Bonjour Luis,
As-tu des infos à nous communiquer sur l’état d’avancement du FCU ?
Mathieu
Hello,
What I can tell you is that I already have a functional prototype, but with many shortcomings, let me explain.
Everything you see works
Then...
Where am I right now?
Well, making it even better.
Development works are trying to make rotary encoders have push and pull function.
I'm trying to find a cheap way to add the 100ft or 1000ft selection ring, which will also work for barometer type selection.
I'm thinking whether to split it into two parts, like the original.
I'm adding the yellow dots next to the displays to differentiate "Selected" or "Managed" mode like the original.
I have to add the 4 black buttons that the original has.
I am evaluating whether to leave this as a cheaper and more affordable version, even if it lacks functions. In the case of the push and pull function with Mobiflight, it can be implemented to be one or two clicks, for example, that it changes cyclically at each click, etc. It is the good thing about Mobiflight that it opens up a huge world of possibilities.
In short, there is still a lot of work to be done, and I like to be quite a perfectionist, always trying to keep the costs from skyrocketing and that almost everyone can have a panel.
When I reached the final price of the MCDU I felt very satisfied to be more than 100 euros below other similar models, but still I said to myself "And how can we make it possible for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money at once to have an MCDU?" ?" And I found the possibility of dividing the payment into three equal parts, to be paid over three months and without interest. PayPal offers that possibility to all those who prefer not to spend all the money at once.
What I am sure of is that when the time comes to test the final prototypes, I will do it with the people of this forum who are treating me so well. But you have to be patient, because in addition to this I have my regular job to help my family get ahead.
Finally, I have to say that FCU was created before MCDU, but bringing it to a worthy end that can be admired had a lot of work ahead of it and a lot of investment in tests and tests. That's why I decided to make MCDU to have money coming in and continue financing the original project, de facto my website is called a320fcu, you really don't have an idea of the money it takes to get this off the ground.
This is so evident that a few days ago I sent one of you another front panel, since he had one of the prototypes that I sent him when I bought the PCB without a front panel, I have so many boards with errors or problems that it has not been able to be sold. I sent him the front mounted on one of those PCBs to travel to France with the instructions that when he installed his new front he could throw the PCB in the trash.
, great !
