GAUGE: Boeing Style Primary Flight Display
Gauge v1.3.001 - Current Version 16th Mar 2024

Features:
1) Altitude tape
2) Airspeed tape
3) Attitude display
4) Heading compass
5) ILS and glideslope guides
6) Heading
7) Radio Height
8) IAS Marker
9) ILS Frequency NAV1
10) QNH Setting (Right Dial) inHg and MB/hPa
11) *Flight director pitch & roll bars - See Below
12) Vertical Speed indicator
13) AP altitude display
14) Airspeed red when over speeding
15) Max & Min Speed indicator
16) Alternative Blue or Black background (S6 Button)
17) Mini Menu
18) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)
 
Some FREE PMDG improved compatibility snippets to download
https://fipgauges.com/download/Gauge_Snippets.zip.
 
*PMDG doesn't output it's FD or Flight Annunciation variables
While annunciations are not output by Simulator. I have written some conditions to display some stuff. But for this reason is not in the list of supported features. Annunciation conditions written with SIMCONNECT variables and NOT PMDG
 

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Mini Menu:
[S2] Toggle Speed Units (5-10 mph):
[S3] Toggle Flight Director:
[S5] Toggle Pressure Format:
[S6] Toggle Black and Blue backgrounds:
[L Dial] Min Airspeed -/+:
[R Dial] QNH Down/Up:

About Boeing Style Primary Flight Display:
Primary Flight Display (PFD) in the style of an Boeing 737. It has most of the stuff you would expect to see like Attitude, Speed, Altitude, Vertical Speed, Heading, Glide slope etc. This can be used on any aircraft.

The Main Gauge:
QNH setting can be adjusted using the right dial and IAS can be changed using the left dial.

Buttons & Dials Details:
[S1] Mini Menu:
This is used to activate/deactivate the Mini Menu as the [R Dail] is used for gauge functions
 
[S2] Toggle Speed Units (5-10 mph):
This toggle switches the IAS 5kt increments on/off
 
[S5] Pressure Format Toggle:
This is used to toggle pressure output fromat from inHg and MB/hPa
 
[S6] Switch between Black and Blue background:
This gauge comes with alternative background colours in black or blue which can be toggled using the [S6] button. This also toggles the black/blue background on our other gauges with the same feature so they are in sync.
 
[L Dial] Min Airspeed -/+:
 
[R Dial] QNH Down/Up:
Increase and decrease the IAS value with the Right Dial

The Mini Menu:
Version & Info:
Turn left dial clockwise to turn on and counter clockwise to turn off current version number and other useful links.
 
Pressure:
Toggle modes between inch of Mercury (inHg) and Millibars (MB)
 
Speed Tape Units:
This toggle switches the IAS 5kt increments on/off.
 
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:
Turn left dial clockwise or counter clockwise to toggle gauge background colour between black and blue. This also toggles the black/blue background on our other gauges with the same feature so they are in sync.
  
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.

Variables:
[S1] SCRIPTED CUSTOM VARIABLE MAPPINGS:
FG_B737PFD_AP_SPEED (Session)
 
FG_B737PFD_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_B737PFD_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 7)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Pressure Format Toggle
     3 = Speed Tape units (10 or 5)
     4 = Flight Director
     5 = Glass Reflection
     6 = Background colour
     7 = Brightness Control
 
FG_B737PFD_MENU_ACTIVE (Session)
     0 = 10 mph labels
     1 = 5 mph labels
 
FG_B737PFD_FD (Profile)
     Flight Director Mode Toggle (0-1)
     0 = Flight Director Bars
     1 = Flight Director Arrow Pointers
 
FG_B737PFD_MINSPD (Profile)
 
FG_B737PFD_IAS_TAPE (Profile)
 
FG_B737PFD_TEXT_COLOUR_1 (Profile)
     Font colour 1 (Default = White #DDDDDD)
 
FG_B737PFD_TEXT_COLOUR_2 (Profile)
     Font colour 2 (Default = Purple #DD00DD)
 
FG_B737PFD_TEXT_COLOUR_3 (Profile)
     Font colour 3 (Default = Green #00DD00)
   
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
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
(Attitude indicator pitch degrees,degrees)
(Attitude indicator bank degrees,radians)
(Autopilot flight director active,number)
(Autopilot flight director pitch,degrees)
(Attitude indicator pitch degrees:1, degrees)
(Autopilot flight director bank,degrees)
(Attitude indicator bank degrees, degrees)
(Vertical speed, feet per minute)
(Airspeed select indicated or true,knots)
(Indicated Altitude,feet)
(Units of measure, enum)
(Indicated Altitude:1,meters)
(Indicated Altitude:1,feet)
(AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR,feet)
(NAV HAS NAV:1,bool)
(Overspeed Warning,bool)
(Attitude indicator bank degrees:1,radians)
(Turn coordinator ball,position)
(NAV GSI:1,number)
(NAV CDI:1,number)
(Autopilot airspeed hold var, knots)
(Plane heading degrees magnetic,degrees)
(NAV obs:1,degrees)
(Autopilot heading lock dir,degrees)
(Kohlsman setting hg,inHg)
(Kohlsman setting mb,Millibars)
(AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD,bool)
(AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK,bool)
(AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK,bool)
(NAV ACTIVE FREQUENCY:1,MHz)
(NAV DME:1,nautical miles)
(AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD VAR,knots)
(PLANE ALT ABOVE GROUND,feet)
(GROUND VELOCITY,knots)
(SIM ON GROUND)
(INCIDENCE ALPHA, Degrees)

Release Notes:
1.3.001 - Added Flight Director Mode Toggle Bars vs Pointers
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) 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
1.2.007 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)
1.2.006 - I fixed the issue when Mach is displayed it was rounding up to 001 (eg now 0.82) and the IAS bug was showing .82 knots. Now if AP speed > 2 then displays in KNOTS format (000) and if  < 2 then shows in Mach format (0.00). I also changed the compatabilitry snippet to use PMDGNG3:MCP_IASMach
1.2.005 - Added softcoding for AP Speed (for better PMDG support using PMSG 737NX3 snippet)
1.2.004 - Various See list below:
     1) Added white triangle on compass
     2) Changed main display wing level indications from yellow to white
     3) Added Yellow bracket to maximum speed
     4) Completely redone all the Altitude number tapes (new font)
     5) New Altitude Lock Bug
     6) New Fonts on IAS
     7) IAS Scale 5 mph or 10 mph (change in Menu)
     8) New font on Attitude Pitch
     9) Other minor cosmetic re-alignments
     10) Fixed flickering IAS
     11) Added Slip Ring on Attitude window
1.2.003 - Moved flight director bars to top of display and Widened the Attitude pitch scale
1.2.002 - Fixed Barber Pole's not moving when flaps change. VSI Figures in units of 5ft not 100ft as before
1.2.001 - DME Nautical Miles showing incorrect value (wrong unit) corrected
1.2.000 - New Menu System
1.1.006 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.1.005 - Added Pressure Format Toggle inHg and MB/hPa
1.1.004 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.1.003 - Changed ILS localiser and Glide Slope Variables (More compatible)
1.1.002 - Changed heading from gyro to magnetic
1.1.001 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
1.1.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Compatibility and  Custom Colours
1.0.009 - Added Glass reflection to mini menu
1.0.008 - Brightness control Sync (All Gauges same brightness Value). Added brightness control to NEW mini menu.
1.0.007 - Bug on Compass rotation fixed
1.0.006 - Minor Bug Fixes
1.0.005 - Fixed Incidence Alpha incorrect on GND. Moved ILS Freq. Added GND Speed. ILS data & Localizer scales only visible when has signal.
1.0.004 - Corrected direction of SLIP Indicator. PMDG 737 Support - Toggle [S2]
1.0.003 - Added Max & Min Speed and Manoeuvre indicators [Left Dial] Adjustment. Airspeed red when over speeding.
1.0.002 - Fixed Graphics bug where Attitude display would appear in VSI window
1.0.001 - Stopped Magenta SPD & ALT Hold Bugs going off screen
1.0.000 - Public Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 16/03/2024

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