Category: 737 FMC

I’ve not been happy with the keycaps on my 737 FMC. I’ve tried a few methods of printing them: printing the letters recessed on black filament, and then using a fine tipped paintbrush, filling...

A few people have asked me how to order the PCB for the FMC CDU, so I’ve decided to write up a guide. To begin with, the design is available for free. I used...

There appears to be quite a bit of updates going on with the ExtPlane plugin source code in the last few months, and it turned out some of these are needed to fix some...

Finally … after a long hard battle … my Pi-Xplane-FMC-CDU is now working with the Zibo 737. You will need to upgrade your ExtPlane plugin and also the software on the Pi FMC. Update...

This is a guide on how to install my Pi X-Plane FMC CDU Software, for use with the Pi FMC CDU Printed Circuit Board (PCB) I designed. Thanks to all the testers who provided...

It’s Mail Time! 😃   I received some questions regarding the 737 FMC CDU design I posted earlier. I’ve decided to answer them in a post as the questioner suggested, in case others have...

I found these push button switches have a built-in LED in the center. Looks like it is time to revisit the 737FMC project, this time with Version 3 featuring backlit buttons? The yellow version...

To connect the 737 FMC CDU PCB board to my X-Plane flight simulator, I used a Raspberry Pi 2. Almost any Pi model will do, provided it has the full 40-pin GPIO connector (i.e....

Struggling with my ABCs … who knew keypads could be so complicated? First version of 3D printed buttons had laser printed letters and digits stuck over them. Looks cheap … especially given that the...

Overview This is the PCB I designed to be used with the FMC CDU 3D Panel by “User0180″ on thingiverse. It has a cutout to suit the recommended 5” 4:3 LCD Display and features...