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] Reset Max Revs & Menu Value toggle when menu open:

 

[S6 Short Press] Engine Number Selection

Press to toggle engine selection (mode 1 only as below)

 

[S6 Long Press] Needle Function Mode

Long press to toggle engine output functions.

     1) Only one needle shown for the selected engine. [S6 Short Press] to change engine selection.

     2) Multi Needle - one needle for each engine.

 

[L Dial] Redline adjust & Value Down/Up:

 

[R Dial] Menu Activate & Left/Right:

     Menu Item Index (0 to 10)

     0 = Menu Closed

     1 = Version & Info

     2 = Side Buttons

     3 = RPM Scale Range

     4 = Default Redline

     5 = Engine Number

     6 = Reset Max RPM

     7 = Glass Reflection

     8 = Background Colour

     9 = Brightness Control

     10 = Panel Lights Control

 

     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

     Saved - Profile

 

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

 

     Multi needle mode activation (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Highest obtained RPM Engine 1

 

     Highest obtained RPM Engine 2

 

     Highest obtained RPM Engine 3

 

     Highest obtained RPM Engine 4

 

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

 

     Green Zone and Redline position for 3000rpm Scale (0 - 3500)

 

     Green Zone and Redline position for 6000rpm Scale (0 - 6500)

 

     Green Zone and Redline position for 39000rpm Scale (0 - 41900)

 

     Scale Position Setting (3000rpm = 100, 6000rpm = 200, 39,000 = 1300). Do not use any other values

 

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

GENERAL ENG RPM:1

GENERAL ENG RPM:2

GENERAL ENG RPM:3

GENERAL ENG RPM:4

FUEL TANK RIGHT MAIN LEVEL,PERCENT

FUEL TANK LEFT MAIN LEVEL,PERCENT

GENERAL ENG RPM:1,RPM

GENERAL ENG RPM:2,RPM

GENERAL ENG RPM:3,RPM

GENERAL ENG RPM:4,RPM

NUMBER OF ENGINES,Number

 

(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 - Individual 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

2.5.002 - Added acceleration to Left Dail Red-Line changes

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

2.5.000

     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

2.4.006 - Added if no left or right tanks then fuel total is shown instead

2.4.005 - Fixed dial GFX not displayed due to SPAD fix which highlighted error in my code.

2.4.004 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options

2.4.003 - Fixed bugs on [S1] button Max RPM not resetting and default setting of redline

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

2.4.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

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

2.3.006 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

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

2.3.004 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility

2.3.003 - Updated Menu GFX. Fixed Reset Max RPM in Mini Menu not working

2.3.002 - Added Brightness Control to Menu.

2.3.001 - A2A compatible max RPM Reached needles added

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

2.2.000 - Added multi needle option - Toggle mode with [S6 Long Press]

2.1.001 - Minor bug fixes

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

2.0.0 New colour schemes available in mini menu.

1.7.0 Made gauge more compatible with older A2A aircraft and A2A mode is no longer required as it now auto switches

1.6.0 Can load on multiple FIP's and display output for different engines.

1.5.0 Improved graphics with shadows and transparency, Optional glass reflections.

1.4.0 Added Lots of Profile Saved Variables

1.3.2 Engine Select LED goes red if larger than number of aircraft engines

1.3.1 Minor invalid evaluation fix, no noticeable change

1.3 SPAD.neXt 0.9.x Interactive menu version + Side Buttons

1.2 Added A2A Version

1.1 Public Release

1.0 Closed Beta