MFD extraction - what is the best way to do this in 4.34?
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Hi Vikingo,
I guess this doesn’t really solve your problem, in terms of figuring out how to get the video signal to your monitors, but…
I recently made MFDs using the exact same 8" Eyoyo monitors that you are using. I have found that they work well, and I am pleased with my MFD setups.
In my case, getting the video signal to each monitor was fairly easy, but that’s only because of my graphics card. It has a number of Displayport outputs, and I used two of those outputs to run cables to my Eyoyo monitors. Here are the cables I used:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HXOU4Y2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Happily, I was able to set up the two monitors as extra displays, just using the Windows 10 display settings.
I used the Display Extraction function built into BMS. I didn’t use YAME or anything like that.
You can set the size and position of each extracted display, and that took a fair amount of iterating and fiddling around in order to get each MFD image properly sized and centered. But eventually I got the MFD outputs properly sized and positioned on my Eyoyo screens.
I got some matte black cardboard at a craft shop, and made masks so that the unused portions of the monitors are covered up. I attached those to my monitors with double-sided tape, and then attached my TM MFD frames to the cardboard with more double-sided tape.
I attached some small thin wooden boards to the backs of the monitors, using small screws that go through the wooden boards, and into the threaded holes in the backs of the monitors. I hold the monitor/MFD assemblies using two of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074PFVVBH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
(The wooden boards give the iPad holders something to grip onto with their “jaws”.)
I would like to buy or fabricate stiffer “holders” for the monitor/MFD assemblies. These are too flexible and wobbly, but I don’t mind it too badly. I’m just so happy to have working MFDs!
Again, apologies for not really giving you a good way to get the extracted display signals to your monitors. I’m using an EVGA GTX 1080 graphics card that has a number of outputs. I think I am using three Displayport outputs, one for my main 2560x1440 monitor, and two for the MFD monitors.
I hope you are successful at running the displays. I had dreamed of having working MFDs, with screens, and I’m really pleased with how it worked out. I find it VERY convenient to be able to push the physical buttons on the MFD frames, and to have the MFDs running next to my main monitor. Seeing a GBU impact the dock crane in the LGB mission, as shown on one of these screens, is worth the time and effort!
(Now, if I can just get that darn red loading crane to collapse… someday, someday…)
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It was already enabled. Now I have the MFDs working on the two monitors. See attached picture. I use RTT Remote. Very easy! The only thing that remains is to attach the Cougar panels and I am ready to fly.
Cheers, and thank you all for your advice!
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Hi Vikingo,
…… (Now, if I can just get that darn red loading crane to collapse… someday, someday…)
Hi Mylonite, thanks a lot for the information. Finally, I got it working. One monitor is connected to the HDMI output on the GPU and the other to the HDMI output on the motherboard. No need to use any third-party extractor. RTT Remote did the trick!
Yes, the positioning took a bit of fiddling, but now I have the images In the corners so that I can use the frame as support for the Cougar Panels. Will purchase double-sided tape. I keep my background black so I will not cover up the unused part of the screen.
Cheers!
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I just modeled and printed some slide on mounts for the Cougar MFDs in Fusion 360 for those screen, (generic no name ebay version) Worked out pretty good to blank off the unused portions of the screen. Just need some M4 counter sunk screws, and some adhesive backed craft foam.
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I just modeled and printed some slide on mounts for the Cougar MFDs in Fusion 360 for those screen, (generic no name ebay version) Worked out pretty good to blank off the unused portions of the screen. Just need some M4 counter sunk screws, and some adhesive backed craft foam.
Excellent work! I wish I had the skills.
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Helios Bezel Yame64 MFD Extraction.
Helios https://github.com/BlueFinBima/Helios/releases -
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I just modeled and printed some slide on mounts for the Cougar MFDs in Fusion 360 for those screen, (generic no name ebay version) Worked out pretty good to blank off the unused portions of the screen. Just need some M4 counter sunk screws, and some adhesive backed craft foam.
Just a OT question which material you printed those mounts. PLA? And did you sand them before painting and which paint? I do alot of 3d printing but most of the times after modelling and printing to lazy to do a surface finish
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Hello,
I also wanted to know which material you used for printing
I’m also printing a lot 3d parts, but used only PLA until now. PLA is really bad if you want to sand it. The surface always looks very ugly.
I wanted to try PETG next, but had no time to do so.