GAUGE: Manifold Pressure
Gauge v1.5.000 - Current Version 6th Feb 2023

Features:
1) Manifold Pressure two different ranges 0-50 and 0-70
2) Adjustable Redline
3) Single or multiple needle output mode
4) Digital Engine Manifold Pressure x4
5) Optional Glass Reflection
6) Optional Colour Displays
7) Optional Side Buttons
8) Mini Menu
9) Panel Lighting
10) Brightness Control (Physical FIP)
 
Engines 1&2 on one FIP and Engines 3&4 on another.

Aircraft Compatibility:
Simulator: Fully Compatible
3rd Party: Fully Compatible
Not Compatible
Not Compatible

Buttons & Dials Summary:
[S1] Engine Variable Scripts (No press action):
[S2] Toggle Edit Yellow Zone:
[S4] Toggle Extended Range:
[S5] Toggle Engine Split (Multi Engine Mode):
[S6] Engine Number Toggle - Hold to Toggle Multi Needle:
[L Dial] Set Engine Red Zone/Up:
[R Dial] Menu Activate & Left/Right:

The Main Gauge:
The left dial sets the redline but to adjust the yellow zone press S2 then make adjustments. You need to set the Redzone first before setting the yellow zone size as changing redline adjusts the yellow zone proportionally to prevent graphic glitches.

Buttons & Dials Details:
[S6 Short Press] Engine Number Selection
Press to toggle engine selection (mode 1 only as below)
 
[S6 Long Press] Needle Function Mode
Long press to toggle engine output functions.
     1) Only one needle shown for the selected engine. [S6 Short Press] to change engine selection.
     2) Multi Needle - one needle for each engine.
 
[L Dial] Redline adjust & Value Down/Up:
 
[R Dial] Menu Activate & Left/Right:

Variables:
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)
     Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 9)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = Engine Number Selection
     4 = Dial Range
     5 = Glass Reflection
     6 = Background Colour
     7 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours
     8 = Brightness Control
     9 = Panel Lights Control
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ZONE_ADJUST (Session)
     Edit Red or Yellow Zone Toggle (Red = 0, Yellow = 1)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ENGINE_NUMBER (Device)
     Selected Engine Number 1 - 4 (0 to 3)
     0 = Engine 1
     1 = Engine 2
     2 = Engine 3
     3 = Engine 4
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_YELLOWZONE (Profile)
     Offset from Redzone (0 to 120)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_RANGE (Profile)
     Toggle bewteen two dial ranges (0 to 1)
     0 = Range 0 - 50
     1 = Range 0 - 70
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_REDZONE (Profile)
     Redzone end point adjustment (-120 to 150)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_MULTINEEDLE (Profile)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_MULTISPLITER (Device)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_LABELS (Profile)
     Side Button Labels (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_BUTTONS (Profile)
     Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON (Profile)
     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#dd0000")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON (Profile)
     Background colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#000000")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF (Profile)
     Foreground colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#000000")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF (Profile)
     Background colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#000000")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)
     Foreground colour of fonts while power is on (default = "#00DD00")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_ON_CUSTOM (Profile)
     Background colour of fonts while power is on (default = "TRANSPARENT")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_FORE_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)
     Foreground colour of fonts while power is off (default = "#001100")
 
FG_PROFILE_LED_COLOUR_BACK_OFF_CUSTOM (Profile)
     Background colour of fonts while power is off (default = "TRANSPARENT")
 
FG_VARIABLES_LEDCOLOUR (Profile)
     Side panel LED Style Index (1 - 3)
     1 = LED Style
     2 = LCD Style (Default)
     3 = Custom
  
[S1] SCRIPTED CUSTOM VARIABLE MAPPINGS:
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ENG1 (Session)
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ENG2 (Session)
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ENG3 (Session)
FG_MANIFOLD_PRESSURE_ENG4 (Session)
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:1,inhg
ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:2,inhg
ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:3,inhg
ENG MANIFOLD PRESSURE:4,inhg
NUMBER OF ENGINES,Number
 
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_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) Better use of button lights
     - 6) Added Engine Selection to menu
     - 7) Added Dial Range Toggle to Menu
     - 8) Added Custom Colour for blanking plate - Edit colour index for variable FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR
1.4.000 - Added yellow zone adjustment (S2 to toggle). SPAD.neXt 0.9.13 Compatibility (Author ID)
1.3.004 - Fixed bug dial face not changing
1.3.003
     1) New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
     2) Added extended Pressure range  0 - 70. Toggle with [S4] Button
1.3.002 - Added sidebar blanking plate option.
1.3.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.3.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu
1.2.002 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.
1.2.001 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus1.2.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Custom LED Foreground and Background Colours.
1.1.002 - Added Brightness Control to Mini Menu. Automatic Dial Acceleration
1.1.001 - Lower adjustment on redzone
1.1.000 - Panel Lights now controlled by local variable (FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS) 0=Off 1=On
1.0.002 - Fixed Bug where two needles would appear on a single engine aircraft (A2A)
1.0.001 - Added A2A compatibility and multi needle mode engine split for displaying on two FIPs as two pairs of needles
1.0.000 - First Public Beta Release

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Document Published 06/02/2024

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