EARLY PROTOTYPE, UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Web server, using blazor and net8, that connects via simconnect to MSFS 2020 and serves a web page that shows a moving map and instruments.
You need .NET 8.0 install at least : .NET Desktop Runtime \ x64
The port number of the web server is defined in appsettings.json (default = 5002)
The web server URL and any error messages can be found in log.txt
This project requires an MQTT broker:
All collected data from MSFS is also sent to an MQTT broker.
The MQTT connection Settings are located in appsettings.json.
Note that the MQTT data is not sent, until a connection is made with the web server first.
You need to create an account on https://www.openaip.net and then create your own api key on https://www.openaip.net/users/clients#tab-clients
You then need to edit the file \wwwroot\js\config.js and update the openaip api key and AIRAC number :
var config = {
// https://www.openaip.net/users/clients#tab-clients
OPENAIP_KEY: "xxxxxxyyyyyyyyyyzzzzzzzzzz",
// AIRAC 2313 = europe, see https://www.openflightmaps.org/ed-germany/ top right. Changes monthly !!!
AIRAC : "2313"
}
The 8.8 inch touch screen, in above picture, is connected to a raspberry pi. More information can be found here:
https://github.com/mhwlng/kiosk-server
The 3 Dials have an ESP32 processor and are made by M5Stack :
https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-dial-esp32-s3-smart-rotary-knob-w-1-28-round-touch-screen
The 3d-printed enclosure can be found here:
https://www.printables.com/@mhwlng_888536/collections/920676
you need the deja vu font for the garmin G5. download ttf here
https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/dejavu-sans
or on raspberry pi
sudo apt-get install fonts-dejavu
thanks to
https://github.com/kurt1288/msfs-flight-following
https://github.com/mracko/MSFS-Mobile-Companion-App
https://github.com/joeherwig/portable-sim-panels
This project includes various arduino applications, that show flight instruments on M5Stack dial displays (ESP32) :
https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-dial-esp32-s3-smart-rotary-knob-w-1-28-round-touch-screen
note that espMqttClient.h references this specific library:
https://github.com/bertmelis/espMqttClient
The heading indicator requires dial.bmp and plane.bmp to be uploaded to SPIFFS These bitmaps have 8-bit colors
thanks to
https://hackaday.io/project/188839-gc9a01-flight-displays
https://www.hackster.io/SeeedStudio/wio-terminal-attitude-indicator-eae8d6
