The ADF allows legacy style navigation to NDB's etc.

I have included 5 different ADF gauge styles.

On the left sidebar we have digital readouts for ADF Signal heading, current heading and signal strength. You can also toggle listen to radio signal by pressing [S6]. The SIG LED also indicates a radio signal is being received.

 

Default Colours: (Red on Black)

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF"    Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON"     Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF"    Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON"     Value="#dd0000"

 

LCD Style:

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF"    Value="#889988"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON"     Value="#99aa99"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF"    Value="#889988"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON"     Value="#000000"

 

Use the above or create your own. Edit variables in the data monitor and they will be saved in your profile.

 

In data monitor click [Add Data] and Search for "LED_COLOUR". Select all 4 colour variables and click [OK]. Click on values to edit.

 

If the blanking plate is used instead of the sidebar, then colour of the plate can now be changed by editing variable [FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR] in SPAD.neXt data monitor.

 

[S1] Cycle ADF Functions:

     1) Fixed Compass Card

     2) Rotatable Compass Card

     3) Single-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     4) Dual-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     5) VOR Style ADF (Custom)

 

[S6] Ident Listen Toggle:

Toggles ADF Morse Code sound on & off.

 

[L Dial] Rotate compass Style / ToggleMenu value down/up:

Used to change compass styles. When Mini Menu is open use [L Dial] to change the value of the selected menu option.

 

[R Dial] Menu Function Previous/Next:

Used to activate the Mini Menu and scroll between the various menu options.

 

 

(Activate with [R Dial])

 

Version & Info:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off current version number and other useful links.

 

Side Buttons:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off side buttons.

 

Listen to ADF:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off ADF Morse Code sound.

 

Gauge Style:

Turn left dial clockwise and counter clockwise to select from the following.

     1) Fixed Compass Card

     2) Rotatable Compass Card

     3) Single-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     4) Dual-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     5) VOR Style ADF (Custom)

 

Glass Reflection:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off optional glass reflections. This is a global setting so all gauges that have this function will turn on and off in sync.

 

Background Colour:

Left dial will change colour styles to the following

     0 = Grey

     1 = Black Dial Face

     2 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face

     3 = Black & No Gauge GFX

     4 = Grey - Original Design

     5 = Black Dial Face - Original Design

     6 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face - Original Design

 

Brightness:

Turn left Dial clockwise to increase gauge brightness and counter clockwise to decrease gauge brightness. This will adjust the brightness of all gauges at the same time.

     Menu Item Index (0 to 9)

     0 = Menu Closed

     1 = Version & Info

     2 = Side Buttons

     3 = Listen to ADF

     4 = Gauge Style

     5 = Glass Reflection

     6 = Background Colour

     7 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours

     8 = Brightness Control

     9 = Panel Lights

 

     If Menu Preview Mode is Active (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)

   

     Rotatable Compass (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     ADF Gauge Style (0 - 4)

     0 = Fixed Compass Card

     1 = Rotatable Compass Card

     2 = Single-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     3 = Dual-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator

     4 = VOR Style ADF (Custom)

 

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#dd0000")

 

     Background colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#000000")

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#000000")

 

     Background colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#000000")

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#00DD00")

 

     Background colour of fonts while power is on (default = "TRANSPARENT")

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#001100")

 

     Background colour of fonts while power is off (default = "TRANSPARENT")

 

     Side panel LED Style Index (1 - 3)

     1 = LED Style

     2 = LCD Style (Default)

     3 = Custom

 

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

ELECTRICAL MAIN BUS VOLTAGE

ELECTRICAL AVIONICS BUS VOLTAGE

ELECTRICAL BATTERY BUS VOLTAGE

ADF radial:1,degrees

Plane heading degrees magnetic,degrees

ADF SIGNAL:1,number

ADF ACTIVE FREQUENCY:1,KHz

ADF radial:1,radians

Plane heading degrees magnetic,radians

NAV RADIAL:1,radians

ADF SIGNAL:1,bool

ADF SOUND:1,Bool

 

(not all vars used in every gauge)

 

     Variable used for dial acceleration (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Brightness value of physical FIP's. Affects all physical gauges (20-250)

 

     Variable used when editing Global or individual Brightness (0-1)

     0 - Global Brightness

     1 - Inedividual Brightness

 

     Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

 

     Glass Reflection (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Toggle visibility of Mini Menu LED (0 = On, 1 = Off)

 

     Background Colour (0 to 3)

     1 = Grey panel with grey gauge face

     2 = Blue grey panel with grey gauge face

     3 = Dark grey panel with black gauge face

     4 = Dark blue panel with black gauge face.  

 

     Background Colour (Black = 0, Blue = 1 )

 

     Minimum voltage before gauge electronics turns off (-1 to 150)

     -1 = Disabled

     0 - 150 = Off Voltage Level

 

     Internal Variable - Used to store off voltage value - do not edit

  

     Night Lit Mode (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Shared variable for switching inHg and MB (0 to 1)

     0 = inHg

     1 = Millbars

 

  Background Colour (0 to 6)

     0 = Grey

     1 = Black Dial Face

     2 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face

     3 = Black & No Gauge GFX

     4 = Grey - Original Design

     5 = Black Dial Face - Original Design

     6 = Darker Gauge & Dial Face - Original Design

   

     Internal variable used to read current voltage

 

2.7.002 - Using New Sidebar Button and Labels Code (4 display options now also)

2.7.001 - Added Custom Colour for blanking plate - Edit colour index for variable FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR

2.7.000

     - 1) SPAD.neXt 0.9.15 Compatibility (Convert "PRESS" to "PRESSSHORT") Fixes short and long press both firing on long press.

     - 2) New gauge brightness code using SPAD brightness variables.

     - 3) Can control global or individual gauge brightness in gauge (Profile saved settings)

     - 4) Better use of button lights

2.6.003 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)

2.6.002 - Fixed background style only using first 2 of 7 styles

2.6.001 - Added VOR:2 RMI

2.6.000 - New Menu System

2.5.000 - Various updates

 - 1) New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php

2.4.003 - SPAD.neXt detected code format errors fixed

2.4.002 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

2.4.001 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options

2.4.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu

2.3.003 - Heading changed from gyro to magnetic

2.3.002 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

2.3.001 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus

2.3.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Compatibility, Custom Font Colours

2.2.004 - Updated Menu GFX.

2.2.003 - Automatic Dial Acceleration added

2.2.002 - Brightness control Sync (All Gauges same brightness Value)

2.2.001 - Gauge brightness control added to menu

2.2.000 - Panel Lights now controlled by local variable (FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS) 0=Off 1=On

2.1.002 - Improved positioning of needles

2.1.001 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes

2.0.000 - New colour schemes available in the mini menu.

1.1.002 - Replaced number tapes with text. Red LED turns off with power now.

1.1.001 - SPAD.neXt offset compliancy changes (legacy code no longer supported)

1.1.000 - Multi Function ADF added (5 different gauge styles)

1.0.001 - Fix of odd side button behaviour

1.0.000 - Beta & Release Version (30/09/2016)