GAUGE: Jet HSI (Green)
Gauge v1.6.000 - Current Version 18th Feb 2024

Features:
1) Compass
2) Heading bug set on right dial
3) CRS set on left dial with ILS indicator
4) Glide slope indicator
5) DME & ADF Pointers
6) MAP and ATC buttons
7) Built in Side Buttons
8) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Menu Toggle:
[S6] ATC:
[L Dial] CRS Increase/Decrease:
[R Dial] HDG Bug Decrease/Increase:

About Jet HSI (Green):
This gauge will switch off automatically when the aircraft bus voltage drops to zero or if the aircraft bus voltage drops below FG_GLOBAL_MIN_VOLTAGE value if set.

Variables:
FG_JETHSI_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETHSI_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETHSI_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETHSI_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 5)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = AP APR ON / OFF
     4 = Glass Reflection
     5 = Brightness Control
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
Plane heading degrees magnetic,radians
NAV TOFROM:1,enum
NAV obs:1,radians
NAV CDI:1,number
NAV GSI:1,number
AUTOPILOT APPROACH HOLD,bool
AUTOPILOT GLIDESLOPE HOLD,bool
ADF SIGNAL:1,number
ADF radial:1,radians
NAV HAS NAV:1,bool
NAV RADIAL:1,radians
NAV HAS NAV:2,bool
NAV radial:2,radians
Autopilot heading lock dir,radians
NAV obs:1,degrees
AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR,degrees
Plane heading degrees magnetic,degrees
NAV DME:1,nmiles
 
 
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:
1.5.000
     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 Blank sidebar with labels
1.5.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.4.011 - Added sidebar blanking plate option
1.4.010 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.4.009 - Changed ILS localiser and Glide Slope Variables (More compatible)
1.4.008 - Changed heading from gyro to magnetic
1.4.007 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
1.4.006 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility
1.4.005 - Added Heading Bug to Digital. Automatic Dial Acceleration added to HDG and CRS
1.4.004 - Added Brightness Control to Mini Menu
1.4.003 - Turns on/off with avionics and no voltage.
1.4.002 - VOR1, VOR2 and ADF pointers only displayed when signal is received for each.
1.4.001 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes
1.3.000 - Applied all GA HSI fixes and added side button and Mini Menu Support
1.2.001 - SPAD.neXt offset compliancy changes (legacy code no longer supported)
1.2.000 - Updated some missing bitmaps and removed invalid references
1.1.000 - Public Release
1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 22/02/2024

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