Building Gauges For The Flight Sim

[@jimhinkle7245]

Awesome job!!!! I'm making similar gauges for an F16 flight sim, using engraved plastic on my Xtool D1.. Mine are only static for now, but I'll implement movement soon.

[@diyflightsim4246]

The nice thing on yours is you may be able to use the faces you engraved and just add a stepper motor to the back of them.

[@jankristensen7884]

Hi, how did you connect and calibrate the instrument

[@diyflightsim4246]

There are a couple programs you can use. I use Mobi Flight as it works with both X-Plane and MSFS. Another one is simvim, I also believe AirManager can now do this as well.

[@technomattanbadbollisch1113]

Nice video. Good job there, "Jammer"! :D I like to build gauges for my sim for the flight simulator DCS World, but it seems that the software (for the Stepper motor "28BYJ-48" (with ULN2003 Driver Board) that you are using), "Mobi Flight" only support these games: "These are the simulators that we support MSFS2020, P3D, FSX, FS9 X-Plane 12, X-Plane 11,X-Plane 10, X-Plane 9". Is there someone who knows if I can use this for DCS? ; )

[@diyflightsim4246]

I looked into it and could not find another program that does it, maybe someone else can chime in. I do follow this channel and he is building a Jet fighter pit and shows how to build your own panels. I would check out his channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYnbf5WGbpZ7a7csi=gmHCAiDbMzdOOpi7 Hope this helps Flight Sim Jammer.

[@Waylander131]

looking good, one question: how do you calibrate the gauge once powered on and connected to the sim?

[@diyflightsim4246]

Sorry we are on vacation. In the mobiflight app there is a zero button. At this time I make sure all gauges are at the zero spot and calibrate them. You can add a switch that they can click and center on them selfs and I may do that as I remake some of the gauges! Great question though!!!!

[@syedpasha6020]

Fantastic

[@diyflightsim4246]

I have been working on building an altimeter gauge. It’s a bit more work but once I get it set up I will make a video on that gauge as we’ll. It will be the hardest of the gauges I think at least so far!

[@baronvonrichthofen2021]

What do you use to draw the gauge?

[@diyflightsim4246]

I used Adobe illustrator and moved stuff around until I liked it. But you could use any drawing program. Then sent it to my printer and cut it out, to make sure I liked it before sending it to the laser.