GAUGE: Sim Rate
Gauge v1.4.001 - Current Version 14th Feb 2024

Features:

MSFS: All Speeds work very well

P3Dv4: All Speeds work well

FSX: All Speeds work well

FSW: Untested

x-plane: Not Compatible

1) Adjust The Simulation Speed.

2) Reset speed to 1x

The Simulator will load scenery when dropping from 8x speed to 4x speed

Simulator Bug: when on the ground the Sim Rate over 4x is not output by SIMCONNECT, but the Simulation speed does still increase.

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

Buttons & Dials Summary:

[S6] Reset to 1x Speed:

[L Dial] Decrease/Increase Speed:

[R Dial] Menu Activate & Left/Right:

The Sidebar:

If the blanking plate is used instead of the sidebar, then colour of the plate can now be changed by editing variable [FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR] in SPAD.neXt data monitor.

Variables:

FG_SIMRATE_MENU (Session)

Menu Item Index (0 to 8)

0 = Menu Closed

1 = Version & Info

2 = Side Buttons

3 = Warning Volume

4 = Glass Reflection

5 = Background Colour

6 = LCD - LED - Custom Colours

7 = Brightness Control

8 = Panel Light Controls

FG_SIMRATE_INSTRUCTIONS (Session)

Instructions Page (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_SIMRATE_BUTTONS (Profile)

Side Buttons (Off = 0, On = 1)

FG_SIMRATE_LABELS (Profile)

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

FG_SIMRATE_VOLUME (Profile)

Volume Control for Alert (0 to 100%)

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

SIMCONNECT Vars Used:

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 - Inedividual Brightness

FG_GLOBAL_BLANKING_COLOUR (Profile)

Text Variable used to set blanking plate colour

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:

1.4.001 - Using New Sidebar Button and Labels Code (4 display options now also) - blank sidebar custom colour

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

1.3.003 - Added Blanking Plate to Left Sidebar options

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

1.3.001 - Virtual Power Warning added to Menu

1.3.000 - Added New Gauge Design and Panel Lighting control in Mini Menu

1.2.000 - All new code for MSFS 2020 - remains backwardly compatible also. Shows actual sim rate output from SIM.

1.1.002 - Support for NEW 4 colour hue panel lights.

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

1.1.000 - SPAD.neXt 0.9.7.x Custom LED Foreground and Background Colours.

1.0.003 - Updated Menu GFX

1.0.002 - Added Brightness Control to Menu. Fixed missing volume indicator LEDs

1.0.001 - Panel Lights now controlled by local variable (FG_GLOBAL_PANEL_LIGHTS) 0=Off 1=On

1.0.000 - Beta

Please report any bugs or feature requests via our discord channel

Document Published 14/02/2024