CockpitConnect

13/08/2026

For our C172 project, we’re building a central power cabinet using an old PC case. It’ll distribute 3.3V, 5V, 12V and ground throughout the project. ♻️🔌

Giving an old PC case a second life—and keeping the wiring neat and accessible at the same time!

06/07/2026

🔧 No more loose ESP32 boards behind your panels!

Designed a first version of the panel-mountable case for the ESP32 boards that power CockpitConnect — snaps shut, exposes both pin rows for easy wiring, and prints without supports on any FDM printer.

STL is free to download, print, and remix 👇
https://cockpitconnect.com/blog/esp32-case-3d-print

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29/05/2026

Just open-sourced xplane-proxy — a small utility that solves a common home cockpit problem: X-Plane 12's WebSocket API only works on localhost, so if your bridge or hardware runs on a separate machine, it can't connect. The proxy runs on your SimPC and makes the API available to any machine on your local network.

Single-file download, no installation needed.

Read the full write-up on our blog:

X-Plane 12's WebSocket API only listens on localhost. We built a small open-source proxy so your cockpit hardware can reach it from any machine on your LAN.