GAUGE: Digital Multi Function
Gauge v1.0.001 - Current Version 6st Apr 2024

Features:

Digital Multifunction General Aviation Temperature and Pressure gauge, with bar warning indications.

8 Digital Outputs (14 if you include the unit variants C/F and PSI/BAR) x4 engines. (56 combinations)

Single purchase of gauge can be run on multiple FIPs, with different function, engine or both!

1) Oil Temperature

2) Cylinder Head Temperature

3) OAT Outside Ambient Temperature

4) Manifold Pressure

5) Carb Temperature

6) Exhaust Gas Temperature

7) Oil Pressure

8) Torque Pressure

9) Selection of different Back light Colours

10) Enginer Selection 1-4

11) Highlight LED colour green, Red and Amber

12) Optional Glass reflection

13) Optional background styles

This is a complex new gauge so you find any issues, please report. Suggestions and feedback welcomed via my discord.

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: No LVAR Support
SIMCONNECT Vars Only

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Menu / Long Press Edit Max Values:

[S2] Menu Selection control:

[S4] Toggle LED Colour:

[S5] Swap Units:

[S6] Back Light Colour:

[L Dial] Function -/+:

[R Dial] Menu Previous Function/change Engine/- Max Values/Menu Next Function/change Engine/+ Max Values:

The Sidebar:

The Left sidebar in this gauge shows warning indications for each function. The Max values can be edited for each function. To edit the max values [Long Press] [S1], select function with left dial aqnd change value with right dial. For function with different units then prressing [S5] will toggle the selected functions unit. Press [S1] to exit max values editing.

Variables:

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 10)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Function

4 = Engine Number

5 = LED Colour

6 = Cycle Backlight Colours

7 = Glass Reflection

8 = Background Colour

9 = Brightness Control

10 = Panel Lights Control

FG_DIGITAL_MF_FUNCTION (Device)

Index for the selected function

0 = Oil Temperature

1 = Cylinder Head Temperature

2 = OAT Outside Ambient Temperature

3 = Manifold Pressure

4 = Carb Temperature

5 = Exhaust Gas Temperature

6 = Oil Pressure

7 = Torque Pressure

FG_DIGITAL_MF_COLOUR_LED (Profile)

Function Highlighted LED Colour

0 = Green

1 = Red

2 = Amber

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OILT_C (Profile)

Warning Value for Oil Temperature in C

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OILT_F (Profile)

Warning Value for Oil Temperature in F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_CHT_C (Profile)

Warning Value for Cylinder Head Temperature in C

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_CHT_F (Profile)

Warning Value for Cylinder Head Temperature in F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OAT_C (Profile)

Warning Value for Outside Ambient Temperature in C

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OAT_F (Profile)

Warning Value for Outside Ambient Temperature in F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_MANIFOLD (Profile)

Warning Value for Manifold Pressure

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_CARB_C (Profile)

Warning Value for Carb Temperature in C

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_CARB_F (Profile)

Warning Value for Carb Temperature in F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_EGT_C (Profile)

Warning Value for Exhaust Gas Temperature in C

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_EGT_F (Profile)

Warning Value for Exhaust Gas Temperature in F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OILP_PSI (Profile)

Warning Value for Oil Pressure in PSI

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_OILP_BAR (Profile)

Warning Value for Oil Pressure in Bar

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MAX_TORQUE_Lbs (Profile)

Warning Value for Torque Pressure

FG_DIGITAL_MF_SET_MAX (Session)

Max values edit mode (0 = Off - 1 = On)

FG_DIGITAL_MF_MENU_ACTIVE (Session)

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

FG_PROFILE_CLOCK_COLOUR_FORE_ON (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_CLOCK_COLOUR_BACK_ON (Profile)

Background colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#dee2cd")

FG_PROFILE_CLOCK_COLOUR_FORE_OFF (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_CLOCK_COLOUR_BACK_OFF (Profile)

Background colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#333333")

FG_DIGITAL_CLOCK_FACE (Profile)

Default Clock Faces (Face 0 to 6)

0 = Grey LCD

1 = Red LED

2 = Orange Backlight LCD

3 = Blue Backlight with White LCD

4 = Green Backlight LCD

5 = Light Blue Backlight LCD

6 = White Backlight LCD

FG_DIGITAL_MF_ENGINE (DEVICE)

Engine number selected= (Eng1 = 0, Eng2 = 1, Eng3 = 2, Eng4 = 3)

FG_DIGITAL_MF_DEGREES (Profile)

Degrees Units

0 = C

1 = F

FG_DIGITAL_MF_PRESSURE (Profile)

Pressure Units

0 = PSI

1 = Bar

FG_DIGITAL_MF_DIAL (Device)

Internal var used for Dial Animation. No Public Use

FG_DIGITAL_MF_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_DIGITAL_MF_LABELS (Profile)

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

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_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

SIMCONNECT:

(ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:1,inHg)

(NUMBER OF ENGINES)

(ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:2,inHg)

(ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:3,inHg)

(ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:4,inHg)

Release Notes:

1.0.001 - Fixed sidebar graphics bug on All Black Style

1.0.000 - Release Version

0.0.000 - Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 06/04/2024

Copyright fipgauges.com 06/04/2024