Note: astenlund is no longer supporting his branch. I'm going to attempt to do further work on this and continue the support. I have a day job and multiple hobbies don't expect much.
This fork of astenlund/fs2ff that implements the GDL90 protocol as an option instead of using XPlane protocol. This is a work in progress as there is still a lot of things left to do. I originally started this work to understand GDL90 better and test changes I wanted in my Stratux device.
The executable is Windows .Net8 self-contained binary that has all of the needed files including the latest SimConnect.dll
- Download the latest release. https://github.com/jeffdamp-wave/fs2ff/releases
- Run the exe.
- You can select auto-detect* if you are using ForeFlight. FF broadcasts a message and setting this will allow for auto-detection.
- Run MSFS on the same computer(I'll add some remote options soon).
- Click connect
- For GDL90 Most EFBs will detect the traffic and just start working. I recommend Stratux but you can also play around with Stratus emulation
- If you select the X-Plane protocol this will require some addition steps in most EFBs. Example in GP you have to go to settings->Flight Simulation and turn it on.
Yes Any EFB that supports Stratux/Stratus GDL90 or X-Plane protocol over ethernet/wifi
Recent changes to GP have added better support for both Stratux and Stratus. I recommend using Stratux emulation on GP as you get a few more features (like turn coordinator)
- Levil Aviation App. From my testing this is the most responsive AHRS app I have found. Both GP and FF have a little lag in their synthetic vision implementations.
- FlyQ EFB (thanks, @erayymz)
- FltPlan GO
- SkyDemon (tested some time ago)
This should work with any Flight Sim using SimConnect. I have not tested any myself. I would guess Prepare3D works?
- Download and install .NET Core SDK and Visual Studio Community.
- Clone the repo or download and extract a zip.
- Install MSFS SDK (see instructions below).
- Navigate to the SDK on your hard drive and find the following two files:
- "MSFS SDK\SimConnect SDK\lib\SimConnect.dll"
- "MSFS SDK\SimConnect SDK\lib\managed\Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect.dll"
- Additional C lib files needed from vc_redistx64 (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145):
- concrt140.dll
- msvcp140.dll
- vcruntime140.dll
- vcruntime140_1.dll
- Create a folder called "lib" in the fs2ff folder (next to fs2ff.sln) and put the dll:s therein.
- Open fs2ff.sln with Visual Studio.
- Build by pressing Ctrl-Shift-B.
- Or from command-line:
dotnet build. - To build a self-contained executable, run:
dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained fs2ff.sln.
- Hop into Flight Simulator.
- Go to OPTIONS -> GENERAL -> DEVELOPERS and enable DEVELOPER MODE.
- You will now have a new menu at the top. Click Help -> SDK Installer.
- Let your browser download the installer and run it.
- You might get a "Windows protected your PC" popup. If so, click More info -> Run anyway.
- Go through the installation wizard and make sure that Core Components is selected.
- When finished, you will likely find the SDK installed under "C:\MSFS SDK".
This is Microsoft telling you that the app has not been cryptographically signed. If you worry about the binary you are welcome to build your own. I keep the binary in sync with the main branch.
https://github.com/jeffdamp-wave/fs2ff/issues or https://github.com/jeffdamp-wave/fs2ff/discussions