GAUGE: Radio Altimeter
Gauge v2.4.001 - Current Version 13th Feb 2024

Features:
1) Radio Altitude Needle
2) Radio Altitude Numeric Display
3) Adjustable Warning height
4) Warning sound with adjustable Volume
5) Warning Light
6) Vertical Speed Side Gauge.
7) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S6] Menu Virtual Power Toggle:
[L Dial] Warning Height adjustment & Menu Value Down/Up:
[R Dial] Menu Activate & Previous/Next:

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_RADIO_ALTIMETER_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 7)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = Warning Volume
     4 = Glass Reflection
     5 = Background Colour
     6 = Brightness Control
     7 = Panel Lights Control
 
FG_RADIO_ALTIMETER_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_RADIO_ALTIMETER_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_RADIO_ALTIMETER_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
  
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
RADIO HEIGHT
Vertical speed,feet per minute
RADIO HEIGHT,feet
RADIO HEIGHT, feet
SIM ON GROUND,Bool
 
 
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 - Inedividual 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
 

Release Notes:
2.4.001 - Using New Sidebar Button and Labels Code (4 display options now also) - blank sidebar custom colour
2.4.000
     - 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
2.3.004 - Fixed background style only using first 2 of 7 styles
2.3.003 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options
2.3.002 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
2.3.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
2.3.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu
2.2.004 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.
2.2.003 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
2.2.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility
2.2.001 - Added Dial Acceleration and Brightness Control.
2.2.000 - Panel Lights now controlled by local variable (FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS) 0=Off 1=On
2.1.003 - Smoothed out the spinning of the 0-100 feet (Last two altimeter digits)
2.1.002 - Fixed bug where warning high isn't saved.
2.1.001 - New snp format 0.9.6.0 ready
2.1.000 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes
2.0.000 - New colour schemes available in mini menu.
1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 13/02/2024

Copyright fipgauges.com 13/02/2024