Optimised total Re-write of the original. All text is now text and not images. One 5th of the previous code size and one 15th of the number of images. Now has 6 customizable plate colours and 5 shades for the plate off text and a new list and variable editors and custom function labels for my international customers.

1) 116 FIXED selectable Function Plates.

2) Function plate text can be edited (just the label not the function)

3) 6 CUSTOM plate colours from 16 million colours.

4) Off "Ghost" text - Off or one of 4 grey shades.

5) 2 different blanking plates.

8) NEW Variable threshold editor.

9) Choice of "Normal" or "Military" style.

10) Lighting changes with panel light

11) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

Checkout gauge reference for full plate functions list.

The number of plates for this gauge is now fixed and new plates are not being added. The BIP custom gauge is limitless regarding functionallity but does require more advanced programming in SPAD.

Plates 85 - 89 (PMDG 737 or 747 Only)

Plates 92 - 96 (Helicopters)

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Flight Mode & Mini Menu:

[S2] 2 x Editing Modes (Toggle):

[S3] Variable Threshold Editor:

[S4] Military Style BIP Toggle:

[S5] Plate Off Text Colour (Ghost Text):

[S6] Change Plate Colour (Edit Mode) / Switch PMDG Compatibility (Normal Mode):

[L Dial] Select Previous/Next Plate:

[R Dial] Change Plate Function Inc/Dec:

About Backlit Information Panel (BIP) v2:

The backlit information panel (BIP) gauge is similar to the physical Saitek BIP panel. It provides important information on the status of various systems.

There are three main pages to the gauge and they can be accessed by using [S1] - [S3] buttons.

[S1] - Flight Mode, this is for normal flying operation mode

[S2] - Plate Editors. There are two plate editors and toggle by repeated presses of [S2]

[S3] - Variable threshold editors, which allows you to edit the active point of a ranged variable

Plate label text can be edited in SPAD's data monitor by changing the labels of Variables. This is an extra bonus for international customers who need to re-label plates.

Plate Label Variables:

FG_BIP_FUNCTION_LABEL_1

FG_BIP_FUNCTION_LABEL_116

The six plate colours can be changed by editing the colour index.

Colour Variables:

FG_BIP_TEXT_COLOUR_1

FG_BIP_TEXT_COLOUR_6

The gauge consists of 12 function "plates" and each of these plates can have any one of the below listed functions assigned. You can run the gauge on multiple FIPs or vFIPs and have different plates on each FIP!

-2) Blanking Plate Style 1

-1) Blanking Plate Style 2

1) PARKING BRAKE - Bool - Parking Brake On

2) PANEL LIGHTS - Bool - Panel Lights On

3) BEACON LIGHTS - Bool - Beacon Lights On

4) NAV LIGHTS - Bool - Nav Lights On

5) LOGO LIGHTS - Bool - Logo Lights On

6) STROBE LIGHTS - Bool - Strobe Lights On

7) TAXI LIGHTS - Bool - Taxi Lights On

8) LANDING LIGHTS - Bool - Landing Lights On

9) WING LIGHTS - Bool - Wing Lights On

11) RECOGNITION LIGHTS

12) COM1 - Bool - COM1 Active

13) COM2 - Bool - COM2 Active

14) NAV1 - Bool - NAV1 Sound Active

15) NAV2 - Bool - NAV2 Sound Active

16) GPS - Bool - GPS Drives Nav 1 Active

17) NAV - Bool - GPS Drives Nav 1 Inactive

18) AUTO PILOT - Bool - Autopilot Active

19) FLIGHT DIRECTOR - Bool - Flight Director Active

20) MARKER - Bool - Marker Sound Active

21) DME - Bool - DME Sound Active

22) ADF - Bool - ADF Sound Active

23) OUTER MARKER - Bool - Outer Marker Reached

24) MIDDLE MARKER - Bool - Middle Marker Reached

25) INNER MARKER - Bool - Inner Marker Reached

26) GEAR DOWN - Percent - Left & Right Gear = 100

27) GEAR UNSAFE - Percent - Left & Right Gear > 0 & < 100

28) GEAR UP - Percent - Left & Right Gear = 0

29) FUEL LOW - Percent - Total Fuel < FG_BIP_FUEL _WARN (Default 20)

30) ENGINE FIRE - Bool - Fire On Any Engine

31) ENGINE 1 FIRE - Bool - Fire On Engine 1

32) ENGINE 2 FIRE - Bool - Fire On Engine 2

33) ENGINE 3 FIRE - Bool - Fire On Engine 3

34) ENGINE 4 FIRE - Bool - Fire On Engine 4

35) LOW VAC - inHg - VAC < FG_BIP_VAC_WARN (Default 1.4)

36) OIL PRESSURE - PSI - Any Engine Oil Press < FG_BIP_OILPRESS_WARN (A2A Compatible)

37) ENG 1 OIL PRESS - PSI - ENG 1 Oil Press < FG_BIP_OILPRESS_WARN (A2A Compatible)

38) ENG 2 OIL PRESS - PSI - ENG 2 Oil Press < FG_BIP_OILPRESS_WARN (A2A Compatible)

39) ENG 3 OIL PRESS - PSI - ENG 3 Oil Press < FG_BIP_OILPRESS_WARN (A2A Compatible)

40) ENG 4 OIL PRESS - PSI - ENG 4 Oil Press < FG_BIP_OILPRESS_WARN (A2A Compatible)

41) OIL TEMP - Celsius - Any Engine Oil Temp > FG_BIP_OILTEMP_WARN (A2A Compatible)

42) ENG 1 OIL TEMP - Celsius - Engine 1 Oil Temp > FG_BIP_OILTEMP_WARN (A2A Compatible)

43) ENG 2 OIL TEMP - Celsius - Engine 2 Oil Temp > FG_BIP_OILTEMP_WARN (A2A Compatible)

44) ENG 3 OIL TEMP - Celsius - Engine 3 Oil Temp > FG_BIP_OILTEMP_WARN (A2A Compatible)

45) ENG 4 OIL TEMP - Celsius - Engine 4 Oil Temp > FG_BIP_OILTEMP_WARN (A2A Compatible)

46) STALL - Bool - Stall Warning

47) TERRAIN - Bool - GPWS Warning

48) EXIT:1 - Percent - Door Open Warning

49) ROTOR LOW RPM - Percent - ROTOR RPM < FG_BIP_ROTOR_RPM_WARN (Default 75)

50) PITOT HEAT - Bool - Pitot Heat

51) FLAPS - Percent - Flaps Handle > 0

52) HOOK - Bool - Tailhook

53) SPOILER - Percent - Spoiler > 0

54) SPOILER ARMED - Bool - Spoiler Armed

55) LOW VOLTAGE - Volts - Low Voltage

56) OVERSPEED - Bool - Overspeed

57) APU - Bool - APU Generator On

58) WATER RUDDER - Percent - Water Rudder > 0

59) DE-ICE - Bool - De-ice On

60) GEAR SPEED - Bool - Gear Speed Exceeded

61) SLEW ACTIVE - Bool - Is Slew Active

62) PUSH BACK- Enum - PUSHBACK STATE <> 3

63) SMOKE - Bool - SMOKE ENABLED = 1

64) FUEL PUMP - Bool - GENERAL ENG FUEL PUMP ON:1-4 = On

65) ENGINE STARTER - Bool - GENERAL ENG STARTER:1-4 = On

66) ENG 1 STARTER - Bool - GENERAL ENG STARTER:1 = On

67) ENG 2 STARTER - Bool - GENERAL ENG STARTER:2 = On

68) ENG 3 STARTER - Bool - GENERAL ENG STARTER:3 = On

69) ENG 4 STARTER - Bool - GENERAL ENG STARTER:4 = On

70) AFTERBURNER - Bool - TURB ENG AFTERBURNER:1-4 = On

71) AFTERBURNER 1 - Bool - TURB ENG AFTERBURNER:1 = On

72) AFTERBURNER 2 - Bool - TURB ENG AFTERBURNER:2 = On

73) AFTERBURNER 3 - Bool - TURB ENG AFTERBURNER:3 = On

74) AFTERBURNER 4 - Bool - TURB ENG AFTERBURNER:4 = On

75) AUTO THROTTLE - Bool - AUTOTHROTTLE ACTIVE = On

76) SEAT BELTS - Bool - CABIN SEATBELTS ALERT SWITCH = On

77) NO SMOKING - Bool - CABIN NO SMOKING ALERT SWITCH = On

78) G-FORCE - Number - + or - G FORCE > FG_BIP_GFORCE_WARN

79) ENGINE GENERATOR - Bool - GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE :1-4 = On

80) ENG 1 GENERATOR - Bool - GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE :1 = On

81) ENG 2 GENERATOR - Bool - GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE :2 = On

82) ENG 3 GENERATOR - Bool - GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE :3 = On

83) ENG 4 GENERATOR - Bool - GENERAL ENG GENERATOR ACTIVE :4 = On

84) OVER BRAKING - Percent - BRAKE LEFT/RIGHT POSITION > FG_BIP_BRAKE_WARN

85) ON TOW - Bool - TOW CONNECTION = 1

86) REVERSE THRUST - Percent - TURB ENG REVERSE NOZZLE PERCENT:1 > 1.5

87) Master Caution - PMDG 737 & 747

88) A/P RST (Amber) - PMDG 737

89) A/P RST (Red) - PMDG 737

90) A/T RST - PMDG 737

91) Master Warning - PMDG 747

92) Brake Temp (Not enabled Yet - Future)

93) Tyre Pressure (Not enabled yet - Future)

94) CLUTCH - Bool - ROTOR CLUTCH ACTIVE = On

95) GOVERNOR - Bool - ROTOR GOV ACTIVE = On

96) ROTOR BRAKE - Bool - ROTOR BRAKE ACTIVE = On

97) ALTITUDE WARNING - RADIO HEIGHT < FG_ALTIMETER_WARNING

98) CYLINDER HEAD TEMP - Celsius - Any Engine Cylinder Head Temp > FG_BIP_CYLINDER_TEMP_WARN

99) ENG 1 CYLINDER HEAD TEMP - Celsius - ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP:1 > FG_BIP_CYLINDER_TEMP_WARN

100) ENG 2 CYLINDER HEAD TEMP - Celsius - ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP:2 > FG_BIP_CYLINDER_TEMP_WARN

101) ENG 3 CYLINDER HEAD TEMP - Celsius - ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP:3 > FG_BIP_CYLINDER_TEMP_WARN

102) ENG 4 CYLINDER HEAD TEMP - Celsius - ENG CYLINDER HEAD TEMP:4 > FG_BIP_CYLINDER_TEMP_WARN

103) CANOPY - Percent > 0 - Canopy Open Warning

104) LAUNCHBAR - Percent > 0

105) WING FOLD - LEFT or RIGHT wing Fold Percent > 0

106) GROUND - Bool - SIM ON GROUND = 1

107) SKIDDING - WHEEL RPM:1or2 = 0 and GROUND SPEED > 0

108) MIN SPEED - Knots - AIRSPEED INDICATED < FG_BIP_MIN_APPROACH_WARN and SIM ON GROUND = 0

109) ENGINE FAILED - Bool - Any GENERAL ENG FAILED :1-4 = On

110) ENG 1 FAILED - Bool - GENERAL ENG FAILED :1 = On

111) ENG 2 FAILED - Bool - GENERAL ENG FAILED :2 = On

112) ENG 3 FAILED - Bool - GENERAL ENG FAILED :3 = On

113) ENG 4 FAILED - Bool - GENERAL ENG FAILED :4 = On

114) PITCH - Degrees - PLANE PITCH DEGREES > FG_BIP_PITCH_WARN

115) BANK - Degrees - PLANE BANK DEGREES > FG_BIP_BANK_WARN

116) VERTICAL SPEED - Feet Per Minute - VERTICAL SPEED,Feet Per Minute > FG_BIP_VS_WARN

Buttons & Dials Details:

[S1] Normal Flight mode:

This is the mode for flight status displays. While in flight mode pressing [S1] again will bring up the in-gauge mini menu, which is controlled by the left and right dials.

[S2] Plate editors x2:

Use left dial to select the plate you wish to edit, use right dial to select function for the highlighted plate. Pressing [S2] again will toggle the editor that uses a function list on and off.

[S3] Variable Editor:

Use the left dial to select a variable and edit the value by moving the right dial.

[S4] Military Mode Toggle:

Use this to switch gauge styles between normal and military/Jet for those of you running my green style gauges.

[S5] Plate Ghost Text Toggle:

Use this to change the unlit text from off to 4 shades of grey.

[S6] Change Plate Colour (Edit Mode):

When the function number is not "0" then Press [S6] to toggle the colour of the highlighted plate from Green, Yellow and Red. When the plate function number is set to "0" then the colour toggle sets the blanking plate style instead.

1) Blank Black Plate

2) Plate removed totally

3) Metal Plate with screws

[L Dial] Select Previous/Next Plate:

Used in Editor mode (S2) to select the plate you wish to edit.

[R Dial] Change Plate Function Inc/Dec:

Used in Editor mode (S2) to change the function of the selected plate.

(Accessed by pressing [S1] while already in "(S1) Flight Mode")

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

Turn left dial clockwise or counter clockwise to enter the "(S2) Editing Mode".

Turn left dial clockwise or counter clockwise to enter the "(S3) Variables Editor".

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.

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off the display of unlit plate names. With this feature turned on you can still read what each plate is for.

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off the military style version of the gauge.

Aircraft (Compatibility Mode):

Switch between SIM and PMDG compatibility.

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.

FG_BIPv2_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 8)

4 = Glass Reflection

5 = Plate Ghost Text

7 = Brightness Control

8 = Panel Lights Control

FG_BIPv2_MENU2 (Session)

Threshold Variables Menu Index (0 to 15)

0 = Oil Temp Warning

1 = Oil Pressure Warning

3 = Low Fuel Warning

4 = Rotor RPM Warning

5 = Low Voltage Warning

6 = All Gauges Off Volts

8 = Over Braking Waring

9 = Low Altitude Warning