GAUGE: Military Hover/VTOL Gauge
Gauge v1.1.001 - Current Version 18th Feb 2023

Features:
1) Horizontal forward movement gauge
2) Horizontal sideward movement gauge
3) Vertical movement gauge
4) LED lights on good hover
5) Directional marker indicate correction needed
6) Mini Menu with built in Side Buttons
7) Ground Warning
8) Separate Green LEDs for alignment
9) Optional Glass Reflections
10) 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:
[S6] Menu Virtual Power Toggle:
[L Dial] Menu Value Down/Up:
[R Dial] Menu Activate & Previous/Next:

Variables:
FG_MILHOVER_MENU (Session)
     Menu Item Index (0 to 4)
     0 = Menu Closed
     1 = Version & Info
     2 = Side Buttons
     3 = Glass Reflection
     4 = Brightness Control
 
SIMCONNECT Vars Used:
NUMBER OF ENGINES
GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:1,Percent
GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:2,Percent
COLLECTIVE POSITION,Percent
VELOCITY BODY X, Feet
VELOCITY BODY Z, feet
Vertical speed,feet per minute
SIM ON GROUND,Bool
 
 
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)
     0 = Grey panel with grey gauge face
     1 = Blue grey panel with grey gauge face
     2 = Dark grey panel with black gauge face
     3 = 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:
1.1.001 - Added Blank Sidebar and Blank Sidebar with Labels
1.1.000
     - 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
1.0.007 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options
1.0.006 - New Custom Virtual Power supports ALL aircraft volt variables - See https://fipgauges.com/customfeatures.php
1.0.005 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu
1.0.004 - Tweaked voltage monitoring to better support MSFS2020. Added Monitoring for Battery Bus
1.0.003 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Variable Scope Compatibility
1.0.002 - Updated Menu GFX.
1.0.001 - Added Brightness Control to Menu.
1.0.000 - First Public Release

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel


Document Published 18/02/2024

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