Opencockpits – Building a 737-800 Homecockpit [OE-LNJ]

Overhead Kit

Last week i have received the Overhead 3D kit from opencockpits.

I have unpacked all single sections and put them togehter just for a photo.

I also received the Servo card and started programming the gauges via SIOC. APU Start and cooldown as well as the vertical speed is already working.

For the fuel temperature i have to play a little around during the next weeks.

Indicator boxes LED test

Today i have tested 2 boxes connected to the USB OUT LED Card from Opencockpits.

Looks very nice 🙂

1st part arrived

Today the first package arrived from Opencockpits. The light section.

More pictures are available in the gallery.

Big Order from Opencockpits

Today i have ordered the complete forward Overhead kit and all switches and buttons to complete it.

During the next week i will prepare the boxes and add to them each one 56 ohm resistor to have them ready to built in when the overhead arrives.

So, stay tuned.

Opencockpits delivery

Today i received the first part of the overhead section 🙂

All LEDs, some switches for testing and the overhead indicators.

One is shown below.

Other pictures are uploaded to the gallery.

Status report

I have now the full test setup working. Programmed all in SIOC and using FSUIPC macros.

Ground Power
Generator 1 & 2
Engine Valve 1
Engine Low Pressure 1 & 2
Wing Antiice
Engine Antiice
Ram Door 1&2 (depending if we are on ground or in the air)
Window Heat (1st part)

The following is missing:

APU Availble light – done
APU Maint. light – done

But hopefully this isn’t a big issue. (<– it wasn’t 😉 )

The next steps i will continue when the delivery from Opencockpits was made. The are waiting for some engraved LED caps. If they are here i will start to manage the FUEL section.