WebFMC Free and WebFMC Pro

for X-Plane

Pawel Stolowski Adam Różewicki

October 20, 2024

© by GreenArcStudios 2018-2024

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Contents

1 License 3

2 Introduction 3

3 Disclaimer 3

4 Requirements 4

4.1 Plugin requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

4.2 Web browser requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5 Important information about data collection 5

6 Quick installation 5

7 Installation 6

8 Updating 6

9 Connecting to WebFMC 7

10 Configuration options 9

10.1 Options by URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

10.2 Screen Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

10.3 Manipulator Popup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

11 Dual/Triple CDU 13

12 Default X-Plane FMC 14

13 Troubleshooting 15

13.1 General Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

13.2 Windows network profile and firewall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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14 License errors 17

15 Notes on Antivirus software 18

16 Hints 19

16.1 Assign static IP or name to your X-Plane PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

16.2 Add WebFMC web page to the home screen for app-like experience . . . . . . . . . 19

16.3 Prevent screen from locking on mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

16.4 Use physical keyboard on the desktop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

16.5 Screen only mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

17 Contact 21

18 Known issues 21

19 Authors 23

20 Third-party licenses 24

A Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 12) 25

B Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 11) 26

C Enhanced Key Mappings 27

D Global Javascript Variables 28

E Advanced configuration 29

E.1 Changing default WebFMC port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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1 License

This software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any type. Use at your own risk. This software
is a property of Green Arc Studios and can not be modified, reused (as a whole or in parts), shared
or distributed without permission of the authors.

WebFMC Pro only: WebFMC Pro and the license file obtained as part of the purchase are for
your own use only and cannot be shared, redistributed or modified. WebFMC Pro plugin and its
license can be installed on a single PC you own.

2 Introduction

WebFMC is a X-Plane plugin that makes it possible to access the CDU of selected airplanes via
any modern web browser running on virtually any device (phone, tablet, smart TV etc) in your local
network.

WebFMC is available in two variants:

• the Free version that supports Zibo’s 737-800 modified.

• the Pro version (payware) that supports additional 3rd party airplanes.

See Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 12) or Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 11) for a detailed list
of aircraft supported by the Pro version.

WebFMC Pro will receive support for more aircraft via free updates throughout the lifetime of the
respective X-Plane version. See www.greenarcstudios.com for details on obtaining the free version
of WebFMC or purchasing the Pro version.

3 Disclaimer

We’ll do our best to keep WebFMC Pro updated for future changes in supported aircraft throughout
the lifetime of the respective X-Plane version, however we reserve the right to withdraw support for
a plane if its developer makes incompatible changes that make it impossible.

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4 Requirements

4.1 Plugin requirements

The general requirements for the WebFMC Pro XP12 plugin part are:

• X-Plane version 12.00+

• Supported operating systems:

– Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 64-bit

– Mac OS 10.15 (Catalina) or newer
– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit

The general requirements for the WebFMC Pro XP11 plugin part are:

• X-Plane version 11.35+

• Supported operating systems:

– Microsoft Windows 7 or newer (64-bit)

– Mac OS 10.14.x (Mojave)
– Ubuntu Linux 20.04 (64-bit).

Windows systems: WebFMC plugin requires the latest ”Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for
Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019”, which can be downloaded from Microsoft Visual C++ downloads
website (the vc redist.x64.exe file). On Windows versions older than 10, UCRT (Universal CRT)
may also be required – it can be downloaded from Microsoft Download Center website.

Linux systems: we build WebFMC in a way that reduces the number of dependencies on external
libraries. That means WebFMC may work on other Linux distributions, but we cannot guarantee
that and we only officially support Ubuntu LTS (20.04 with XP11 plugin, and 22.04 with XP12). If
in doubt, please check WebFMC Free first.

The WebFMC plugin doesn’t impose any extra CPU/memory requirements on the system. It is
very lightweight and was implemented with great care about performance. The part of the plugin
responsible for serving FMC contents to the clients (browsers) runs as a completely separate process,
so it doesn’t affect the main execution loop of X-Plane and makes better use of multi-core CPUs –
you should see no performance degradation in X-Plane, even with multiple WebFMC displays opened
at a time. The client part of WebFMC uses modern JavaScript and websockets for efficient updates
of the FMC contents.

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4.2 Web browser requirements

Any modern and up-to-date web browser with JavaScript enabled should work, but we recommend
the latest versions of Google Chrome on Windows or Android and Safari on iOS. We do not guarantee
support for vintage and obsolete iOS devices (according to official Apple classification). If you have
any compatibility concerns please try free version first.

5 Important information about data collection

WebFMC uses cookies and Google Analytics to periodically collect some generic usage data that
helps us improve our add-on. This includes statistical information about screen resolutions, device
models, versions of web browsers and operating systems that let us optimize and improve our graphic
assets and code for setups that people use the most. We do not collect any data to identify users.

The first time you run WebFMC in a web browser, you will be given a choice to opt-out (disable)
these statistics, but we kindly ask you to keep this functionality enabled to help us make WebFMC
better. Should you ever change your mind about that, just remove WebFMC-related cookies from
your browser and re-launch it to be presented with opt-out question again.

6 Quick installation

Note: these steps are for advanced X-Plane users who understand basic concepts of local
networks and are familiar with plugin installation in X-Plane. Skip to Installation section
(or Troubleshooting further down) if unsure or having difficulties.

1. Unpack WebFMC zip file and copy WebFMC folder to <X-Plane>/Resources/plugins

folder.

2. WebFMC Pro users only: put the license file that you received by email shortly after pur-
chase into the <X-Plane>/Resources/plugins/WebFMC folder. The name of license file is
webfmc-lic-v2.txt for the XP12 version of WebFMC plugin, and webfmc-lic.txt for the
XP11 version. Do not rename the license file.
Keep a copy of your license somewhere safe in case of future reinstall / updates.

3. Start X-Plane.

4. Find out the IP address of your X-Plane PC and connect with a web browser running on any
PC / mobile device in same local network to address http://<IP of X-Plane PC>:9090

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7 Installation

→ See the video tutorial: https://youtu.be/RWSA0KvlzLk

To install, just unpack the downloaded zip file and place WebFMC folder in the Resources/plugin
directory of your X-Plane installation. The resulting directory structure should look as follows:

Pro only The Pro version requires license file that you should receive shortly after your purchase.
The license file – webfmc-lic.txt – for X-Plane 11 or – webfmc-lic-v2.txt – for X-Plane 12 should be
copied into WebFMC folder (see the picture below). If you installed the license while X-Plane was
running, it needs to be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Important: WebFMC Free and Pro are different packages. It’s not enough to install just the license
file over the free version – you need to remove the free version, and install the Pro version from the
store.

8 Updating

To update WebFMC to the latest version, follow these steps:

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1. Re-download WebFMC from your store account (if using WebFMC Pro) or from the Downloads
section of the forum (if using WebFMC Free version).

2. WebFMC Pro only: make a backup copy of webfmc-lic.txt or webfmc-lic-v2.txt file

from your existing WebFMC folder (or make sure you still have your license file in the original
email received after purchase).

3. Optional: make a backup copy of your entire WebFMC folder in case of unexpected issues, or
if you need to revert back to the old version for whatever reason.

4. Remove the existing WebFMC folder from plugins directory.

5. Unpack the new version of WebFMC into plugins directory (follow Installation instructions
from the previous chapter).

6. WebFMC Pro only: restore your webfmc-lic.txt or webfmc-lic-v2.txt file into the new WebFMC
folder.

7. If using WebFMC with IOS (iPad/iPhone) and launching it with the homescreen icon: restart
your mobile device before running X-Plane after update to ensure the IOS cache for webapps
is cleared and new version of WebFMC is used (see Known issues section for more details
about IOS issues affecting WebFMC).

9 Connecting to WebFMC

After starting X-Plane with a supported plane the FMC can be displayed by connecting to port
90901 of your PC with a web browser running on any device in your local network.

For example, to display the FMC from the PC running X-Plane, point your web browser at
http://localhost:9090 or http://127.0.0.1:9090. To display the FMC from any other device
in your local network, just substitute the address with a valid local IP address of the X-Plane PC,
e.g. http://192.168.1.34:9090.

Please note that both your X-Plane PC and the device you want to display FMC on must
be connected to the same local network. It is perfectly fine to have the PC connected
to your router/access point by wired ethernet and a mobile connected via WIFI as long
it’s same local network (which is typical for default configurations of home routers and
WIFI Access Points).

To access the FMC from other devices in your local network you need to determine the IP address
of your X-Plane PC. You can find it easily in the X-Plane settings dialog:
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This port is not configurable at the moment, but will be in future versions.

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This IP address, followed by port number 9090 (e.g. http://192.168.1.30:9090) is the address
to use when connecting to the WebFMC from your local network. Please note that IP addresses
in local networks may change, so either verify it in X-Plane settings dialog every time, or modify
the settings of your router to avoid this – see also Hints section.

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10 Configuration options

Certain aspects of WebFMC look and behaviors can be configured via built-in Settings dialog. The
dialog can be invoked by tapping or clicking the upper right area above FMC screen. These options
are specific to every web browser instance, so you can tweak them individually for each device you’re
using.

Note a small reload icon in the left top corner of the configuration screen. There are some circum-
stances when it may be useful to refresh WebFMC client state. Clicking this has the same effect as
clicking reload button on any web browser.

The options are divided into functional groups.

• General Settings

– Check for Updates: every time you connect to X-Plane, WebFMC will check if a new
version of the plugin is available (it will not be downloaded automatically).
– Up-To-Date Confirmation: enables or disables extra notification confirming that you’re
on the latest version if no update has been found.

• Side Switching2

– Device switching buttons (choose active device)

– Show buttons: shows triangle buttons at the top of FMC chasis
– Use Swipe: enables swipe gesture on FMC screen
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If supported by the aircraft.

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– Show Confirmation: enables confirmation message each time the side is changed
– Reverse Swipe Direction: makes swipe gesture work in opposite direction if you find
default one to be counterintuitive

• Special Effects

– Keep Aspect Ratio: turn off to fill all available screen space without preserving original
proportions of the FMC
– Dirty LCD: enables or disables visual effects applied to the FMC screen (such as dirt,
smudges etc.)
– Dirty Buttons: enables or disables visual effects applied to FMC buttons.
– Alternative Font: enables other font on LCD screen
– LCD Glow (FlightFactor 757/767 only): mimics CDU glow effect
– LCD Fading (FlightFactor 757/767 and Rotate MD-11): adds fading effect visible when
switching some CDU pages
– Night Mode: enables or disables night effect
– Manipulator Popup: moves inline rotary control into bigger separate window
– Haptic Feedback: adds vibration to button clicks (available on Android devices only,
defaults to off)
– Screen Brightness: slider to control brightness of the CDU screen
– Button Click Volume3 : slider to control sound volume

• Cockpit Builders

– Screen Only On Dbl-Click: enables or disabled access to screen only mode (see Hints
section for more information on using this functionality).
– Enhanced Key Mapping: enables function and line select key mappings (see Enhanced
Key Mappings for more details).

10.1 Options by URL

Several options can be set through web browser location bar hash properties:

• brt - values between 0 and 100

• screen - set 1 to go into screen only mode

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Not available in older web browsers that don’t support Web Audio API.

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• side - set 0 to use left (Captain) or 1 for right (F/O) or 2 for third one (if available)

• night - set 1 to turn on night mode

Variables can be put together as a comma separated list:

http://<X-Plane IP>:9090/#brt=90,screen=1,side=0,night=0

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10.2 Screen Brightness

Note that screen brightness can be also set without going into options screen. In some cases (like
Airbus) there are dedicated buttons:

while in other cases (some Boeings) hidden clickable areas have been provided around brightness
control knobs:

10.3 Manipulator Popup

In certain CDUs, there is a rotary control knob available. Within WebFMC, this knob can be utilized
through clickable areas that resemble inner and outer rings.

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In some cases, it may be challenging to operate the rotary control, particularly on a small touch
screen using one’s fingers. To address this issue, we have included an option to display a pop-up
rotary manipulator.

When this option is turned on, simply click on the area around the rotary control to activate a larger
window with similar controls. The pop-up window can be closed either by clicking on the X button
located in the top right corner, or it will automatically close after a few seconds of inactivity.

11 Dual/Triple CDU

Switching between Captain’s (left) and First Officer’s (right) devices (or even to third device if
available) is supported by aircraft that provide such feature (see Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane
12) or Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 11)). There are three ways to change active side.

• Click arrow button pointing to the direction of a device you want to switch to.

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• Swipe screen to the direction of a device you want to switch to. You can use an option
described above to reverse swipe direction if you find it to be not intuitve.

• Click active device button on settings screen.

By default a confirmation is shown each time you successfully switch side or if you want to switch
to the side that you are already on. It can be turned off via settings.

12 Default X-Plane FMC

Most 3rd party aircraft come with custom implementations of FMCs, and have corresponding custom
support in WebFMC. Some aircraft addons however do not use own FMC implementation, but rely

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on the default, basic FMC of X-Plane4 ; this is also the case with the airliners shipped with X-Plane
installation. WebFMC Pro does support default X-Plane FMC (X-Plane 11.35+ is required for XP11
edition) and all aircraft that use it: if WebFMC doesn’t detect a known 3rd party aircraft, it will
fall back to the default FMC.

Default FMC will always allow switching between Captain and F/O sides, even if there just one CDU
in the actual cockpit. In cases where there is just one CDU, the other one may appear empty in
WebFMC. It may be confusing in cases where aircraft has one CDU and binds it internally to CDU
#2 – make sure to switch between Captain and F/O to find the CDU that is actually in use in the
aircraft.

The list of aircraft that use default FMC is too long and really open-ended, therefore we don’t include
them in the list of supported aircraft. Examples of well known 3rd party aircraft that are supported
that way and will work with WebFMC Pro are Boeing 727v3 and 732v3 by FlyJSim, CRJ-700 by AD
Simulations, Bombardier Challenger 300 v2 by Ddenn, some of the Carenado’s aircraft and many
others.

13 Troubleshooting

13.1 General Steps

If you can’t connect to WebFMC, please follow the steps below before looking for help on the forums
or contacting us:

1. Check if you can connect to WebFMC from same PC (i.e. the PC where your X-Plane is
running) by visiting http://127.0.0.1:9090. If that works but you can’t connect from any
other device, than the problem lies somewhere in your network setup, or in a firewall.
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See https://x-plane.com/manuals/FMS_Manual.pdf.

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2. If you can’t connect to WebFMC from a mobile device, check that your mobile is actually
connected to your local wireless network. A common mistake is to try to connect when
your mobile device is only connected to LTE/3G network or connected to another wireless
network (a public WIFI hotspot or another wireless network provided by local ISP).
3. Make sure your router doesn’t have AP Isolation turned ON (also named Station Isolation,
Client Isolation, Wireless Isolation etc. depending on router brand) as this can effectively
prevent communication between devices in your local network. Either disable this option, or
fine-tune it to enable connection between select devices if allowed by your router.
4. Make sure you’re not trying to connect to 127.0.0.1:9090 or localhost:9090 from other
devices as these addresses are only valid for connecting from same PC (X-Plane PC)! See the
Installation section for more information on finding the correct IP to connect to.
5. Check that Windows Defender or other firewall or antivirus software on your system doesn’t
block connections to WebFMC. Refer to the documentation of that software for help on how
to monitor and solve such problems.
6. Check that your antivirus software does not erroneously consider webfmc-win.exe file as a
malicious software – see Notes on Antivirus software section below.
7. Check that the plugin is correctly installed in the Resources/plugins folder of X-Plane.
8. Check that the plugin is visible to the Plugin Admin in X-Plane. If it is not, then it’s most
likely installed incorrectly.
9. Examine Log.txt file of X-Plane and WebFMC-log.txt to verify that WebFMC plugin has been
loaded and no errors related to it have been reported. If you see an error saying “Error Code =
1114 : A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed”, that means you’ve reached
a hard limit of plugins in X-Plane (all global plugins, plugin of current aircraft, plugins of all
extra sceneries count towards this limit); this error comes from X-Plane and there is nothing
WebFMC can do about it – you may need to remove some of the plugins. An error message
saying ”Error Code = 126 : The specified module could not be found” means you’re missing
MS Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio – see Requirements section.

13.2 Windows network profile and firewall

If you are experiencing issues with your Windows computer due to network configuration and firewall
settings, follow the steps below to troubleshoot the issue:

Step 1: Verify network profile configuration

Windows allows you to set up your network profile as either ”Private” or ”Public.” If your network
profile is set to ”Public,” it may be blocking certain traffic that is needed for your computer to
communicate with other devices on your network.

To verify your network profile configuration:

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• Open the ”Settings” app by clicking the Start menu and selecting the gear icon.

• Click ”Network & Internet.”

• Click ”Ethernet” or ”Wi-Fi,” depending on your network connection.

• Scroll down and click ”Network and Sharing Center.”

• Look for the network name under ”View your active networks.” It will either say ”Private
network” or ”Public network.”

• If the network profile is set to ”Public,” change it to ”Private.”

Step 2: Check firewall settings

Windows Firewall can also block certain traffic, so it’s important to check the settings.

To check firewall settings:

• Open the ”Settings” app by clicking the Start menu and selecting the gear icon.

• Click ”Update & Security.”

• Click ”Windows Security.”

• Click ”Firewall & network protection.”

• Click ”Allow an app through firewall.”

• Check that the applications that are not working properly are allowed access to the network.
If not, click ”Change settings” and check the box next to the app.

14 License errors

WebFMC Pro requires a license file (webfmc-lic.txt for XP11 version of the plugin, webfmc-lic-v2.txt
for XP12) and if it cannot be found in the WebFMC plugin folder or the file is corrupted, you will see
an error message with a numeric error code. Here are the possible error codes with their meaning
and possible remedy.

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Error
Meaning Solution
code
Make sure webfmc-lic.txt (if us-
ing XP11 plugin) or webfmc-lic-
v2.txt (XP12) file is placed in
License file is missing, has wrong name
<X-Plane>/Resources/plugins/WebFMC
(cannot be found) or cannot be read
directory and is readable for regular users.
40001 due to incorrect file permissions (e.g.
Verify filename is exactly as the above and
the file is not readable for X-Plane pro-
doesn’t have any extra spaces. Make sure
cess)
it doesn’t have double .txt extension (i.e.
webfmc-lic-v2.txt.txt) which may be hard
to notice at first in Windows Explorer.
Re-install license file from the original email
40002 - received after your purchase. Do not copy-
License validation failed – license file is
40016, paste the contents of license file via text edi-
most likely corrupted
50001 tors, just save the attachemt into the target
folder.
The license was revoked (e.g. due to
400C0 New license file needed.
an abuse)

15 Notes on Antivirus software

Note: The past issues with false-positives from AV software should be resolved by now
thanks to the fact the WebFMC binaries are now signed with code signing certificate.

Note: WebRoot AntiVirus is currently known to be incompatible with WebFMC and any
Go-based software, please see Known issues for more details.

We have observed a few cases (during the development, as well as with the released versions of
WebFMC) where some Antivirus software classified webfmc-win.exe file as malware/trojan (giving
it different names) and usually immediately removed it from the disk. As long as your system hasn’t
been infected by other means, this is definitely a false-positive. This binary is an executable file
which provides core functionality of WebFMC and the reasons some antivirus software considers it
malicious are:

• it opens a local, non-standard network port 9090 and listens for HTTP connections.

• it has relatively low number of users compared to other more common software (thus unknown
or having not enough ratings in crowd-powered classifications).

• it’s a static binary implemented in Go language and built with Golang compiler, making it
non-standard compared to typical software built with MS toolchain and alike. The fact that

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it’s a static executable that embeds some of the Go network and crypto libraries might be
confusing/suspicious to AV tools, but that’s just our guess.

If your Antivirus classifies webfmc-win.exe as malware, then you may need to add it to a list of AV
exclusions and/or trusted applications. Before doing that make sure your system is in a good shape
(e.g. make a full AV scan of the system). Only then add an exclusion for WebFMC. How to do this
largely depends on the software used – please refer to respective documentation of your antivirus
software.

Important: Never, ever, under any circumstances run WebFMC as system Administrator
nor disable your antivirus or firewall software completely to solve any issues with WebFMC
or other aspects of X-Plane! Every good firewall / antivirus software offers functionality
required to properly fix those kind of problems, so please consult their documentation
for proper resolution.

16 Hints

16.1 Assign static IP or name to your X-Plane PC

Configure your home network (WIFI access point, router etc.) to set up a static IP address and/or
an easy to remember name for your X-Plane PC. That way your X-Plane system will be accessible
with same address every time, even after you restart the computer. It’s beyond the scope of this
manual to cover these aspects, so you should consult the documentation of your network device -
look for the topics concerning DHCP and local DNS setup.

16.2 Add WebFMC web page to the home screen for app-like experience

On Android and iOS devices you can use “Add to homescreen” feature of the web browser (it may
be named differently depending on the browser used) to create a shortcut for the WebFMC web
app. That way WebFMC web page will be launched in the fullscreen mode with no navigation bar,
location bar, buttons etc., providing an app-like experience. Note: this makes sense only as long as
you configure your X-Plane system to use a static IP or a name (see first hint)!

Important: if using this functionality on IOS (iPad/iPhone), please see the Known Issues section
at the end of this document for known IOS problems (and workarounds) affecting WebFMC and
this mode.

→ See the video tutorial for Android: https://youtu.be/WAfKx827g6o

→ See the video tutorial for iOS: https://youtu.be/bmCf4IDP9nA

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16.3 Prevent screen from locking on mobile devices

Web browsers on mobile devices cannot prevent screen from getting dimmed or locked after a period
of inactivity. Therefore, for best experience on mobile devices we recommend you either turn screen
saver off, or install an extra application that temporarily prevents the screen from locking.

16.4 Use physical keyboard on the desktop

On the desktops you can use physical keyboard to easily enter data into the WebFMC. Apart from
the regular alphanumeric keys WebFMC maps arrow keys and Page Up/Down keys to CDU arrows
and PrevPage/NextPage keys (where applicable) and Enter key for Exec button in Boeing aircraft.

By turning on Enhanced Key Mapping option you will get all FMC keyboard mappings. For more
details see Enhanced Key Mappings.

16.5 Screen only mode

This feature is disabled by default, as it may be useful only in some specific scenarios like placing
CDU screen contents inside external hardware (eg. Opencockpits FMC). Enable “Screen Only On
Click” option in the Settings dialog and then click (or tap) on CDU screen to enter or leave screen
only mode.

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17 Contact

For technical questions, issues or bug reports please use the offical WebFMC forum. Please do not
post your license or store order number / receipts on the forums.

For other matters, including problems with your license, please contact us at [email protected].

Before reporting any issue please first check the Troubleshooting section of this document as well
as the list of Known issues below. If you think you found a bug, please provide the following:

• Clear description of the problem.

• Steps to reproduce it (if the problem can be reproduced).

• X-Plane’s Log.txt and WebFMC-log.txt log file. Note, these files must be collected after
the problem occured and before starting X-Plane again as they will get overwritten!

18 Known issues

This is the list of currently known issues, some of which may be bugs or limitations of the planes or
3rd party software.

1. WebRoot AntiVirus software (Windows): WebRoot might prevent WebFMC from working at
all, causing random crashes of webfmc-win.exe. This affects all Go-based software and has
been discussed via Go issues 40878 and 41138. It has been confirmed that only uninstalling
WebRoot completely fixes the issue with Go runtime – just disabling it is not enough.

2. Q4XP

(a) WebFMC screen brightness is normally controlled by respective FMC buttons, but since
Q4XP uses FMC menus for it, the brightness of WebFMC screen can only be changed
with the settings dialog.

3. ToLiss Airbuses

(a) Small up/down arrows right to the scratchpad area of the flightplan page are not displayed
by WebFMC because they are not exposed by MCDU-related datarefs. The problem has
been confirmed with ToLiss and will be addressed in future update of A319 and WebFMC.
(b) Due to a small alignment issue of the datarefs responsible for MAG/WIND values on the
APPR page, the “degree” character may be missing (overwritten by overlapping number
value). Workaround for this might get implemented in WebFMC with later update (if
it’s not corrected by ToLiss).

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(c) Number of pilot stored waypoints and navs is not provided by aircraft dataref and there-
fore not visible in WebFMC.
4. EADT x737 (x737UFMC)
(a) FMC datarefs do not include color information. WebFMC implements a simple workaround
for this for the LEGS page to show the first waypoint in blue, however it may not always
work. No colors are present on other pages.
(b) The formatting of text provided by x737UFMC datarefs is sometimes inconsistent, there-
fore there may be small discrepancies in alignment and spacing between what you see in
WebFMC and in the cockpit.
(c) The dataref for N1LIMIT button is missing in x737UFMC, therefore this button cannot
be activated from WebFMC. Note, it doesn’t work in the x737 cockpit either, so to invoke
N1 LIMIT page you need to either use the x737UFMC popup window in the cockpit, or
reach the page via the MENU → THRUST LIMIT page of the FMC.
5. SSG/FPS EJets, Boeing 747-8
(a) With E-Jets as well as 747-8v2, WebFMC interacts with the co-pilot (right-side) FMC.
This is due of the limitation of the datarefs of these aircraft. Also, opening up in-cockpit
popup CDU temporarily switches internal datarefs to first CDU affecting WebFMC op-
erations. Closing the popup restores normal operation of WebFMC.
(b) Note that to revise flight plan on co-pilot FMC you need to use right side ND.
(c) FMC datarefs have various inconsistencies when it comes to colors, formatting and align-
ment of the text, therefore some differences may be observed between FMC pages in the
cockpit and in WebFMC.
(d) Datarefs and in result WebFMC screen contents are not being updated while in external
views (Circle view, Forward with nothing view, etc.).
6. General
(a) Long press of CLR/DEL button to clear the entire contents of scratchpad (available in
FMCs of some aircraft) is currently not supported by WebFMC.
(b) Some aircraft provide FMC data even when powered off, so you will see FMC contents in
WebFMC even if cockpit FMC is empty. This will be addressed on plane-by-plane basis
in future updates.
(c) Similarly, some aircraft (e.g. ToLiss’) can simulate MCDU failures; failed MCDU units
may be blacked out in the cockpit but internally still expose their screen data. WebFMC
doesn’t support failure states and therefore may still display FMC data provided by the
aircraft.
(d) Some of the Enhanced key mappings may not work correctly in selected browsers other
than Google Chrome.
(e) Since WebFMC version 1.6.0 button click sound is not supported in older web browsers
that don’t support Web Audio API.

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7. iOS

(a) If running WebFMC via a homescreen icon, make sure WebFMC app on your mobile is
started after X-Plane, as otherwise the connection error will be cached by iOS and a
restart of your mobile device will be required in order to reconnect. This is an issue of
iOS, not WebFMC.
(b) If running WebFMC via a homescreen icon, make sure to restart your mobile device after
installing a new WebFMC update, as otherwise iOS may still serve an old version from
its internal cache (with undefined behavior at best, or non-working WebFMC at worst).
Again, this is a known issue of web app caching on iOS.

8. Jar Design 320

(a) /////////
Airways/////
are////
not////////////
displayed///////
when/////////
editing/////////////
flightplan.//////
This///
is/////
due///
to//a//////
bug///of////
the//////////
aircraft///
as
////////////
respective/////////
dataref///
is/////
not////////////
populated////////////
correctly.//////
The//////////
problem/////
has///////
been/////////////
confirmed//////
with////
Jar
////////
Design/////
and/////////
should////
be//////
fixed///
in////////
future//////////
updates////
of/////////
JD320.
(fixed in JD320 v3.4+)
(b) /////
Due/// to///////////////////
inconsistencies///in/////
the/////
text/////////////
alignment////of////
the//////////
MCDU//////////
datarefs///////////
exposed///
by/////////
JD320
////
and/////
the/////
use///
of////////////////////
non-monospace///////
fonts,///////
some//////////
MCDU//////
lines///
in////////////
WebFMC//////may///////
have/////////
slightly
//////////
different////////////
alignment///////
than////
on////
the//////////
MCDU/// in////
the///////////
cockpit.
(fixed in JD320 v3.4+)

19 Authors

WebFMC authors are:

• Pawel Stolowski - plugin and backend programming

• Adam Różewicki - web client programming

Special thanks to:

• Hanna Bastian (Bastian Grafik-Design) for Green Arc Studios logo design.

• Alexander Holzer, Wolfgang Bastian, Ewa Wilczyńska and Dariusz Ciurylo for real life cockpit
photos.

• flightdeck2sim for 737NG CDU background photo.

• Rotatesim for cooperation and adding required datarefs and making MD-80 support possible.

• ToLiss and Jar Design for great support and answers to our technical questions. Many thanks
to GlidingKiwi (ToLiss) for access to A320, A321 and A340 betas.

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• Steve Wilson and Marko Mamula (X-Crafts) for specification of Tekton and Authentic FMS,
fonts and textures as well as access to E-Jets and ERJ betas.

• Saso Kiselkov (Hot Start) for specification of Challenger 650 CDU, font and texture and for
access to CL650 beta.

• Amy Parent (FlyJSim) for specification of Q4XP CDU, fonts, textures and making it all
possible.

• Rotatesim for specification of MD-11 CDU datarefs and for giving access to beta releases.

• Ricardo Bolognini (FPS) for a copy of E195 for testing.

20 Third-party licenses

WebFMC incorporates third party components whose licenses are listed below:

• Share Tech Mono, VT323, Inter Tight fonts - released under the terms of Open Font License
-
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&id=OFL_web

• Roboto font - released under the terms of Apache License, Version 2.0 -
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

• ProFontWindows - released under the terms of ProFont License -

https://www.fontsquirrel.com/license/ProFontWindows

• Vue.js, Vuex, vue-notification, vue-js-toggle-button, vuex-persist, es6-promise, compare-versions,

whatwg-fetch - released under the MIT license

• Boost library - released under the Boost Software License -

http://www.boost.org/users/license.html

• Tekton FMC images used with permission from X-Crafts.

• Challenger 650 CDU texture and fonts used with permission from Hot Start.

• Q400 texture and fonts used with permission from FlyJSim.

• MD-11 fonts with permission from Rotatesim.

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A Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 12)

As of time of writing this document, WebFMC Pro for X-Plane 12 supports the following FMCs/aircraft:
Dual
Aircraft Remarks
CDU
Default X-Plane FMC See Default X-Plane FMC Yes5
A319 by ToLiss Yes
A320 by ToLiss Yes
A320 Ultimate by FlightFactor Yes
A321 by ToLiss Yes
A330 by ToLiss Yes
A330 by Jar Design No
A340 by ToLiss Yes
A340 by Jar Design No
A350 XWB Advanced by FlightFactor old style CDU only No
B737-300 by IXEG Yes
B737-800 Zibo Mod Yes
EADT x737 with Default FMC all variants Yes6
B747-8 by SSG (VMAX) all variants; v2.1+ No7
B757v2 by FlightFactor all variants Yes
B767 by FlightFactor all variants Yes
B777 by FlightFactor all variants No
CL650 by HotStart Yes8
CRJ-200 by JRollon No
Embraer E195/E190 by FPS No7
EJet Family by X-Crafts all variants Yes
ERJ Family by X-Crafts Yes9
MD-11 by Rotate Yes8
MD-80 by Rotate requires MD-80 v1.42+ No
Q400 (Q4XP) by FlyJSim10 requires Q4XP 1.09+ Yes

5
Depending on the aircraft implementation, only one of the CDUs may be present in the cockpit and in use and
it may sometimes be F/O CDU. WebFMC will always let you switch between both CDUs even if only one of them
is present in the aircraft.
6
WebFMC supports dual CDU with Default FMC, but x737 uses only one side.
7
While the aircraft has dual CDUs in the cockpit, due to technical limitations WebFMC has access to just one,
and it’s always F/O CDU – see Known Issues section for more details.
8
Three devices supported
9
TektonFMS on the left side, Default FMC on the right side
10
The old Q400 Legacy by FlyJSim uses Default FMC (and is supported).

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B Supported Aircraft List (X-Plane 11)

As of time of writing this document, WebFMC Pro for X-Plane 11 supports the following FMCs/aircraft:
Dual
Aircraft Remarks
CDU
requires X-Plane 11.35+. See Default X-
Default X-Plane FMC Yes11
Plane FMC
A319 by ToLiss Yes
A320 by ToLiss Yes
A320 Ultimate by FlightFactor Yes
A320 by Jar Design requires JD320 v3.4r1+ No
A321 by ToLiss Yes
A330 by ToLiss Yes
A330 by Jar Design requires JD330 v3.1r2+ No
A340 by ToLiss Yes
A340 by Jar Design No
A350 XWB Advanced by FlightFactor old style CDU only No
B737-300 by IXEG Yes
B737-800 Zibo Mod Yes
B737NG by LevelUp all variants Yes
B737-900U Ultimate Yes
B737-700U Ultimate Yes
EADT x737 with x737UFMC all variants; requires x737UFMC No
EADT x737 with Default FMC all variants Yes12
B747-8 by SSG (VMAX) all variants; old v1.9.2+ and new v2.1+ No13
B757v2 by FlightFactor all variants; requires 757 v2.2.13+ Yes
B767 by FlightFactor all variants; requires 767 v1.2.6+ Yes
B777 by FlightFactor all variants No
CL650 by HotStart Yes14
CRJ-200 by JRollon No
Embraer E170 by SSG requires v1.4+ No13
Embraer E195 by SSG requires v1.4+ No13
EJet Family by X-Crafts all variants Yes
ERJ Family by X-Crafts Yes15
MD-11 by Rotate Yes14
MD-80 by Rotate requires MD-80 v1.42+ No
Q400 (Q4XP) by FlyJSim16 requires Q4XP 1.09+ Yes

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Depending on the aircraft implementation, only one of the CDUs may be present in the cockpit and in use and
it may sometimes be F/O CDU. WebFMC will always let you switch between both CDUs even if only one of them
is present in the aircraft.
12
WebFMC supports dual CDU with Default FMC, but x737 uses only one side.
13
While the aircraft has dual CDUs in the cockpit, due to technical limitations WebFMC has access to just one,
and it’s always F/O CDU – see Known Issues section for more details.
14
Three devices supported
15
TektonFMS on the left side, Default FMC on the right side
16
The old Q400 Legacy by FlyJSim uses Default FMC (and is supported).

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C Enhanced Key Mappings

Following table depicts function and line select key mappings when Enhanced Key Mapping option
is set to ON. Note that it may prevent default behaviors of certain key assignments in the browser.

Boeing Airbus
Zibo / FF IXEG Default FF SSG EADT Toliss FF JD
Key
LevelUp/Ultimate 757/767 737 FMC 777 747 x737 A3XX A320 320/330
F1 - F6 LSK1 - LSK6
F7 - F12 RSK1 - RSK6
cursor slew up/down/left/right
next page / prev page
page
slew up/down
up/down
Enter exec
Insert init ref initref index init ref INITREF DirTo Page1 dir
Home rte fpln rte RTE Prog Page2 prog
End clb dep arr DEPARR CLB x737 Perf Page3 perf
[ crz altn ATC CRZ x737 Init Page3 int
] des vnav VNAV DES Data Page4 data
; menu dir menu dir intc fix FIX MENU Fpln Page5 fpln
’ (quote) legs LEGS RadNav Page6 radnav
\ dep app dep arr deparr dep arr hold HOLD DEPARR FuelPred Page7 fuel
‘ (backtick) hold fmc comm FMCCOM HOLD SecFpln Page8 sec
= prog PROG ATC Page9 atc
* n1 lim mcdu menu mcdu menu fix mcdu menu MENU NAVRAD Menu Page10 mcdumenu
Control fix navrad nav rad NAVRAD FIX Airport Page11 airp
Alt Overfly Page12 ovfy

Other
JRollon Rotate Rotate SSG/FPS HotStart X-Crafts X-Crafts FlyJSim
Key
CRJ-200 MD-11 MD-80 EJets CL650 EJet ERJs Q400
F1 - F6 LSK1 - LSK6 LSK1 - LSK5
F7 - F12 RSK1 - RSK6 RSK1 - RSK5
cursor up / down
next page / prev page
page
next / prev
up/down
Enter exec ENGOUT exec EXEC ENTER
Insert dir intc DIR INIT INITREF idx PERF AIRP DATA
Home fpln NAVRAD DIR VNAV fpln NAV VOR FPL
End dep arr PERF RTE LEGS msg FPL NDB MSG
[ hold INIT LEGS PROG mfd adv PROG FIX NAV
] index TOAPPR CLB RTE mfd data RTE LATLON VNAV
; legs FPLN CRZ MENU dir CB SELECT DTO
’ (quote) vnav PROG DES FMCCOM legs MENU LIST
\ mcdu menu FIX MENU NAVRAD dep arr DLK PWR
‘ (backtick) radio SECFPLN FIX perf TRS PERF
= perf REF DEAR dspl menu RADIO MENU
* mfd menu ENGOUT HOLD tun TUNE
Control MENU PROG
Alt

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D Global Javascript Variables

Global web browser javascript object window.webfmc.lights provides WebFMC indicator lights
state. Following lights are available depending on aircraft implementation:

• dash light

• dspl fail light

• dspy light

• exec light

• fail light

• fm1 light

• fm2 light

• fm light

• ind light

• menu light

• msg light

• ofst light

• rdy light

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E Advanced configuration

E.1 Changing default WebFMC port

By default WebFMC uses TCP port 9090 for network connections. This can be changed if needed
by creating <X-Plane>/Resources/plugins/WebFMC/webfmc.ini file with the following content
and adjusting port as needed:

[server]
port=9090

You can use webfmc-example.ini from WebFMC folder as a template.

Warning! Only change the default port if you know what you are doing.

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