Autopilot

Autopilot (AP5E5D)

This USB connected unit has one 4-digit with + sign, one 5-digit and three 3-digit 7-segment LED displays to emulate the autopilot displays of a typical airliner.

5 rotary encoder inputs allow the setting of Course, Airspeed, Heading, Altitude, and Vertical Speed. 2 inputs are pre-configured for the Autopilot and Autothrottle switches. No user configuration is required. This photo shows a typical configuration complete with the mechanical rotary encoders and the toggle switches that are supplied as part of this unit. The acrylic faceplate (with milled cutouts and smoky grey faces for the displays) is also supplied. The dimensions of this faceplate are 390mm x 65mm x 10mm.

Photo of acrylic faceplate and smoky grey faces fitted to the two right hand displays. It is difficult to show in a photo, but in reality the displays fitted with the smoky grey faces look much better than the others.

No allowance has been made for autopilot selector switches (aside from AP Master, and Autothrottle) because many cockpit builders will already have a means of connecting switches, or one of our 64 Input boards (64INS) can be used for these switches, and many more or course.

The retro-fitting of Optical Rotary Encoders is fully supported.

Here is a screenshot of the application software running. It starts minimised on the screen but may be expanded like this for viewing purposes.

Specifications

- USB Connection

- Computer Power Supply Connnection

- Five 3-way terminal blocks for connecting rotary encoders

- One 3-way terminal block for connecting two pushbuttons or switches

- Jumpers to select number of decimal places in display

- Sockets and cables for interconnecting the PCBs

- All Application software is supplied

- Acrylic faceplate panel with smoky grey display faces

- Five Rotary Encoders (mechanical)

- Power supply required: +5VDC

All of our USB connected boards require a licensed copy of FSUIPC to run, and our software is pre-configured with all applicable FSUIPC offsets (Everything related to inputs and outputs is included). FSUIPC can be purchased at a realistic price here (if you have FS9 and earlier) or here (if you have FSX and ESP).

(Ensure you get the correct version for the type of MS Flight Simulator you are using.)

Autopilot (AP5E5D) US$392-00