F-16 Home Cockpit 01 - Compact MFD Assembly

I 3D-printed some holders for the monitor and it's controller board to mount behind the Thrustmaster MFDs and also be able mount the whole assembly to the center console.
A report is available on my website at
www.f16simulato...
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[@peterpaul5820]

screen does not fit, looks super awefull, the frame looks good!

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

Are you doing a video for when you hook them up?

[@simhangar6216]

Yes, for sure! Right at the moment I‘m more into simrqcing than flying, so most projects are simrig related.

[@gonsalezpedalez6675]

Ok , built has finish and next step : how to setting and setup program[dcs] to use with small monitor? tell me please

[@simhangar6216]

I can‘t help you with that, I don‘t have DCS

[@speedyfpv7104]

This is what I use to display the MFD screens onto my display. Size them to fit inside your MFD couger buttons. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d17YqX-Gqr5prs0

[@gonsalezpedalez6675]

@@speedyfpv7104 how to import two mfd to twin monitor?

[@speedyfpv7104]

@@gonsalezpedalez6675 drag them onto your second monitor that you will be using for your MFD's. It shows it on the video.

[@gonsalezpedalez6675]

@@speedyfpv7104 drag? Go to dcs setting? Excuse me

[@thejetfighter]

Nice 😀

[@simhangar6216]

thx! :-)

[@daemon3spade]

Whats the total cost of this not including the TM cougar?

[@simhangar6216]

hard to say, since I don't find the monitors anymore. 5" HDMI monitors are available for about EUR 30-40,- at amazon, afaik. The 3D printed parts cost just the filament you're using...

[@daemon3spade]

@@simhangar6216 Whats the resolution of the monitors?

[@simhangar6216]

@@daemon3spade IIRC they are 640x480

[@n3307v]

How much? I'll take two.

[@simhangar6216]

Files are available on my github page (mihi4), just print them.

[@n3307v]

Thanks! Can you suggest a supplier for the 5.6" displays?

[@simhangar6216]

@@n3307v Sadly, I didn't find those anymore - got them 15 or so years ago on Ebay. But any 5" HDMI monitor should fit. Just adapt the cad file to the new dimensions.

[@-knight-7008]

buddy, can you please help me make one

[@donnygustian6707]

cool

[@Stehlampe696]

Welchen 3D Drucker besitzt Du und auf welcher layerhöhe hast du das gedruckt? Das ist doch ein FDM Drucker oder nicht? Wollte es erst bei 3dhubs drucken lassen, aber die sagen die wände seien zu dünn - hahahaha Jetzt will ich mir einen eigenen holen.

[@simhangar6216]

Sorry für die späte antwort, hab die kommentare gar nicht gesehen. Ist ein auf corexy umgebauter chinaprusaclon. Layerhöhe ist 0,2, richtig. workshop.hirczy.net/2017/02/28/hypercube-de/

[@nothsim]

Great.

[@yachmoo]

Where did you buy your 6.5" TFTs?

[@simhangar6216]

15 years ago on ebay... not available anymore, sadly.

[@ohiodabbio917]

can this be don't with screens with HDMI instead? looking into this soon

[@alcapone796]

yes it can be doen found a good video kzbin.info/www/bejne/apaYaYGMqt2Gjac

[@simhangar6216]

Yes, for sure! I just happened to have these vga displays because my sim is _that_ old :)

[@ohiodabbio917]

@@simhangar6216 Awesome. Do you have STL files for those parts of the case to be 3d printed? Thanks! EDIT: Nevermind, I see your GitHub in the link in the description

[@hosaleeparrish1194]

I wonder by details, what were the added features to the back of screen, and what serves it purpose?

[@simhangar6216]

Hmmmm.. features on the screen? Iöm sorry, I just don‘t know, which features you mean...

[@cod_cape5483]

Simhangar he means the mounts for the electronics and display.

[@simhangar6216]

@@cod_cape5483 Ah... yes, that would be it :) @Hosalee Parrish - I needed a place to mount the 2 electronic boards without interfering with each other, so I stacked them one above the other.

[@cod_cape5483]

Simhangar :D

[@venkatraman5170]

hey i have no idea about this totally, all this TFT screens having hdmi and vga ports , my graphics card has 1 HDMI 3 Display ports and my monitor has 2 HDMI 1 VGA ports ,, all i want to know where can i connect this ?? how ? clarify me thanks.

[@simhangar6216]

if your monitor has a VGA port, there are DisplayPort2VGA adapters available - this way you can connect your monitor to one of your DP-outputs on the graphics card. Or you could use the DP on your primary monitor and the HDMI output on the card with the HDMI input on the monitor. hope that helps.

[@venkatraman5170]

@@simhangar6216 thank you for your reply ...1.in this case my graphics card has only one hdmi so i cant connect one TFT screen as well my monitor has no DP port so this not possible 2. i ordered hdmi to DP amazon basic cable Does it work this way?? 3. kindly tell me about photo frame it same as this TFT screen function or not ?if it is like same how to connect with pc to additional display for MFD.Thanks

[@simhangar6216]

​@@venkatraman5170 photo frames would not work, I guess? DP2hdmi cable should also work, yes! you only mentioned 1 monitor - how many do you have and what ports do they have? you will need one for them normal view and one for each MFD

[@venkatraman5170]

@@simhangar6216 Bro ultimately i want to use 2 x 7" inch monitor for Thrustmaster MFD. what problem is rarely i can find this kind of monitor in india which is costly too and its comes with HDMI and VGA ports(thats why i looking for alternate way in economically) .yes i have only one 24" monitor for main view it has 2XHDMI ports and 1 X VGA port. i hope now you can understand .

[@simhangar6216]

@@venkatraman5170 ok, now I got it. I'd recommend using HDMI of your graphics card and the 24" for the main display, 2 DP with DP2HDMI cable to the 7"monitors hdmi input (once you have them). Did you check amazon for raspberry pi hdmi monitors? here the 5" variants cost about EUR 35,- which is not that bad. Only downside, resolution is just 800x480.

[@johanrosenfeld3153]

Bonjour à tous, le écran MFD Cougar compact ressemble à des écrans IHM Siemens, Télémécanique (aujourd'hui Schneider Electric) Magelis, Proface, Pilz.

[@mrkanangra]

Dude you need to EXPLAIN MORE on making this....the reason we CLICK and watch is we want to know how to make these ourselves, not just to see you assemble it!... Useless video unless you provide proper details etc...

[@simhangar6216]

Wow, such a "nice" comment... First of all, nobody made you watching this video! (I actually was quite surprised right now, that there was advertising on it, I didn't activate it). Second, I don't see, how you think you are entitled to get a detailed description on how I made them, the title 100% reads "Assembly" Third, if you would have invested 2 seconds and clicked on "more" on the description, you would have found a link to a post on my website, how I made it. have a nice day

[@mrkanangra]

@@simhangar6216 I am not trying to be a jerk, but all your video shows is you assembling a MFD..... I am genuinely wanting to know how to make these etc, like thousands of other sim enthusiasts..... Don't be offended, rather, make another video showing everything step by step on how you made, and assembled this etc. I appreciate your skill etc, so don't think I am trying to be a dink. I want to build my own simpit, and I trawl the internet researching everything to find and learn how to do so, so you can be an awesome teacher for us - we really all have the same common interest mate. I love your work - but just ask if you can show us all the steps in making this. Imagine you were me - I have absolutely no idea how to make a MFD - so be the leader and show me, and loads of other people !!!!!!!!. Big Love Dude xo

[@simhangar6216]

Now we're talking :), sorry for the misunderstanding! I didn't build the MFDs by myself, these are the Thrustmaster MFDs: www.thrustmaster.com/products/mfd-cougar-pack I just designed the 3D-printed frame for the complete assembly of the screen, it's driverboards and the MFDs. My process of building/designing is documented on my website/blog: f16simulator.net/wp/en/2019/09/23/compact-mfds/ f16simulator.net/wp/en/2019/10/05/mfds-assembled/ (the written version of this video) Some ages ago I had made some MFDs by myself, but they were really simple, just a wooden frame on an aluminium plate with some buttons in it, connected to a leo bodnar input board, no screens: f16simulator.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/PA260001.jpg Switching to the Thrustmaster MDFs helped me free a lot of inputs on the board for other things. My ultimate goal would be to video document every build I'm doing, but due to our family situation I sometimes find just 20-30 minutes to work on something. Setting up a camera, lights, etc. would take too long, so there are quite some things I'm not able to capture due to time limitations. Most of my documentations are build reports on my website (link above), since taking pictures takes quite less time than filming the build... The website has been quite some help for a lot of people during the last 20 years, so I guess, it's not all too bad ;) greetings michi (simhangar)

[@KhoaNguyen-gl2zg]

I just found out about Arduino circuit board and their software to communicate with DCS BIOS. You can try looking at that first. I am also trying to build a simpit for myself too, but it's just too hard without proper equipment tbh

[@peterpaul5820]

@@simhangar6216 go cry us a river, he is absolutely right!

[@tracer0017]

Clickbait

[@simhangar6216]

Nope, just a video that shows what is written on the title(!!) - assembly of a compact MFD