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[Sticky] FFairLink for MSFS (communications with arduino/teensy etc)
You probably remember Link2FS, the tool many of us used to get started in cockpit building. I’ve decided to create something more advanced for MSFS: FFairLink.
You can list, read, and write offsets and Lvars, perform any mathematical operations you need with them, and send them via a serial port to any Arduino, Teensy, ESP32, or any hardware of your choice. From there, you can process these variables and send messages back to FFairLink, which then translates them into commands or writes to offsets and Lvars.
Using a handshake system, FFairLink automatically detects the port Windows has assigned to that specific device for the day (finally, no more searching to see which port each thing has been assigned to!).
You can add over 200 Arduinos per aircraft profile. For each device, you can register as many variables as you like, assign them a code, and have them sent to the Arduino.
My Piper Comanche cockpit is already fully operational using this system:
I will be publishing the code and Arduino examples for sending and receiving messages with FFairLink.
Thanks, fsuipc!
FFair_Link rev 0.6 - public test version
Hi everyone,
I am sharing a first public test version of FFair_Link, a small utility for connecting Arduino / Teensy cockpit hardware to Microsoft Flight Simulator through FSUIPC7.
The idea is simple: FFair_Link reads simulator data through FSUIPC offsets and LVars, sends values to Arduino/Teensy boards over serial COM ports, and can also receive inputs from the boards to write offsets, LVars or trigger FSUIPC controls.
Download link:
Important notes
- This is an early test version.
- FSUIPC7 must be installed and running.
- For LVar support, FSUIPC_WAPID.dll must be in the same folder as FFair_Link.exe. It is already included in this package.
- Do not move FFair_Link.exe alone. Keep the whole folder together.
- The app is portable. You can unzip it anywhere, for example: C:\FFair_Link\FFairLink0.6
- Run: FFair_Link.exe
Included folders
profiles\
Contains the included demo/tutorial profiles.inos\
Contains Arduino example sketches.docs\
Contains the PDF user manual and examples.
Included tutorial profiles
- Tutorial Minimum Cessna 152
- Tutorial Asobo Cessna 152
- Tutorial A2A Piper Comanche
Arduino / Teensy communication
The included examples use simple serial text messages such as:
RPM=2300
BUS=1
PB=0
FFair_Link rev 0.6 also supports optional CRC8 checksums:
RPM=2300*XX
Messages without checksum are still accepted as legacy/simple protocol.
What I would like people to test
- Does the app start correctly on your PC?
- Does it connect to FSUIPC7?
- Does it detect your Arduino/Teensy COM port?
- Does the included tutorial profile make sense?
- Are the included docs clear enough?
- Any crash, strange behavior, or confusing UI text.
Feedback is very welcome. This is still a work in progress, so please treat it as a test build rather than a finished product.
Arturo Moreno
Great news: This now supports MSFS and X-Plane, via serial or UDP:
https://www.ffairsystem.com/link
You can find the direct download or the GitHub link at the bottom of the page.
I've been using it with my cockpit and it works great. I thought I'd share it here as I think it could be very useful for others.
A. Moreno.