GAUGE: Helicopter Engines
Gauge v1.3.000 - Current Version 22nd Jun 2024

Features:

Supports MSFS SIMCONNECT Helis and HYPE H135, H145 and H160

1) N1 numeric and Needle displays

3) Collective (Torq) position indicators

4) EGT numeric and Needle displays

8) Toggle black or blue background [S6]

9) Optional Glass Reflection

10) Mini Menu

11) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

The H135 Helicopter is free to download to your community folder from www.flightsim.to/file/8970/airbus-h135-helicopter-project

Aircraft Compatibility:
3rd Party: Fully Compatible with H135, H145 & H160

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Toggle Black and Blue backgrounds:

[S6] Toggle H135 / H145:

[L Dial] Menu Value Up/Down:

[R Dial] Menu Left/Right:

The Sidebar:

N/A

Variables:

FG_H135-H145_ENG_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 4)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Glass Reflection

3 = Background Colour

4 = Brightness Control

FG_H135-H145_MODEL (Profile)

Toggle H135 / H145 modes

0 = Hype H135

1 = Hype H145

2 = Hype H160

3 = MSFS and Other Helis

FG_H135-H145_MODEL_DISPLAY (Session)

Internal Variable - Used to display heli model text - do not edit

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_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 Vars Used:

(TURB ENG CORRECTED N1:1,percent)

(TURB ENG CORRECTED N1:2,percent)

(AIRSPEED TRUE)

(ENG EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE:1,Celsius)

(ENG EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE:2,Celsius)

Release Notes:

1.3.000 - Added H160 compatability

1.2.000

- 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

1.1.001 - New Menu System

1.1.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php.

1.0.001 - H145 Compatibility. Toggle Heli's using [S6]

1.0.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.0.000 - Initial Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 26/06/2024