for fastening to the left and right and are WAY to big to fit. Do you cut them or how you do it. I am trying to build that myself at the moment, since yours is not available, Thanks for your effort though, just would like to know, if I have to cut the 7-segment myself.
I trying to find the stuffs,but i can not find it.So can you send the link for me? Also, Where should I plug the cable in? Please help me.I really want to make that. Thank you.
Great product, highly recommend it. Just got it a couple of days ago and works as describe. Great customer service. Highly recommended.
Thank you kindly sir.
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I am interested but don't see any contact info.
Awesome! It looks really cool! Thanks for supporting the MobiFlight project.
Wow! What a great product! I followed the instructions in the manual and downloaded the pre made profile and it’s was basically plug and play! I love it and is a great addition to my home cockpit!
Glad you like it! Thanks for the great review!
the only bit missing is some dark red plastic to cover the led displays, this hides the unlit segments, and allows the lit ones to shine through :)
makes it easier on the eye, and much easier to see on camera too. (sticky "stained glass" plastic stuff is cheap and perfect for this)
Just bought this today! Can’t wait for it to be built and sent! This is so much more affordable than some of the other options I was considering. Can’t wait!!
Order received! 😁
Oh man that’s what I’ve been looking for! I had exactly the same problem using flight controls with a mouse. So I built a com radio with an Arduino which functions like the real thing, but the trouble was the interface software. I had to use FSUIPC, which was a total pain in the butt because I had to then write a gateway app to interface that to my USB port. The controls are easy for me, I design electronics and a living. It’s the software interface that’s been the obstacle. I’ll take a look at MobyFlight. Thanks!
Great build! I've had similar ideas for a sim racing dash build! If you can, add some kind of diffuser sheet infront of the 7 segments to mask the un-lit segments and improve readability 👍🏽
Epic job man! That turned out awesome. I want to make a working autopilot for a King Air 350i which is what I’ve flown in the past. It can be hard to stay sharp if you’re not getting many hours in the plane. When you go to a school like Flight Safety International to get a type rating to fly a specific airplane a ton of the real world pro sim training is all about understanding and using the airplane’s automation well, so having buttons to push rather than mouse clicks could help with proficiency for sure.
Do you mind sharing the correct size of the STL. Is coming very little
Great job. I did 3D print the box and bought all the switches etc.. but I would like to know how you did the wiring from the displays ,encoder to arduino
Great video and very nice add-on. May try to get one when available. For the moment I'm using the Logitech autopilot panel in conjunction with the radio panel and using SPAD to map HDG, ALT, IAS & VS to the four digital displays and the four knobs of the radio panel.
Would like to have seen you set up the 7 segment displays that are daisy chained ??
Love the format of your video (relaxing and informative) and really love how you explained how you built this AP system! New sub!
wow nice project! congratulations!
thanks!
Awesome job!
Thank you! Glad you like it.
Nicely done video!
Great project. It will enhance immersion and convenience, rather than having to scroll the mouse wheel.
Thank you!
Are you want to sale it. I want to purchase.@@vizix2049
wow! Gotta love smart people well done, brother
I really want an Airbus only panel. It’s the push/pull switches that are hard to replicate.
Agreed. Push/pull knobs just don’t exist as an affordable off-the-shelf unit. That’s why I decided to not pursue it for this device. It would make it unfordable for a lot of people out there, and the pull action just isn’t a must-have for most people out there.
Bummer you stopped making these. Looks amazing. Would have bought one right away.
I build a similar setup, but for some reason my displays keep shutting down or show some weird rondom stuff. Anybody an idea what it could be?
Very nice. I'm curious if anyone has a source for push/pull rotary encoders.
Good job. You can easy use your small MCP also for other aircrafts, because it looks like more generic and not a A320 replica.
Exactly. That's the idea. I fly a lot of planes :)
Hello, I want to buy this. is it still available ? Also 3:33 what that green board is beside blue one what does it do ?
how to set the attitude 100 or 1000 feets button on the black metal button? and the ALT black button on your panel? I mean the name of these toggles, thank you
Please do a video on 3D printer equipment required to build the enclosure. Thanks.
could be even simpler. rotary encoders have push SPD and HDG button could replace. and ALT and VC knobs could work like push and rotate BIG rotate without push small.
where LNAV and VNAV even its like all on then its so lol
Whould it ba Possible to Buy/Print a 3D panel of any Cockpit with Holes where the Nobs & Push Buttons Go.and Holes with Lens to Read outs. This Panel would be FULL SIZE to fit on the Front of a 50" to 65" UHDTV used as the Panel CockPit that would be displayed Behind the Panel as the primary flight display (PFD), multi-function display (MFD), and an engine indicating and crew alerting system (EICAS) display. This would Eliminate the need for Separate Components that aren't really Representative of thr Full Scale Aircraft. This Printed Panel could be done in Sections to accomidate smaller 3D printers. While all Buttons Knobs & switches could be installed By the Builder.
Do you do a channel for setting switches above these switches for the Honeycomb Bravo controller for setting up for NAV, heading, approach, vertical, etc. for Xplane?
It's possible to not have an external software with the SDK that helps you develop application that allow you to control the sim
Hello sir am trying to build one like this but stuck with two buttons AP2 and EXPED ap2 on pressing it’s working but no led and exped nothing working any help from you plz
Thanking you in advance
This was great thanks for sharing!
I keep coming back to those basics videos because I STILL don't know how to properly use the software. I'm gonna cry
Suggest to join mobi flight discord. Even i never touched circuits in my life. Believe me with lot of support from others im going to complete one FCU.
Home you have attached the 8 digit lcd led modules, I don't see the screws. Hello
I glued them in.
Do you plane on remaking this amazing autopilot panel was really wishing you still made them really really cool
a little help, there's no d19, d20 and d21 on arduino meg2560
Hi.. İ couldnt see the 5v leg in your diagram for kd2-22 switch...
I'm thinking of making something similar but I'll add a radio panel on the side.
Very cool! Let me know if you'd like to get one of these.
Flawless! And welcome to the rabbit hole of simpit building :> Also great video format. I really really enjoy videos that just get to the point 👍👍
Thanks! Haha, the possibilities are endless...
Thank for your sharing. I would like to know, is push button a non locking(memorized) version
hi! nice idea! have you wiring diagram? and the 7segment display board was cutted? thank you...
Thanks. I don't have a wiring diagram for it yet, but the MobiFlight website shows you how to wire up different kinds of components. Yes, I had to cut off the ends of the display boards to get them to fit.
@@vizix2049 Thanks! The push button between ALT and VS what function does?
@@maramberri For the A320, it switches from heading and vertical speed modes to track and flight path angle modes (basically determines if you're referencing the ground track or your track through the air). On other aircraft though, you could have the button do whatever you want.
Great job. Am considering having a go at building one are you able to tell me where you got the square push buttons with the LED in
Am currently using Mobieflight for my other panel stuff but a separate Auto panel would be great. Thanks
hi, can you say which use buttons ? (kd2 self locking or non locking)
Great video! Is it possible to change the color of the numbers on the screen and the lights on the switches? Looking to build one for the pmdg 777, not the exact one you built, but one similar.
Really great. Are you able to differentiate between "managed" modes and "selected" modes on the FBW A320? So, can you build "push" and "pull" into the speed, altitude, V/S knobs like the real thing?
Yes. The knobs are also push buttons (for going into managed mode). Wasn't able to find knobs that you can also pull. So you just press the HDG button (for example) for the "pull" function to go into selected heading mode. So it's more like a traditional autopilot panel in that regard, but it has all of the Airbus functionality.
@@vizix2049 It looked like you pushed the ALT to change to increments of 100ft. Is it also a push to get into Managed/VNAV mode now that the FBW A320 supports that?
@@ANITIX87 you can reprogram it to do the managed altitude mode.
Love this project and I'm trying to make it. The STL comes up very small, would you mind posting the correct dimensions so that it can be correctly scaled?
Edit: I'm printing it at 2540% scale to get it the right size
Hey, can I ask you what is that "green board" at 03:29 ? Because in the video and in the model, there is that green board that I dont know what it is and what is for.
It's the distribution board for 5V and ground. A lot of components need 5V and ground connections, but the Arduino only has a couple of pins for that. The green board just provides lots of pins for that purpose.
@@vizix2049 It makes a lot of sense. But what about those LED Push Buttons... dont they use 12V? So how are you providing them with the 5V the Arduino has? Also, those LED Push Buttons are momentary or latching?
@@TheHeineken24 The LED push buttons are momentary and use 5V.
Thank you for this tutorial. Can you tell me what size screws you used for the enclosure?
#4-40 screws
Awesome!! Question, I am considering getting your module, however I have a question about the managed decent mode in FBW, does it support that along Open decent mode?
Not currently. You could reprogram it. I will likely change the ALT knob push button to do managed mode at some point.
@@vizix2049 Yeah, the actual aircraft knobs can be pushed in or pulled out, but I have still not found any encoder modules that do that. A solution i came up with was to put a button on top and a button below the encoder knob, which behave like pushing and pulling the knob. This also means that you can use the encoder button to do something else. Not as faithful to the real aircraft though...
Hello Jeff, Thank you very much for sharing everything, I built a prototype here in Brazil and it was excellent, everything worked perfect now I just need a 3D printer. jejejeje
last one.. can we connect in series 3, 7 dig displays, and feed all of them with just one 5v wire?.. the lastone will have enough power?.
I think so. Try it and find out.
I think what he means is the control panel of autopilot. Not the autopilot itself, which is a bit harder to program, give it a try.
:( you dont make them anymore, when will it be back?
Nice job - well done. I'd really like to get smaller LED segment readouts but cannot find any. Any suggestions please?
Good job! I've printed the box you open sourced, nice and beautiful. But I am having trouble fitting the 8-digit led screen into the slot. It seems impossible to fit two 8-digit led screen without overlapping each other. Did I picked the wrong number of digits or wrong type of led screens? Hoping you could help me. Thanks!
I solved it by cutting some off both ends of the pcb board.
how do i leran how and where to put the wires?
Hello! I noticed the product is no longer available on the website. Would you consider building one more for me to purchase? Thanks!
@VIZIX I love this product and would love to get this myself if you wouldn't mind if i could talk to you about getting this product.
I want one for the a320 and use it with my Mac and Xplane. Is it possible?
I believe MobiFlight is Windows only. You don't have a Windows PC for your flight sim?
Hi. Fantastic job... Why dont you add a loc and ls button?
Hey mate. I've made 3 of these now and the latest one isn't working on a mates computer. It worked fine on mine. On his it shows everything from the game but the game isn't recognising the input from the box. Any ideas?
"and you can too..." bro comes with a complete 3D printing suite...
Thanks bro it is working😊
Looks amazing, if you added setting the pressure too it would be perfect!
What do you mean by setting the pressure?
Thanks! Decided to limit it to autopilot functions only. Had to cut it off somewhere.
oh wait you meant the baro ref
WOW VERY AMAZING
Thats so cool. How much did it all cost?
about $200
@@vizix2049 Okay is there a way to contact you to tell me what I need to get and how to get it/do it because now im really interested in doing this
Hello, I almost nearing the completion with the help of your wiring diagram
Thanks a lot.
But struggling a bit as I'm running out of 5v and gnd in Arduino. Can you please help on how to work with those pins to get extra space with the green board you had ?
The green board is just something I soldered up that has a lot of extra pins connected to 5V and GND.
@@vizix2049 If I have understood right it is similar to bread board's 5v and gnd bus where all 5v interconnected with soldering.
@@simmersgamers7602 yep
Nice build, heres a comment for the algorithm
Very cool!
Good job! Is it possible to let me know the following: The max7219 (8 digits) is split into two parts of 2x3 digits each (2 digits unused). How do you control these 2 separate parts in Mobiflight...?
thanks a lot for the video! great work! is the wiring difficult for someone without experience? do you have a video with that? thanks a lot!
Thanks! If you don't have any electronics experience, the wiring might be a little tricky. No wiring video, sorry.
@@vizix2049, I have seen your wiring diagram. I can see that with the KD2-22 switches, you are only wiring the switch to the ground and not the LED right?
I can see that you have a red wire connected to pin nº2. to where are you connecting the red wire in the arduino? thanks a lot and sorry for all the questions ;)
@@jmsiqueira1989 No. The LED is wired to ground as well.
@@jmsiqueira1989 sorry, I don't understand your question.
Hi there. Great project. i will be building this over the weekend. But i am not getting the 8 pin DPDT switches. I have 5 pin switches. Will those work ? and how would the wiring be connected ?
Some people are unbelievable, basically demanding step by step instruction or asking how much did it cost him to build this...
Get a grip people, he is nice enough to share a lot of information, but he is trying to sell a product too.
Cost of materials is obviously around 50 dollars, check it by yourselves on the links he actually provides to Amazon, fking lazy people.
Also, you cannot expect him to sell it to you at material cost. He uses a 3D printer, that has a cost too plus he is not going to do it for no profit, work time = cost. So it all adds up.
where do u get the controls for fusion 360 or does it have them in built
Is there a way to select LOC or do you still have to do that with a mouse please? Really impressed with the unit.
There's no dedicated LOC button (I was running out of space on the panel). APPR button arms LOC and glide slope. NAV button arms your nav source. If your nav source is set to your nav radio and it's tuned to the LOC, then the NAV button would arm just the LOC. You can also remap the buttons to whatever you want with the MobiFlight program. Honesty, I've never needed to arm just the LOC.
I like. One question, could we make the dashboard shape if it’s just 3 d printed and therefore specific to Boeing and or airbus. And do you make them for folks like we order? Very nice
Thank you! The product comes as you see it for the advertised price. If you wanted a custom shape, it would be significantly more expensive.
Could you put the 3d model on thingiverse? I would LOVE to make this, or do something like it for both boeing/airbus
Here you go: www.thingiverse.com/thing:5258730
This can totally work for Boeing aircraft as well. I've gotten it working with the CRJ (Collins avionics) and the Garmin G1000. Boeing's up next for me, but it has all the standard buttons, so there's no reason why it wouldn't work.
@@vizix2049 Thank you so much!
Great job. Please turn off music with voice.
Nice work!
Did u use the c# sdk for this and a love the idea of this.
Since everyone is going to ask, do you have a 737 profile for this yet? Using the CRJ profile, everything worked except the altitude. I love this unit and highly recommend it! Thank you!
Thanks for the positive review! I've been busy upgrading my sim setup. Almost finished. Then I'll be buying planes (PMDG 737 included) and making autopilot profiles. I've heard a few people now that have had partial success using existing profiles with the PMDG 737. So it seems like a fully-functioning profile is possible. Feel free to tinker around with the profile if you don't want to wait for me. 😄
I've got the Logitech autopilot panel, but I agree it's lacking. Really starting to give this 3D printed stuff a harder look. 😎
Nice!! exactly what I was looking!.. have a question. can you share, hw did you connect K2-22 switches? i tried, but my LED dose not works.. or stay On.. Thanks in advance!!! great video!
actually the diagram show just 3 wires come from switch.. but in video are 4, 1 is missing and dont know where is connected to...
Thank you! Take a look at the wiring diagram link on this page: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix/autopilot-resources
The LED is between the "+" and "-" pins on the switches. Good luck.
Let me know if you're interested in buying a fully-assembled autopilot.
@@vizix2049 thanks a LOT!!!!!!!!! u made my day! I just forgot to 1 of GND wires.. just question. 10ohm is enough? or we need something bigger? i ac not find much info about kd-22 switches
@@miketango507 Lower resistance just means the LED will be brighter. If you go too low on the resistance, you risk burning out the LED. You should aim for less than 20 mA. Remember voltage = current x resistance.
ola, isto e necessario ter o fsuipc7 pago ?
Real nice! I’m gonna buy one! Will it be compatible with the new pmdg 737 700 coming out soon and what about p3d v5? Thanks!
Thank you! There's no way to give a real answer to the PMDG 737 compatibility question. Not enough is known about that aircraft yet. I'll say this. I will be buying that plane, and if it's possible to get this autopilot controller working with it, it will happen. It may require MobiFlight support which might not exist initially. However, I imagine the MobiFlight team will be very interested in supporting this very popular aircraft.
MobiFlight does support P3D. However, I don't have P3D. You would likely have to program the autopilot controller to work with P3D yourself. Definitely possible, but would take some work.
The autopilot controller currently has several profiles that work very well with MSFS and X-Plane 11.
If you want to buy an autopilot controller or have more questions, you can email me at vizix.contact@gmail.com. Thanks!
Any chance a profile is or can be made for the PMDG products that are out now? I would like to continue to use this awesome product!
For the price that PCB's cost nowadays i would much prefer having that over wiring all those things
Damn we need a full tutorial this is awesome, what code did you load onto the arduino card?
Thanks! MobiFlight loads the appropriate code onto the Arduino automatically. The aircraft specific profiles are on my website: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix/autopilot-resources
@@vizix2049 and did you use wiring diagrams from mobiflight flight as well? I think the wiring is the only thing stopping me at this point but your connectors look really easy
@@lsmith2030 My wiring diagram is on that same webpage.
Hi! amazing project, can you please send the mobiflight config file, i really cant find all the autopilot configs for msfs2020
A great product! And how do you activate the managed Speed, Nav and Altitude Mode for Airbus AC? I don't see it in the video.
Thanks! You push the knob in. Check out the button mapping on this page: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix/autopilot-resources?lightbox=dataItem-l19hn6q9
Nicely explained! Do you have any resources to learn wiring for arduino? Thanks
Cant find the buttons with the light anywere :( Love the video! Awesome
which rotary encoders/potentiometers did you use? Any links to them would be excellent!~
Hey Dude thx! Can you tell me Size of Thingiverse STL? Its to smal? how much % to scale?
THIS was the video I was looking for! Thanks a lot!!
Just one question.. how did u "turn" 1 display (8 segments) into "2"? Like you are using only one display and you are showing and controlling SPD and HDG
Thank you! MobiFlight lets you use specific digits for different things. So I just use the left 3 digits for speed and the right 3 digits for heading (###XX###). And the panel just hides what's happening. Let me know if you want one!
Did you cut the end off the MAX7219 or buy ones without mounting holes? I just printed this and grabbed a few 7219s out of my parts bin and found they will not fit unless I trim them.
Haha, yes. I cut the mounting holes off and glued them in. I was really trying to keep the panel length as small as possible.
@@vizix2049 Awesome! I love the design! Thanks so much for making it! Going to spread the word to all my fellow Simmers
@@n2flight125 thanks! Let me know if you or anyone else wants to buy one!
What size resistors do you use for the led in the switches?
10 kOhm, but you can use whatever you like
Where did u get the buttons?
Just a simple question: Where did you get these special 7219 LED displays? The ones in your link description have 2 holes for fastening to the left and right and are WAY to big to fit. Do you cut them or how you do it. I am trying to build that myself at the moment, since yours is not available, Thanks for your effort though, just would like to know, if I have to cut the 7-segment myself.
Yes, you have to cut them and glue them in.
I would really like the mobiflight config
I trying to find the stuffs,but i can not find it.So can you send the link for me?
Also, Where should I plug the cable in?
Please help me.I really want to make that.
Thank you.