I Made a Real Autopilot for Flight Simulator! And You can too!
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- More info: jeffrlatham.wixsite.com/vizix...
Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:525...
Mobiflight software: www.mobiflight.com
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I made real, physical autopilot hardware and controls for Flight Simulator, and you can too! This works with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 (MSFS) as well as X-Plane 11. I've made profiles for the Fly By Wire A32NX as well as the default Asobo aircraft. I'll soon be making profiles for the Aerosoft CRJ as well as the Working Title CJ4 Citation. I show how I did it so you can do the same if you wish. Or if you like what I did, feel free to contact me about how to get one.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:27 Why I Built It
1:40 Existing Options
2:17 Inspiration
2:33 Mobiflight: The Missing Piece
3:00 Designing the Autopilot
3:46 Building the Autopilot
4:20 Programming the Autopilot
4:48 Testing the Autopilot in Flight Simulator
6:22 Conclusion
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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!
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!
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! 😁
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.
Love the format of your video (relaxing and informative) and really love how you explained how you built this AP system! New sub!
Nicely done video!
Bummer you stopped making these. Looks amazing. Would have bought one right away.
wow! Gotta love smart people well done, brother
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 👍🏽
This was great thanks for sharing!
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
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)
Awesome job!
Thank you! Glad you like it.
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...
wow nice project! congratulations!
thanks!
Nice work!
Very cool!
Great project. It will enhance immersion and convenience, rather than having to scroll the mouse wheel.
Thank you!
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
WOW VERY AMAZING
This is amazing and I want one.
Would like to have seen you set up the 7 segment displays that are daisy chained ??
Awesome!!!!! Thankyou
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
Please do a video on 3D printer equipment required to build the enclosure. Thanks.
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 build, heres a comment for the algorithm
Do you plane on remaking this amazing autopilot panel was really wishing you still made them really really cool
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 :)
Thank for your sharing. I would like to know, is push button a non locking(memorized) version
Good video. I'm able to get all the components except the led push button. I'm in progress of making one now. Connection is challenging as I have very basic electronics knowledge. All the best and keep posting good stuff like this. I wish your product to become a big success. Though you sell the product you are teaching others on how you made. One should have a good heart for this.
One question: Will it work with Adriuno uno ?
Thanks! Check the MobiFlight website for compatible Arduinos. I don't think the Uno works with MobiFlight.
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
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!
Hi. Fantastic job... Why dont you add a loc and ls button?
Nicely explained! Do you have any resources to learn wiring for arduino? Thanks
how only 237 subs??? you deserve 237k subs
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!
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?
Do you mind sharing the correct size of the STL. Is coming very little
Fantastic project. Quick question, does it work with FSX? (Flight simulator X)
you are underrated
Nice job - well done. I'd really like to get smaller LED segment readouts but cannot find any. Any suggestions please?
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!
Thank you for this tutorial. Can you tell me what size screws you used for the enclosure?
#4-40 screws
Hi,
I Reached my final stage with help of your video.Thanks a lot.
May I know the scaling in your 3d design if possible?
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
This is great. Does it work with the Fenix A320? I've read similar controllers that don't work 100% with the Fenix A320 because of the way it is coded, eg. it has it's own set of variables which are inaccessible, therefore the values cannot be displayed on those devices.
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 ?
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.
Hi. What a great video. You mention about being able to build one yourself, so do you share build instructions and arduino code if I wanted to build my own from scratch?
Please keep developing! You're obviously very talented. Cheers from Australia.
Sorry, no
which rotary encoders/potentiometers did you use? Any links to them would be excellent!~
we need this
Agreed! If you like it, it would be awesome if you could share it and help get the word out. Thanks!
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
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.
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.
Great design well done😊. What push switches did you use?
It is kd2-22.
hi, can you say which use buttons ? (kd2 self locking or non locking)
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.
Hi, looks absolutely amazing! I’ve been looking to do this for a while, so do you think this would be possible for Xbox?
This only works for PC
Hi.. İ couldnt see the 5v leg in your diagram for kd2-22 switch...
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...
Beautiful video!! A maybe silly question, if I make one of these, do the programming and instead of connecting to a computer, connecting to an xbox, will it work?
Thanks! No, MobiFlight only works with Windows.
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.
It's possible to not have an external software with the SDK that helps you develop application that allow you to control the sim
Hopw do you learn how to design and how do you manage to design so accurately can you maybe give me a video tutorial on how to do it?
where do u get the controls for fusion 360 or does it have them in built
Did u use the c# sdk for this and a love the idea of this.
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 ?
Fantastic!! Which are the sizes?
Hello! I noticed the product is no longer available on the website. Would you consider building one more for me to purchase? Thanks!
Hey Dude thx! Can you tell me Size of Thingiverse STL? Its to smal? how much % to scale?
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...?
He'll yeahhh 🎉
please make more like these
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?
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.
Does Mobiflight create a plug and play from the Arduino?
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.
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.
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. 😄
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 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.
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.
how do i leran how and where to put the wires?
Home you have attached the 8 digit lcd led modules, I don't see the screws. Hello
I glued them in.
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
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.
Very nice! I'm interested in purchasing one of these. How do I go about this? Thanks
Thanks. Check out the website in the description.
can you make one for me with the two AP's ??
Hi! amazing project, can you please send the mobiflight config file, i really cant find all the autopilot configs for msfs2020
Bacana!
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.
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?
a little help, there's no d19, d20 and d21 on arduino meg2560
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.
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.
:( you dont make them anymore, when will it be back?
Hello this is a great projekt.
Need the Arduino a sketch or make this the mobiflightsoftware?
Thanks! Everything is included with the MobiFlight program.