On this gauge the sidebar panel emulates the SIMCONNECT variables Autopilot and controlled via the gauge menu.

 

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.

[S1] Mini Menu:

This is used to activate/deactivate the Mini Menu as the [R Dail] is used for gauge functions

 

[S2] Toggle Aircraft Compatibility Mode:

Press [S2] to toggle Toggle Aircraft Compatibility Mode (FG_GLOBAL_AIRCRAFT)

     0 = Simulator Aircraft

     1 = A2A (Automatic use mode 0)

     2 = PMDG 737

     3 = PMDG 747

 

[S6] Toggle HDG/GYRO Dial:

Press S6 to toggle the dial function between adjusting HDG Bug or Gyro compenation.

  

[L Dial]  CRS and Menu Value down/up:

When Mini Menu is open use [L Dial] to change the value of the selected menu option.

 

[R Dial] HDG/GYRO and Menu Function Previous/Next:

Used to activate the Mini Menu and scroll between the various menu options.

 

 

     Menu Item Index (0 to 12)

     0 = Menu Closed

     1 = Version & Info

     2 = Side Buttons

     3 = AP Functions

     4 = Compass Style

     5 = Compass Marks

     6 = Style Aircraft

     7 = Right Dial HDG/Gyro Toggle

     8 = Glass Reflections

     9 = Background Style

     10 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours

     11 = Brightness Control

     12 = Panel Light Control

 

     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

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

 

     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Right Dial Function (HDG = 0, Gyro = 1)

 

     Auto Pilot Menu Index (0 to 7)

     0 = AP

     1 = HDG

     2 = NAV

     3 = IAS

     4 = ALT

     5 = VS

     6 = APR

     7 = REV

  

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#dd0000")

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#00DD00")

 

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

 

     Foreground colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#001100")

 

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

 

     Side panel LED Style Index (1 - 3)

     1 = LED Style

     2 = LCD Style (Default)

     3 = Custom

 

FG_HEADING_NAV_HEADING_COMPASS (Session)

FG_HEADING_NAV_HEADING_BUG (Session)

FG_HEADING_NAV_CRS (Session)

    

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

(NAV obs:1,degrees)

(Plane heading degrees magnetic,degrees)

(AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD VAR,knots)

(AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR,feet)

(AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD VAR,Feet per minute)

(Plane heading degrees magnetic,radians)

(NAV obs:1,radians)

(AUTOPILOT MASTER,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT NAV1 LOCK,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD,Bool)

(AUTOPILOT BACKCOURSE HOLD,Bool)

 

 

(not all vars used in every gauge)

 

     Variable used for dial acceleration (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Brightness value of physical FIP's. Affects all physical gauges (20-250)

 

     Variable used when editing Global or individual Brightness (0-1)

     0 - Global Brightness

     1 - Inedividual Brightness

     Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

 

     Glass Reflection (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Toggle visibility of Mini Menu LED (0 = On, 1 = Off)

 

     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.  

 

     Background Colour (Black = 0, Blue = 1 )

 

     Minimum voltage before gauge electronics turns off (-1 to 150)

     -1 = Disabled

     0 - 150 = Off Voltage Level

 

     Internal Variable - Used to store off voltage value - do not edit

  

     Night Lit Mode (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Shared variable for switching inHg and MB (0 to 1)

     0 = inHg

     1 = Millbars

 

  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

   

     Internal variable used to read current voltage

 

     Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

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

2.6.000

     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)

     5) Better use of button lights

     6) Added Custom Colour for blanking plate - Edit colour index for variable FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR

2.5.002 - Fixed bug in gauge menu headings not showing last three function headings

2.5.001 - Softcoded Compass Variables - Edit on [S1] button

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

2.4.003 - Added sidebar blanking plate option

2.4.002 - Fixed invalid variable reference (no visible change)

2.4.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

2.4.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu

2.3.003 - Changed heading from gyro to magnetic

2.3.002 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

2.3.001 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus

2.3.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Custom LED Foreground and Background Colours. Replaced number tapes with fonts. Menu bug fixed.

2.2.003 - Automatic Dial Acceleration added to CRS and HDG

2.2.002 - Added Brightness Control to Mini Menu

2.2.001 - Added some PMDG 737 and 747 compatibility (AP not supported yet)

2.2.000 - Panel Lights now controlled by local variable (FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS) 0=Off 1=On

2.1.001 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes

2.0.000 - New colour schemes available in mini menu.

1.5.002 - Added Right Dial toggle HDG/Gyro [S6] & Menu

1.5.001 - SPAD.neXt offset compliancy changes (legacy code no longer supported)

1.5.000 - Improved graphics with shadows and transparency, Optional glass reflections.

1.4.001 - Small bug fix where HDG = "360" and not "000"

1.4.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9 release, Mini menu & Built in Side Buttons

1.3.000 - Added CRS and Heading Bug Dials

1.2.000 - Added Panel Lighting

1.1.000 - Public Release