GAUGE: Airspeed ICON A5
Gauge v1.5.001 - Current Version 11th Feb 2024

Features:
1) Airspeed needle knots up to 120kts
2) Stall warning
3) Flaps fully up LED
4) Flaps position indicator
5) Graphical flap angle indicator
6) Lighting changes with panel lights
7) Mini Menu
8) Built in Side Buttons
9) Optional Glass Reflections
10) Brightness control (Physical FIP)

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: Fully Compatible
Please report any 3rd Party incompatibility via our discord channel

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Close Menu:
[S2] Flaps fully up:
[S3] Flaps up one indent:
[S4] Flaps down one indent:
[S5] Flaps fully down:
[S6] Menu Virtual Power Toggle:
[L Dial] Flaps down/up one indent:
[R Dial] Menu Function Previous/Next:

About Airspeed ICON A5:
This is my MSFS ICON A5 style airspeed gauge, but can be used for any aircraft where it's top airspeed doesn't exceed 120 knots

The Main Gauge:
The ICON A5 airspeed gauge has a stall indicator.

The Sidebar:
This includes graphical display of flaps position and a stall indicator. The Green LED lights when flaps are fully retracted.
 
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.

Buttons & Dials Details:
[S1] Toggle Menu Values:
When the Mini Menu is open this can be used to toggle the function of the selected menu option.
 
[S2] Flaps fully up:
Press to fully retract the flaps.
 
[S3] Flaps up one indent:
Press to retract the flaps one indent.
 
[S4] Flaps down one indent:
press to extend the flaps one indent.
 
[S5] Flaps fully down:
Press to extend the flaps fully.
 
[S6] Long Press - Toggle Large Numbers
Toggles on/off the intermediate numbers and makes the remaining numbers larger.
 
[L Dial]  Menu value down/up & flaps down/up one indent:
Used to set flaps or when Mini Menu is open 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.

The Mini Menu:
(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 page.
 
Side Buttons:
Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off side buttons.
 
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.

Variables:
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 6)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = Glass Reflection
     4 = Background Colour
     5 = Brightness Control
     6 = Panel Lights control
 
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_MENU_ACTIVE (Session)
     If Menu Preview Mode is Active (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_KNOTS (Profile)
     Knots/MPH Toggle 0 = Knots 1 = MPH
 
FG_AIRSPEED_ICONA5_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
AIRSPEED INDICATED,knots
AIRSPEED INDICATED, knots
AIRSPEED INDICATED,mph
AIRSPEED INDICATED, mph
TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LEFT PERCENT, percent
Stall Warning,bool
Trailing edge flaps left angle, Degrees
 
fipgauges.com GLOBAL VARIABLES:
(not all vars used in every gauge)
 
FG_GLOBAL_DIAL_SPEED (Session)
     Variable used for dial acceleration (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS (Profile)
     Brightness value of physical FIP's. Affects all physical gauges (20-250)
 
FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS_MODE (Profile)
     Variable used when editing Global or individual Brightness (0-1)
     0 - Global Brightness
     1 - Inedividual Brightness
 
FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR (Profile)
     Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour
 
FG_GLOBAL_GLASS (Profile)
     Glass Reflection (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_HIDE_MENU_LED (Profile)
     Toggle visibility of Mini Menu LED (0 = On, 1 = Off)
 
FG_GLOBAL_JET_COLOUR (Profile)
     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.  
 
FG_GLOBAL_JET_BACKGROUND_COLOUR (Profile)
     Background Colour (Black = 0, Blue = 1 )
 
FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE (Profile)
     Minimum voltage before gauge electronics turns off (-1 to 150)
     -1 = Disabled
     0 - 150 = Off Voltage Level
 
FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE_CACHE (Profile)
     Internal Variable - Used to store off voltage value - do not edit
  
FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS (Profile)
     Night Lit Mode (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_GLOBAL_PRESSURE (Profile)
     Shared variable for switching inHg and MB (0 to 1)
     0 = inHg
     1 = Millbars
 
FG_GLOBAL_STYLE (Profile)
  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
   
FG_GLOBAL_VOLTAGE (Session)
     Internal variable used to read current voltage
 

Release Notes:
1.5.001 - Using New Sidebar Button and Labels Code (4 display options now also) - blank sidebar custom colour
1.5.000
     - 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
1.4.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)
1.4.001 - Minor syntax fixed in code
1.4.000 - New Menu System
1.3.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.2.003 - SPAD.neXt detected code format errors fixed
1.2.002 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.2.001 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options
1.2.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu
1.0.001 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.
1.0.000 - Beta
 

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 12/02/2024

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