This is my take on the standard Attitude style gauge and is used to check aircraft climb and roll, also known are an artificial horizon. It also come with two attitude ball scales 0-50 (default) and 0-25

The face consists of the attitude gauge and slip indicators. An optional slip indicator ball can be turned on an off also.

 

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

Shows Nav and Com radio frequencies in addition to showing the status of Nav and Com signals.

 

When the NAV 1 & NAV 2 Antennas are lit the signal is being received and when the pings are lit this means the Morse Code sound will be heard if tuned and in range.

 

The COM2 & COM2 lights shows the currently active COM radio

 

You can also change the foreground and background of the Radio values. The on and Off values determine colours when power is on and when power is off when checked against (FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE)

 

Default Colours: (Red on Black)

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF"    Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON"     Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF"    Value="#000000"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON"     Value="#dd0000"

 

LCD Style:

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF"    Value="#889988"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON"     Value="#99aa99"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF"    Value="#889988"

    "FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON"     Value="#000000"

 

Use the above or create your own. Edit variables in the data monitor and they will be saved in your profile.

 

In data monitor click [Add Data] and Search for "LED_COLOUR". Select all 4 colour variables and click [OK]. Click on values to edit.

 

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] Toggle Menu Values:

Toggle Ball Direction (xplane- Beta)

 

[S2] VOR1 Ident On/Off:

Turns on and off the Audible NAV 1 Sound.

 

[S3] VOR2 Ident On/Off:

Turns on and off the Audible NAV 2 Sound.

 

[S4] COM1 is Active:

Makes COM1 the active COM Radio.

 

[S5] COM2 is Active:

Makes COM2 the active COM Radio.

 

[S6] Short Press - Toggle Turn Gauge:

This toggles the optional turn indicator on the main gauge on and off.

 

[S6] Long Press - Pitch Scale

This toggles the Pitch Scale between 0-50 and 0-25

 

[L Dial] Menu Value Down/Up:

Used to increase or decrease the function of the selected menu option.

 

[R Dial] Menu Left/Right:

Used to activate the Mini Menu and scroll between the various menu options.

(Activated with [R Dial])

 

Version & Info:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off current version number and other useful links.

 

Side Buttons:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off side buttons.

 

COM 1 or COM 2:

Turn left dial counter clockwise to activate COM1 and clockwise to activate COM2.

 

Listen to NAV 1:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off side NAV1 Listen to Morse Code.

 

Listen to NAV 2:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off side NAV2 Listen to Morse Code.

 

Turn Guide:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off main gauge turn guide.

 

Pitch Scale:

Turn left dial clockwise to set pitch Scale 0-50 and counter clockwise to set pitch scale 0-25

 

Glass Reflection:

Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off optional glass reflections. This is a global setting so all gauges that have this function will turn on and off in sync.

 

Background Colour:

Left dial will change colour styles to the following

     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

 

Brightness:

Turn left Dial clockwise to increase gauge brightness and counter clockwise to decrease gauge brightness. This will adjust the brightness of all gauges at the same time.

     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

 

     Menu Item Index (0 to 12)

     0 = Menu Off

     1 = Version & Info

     2 = Side Buttons

     3 = COM1 or COM2

     4 = Listen NAV1

     5 = Listen NAV2

     6 = Slip Guide

     7 = Pitch Scale

     8 = Glass Reflection

     9 = Background Colour

   10 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours

   11 = Brightness Control

   12 = Panel Lights control

 

     If Menu Preview Mode is Active (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Slip Indicator (Off = 0, On = 1)

 

     Pitch Scale (0-50 = 0, 0-25 = 1)

 

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

 

     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

  

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

     Side panel LED Style Index (1 - 3)

     1 = LED Style

     2 = LCD Style (Default)

     3 = Custom

 

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

(ELECTRICAL MAIN BUS VOLTAGE)

(ELECTRICAL AVIONICS BUS VOLTAGE)

(ELECTRICAL BATTERY BUS VOLTAGE)

(Attitude indicator bank degrees,degrees,0.1)

(Attitude indicator pitch degrees,degrees,0.1)

(NAV ACTIVE FREQUENCY:1)

(NAV STANDBY FREQUENCY:1)

(COM ACTIVE FREQUENCY:1,MHz)

(COM STANDBY FREQUENCY:1,MHz)

(Turn coordinator ball,position)

(Attitude indicator bank degrees,radians)

(NAV HAS NAV:1,Bool)

(NAV SOUND:1,Bool)

(NAV HAS NAV:2,Bool)

(NAV SOUND:2,Bool)

(COM TRANSMIT:1,Bool)

(COM TRANSMIT:2,Bool)

 

(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 - Inedividual 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

 

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

2.11.000

     - 1) SPAD.neXt 0.9.15 Compatibility (Convert "PRESS" to "PRESSSHORT") Fixes short and long press both firing on long press.

     - 2) New gauge brightness code using SPAD brightness variables.

     - 3) Can control global or individual gauge brightness in gauge (Profile saved settings)

     - 4) Better use of button lights

2.10.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)

2.10.001 - Fixed bug in one of the pitch ranges not working as per the displayed range

2.10.000 - New Menu System. Fix Epsilion not working causing no movement on Attitude indications.

2.9.000 - Various updates

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

2.8.003 - SPAD.neXt detected code format errors fixed

2.8.002 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

2.8.001 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options

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

2.7.002 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

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

2.7.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Custom Font Colours

2.6.000 - Beta Added reverse direction for turn ball for some xplane aircraft - [S1]

2.5.000 - Left dial now adjusts the attitude crossbar height

2.4.002 - Brightness control Sync (All Gauges same brightness Value)

2.4.001 - Added brightness control to mini menu.

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

2.3.001 - Fixed missing menu graphics for Pitch Scale

2.3.000 - Added 2nd Attitude Ball smaller scale 0-25 degrees Toggle with [S6 Long Press] or change in Mini menu

2.2.001 - Total re-coding of all rotations from radians to degrees, smoother movement (not limited to 360 steps). New file format (snp)

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

2.0.000 - New colour schemes available in mini menu.

1.7.000 - Slip Guide added to Gauge (turn on in menu)

1.6.000 - Improved graphics with shadows and transparency, Optional glass reflections. Number tapes replaced with text elements.

1.5.001 - Added Profile Saved Variables

1.5.000 - Added Button control of Ident and Active Com S1-S4

1.4.000 - Added integrated Side Buttons (SPAD.neXt 0.9.x)

1.3.000 - Added Nav & Com Functions (SPAD.neXt 0.9.x)

1.2.000 - Added panel Lighting

1.1.000 - Public Release

1.0.000 - Initial Build