TCAS

[tobydorji]

Comrade Captains,I am in real need of some help out here.I am a real novice in this field.I have  IFDG A319 model with Ken mitchell panel.
I dont have TCAS where plane flying  around us  are displayed on the screen  with Each aircraft represented by a diamond, and the numbers show the altitude difference (inhundreds of feet).Did u understand what i meant.
So how do i solve this. :-/

[microlight]

Hi, welcome.

This might have worked better in the 'other addons wanted' forum...

I think what you're looking for is a TCAS II add-on? Search for Lee Hetherington's TCAS gauge (ilh_tcas_v4.zip) which will give you what you want.

[tobydorji]

Thanks,It is wonderful.But is it not possible to have the TCAS function within the main panel like in Erics Panel.It get displayed on the flight plan screen.

[microlight]

Yes, you can put it on the main panel: here it is in my TinMouse II panel:





One of the easiest ways of doing it is to replace the VSI gauge in the panel you're using, as the TCAS gauge has a displayed VSI also. Then you can fine-tune the location to fit. So in the above example, I made the following change:

;gauge05=B732ADV!vsi, 399, 774, 131, 131
gauge05=ILH_TCAS!IVSIb, 394,773,130,130,fontscale:1.2 other:45

This option displays the gauge without its surround so that you can fit it to the existing panel bitmap. I photoshopped the original panel bitmap in this case to give the gauge a better surround.

You can use the same philosophy in pretty much any panel.

[tobydorji]

Thanks Once more for the trouble u have taken for me.But i would like to request u if u could kindly help me with the full installation regarding this TCAS.I am sorry and i thank u once more.

[microlight]

OK, here's a digest.

- copy tcas2v7.dll and tcas2v7.ini files in the main FS9 folder
- copy ilh_tcas.gau into the 'gauges' sub-folder
- decide whether you will use FSUIPC (unregistered is fine) or the supplied TrafficInfo.dll to transmit the traffic info to FS. If TrafficInfo, copy this .dll file into the 'modules' sub-folder
- add the following line to the [window00] section of the panel.cfg file (essential):

gaugeXX=ILH_TCAS!Logic, 0,0,1,1
or
gaugeXX=ILH_TCAS!Logic, 0,0,1,1,trafficinfo:yes  //for TrafficInfo module. Default uses FSUIPC.

This activates the gauge logic. Then also add:

gaugeXX=ILH_TCAS!IVSI, 394,773,130,130,fontscale:1.2

This line displays the standard gauge with a brown frame; or

gaugeXX=ILH_TCAS!IVSIb, 394,773,130,130,fontscale:1.2

This variant displays the gauge without the brown frame, allowing you to fit it to an existing bitmap. The figures are gauge location and size in pixels. The other parameter defines text size on the gauge.

You can add it to the main panel as above or into a subsidiary popup window. However, the logic line must stay in the [window00] section.

[tobydorji]

Thanks,I will try it out.Thanks a lot once more.

[tobydorji]

Thanks u very very much Mr Microlight.It has installed successfully with ur help.
One more question.Is there any wiper add on like the one u are using.Mine one is ken mitchell's panel-A319.
Thanks.

[microlight]

The wiper on the panel I showed is non-functional - it's part of the bitmap. However, there is an animated wiper to be found. It used to be on Avsim, which cannot now be accessed. It's included on this panel (http://www.precisionaerobus.com/panel.html) so you can download and adapt it.