GAUGE: Trim
Gauge v1.2.000 - Current Version 22nd Feb 2024

Features:

1) Airline and GA Trim wheels

2) Trim position needles

3) Trim position Values

4) Trim adjustment controls

5) 4 Aircraft modes

A) SIM Airliners

B) SIM GA

C) PMDG 737

D) SIM and PMDG 747

6) Optional Side Buttons

7) 3 x Trim Speed adjustment for Dial and Buttons

8) Gauge brightness control

9) Panel light control

Please report any issues (all upgrades are free).

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Trim Nose Down:

[S2] Aircraft mode 0-3:

[S3] Centre Trim:

[S4] Trim Speed Up:

[S5] Trim Speed Down:

[S6] Trim Nose Up:

[L Dial] Trim DEC/INC:

[R Dial] Menu DEC/INC:

Variables:

FG_TRIM_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 8)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Center Trim

4 = Aircraft Mode

5 = Trim Speed

6 = Background Colour

7 = Brightness Control

8 = Panels Lights

FG_TRIM_SPEED (Profile)

Trim Speed (0 - 2)

0) - Slow

1) - Medium

2) - Fast

FG_TRIM_AIRCRAFT (Profile)

Aircraft Mode (0 - 3)

0) SIM Airliners

1) SIM General Aviation

2) PMDG 737

3) PMDG 747

FG_TRIM_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_TRIM_LABELS (Profile)

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

FG_TRIM_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

Elevator trim pct,percent

Elevator trim POSITION,degrees

ELEVATOR TRIM POSITION,radians

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:

1.2.000

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) Added new sidebar and label code

1.1.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)

1.1.001 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php. Fixed background style only using first 2 of 7 styles

1.1.000 - Changed Elevator control method from Simulation Data to Simulation events to fix old increment issues

1.0.008 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.0.007 - Fixed missing menu item Panel Lights when menu stops short of end

1.0.006 - Fixed Panel Light Bug and added Panel Lighting Colour Selection

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

1.0.004 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility

1.0.003 - Gauge brightness control added to menu

1.0.002 - Added Voltage coding to match my other gauges - Now changes Aircraft mode for other gauges

1.0.001 - Bug fixes (PMDG 737 Mode)

1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 22/02/2024