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CDU Devices

SPAD.neXt supports a wide range of hardware CDU devices, to display aircraft CDU/FMC on it. Since there is no standard defined every aircraft has to be implemented manually.

You can use snippet #13161 / #13165 for a reference implementation of CDU's

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All CDU devices are a complete edition feature

Currently supported aircraft​

MSFS/MSFS24​

  • Aerosoft CRJ
  • Fenix - All Aircarft
  • FlyByWire - SimBridge must be running
  • FsLabs
  • iFLY 737
  • Inibuilds A300 / A340 (MSFS 2024 Only)
  • MaddogX
  • PMDG - All aircraft. SDK must be enabled
  • SAAB 340 (MSFS 2024 Only) LiM UNS-1 Plugin Required
  • TFDI MD11/B717
  • WT 707 (MSFS 2024 Only) LiM UNS-1 Plugin Required
  • WT 747v2 (8i Pax & Cargo / Dreamlifter / Tanker) (MSFS 2024 Only) LiM 747 Plugin Required
  • z-dementedmonkey Mod (v0.10.0 March 2026) SPAD.neXt v0.9.24 required
    • Download Link to DM Github
      • MSFS 2020 Supported Aircraft:
        • Citation CJ4 - Working Title (This is the Default CJ4 since 2020 AAU1)
        • FFX P180 v2.0.3 (Read dementedmonkey mod instructions about additional package installation process) - Remove any z-lim-ffx-cdu mods
        • FFX C750 v1.3.9 - Remove any z-lim-ffx-cdu mods
      • MSFS 2024 Supported Aircraft:
        • 737 Max 8 - Asobo (Default Sim Plane)
        • Citation CJ4 - Working Title (Default Sim Plane - WT21v2)
        • C90 King Air - MS/Carenado (Default Sim Plane - WT21v2)
        • FFX C750 v2.0.2 (WT21v2) - Remove any z-lim-ffx-cdu mods
        • FFX P180 v2.1.9 (WT21v2) - Remove any z-lim-ffx-cdu mods
        • FFX 800XP v1.x - Remove any z-lim-ffx-cdu mods

FSX/P3D​

  • PMDG - All aircraftt. SDK must be enabled
  • iFLY

X-Plane​

  • all aircraft that use the X-Plane standard cdu datarefs
  • ToLiss aircraft
  • ZiBO mod
  • Rotate MD-11
  • Rotate MD-80
    • The MD-80 has a 30 characters wide display, while CDU devices only have 24 character per line.
      Only the first 12 and last 12 characters will be shown on the device.
    • The horizontal/vertical lines are currently not supported
  • CL650
  • FF 767 / 757
  • FF 777v2

CDU Devices with HDMI Interface​

To drive CDU devices with a HDMI connector through SPAD.neXt to get access to all extended features without needing to popout a window in the simulator, SPAD.neXt provides a RemoteCDUDisplay-Tool which will popout a customizable window.

You can use snippet #13161 / #13165 for a reference implementation

The tool can be found in the SPAD.neXt installation directory in the subfolder Tools/cdu. It can be run on a remote computer if necessary

  • to run display upon load of a profile create a profile loaded event and run the external command "<spad_install_dir>/tools/cdu/RemoteCDUDisplay.exe" or add it to a batch-file
  • To run the display on a remote computer copy tools/cdu to target computer, and start "RemoteCDUDisplay.exe -h=ipOfSPAD -p=28001 -t=targetid". To get the targetid open the cdu tool once using SPAD.neXt.

WinCTRL CDU Devices​

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WinCTRL CDU Devices must be configured in SimAppPro as CAPTAIN, you can select to show the FO-Side inside SPAD.neXt then.

Updating the CDU Font is currently not supported. Update the font using SimAppPro

Embedded Codes​

If you program your own CDU pages in SPAD.neXt you can use embedded codes to control the formatting. Defaults: Background is black , Big font

Embedded codes start with {tag} and will aply to the following text until an {end} is found.

Embedded codes can be stacked.

{tag}text{end}

{white}SPAD.{small}ne{end}{red}X{end}{small}t{end}{end} SPAD.neXt

Colors: {white} {cyan} {green} {magenta} {amber} {red} {blue} {darkgreen} {black} {gray} {yellow}

Other:

{rev} - switch background and foreground

{small} - small font

{inop} - inoperable entry