GAUGE: ILS Training
Gauge v1.3.001 - Current Version 13th Feb 2024

Features:

Flight Director Style Alignment. Custom gauge designed to assist in Approaches and landing training.

1) Approach Needle

2) Glide Slope Needle

3) Spoilers Position

4) Flaps Degrees

5) Airspeed

6) Radio Height (Altitude)

7) NAV1 Frequency

8) Course

9) Reversers

10) Optional Glass Reflection

11) Option Colour Displays

12) Optional Side Buttons

13) Mini Menu

14) Optional Panel Lighting

15) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

16) Custom Font Foreground / Background Colours

PMDG not tested:

Reverser Indicator

Spoiler Position

Flaps Degrees

Course (Definitely not working)

(everything else should work)

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S6] Change Font Colours:

The Sidebar:

To edit the sidebar text colours manually edit the following variables�

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON_CUSTOM

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON_CUSTOM

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF_CUSTOM

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF_CUSTOM

If custom colours is the active colour, then you should see changes on screen as you edit in datamonitor

_ON_ Variables colour when voltage is above set minimum [FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE]

_OFF_ Variables colour when no voltage is below set minimum [FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE]

You can enter standard #colour format or colour names like�

#FFFFFF (white)

#FF0000 (Red)

Transparent

Red

Green

Yellow

Blue

Pink

etc

Use internet colour picker to select your custom colours and paste then to the variables.

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_ILS_TRAINING_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_ILS_TRAINING_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_ILS_TRAINING_LABELS (Profile)

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

FG_ILS_TRAINING_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 7)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Glass Reflection

4 = Background Colour

5 =Font Colours Selection

6 = Brightness Control

7 = Panel Lights Control

FG_VARIABLES_LEDCOLOUR (Profile)

Side panel LED Style Index (1 - 3)

1 = LED Style

2 = LCD Style (Default)

3 = Custom

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)

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

FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)

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

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

HSI CDI NEEDLE, number

HSI GSI NEEDLE, number

NAV ACTIVE FREQUENCY:1

RADIO HEIGHT,Feet

AIRSPEED TRUE,Knots

NAV obs:1,degrees

TRAILING EDGE FLAPS LEFT ANGLE,degrees

SPOILERS LEFT POSITION,Percent

TURB ENG REVERSE NOZZLE PERCENT:1,Percent

GEAR CENTER POSITION,Percent

SPOILERS ARMED

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

FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR (Profile)

Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

Release Notes:

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

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 Custom Colour for blanking plate - Edit colour index for variable FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR

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

1.1.002 - Added sidebar blanking plate option

1.1.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

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

1.0.003 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

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

1.0.001 - Added Extra Colours and SPAD 0.9.7.47+ Variable Scope Compatibility

0.0.000 - SPAD 0.9.7.x Beta version

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 13/02/2024