ace
ace
, or Advanced Cockpit Emulator, is a project aiming to provide a complete avionics development environment for Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft.
It provides the following features:
Cockpit panel display
ace
can display cockpit panels in browser, with nearly identical rendering.
SimVar support
Simulation Variables and Local Variables exist for instruments to read and write to.
Coherent API mocking
The MSFS CoherentGT engine API is emulated in ace
, including the call
, trigger
and on
functions.
How to
Each instrument's config.json should use this format:
{
"index": "./index.tsx",
"isInteractive": true,
"name": "DU3",
"dimensions": {
"width": 1480,
"height": 1100
}
}
Your rollup should output to a bundles folder within your project using this structure:
- bundles
- MFD
- bundle.js
- bundle.css
- PFD
- bundle.js
- bundle.css
Open the repository in an IDE of your choice, run npm i
to install dependencies, then run npm start
.
After running the program, select New Project
and choose the locations of all your folders.
If your folders are setup for ACE beforehand, you can select Open Project
and select your root directory.
Keymap
Enter
- enter interactive mode (can use touchscreens)
Upcoming Features
Button panels
Support for interactive button panels linked to SimVars, K/H events, and support for emissive lights.
Recorded SimVar patterns
Allows defining a curve on a SimVar value to provide a dynamic response in an instrument.
.fdr
file support
FlyByWire Dropping in an fdr
file allows replays of user reported situations for easier troubleshooting.