A 747 simpit question

[visualchaosfx]

As some of you know, I aspire to one day be able to build a 747 simpit. I've been doing some research on this, looking at the links provided on this message board and other message boards as well. Now I wanted to "maybe" in quotations, start off with the MCP. There is one on the GoFlight website that retails for $499. But I've been looking at how other people are building their MCPs from scratch.

Now I guess there are different methods to interfacing a custom built MCP into FS2004. I was wondering if the keyboard hack applies to this kind of interfacing? I am looking at the PMDG MCP Keyboard commands section and I can assign keys to different buttons and switches on the PMDG 747 MCP. So I'm thinking there shouldn't be any problems hacking the keyboard for use with the custom built MCP, right?

I don't have alot of experience with wiring stuff, other than subwoofers, head units, and amps, and even looking at some tutorials on keyboard hacking, I'm still out in left field lol.

And also if it is possible, say I want to make my own CDU, could I essentially wire that to another USB keyboard and plug that into the computer as well? The goal for right now, If I go ahead and decide to do it this way, is to have the MCP and the CDU interface to one computer instead of 2.

[JBaymore]

visualchaosfx,

A keyboard hack would work for most functions......... but keyboards are set up for momentary switches.