OC4BA  HOW to setup "CDU screen to fit your Opencockpits FMC/CDU"


This short tutorial explains how I have set up OpeneCockpits FMC V3 with OC4BA and PMDG B737NGX / PMFG B777.

Please make sure you have all the latest software & hardware for your equipment.


1. Connect OC FMC V3 to any USB port on PC
2. Connect Power line to FMC V3
3. Connect video cable to a free VGA port on PC

4. Verify or set up the VGA screen in the NVIDIA Control Panel by a right click on the desktop screen.
5. Choose VGA screen in Control Panel and set to display to 1024x768

6. Restart PC
7. Turn on Power to the FMC V3
8. You should know see part of the desktop screen on the FMC V3 display

9. Edit panel.cfg of airplane ( FSX\SimObjects\Àirplanes\"Airplane type"\panel
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!!!IMPORTANT
Change panel.cfg for your PMDG B737-800 aircraft like this. 
For the 800 serie go to
FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\PMDG 737-800 NGX
and paste in the text below over the orininal text after you have taken a backup

//
// CDU (Left)
//
[Window02]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
size_mm=800,600
window_size= 0.625, 0.50000
position=8
visible=0
ident=402
zorder=99

gauge00=PMDG_737NGX!CDU_SCREEN, 0,0,800,600,L #0


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Change panel.cfg for your PMDG B777-200LR aircraft like this. 
For the 200LR serie go to
FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\PMDG 777-200LR
and paste in the text below over the orininal text after you have taken a backup
//
// CDU (Left)
//
[Window01]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=100,100,100
size_mm=385,600
window_size= 0.625, 0.50000
position=8
visible=0
ident=402
zorder=99

gauge00=PMDG_777X!CDU, -93,-100,570,1544,L #0

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10. Save

11. Start up FSX and choose the PMDG airplane
12. Rightclick Captain's CDU screen and drag it to the FMC V3 screen
13. Make adjustment by means of the buttons on the back of the FMC V3 if needed ( I use AutoConfig from the FMC V3 setup)
	(I turn Brightnes to 60 and Contrast to 80 to get a dark screen)
14. Use OC4BA v3 as described in doc

15. Verify that the buttons and display on the FMC V3 are lined up as good as possible and that it work OK.

For FSX:
Use Panel Store and Panel Restore to make sure the window keeps coming up to same position on screen every time
Panel Stor and Panel Restore is freeware availble on the net. Search with Google.

For P3D v2:
Save a flight with panel and save as default

Enjoy and 
FLY to your destination.

/rk software