Re: Hardware cockpit instruments with round displays.
James Turner <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:06:22 +0100
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--===============4414366849096371510== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_7B3B9CB6-C4DD-4EEB-8F9E-E07D2713F8E1" --Apple-Mail=_7B3B9CB6-C4DD-4EEB-8F9E-E07D2713F8E1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On 27 Jul 2026, at 13:16, David Hudach <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > These are very interesting and represent genuine alternatives and = options. Part of the problem with the "one large monitor" approach that = I'm tinkering with is that in order to make the instrument layout match = the actual airplane, the monitor is in the way of the yoke mechanism. = Running small LCD displays means that the panel layout can be designed = in just about any configuration. Again, it's a really nice option. I = really like using Raspberry Pi because my surface control interfaces = (elevator, rudder, aileron) are written in python and run on the Pi. So = it would seem to me that adding input data for instrument displays = wouldn't take too much effort. I'm not dismissing the micro-controller = route. They each have their place. I like the idea that I can code = directly on Pi in my language of choice. >=20 > Thanks for the additional information, I had no idea these small LCD = display components are available. The larger ones cost a bit more but = it's definitely not prohibitive. Yeah this is a big change recently: on AlixExpress you can find genuine = round and square LCDs with HDMI or similar interfaces for decent prices. = This would make creating eg a real ISFD: = https://www.aviationhunt.com/b737-integrated-standby-flight-display/ .. very doable. Eg: = https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006767303668.html?spm=3Da2g0o.productl= ist.main.1.2e4bf336i863u0&algo_pvid=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-a6500ce62600= &algo_exp_id=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-a6500ce62600-0&pdp_ext_f=3D%7B%22or= der%22%3A%2290%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7= D&pdp_npi=3D6%40dis%21GBP%219.29%219.29%21%21%2112.05%2112.05%21%402103962= 917851573958806589e0fd5%2112000038231286172%21sea%21UK%21892510239%21X%211= %210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3Aa355abe0%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid= =3DLO8BF0QKVxW8&utparam-url=3Dscene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id= %3A1005006767303668%7C_p_origin_prod%3A (sorry for the long link) Annoyingly what still seems to be unavailable is a square LCD = corresponding to the old square displays used in the 747-400/7373NG/777 = era cockpits: thus would be something like an 8=E2=80=9D =E2=80=98square=E2= =80=99 LCD and the largest truly square displays seem to max out at 4=E2=80= =9D like the one above. Kind regards, James --Apple-Mail=_7B3B9CB6-C4DD-4EEB-8F9E-E07D2713F8E1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" = content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body = style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = line-break: after-white-space;"><br = id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div>On 27 Jul 2026, at 13:16, David Hudach = <[email protected]> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><meta charset=3D"UTF-8"><div = class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: = 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; = text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; = font-size: small;">These are very interesting and represent genuine = alternatives and options. Part of the problem with the "one large = monitor" approach that I'm tinkering with is that in order to make = the instrument layout match the actual airplane, the monitor is in the = way of the yoke mechanism. Running small LCD displays means that the = panel layout can be designed in just about any configuration. Again, = it's a really nice option. I really like using Raspberry Pi because my = surface control interfaces (elevator, rudder, aileron) are written in = python and run on the Pi. So it would seem to me that adding input data = for instrument displays wouldn't take too much effort. I'm not = dismissing the micro-controller route. They each have their place. = I like the idea that I can code directly on Pi in my language of = choice.</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, = 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: = normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; = text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; = text-decoration-line: none; text-decoration-thickness: auto; = text-decoration-style: solid; font-size: small;"><br></div><div = class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: = 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; = text-decoration-thickness: auto; text-decoration-style: solid; = font-size: small;">Thanks for the additional information, I had no idea = these small LCD display components are available. The larger ones cost a = bit more but it's definitely not = prohibitive.</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div>Yeah this is a big = change recently: on AlixExpress you can find genuine round and square = LCDs with HDMI or similar interfaces for decent prices. This would make = creating eg a real ISFD:</div><div><br></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><a = href=3D"https://www.aviationhunt.com/b737-integrated-standby-flight-displa= y/">https://www.aviationhunt.com/b737-integrated-standby-flight-display/</= a></div><div><br></div><div>.. very = doable.</div><div><br></div><div>Eg:</div><div><br></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-tab-span" style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span><a = href=3D"https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006767303668.html?spm=3Da2g0o.= productlist.main.1.2e4bf336i863u0&algo_pvid=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-= a6500ce62600&algo_exp_id=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-a6500ce62600-0&= pdp_ext_f=3D%7B%22order%22%3A%2290%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage= %22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=3D6%40dis%21GBP%219.29%219.29%21%21%2112= .05%2112.05%21%402103962917851573958806589e0fd5%2112000038231286172%21sea%= 21UK%21892510239%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3Aa355abe0%3Bm03_new_use= r%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=3DLO8BF0QKVxW8&utparam-url=3Dscene%3Asear= ch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005006767303668%7C_p_origin_prod%3A">h= ttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006767303668.html?spm=3Da2g0o.productli= st.main.1.2e4bf336i863u0&algo_pvid=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-a6500ce62= 600&algo_exp_id=3D4b9728b3-1027-40ad-9c0e-a6500ce62600-0&pdp_ext_f= =3D%7B%22order%22%3A%2290%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22= search%22%7D&pdp_npi=3D6%40dis%21GBP%219.29%219.29%21%21%2112.05%2112.= 05%21%402103962917851573958806589e0fd5%2112000038231286172%21sea%21UK%2189= 2510239%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3Aa355abe0%3Bm03_new_user%3A-2989= 5&curPageLogUid=3DLO8BF0QKVxW8&utparam-url=3Dscene%3Asearch%7Cquer= y_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005006767303668%7C_p_origin_prod%3A</a></div><d= iv><br></div><div>(sorry for the long = link)</div><div><br></div><div>Annoyingly what still seems to be = unavailable is a square LCD corresponding to the old square displays = used in the 747-400/7373NG/777 era cockpits: thus would be something = like an 8=E2=80=9D =E2=80=98square=E2=80=99 LCD and the largest truly = square displays seem to max out at 4=E2=80=9D like the one = above.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind = regards,</div><div>James</div><div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_7B3B9CB6-C4DD-4EEB-8F9E-E07D2713F8E1-- --===============4414366849096371510== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============4414366849096371510== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel --===============4414366849096371510==--