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== FGPanel on Raspberry Pi ==
== FGPanel on Raspberry Pi ==
FGPanel has been ported to run on a Raspberry Pi. All what you need is:
FGPanel has been ported to run on a Raspberry Pi. All what you need is:
* a Raspberry Pi;
* a Raspberry Pi;
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* [[ Howto: Build your own procedure trainer]], describes how you can create a "cheap" procedure trainer, making use of FGPanel to draw the instruments.
* [[ Howto: Build your own procedure trainer]], describes how you can create a "cheap" procedure trainer, making use of FGPanel to draw the instruments.


== External link ==
=== Readme files ===
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel|text=Source}}
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel/README|text=README}}
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel/README|text=README}}
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel/README.RPi|text=README.RPi}}
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel/README.RPi|text=README.RPi}}
As FGPanel use stripped down for the 2D panels these readme files can also be useful
* {{readme file|xmlpanel}}
* {{readme file|xmlpanel.html}}
=== Source code ===
* {{flightgear source|utils/fgpanel}}


[[Category: Software]]
[[Category: Software]]
[[Category:Cockpit building]]
[[Category:Cockpit building]]

Revision as of 13:32, 17 May 2019

The 2D panel of a SenecaII.

FGPanel is designed as a standalone lightweight panel rendering engine to draw 2D panels on a low-cost computer/graphic card without 3D acceleration at reasonable frame rates.

FGPanel was not part of the FlightGear 2.4.0 release for Windows. Windows users can get the executable from Jenkins.

FGPanel on Linux

A complete display setup for the Cessna C172P using FGPanel.

FGPanel was available as a OpenSUSE Live System, a complete, stand-alone software setup, including OpenSUSE Linux operating system and all necessary start-up scripts. Unfortunately the SuseStudio service was shut down in 2018, so the ISO images are no longer available for download.

FGPanel is still part of OpenSUSE's standard FlightGear packages though. So, to run fgpanel on a separate PC, you can simply install openSUSE and download the FlightGear package from the OpenSUSE repository. See the README for more.

FGPanel on Raspberry Pi

FGPanel has been ported to run on a Raspberry Pi. All what you need is:

  • a Raspberry Pi;
  • a network to connect the Raspberry Pi with an instance of FlightGear Simulator;
  • Raspbian installed on the Raspberry Pi;
  • follow the procedure described in utils/fgpanel/README.RPi to build FGPanel.

This FGPanel on Raspberry Pi makes it easy and cheap to build a panel for your own procedure trainer.

Related content

Readme files

As FGPanel use stripped down for the 2D panels these readme files can also be useful

Source code