GAUGE: Attitude Ball
Gauge v1.1.001 - Current Version 12th Feb 2024

Features:

Attitude Ball Gauge with different colour designs

1) 5 Attitude Ball Styles

2) Digital Bank,m Pitch and VSI output

3) Optional glass reflections

4) Optional panel light switching

5) Optional Slip Indicator ([S6] or via menu)

6) 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] Mini Menu:

[S6] Ball Style Cycle 0 - 4:

The Sidebar:

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.

Variables:

INTERNAL VARIABLES:

FG_ATTITUDE_BALL_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 8)

0 = Menu Off

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Ball GFX Style

4 = Glass Reflection

5 = Background Colour

6 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours

7 = Brightness Control

8 = Panel Lights control

FG_ATTITUDE_BALL_MENU_ACTIVE (Session)

FG_ATTITUDE_BALL_LABELS (Profile)

FG_ATTITUDE_BALL_BUTTONS (Profile)

FG_ATTITUDE_BALL_STYLE (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)

FG_VARIABLES_LEDCOLOUR (Profile)

SHARED VARIABLES:

FG_GLOBAL_DIAL_SPEED (Session)

FG_GLOBAL_GAUGE_BRIGHTNESS (Profile)

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)

FG_GLOBAL_HIDE_MENU_LED (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_JET_COLOUR (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_JET_BACKGROUND_COLOUR (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE_CACHE (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_STYLE (Profile)

FG_GLOBAL_VOLTAGE (Session)

SIMCONNECT Variables Used:

(Attitude indicator pitch degrees,degrees)

(Attitude indicator bank degrees,radians)

(ATTITUDE INDICATOR BANK DEGREES,degrees)

(VERTICAL SPEED,feet per minute)

Release Notes:

1.1.001 - Using New Sidebar Button and Labels Code (4 display options now also) - blank sidebar custom colour

1.1.000

- 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

1.0.001 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)

1.0.000 - First Payware release

0.0.001 - First Developer Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 12/02/2024