GAUGE: Jet Style Navigation
Gauge v1.8.000 - Current Version 18th Feb 2024

Features:
No waypoints, beacons or airports are displayed due to limitations of ESP Variables available.
 
1) Compass and digital heading indicator
2) Heading bug set on left dial
3) CRS set on right dial with ILS indicator
4) Glide slope indicator
5) VOR1 Pointer
6) ADF Pointer
7) VOR1 DME displayed
8) Background colour black or blue
9) Directional pointers to ADF & VOR1
10) Two HDG Bug Styles
11) Mini Menu
12) Optional Glass Reflections
13) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)
 
FREE FBW compatibility snippets to download
https://fipgauges.com/download/Gauge_Snippets.zip

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Version & Info Page:
[S5] Toggle Heading Bug Type:
[S6] Swop Black and Blue Background:
[L Dial] Change HDG Value Down/Up:
[R Dial] Change CRS Value Down/Up:

About Jet Style Navigation:
This gauge will switch off automatically when the aircraft bus voltage drops to zero or if the aircraft bus voltage drops below FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE value if set.

The Main Gauge:
For FBW compatibility I have created some code snippets https://fipgauges.com/download/FBW_Gauge_Snippets.zip
 
The snippet files are named after the gauge filename they relate to and the buttons they should be pasted to. Do not attempt to use snippets on different gauges other then the gauge filename shown and MUST be pasted to the button or dial indicated in the snippet file name.

Buttons & Dials Details:
[S1] Version & Info Page:
 
[S2] PMDG 737 Compatibility:
Press [S2] to toggle compatibility mode Sim, PMDG 737, PMDG 747.
 
[S5] Toggle Heading Bug Type:
 
[S6] Swop Black and Blue Background:
 
[L Dial] Change HDG Value Down/Up:
 
[R Dial] Change CRS Value Down/Up:

The Mini Menu:
Version & Info:
Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off current version number and other useful links.

Variables:
[S1] SCRIPTED CUSTOM VARIABLE MAPPINGS:
FG_JET_NAV_HEADING_BUG (Session)
FG_JET_NAV_CRS (Session)
 
FG_JET_NAV_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JET_NAV_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JET_NAV_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JET_NAV_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 5)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = HDG Bug Style
     3 = Glass Reflections
     4 = Background Colour
     5 = Brightness Control
 
FG_JET_NAV_BUG_TYPE (Profile)
     Toggle Bwtween Bug Styles (0 - 1)
     0 = Red - Solid Line
     1 = Magenta - Dashed Line
 
[S1] SCRIPTED CUSTOM VARIABLE MAPPINGS:
FG_JET_NAV_NAV_HEADING_BUG (Session)
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
Autopilot heading lock dir,degrees
Plane heading degrees gyro,degrees
ADF SIGNAL:1,number
ADF radial:1,degrees
NAV HAS NAV:1,bool
NAV RELATIVE BEARING TO STATION:1,degrees
NAV obs:1,degrees
HSI CDI needle valid,bool
HSI CDI needle, number
HSI GSI needle valid, bool
NAV DME:1,nmiles
 
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 - Individual Brightness
 
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:
1.8.000
     1) SPAD.neXt 0.9.15 Compatibility (Convert "PRESS" to "PRESSSHORT") Fixes short and long press both firing on long press.
     2) Menu system upgraded
     3) New gauge brightness code using SPAD brightness variables.
     4) Can control global or individual gauge brightness in gauge (Profile saved settings)
1.7.001 - Added GPS Waypoint distance when GPS is driving NAV1
1.7.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.6.009 - Fixed bug in Heading bug Control
1.6.008 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.6.007 - Reverted the HSI variables for GPS tuning
1.6.006 - Changed ILS localiser and Glide Slope Variables (More compatible)
1.6.005 - Changed heading from gyro to magnetic
1.6.004 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
1.6.003 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility
1.6.002 - Added Bug Style change, Aircraft Mode and background Colour to Mini Menu.
1.6.001 - Automatic Dial Acceleration added to HDG and CRS
1.6.000 - Added Mini Menu [S1]. Added glass reflections and brightness control
1.5.004 - PMDG 747 Compatible
1.5.003 - topped HDG and CRS values hitting 360 and replaced with 000
1.5.002 - Added left/right directional pointers to indicate the direction of NAV1 and ADF when off-screen.
1.5.001 - Fixed wont change Alternative HDG Bugs
1.5.000 - Replaced number tapes with text - PMDG 737 Support - Toggle [S2]
1.4.003 - Added Alternative HDG BUG (737 style). Toggle bug style with [S5] Button
1.4.002 - Added Version & Info page [S1]
1.4.001 - Total re-coding of all rotations from radians to degrees, smoother movement (not limited to 360 steps).
New file format (snp)
1.3.001 - SPAD.neXt offset compliancy changes (legacy code no longer supported)
1.3.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9 version with Black and Blue switchable
1.2.000 - Minor graphic improvements & Glide Slope fix
1.1.000 - Public Release
1.0.000 - Beta version

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 18/02/2024

Copyright fipgauges.com 18/02/2024