GAUGE: Jet Vertical Speed
Gauge v1.4.000 - Current Version 19th Feb 2024

Features:

1) Vertical Speed Gauge

2) Incidence Alpha - degrees

3) ILS Glide Slope

4) ILS Marker

5) Mini Menu

6) Optional Glass Reflection

7) 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] Toggle Menu:

[S6] Menu Virtual Power Toggle:

[L Dial] Menu Value Down/Up:

[R Dial] Menu Activate & Previous/Next:

About Jet Vertical Speed:

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_JETVSI_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_JETVSI_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_JETVSI_LABELS (Profile)

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

FG_JETVSI_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 3)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Glass Reflections

3 = Brightness Control

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

HSI CDI needle, number

HSI GSI needle, number

Vertical speed,feet per minute

INCIDENCE ALPHA,degrees

Elevator trim pct,percent

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:

1.4.000

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

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

1.3.007 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

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

1.3.005 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility

1.3.004 - Updated Menu GFX.

1.3.003 - Added Brightness Control to Mini Menu. Automatic Dial Acceleration

1.3.002 - Turns on/off with avionics and no voltage. Added mini menu [S1], Glass reflections & better needles

1.2.000 - New file format (snp)

1.1.000 - Public Release

1.0.000 - Beta Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 19/02/2024