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

Features:

Supports MSFS SIMCONNECT Helis and HYPE H135, H145 and H160

1) Rotor RPM Needle

2) Engine 1 Torque Needle

3) Engine 2 Torque Needle

4) Collective position indicator

5) Optional Side Button Labels

6) Optional Background Style

7) Optional Glass Reflection

8) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

9) Optional Panel Lighting

This gauge currently works on MSFS and 3rd party Helicopters using SIMCONNECT variables in addition to supporting the freeware Airbus H-135 Helicopter and the payware H145 in MSFS 2020

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
Please report any 3rd Party incompatibility via our discord channel

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S6] Toggle H135 / H145:

[L Dial] Menu Value Up/Down:

[R Dial] Menu Left/Right:

The Sidebar:

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.

Variables:

FG_HELI_TORQUE_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_HELI_TORQUE_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_HELI_TORQUE_LABELS (Profile)

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

FG_HELI_TORQUE_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 6)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Glass Reflection

4 = Background Colour

5 = Brightness Control

6 = Panel Lights 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_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

FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR (Profile)

Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

Release Notes:

1.3.000 - H160 Compatibility and Torque needles accuracy fixed.

1.2.003 - On Sim Helis the 1 and 2 needles were back to front, now corrected

1.2.002 - Now supports MSFS and 3rd party helicopters using SIMCONNECT variables

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

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) 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

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

1.0.003 - Added H145 support ([S6] to toggle helis). Added sidebar blanking plate option

1.0.002 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.0.001 - Private Beta 2

1.0.000 - Private Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 22/06/2024