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Helios 1.4.2019.0930 M2000C and AV-8B Improvements

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@BlueFinBima BlueFinBima released this 30 Sep 20:17
· 150 commits to Dev since this release

1.4.2019.0930 Release

  • M2000C Interface
    • Added the Fuel Panel with the 7 empty tanks indicators, the refueling indicator, the left and right neddle gauges and the JAUG and DETOT drums
    • Added the PPA Panel with the 8 indicators on the buttons, the 4 buttons and the 5 switches
    • Added the PCA Panel with the 17 indicators on the buttons, the 11 buttons, the 2 switches and the guard on the Jettison switch
    • Added the PCN Panel with the 9 indicators, the 9 indicators buttons, the 10 keypad buttons and the Parameter selector working only from DCS to Helios
    • Added the TACAN Panel with the frequency display and the 2 switches (X/Y Mode and Mode Select) working only from DCS to Helios
    • Added the VOR/ILS Panel with the frequency display and the 2 switches (Power and Mode Select)
    • Added the Engine Sensors Panel (still in beta) with the 2 needles and the drum
    • Added the HSI Panel (still in beta) with the drum, the 4 stop flags, the 2 needles, the green needle, the mode needle, the compass rose, the switch and the potentiometer
    • Added the ECM Box with the potentiometer and the 3 switches
    • Added the INS Panel with the 2 switches
    • Added the Test Panel with the 4 indicators, the 3 switches and the 3 guards on the switches
    • Improvement of the Engine Panel by adding the 2 guards
    • Improvement of the Landing Gear Panel by adding the guard for the gun safe switch and the emergency landing gear lever
    • Improvement of the pictures of the cockpit to allow the new panels to work fine
    • Improvement of the Master Caution lights Panel, trying to make the 2 indicators clickable with the same solution as the PCN Panel
    • Miscellaneous: Added the Post Combustion Indicator, the 2 Fire Warning Indicators, the Demar Indicator, the 5 RWR indicators, the AOA needle
    • Known issues:
      • Fuel Panel: the Fuel CrossFeed Switch doesn’t work, the two toggle switches don’t work (seem not to be used in DCS)
      • Master Caution lights Panel: still not working despite the modification with IndicatorPushButton. Seems the id is not the good one when clicking on the 2 indicators ?
      • Landing Gear Panel: the Guard for the "fly by wire gain switch"
      • TACAN Panel: the switch Mode is not working from Helios to DCS, the 2 switches to change the TACAN frequency are not implemented and the display of the channel X/Y mode displays nothing
      • HSI Panel: the bottom stop flag is not tested, the compass rose, the 2 needles, the green needle are working but there is a problem of precision, the potentiometer doesn’t work properly
      • VOR/ILS Panel: the switch Mode is not working and the 2 potentiometers are not implemented
      • ECM Box: the potentiometer is not working and the 3 switches are not working from DCS to Helios
      • Test Panel: the 3 guards are not link with DCS in both ways
  • Profile Editor now polices only adding one UDP interface.
  • AV-8B Interface Elements
    • Autobinding Master Arm Panel added
    • Autobinding Gear and Flaps panel added
    • Autobinding Gear Indicator Panel added
    • Autobinding H2O Panel added
    • Autobinding Threat Indicator panel added
    • Autobinding RWR control panel added
    • Autobinding Cockpit as a single control
    • Autobinding AV-8B Radios now use text displays saving viewport exports
    • Known issues: there has had to be some breaking changes, so profiles may not work completely as they once did, but all new items are autobinding so hopefully can be fixed easily.
  • Small change to UFC font to allow AV-8B decimal point