FlightSimBuilder 530 Instructions

General Setup

The great news is that this is a Plug and Play solution so once you plug your unit to your PC or Mac, it will recognize it as "FlightSimBuilder 530" joystick.

Once in flight simulator, you would just undock the GPS unit and move it to the unit screen.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Mapping

1. Download FlightSimBuilder Launcher

2. Run Setup, this will install the launcher and create a link on desktop

3. Run Launcher from Desktop

2. Select your Installation Type

4. Click "Launch MSFS 2020"

5. Start your flight and then hold Right ATL so the cursor changes to magnifying glass. Then move the screen to your unit.

Once it's moved hold Left Alt and press Enter to get rid of header on top.

6. Optional but recommended after verifying everything works. Download GNS 530 Mod: https://pms50.com/fs2020/gns530/pms50-gns530.zip (GitHub details on the mod:https://github.com/pimarc/pms50-gns530)

X-Plane Mapping (YouTube Instructional Video)

There are two opions to get the mapping to X-Plane.

Option 1 (beta). Please go X-Plane and assign one (any button) to FlightSimBuilder GNS 530

2. Download FlightSimBuilder GNS 539.joy file and re-place in to "X-Plane 11\Resources\joystick configs" folder

Option 2 (manual). Manually assign buttons (one time) Please see below screenshots of appropriate mapping.

2. To remove the bezel around GPS:

a. If you are using with default X-Plane 530, you need to download the following file Garmin_530_2d.png (right click and select "Save Link As") and place it "\X-Plane 11\Resources\bitmaps\cockpit\radios\GPS FMS" folder. It will ask to replace the default file, say OK.

3. Launch X-Plane

3. Left click on GNS 530 in the sim

4. Click on top right corner to Undock it. The button on the top right corner is somewhat hidden but you can see it in the video.

5. Move the GPS to the unit screen

If you are using Reality-XP GNS 530, you need to

1. Change in the settings to have "no bezel".

2. Under Advanced Settings in the Plugin menu, it’s under “Use Simulator GPS Commands”

P3D v4 Mapping (not officially supported and requires FSUIPC)

P3D requires FSUIPC. Once you have it setup, please place these two files in FSUIPC folder

FSUIPC6.ini

COM_NAV_Toggle.mcro

Reality XP for P3D Setup

1. Go to Add-ons -> Reality XP GNS -> Setup Aircraft

2. a) Configuration -> One Window

b) Reality XP GNS -> GNS 530

c) Click on "advanced options"

d) Click on "No Bezel"

3. Click Review

4. Click Accept

5. Once popup screen opened hold "Shift" and right click on the Reality XP logo on top bar. This will open Setting screen

6. Scroll Down to Advanced Settings and click on it to expend

7. Check "Use Simulator GPS Commands"

8. Right Click on GPS screen and select "Undock"

9. Move the screen to the unit