GAUGE: Cabin Pressure Control for MSFS PMDG 737
Gauge v1.4.000 - Current Version 16th Feb 2024

Features:

ONLY MSFS 2020 COMPATIBLE

1) Set Auto FLT ALT

2) Set Auto LAND ALT

3) Manual Control of Pressure Valve

4) 3 Way Mode selector switch

5) Off Sched Decent Annunciator

6) Auto Fail Annunciator

6) Panel Lighting

7) Switch dails to work Horrizontally or Vertically

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Not Compatible
3rd Party: Partially Compatible
*MSFS PMDG 737 Only (fully compatible)

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S1] Toggle Mini Menu:

[S2] Toggle Dials work Horizontal/Vertical:

[S3] Lights Test Switch:

[S4] Toggle Control Selection:

[S6] Toggle Control Selection:

[L Dial] Set Left Active Control Down/Up:

[R Dial] Set Right Active Control Down/UP:

About Cabin Pressure Control for MSFS PMDG 737:

This gauge is for the PMDG 737 aircraft only currently and emulates the PMDG Cabin Pressure panel on the overhead,

The Main Gauge:

The main gauge consists of 4 main controls and relevant readouts.

Buttons & Dials Details:

[S1] Toggle Mini Menu:

As the right dial is used for gauge control [S1] is used to activate the mini menu

[S2] Aircraft Compatibility Mode:

This button toggles the aircraft compatibility mode for the gauge profile between SIM and PMDG737 support

[S3] Lights Test Switch:

Toggles on screen button lights test on and off.

[S4] Toggle Control Selection:

Toggles control selection between top two controls

[S6] Toggle Control Selection:

Toggles control selection between bottoms two controls

[L Dial] Set Left Active Control Down/Up:

Toggles left selected control

[R Dial] Set Right Active Control Down/UP:

Toggles right selected control

Variables:

FG_CABIN_PRESSURE_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_CABIN_PRESSURE_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 6)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Light Test

3 = Aircraft compatibility Mode

4 = Glass Reflection

5 = Brightness Control

6 = Panel Lights

FG_CABIN_PRESSURE_SELECTED (Profile)

FG_CABIN_PRESSURE_MENU (Gauge)

Menu Item Index (0 to 4)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Light Tesh

3 = Aircraft Compatibility Mode

4 = Glass Reflections

5 = Brightness

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

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_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:

1.4.000

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

1.3.002 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)

1.3.001 - Added option to switch Dial control Horizontal or Vertical.

1.3.000 - MSFS 737 Compatible

1.2.004 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.2.003 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

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

1.2.001 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Compatibility

1.2.000 - Added Mini Menu to Gauge - Toggle using [S1]

1.0.000 - Public Beta Release - Fixed Voltage off bugs and added DESCENT indication.

0.0.000 - Beta Release.

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 16/02/2024