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

Features:
1) Altitude Tape
2) Airspeed Tape
3) Attitude graphic
4) Compass
5) ILS and glideslope guides
6) 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:
[L Dial] Altimeter QNH Slow Dec/Inc:
[R Dial] Altimeter QNH Slow Dec/Inc:

About Jet MFD (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_JETMFD_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETMFD_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETMFD_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_JETMFD_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 3)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Glass Reflection
     3 = Brightness Control
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
Attitude indicator pitch degrees,degrees
Attitude indicator bank degrees,radians
AIRSPEED INDICATED, knots
Attitude indicator bank degrees:1, radians
HSI GSI needle valid, bool
HSI CDI needle, number
Indicated Altitude, feet
Airspeed select indicated or true, knots
Indicated Altitude,feet
Plane heading degrees gyro,radians
PLANE PITCH DEGREES
PLANE BANK DEGREES
Kohlsman setting hg,inHg
 
 
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:
1.6.000
     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)
1.5.001 - Corrected Pitch degrees on attitude
1.5.000 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.4.009 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
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 Brightness Control to Mini Menu
1.4.004 - Altitude "Tens" now scrolls smoothly instead of stepping
1.4.003 - Centred Menu. Turns on/off with avionics and no voltage.
1.4.002 - Bug in [S1] Button causing hidden error in SPAD.neXt
1.4.001 - Resized Text to become compliant with SPAD.neXt scaling changes
1.3.000 - Mini Menu & optional Glass reflections. QNH adjustment (Dials)
1.2.000 - Fixed a few invalid element references, no visible change
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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