vride1 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Hi run with all panels on one screen, and scenery on the other, so I'm out of VGA outputs on my computer. But I was wondering- is it possible to view just the GPS on a small screen on it's own? Maybe usb out of computer? I have a 7" screen (for camera work) that has AV/RCA inputs- could I get a usb to rca adaptor and view gps on that? Or connect a real gps via usb and view on that? I've seen it somewhere in pictures, but I don't know where or how they did it. Thanks! Windows 7 w FS2004 i3 intel HD graphics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Hurst Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 In principle you could use a USB monitor, assuming you get one with DirectX support. In practice I have never got this to work. Far better to buy another cheap graphics card and run a VGA monitor off that. MarkH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airmail Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Actually, it's pretty easy, and you have a number of options. This is a 9" USB touch screen monitor, and I re-purposed a Saitek radio panel knob to add a "real life feel" when using it. You don't really need a separate monitor, you could do the same thing with the GPS on the main monitor. The basic info is here -> Controlling the GPS knob with SPAD and FSUIPC If you don't want to pay REALLY high prices for a touch screen monitor you can "make" your own GPS buttons with a cheap numeric keypad and a free program called HIDMacros. Want a "real" GPS? Try the Model 2450 GPS from Desktop Aviator. Compared to the others it's much cheaper. It's meant to be installed in a panel, but I made a standalone case for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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