It is the core of an expandable system that allows additional hardware to be daisy-chained through it. The big advantage of this system is that you can add many other modules (EFIS, radios, MIP modules) simply connecting them in daisy chain to the MCP through the provided cables (each module is supplied with its own 5 pole cable). Connecting a single ethernet cable you connect the MCP together with all the modules to your system. All the other modules are connected in chain to the MCP that manages the communication between them.
The B737NG MCP supports the mainly used FS add-on software; to know more about the compatibility with a specific add-on aircraft please refer to “Technical and documents” section.
B737NG MCPhardware establishes an interface with Flight Simulator/ Prepar3D and the used add-on; logics, operating modes and aircraft way of behaving are managed by the software.
The module is complete and ready to be used and does not require additional cards or software programming. Test program software can be free downloaded.

The panel is equipped with:

14 custom made switches with dual color legends: white backlighted text and neutral indicator with green light status. This, like in the real aircraft, allows high visibility only when in active status:
– N1
– SPEED
– VNAV
– LVL CHG
– HDG SEL
– LNAV
– VOR LOC
– APP
– CWS
– CMD
– V/S
– ALT HOLD
• 3 round pushbuttons to select CO, ALT INT and SPEED INT functions
• Electromagnetic Auto Throttle ARM switch with green led indicator
• 2 Flight Director switches with “MA” green led indicator
• Vertical Speed thumb wheel
• Flat disengage lever.
• Electromagnetic disengage Auto Throttle ARM switch.
• Custom high resolution warm white backlighting frontplate.
• Custom made pushbuttons
• White color LED 7 segment Displays for Altitude, VS, Heading, IAS, Left and Right Course.
• Aluminium coating knobs (with symbols on course knobs).
• Bank angle selector with high reliability and swiss made dual concentric HDG-SEL knobs.
• New Grayhill® High torque Optical encoders
•Display and backlight brightness regulation with external or internal control.
• AT disengage with control by the software and/or external input.
• Ambient light sensor for display brightness regulation
•16 bit flash memory technology to upgrade the built-in operating program (for eventual future improvements and expansions)
• Central unit for daisy-chained connection of add-on modules
• 6Vdc 1A power supply (provided)
• Compatible with Flight Simulator 2020, Flight Simulator X, Flight Simulator Steam Edition, Prepar 3D ( V1, V2, V3, V4 and V5) and add-on as Project Magenta, PROSIM737, SimAvionics, PMDG737NGX(NGXu), iFly737, LVLD767.

PROGRAM MODE

The B737NG MCPfirmware provides an internal program mode to configure the main preferences in the hardware functionality. No need for PC software programs to configure B737NG MCPhardware. In program mode you can set how to control the backlight, (internal, external or MIP-linked) the full-scale display brightness and some other functions.