GAUGE: PFD Navigation
Gauge v1.3.000 - Current Version 21st Feb 2024

Features:

1) Compass and digital heading indicator

2) Heading bug and digital display set on left dial

3) CRS bug and digital display set on right dial

4) ILS indicator

5) Glide slope indicator

6) VOR1 & ADF Pointers

7) OAT & TAT

8) Fuel Remaining %

9) Fuel Remaining Time

10) DME (VOR1)

11) Stall Warning "S"

12) Overspeed Warning "OS"

13) Autopilot Active Indicator "AP"

14) Flight Director Active Indicator "FD"

15) Yaw Dampener Flag "YD"

16) TAS (True Air Speed)

17) Trim position Indicator

18) Side Bar Transparency Level [S6]

19) Alternative Compass Rings [S5]

20) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: Mostly Compatible*
Please report any 3rd Party incompatibility via our discord channel

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Mini Menu:

[S2] Reverse Wind Direction:

[S3] Toggle Background Colours\[LongPress] Black Background Overide:

[S4] Toggle HDG Bug style:

[S5] Alternate Compass Ring:

[S6] Cycle Amount of Bar Shading (0-7):

[L Dial] Change HDG Value Down/Up:

[R Dial] Change CRS Value Down/Up:

About PFD Navigation:

The PFD Navigation is designed to compliment and run under the PFD Garmin gauge, but equally has it own place on your cockpit dashboard if you run it on its own.

The style of the compass ring can be changed by pressing the [S5] Button and the transparency of the side bar can be changed by pressing the [S6] button.

You can also centre the aircraft trim by pressing [S3] or [S4].

Use the Right dial to adjust the CRS value and Use the Left dial to adjust the AP Heading value.

This gauge will switch off automatically when the aircraft bus voltage drops to zero or if the aircraft bus voltage drops below FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE value if set.

Variables:

FG_PFDL_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 8)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Glass Reflection

3 = Sidebar Shading

4 = Ground Colour

5 = Wind Direction

6 = Heading Bug Style

7 = Compass Style

8 = Brightness Control

FG_PFDL_COMPASS (Profile)

Compass Style

0 = (Detailed)

1 = (Stripped Back)

FG_PFDL_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_PFDL_WINDSWAP (Profile)

Toggles wind direction indicator 180 degrees (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_PFD_DARKNESS (Profile)

IAS, ALT and VSI Bar Shading (0 - 3)

0 = Off

1 = Light

2 = Medium

3 = Dark

[S1] SCRIPTED CUSTOM VARIABLE MAPPINGS:

FG_PFDL_AP_HDG_VAR (Session)

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

Avionics Master Switch,bool

AUTOPILOT MASTER,Bool

AUTOPILOT YAW DAMPER,Bool

AUTOPILOT FLIGHT DIRECTOR ACTIVE,Bool

STALL WARNING,Bool

OVERSPEED WARNING,Bool

NAV obs:1,degrees

Plane heading degrees gyro,degrees

Vertical speed, feet per minute

Autopilot heading lock dir,degrees

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE,Celsius

TOTAL AIR TEMPERATURE,Celsius

AMBIENT WIND DIRECTION,degrees

AMBIENT WIND VELOCITY,Knots

eng fuel flow gph:1, gallons per hour

FUEL TOTAL QUANTITY,gallons

NAV DME:1, Nautical miles

FUEL SELECTED QUANTITY PERCENT,Percent

ADF SIGNAL:1,number

ADF radial:1,degrees

NAV HAS NAV:1,bool

NAV RADIAL:1,degrees

HSI CDI needle valid,bool

HSI CDI needle, number

HSI GSI needle valid, bool

Elevator trim pct,percent

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_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

Release Notes:

1.3.000

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 BUG Style change to menu

7) Added Alternate Compass Ring to menu

8) Added Ground Colour change to menu

9) Added Wind Direction change to menu

1.2.000

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

2) Black Background option added

1.1.006 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.1.005 - Added work around for broken SIM EVENTS in MSFS 2020 affecting dial changes

1.1.004 - [S3] toggles background colours x3. Swapped default wind direction to be correct by default

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

1.1.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility

1.1.001 - Added Yaw Dampener Flag.

1.1.000 - Added Mini Menu, Dial Acceleration and Brightness Control.

1.0.002 - Added alternative Heading Bugs [S4] Toggles

1.0.001 - Added trim reset keys [S3] or [S4]

1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 21/02/2024