PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

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jedeen
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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#21 Post by jedeen »

Hello Stephan,
Happy to find you here again :D

First of all, Zibo has made a dataref (a very long time ago) on a request from someone who wanted to do something with XHSI.
I second that request at that time.
This is the dataref: "laminar/B738/fms/legs"
That's the dataref I was referring to. It's a string with all the names for the waypoints and the backbone of my ND.
In version 3.06 Zibo followed a complete different approach of handling the flight plan then in the new versions.
That's why a new data ref was needed.
I doubt that he will make datarefs on request......his script is already about 40000 lines

This said I have immediately point out that I have no guarantee that things are staying the same.
Yesterday I started coding the PLN page and found out that the data ref I used for reading the cap mode selector on the EFIS was no longer working.
Lucky for me, Zibo froze it on position 2, the one for the map page, so My ND will still function.

And as you can read in previous post from MaxMotoring, Zibo also changed some data refs which I use in the PFD, I still have to investigate that.

Regarding the Airac, I have a subscription at NaviGraph but my fmc is not always up to date.
Regarding the updates from Zibo.....I am still on 3.22d and intent not to update in short time.
I read to much about failures, I normaly wait a couple off weeks before I update

The best thing to do for testing is to install a complete ZiboMod with an other name. My second ZiboMod I called is B737-800A
I resides in the same directory as the B737-800X.
A copy of that B737-800A is on my gdrive. The copy contains also the fmod.

Be aware that both instruments are projects under construction.

Regards
Jedeen

Stephan
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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#22 Post by Stephan »

Jedeen,

thx for your kind reply.
Will send you private message for follw up...

Just a quick one on 737 PFD for all of us / Ralph: The ASI in the 737 PFD instrument shows the actual value of ie 0 Kts while in the 737 it shows 45, as it only starts at 45.
I looked briefly for potential other datarefs and could find a ref for "whats really being displayed", so I assuem it´s done in the acf cockpit code. Any body else an idea about this?
stephan

jedeen
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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#23 Post by jedeen »

Hello Stephan,
I don't know what you mean.
In the last update for the PFD, I improved the Speedtape, it shows now a starting value of 45 and I improved the AOA indicator.
The AOA indicator was a bit jumpy when on ground.

The next update will show you a complete refurbished compassrose at the bottom of the PFD.
It will resemble the one in the ZiboMod (Thnx to MaxMotoring)

Regards
Jedeen

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#24 Post by Stephan »

Hi Jedeen,

sounds great! Looks like I have the wrong PFD, sorry for that, will update asap!

THX, rgds,
Stephan

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#25 Post by SimPassion »

Hello Jedeen

starting to check your two instruments,
I've found that there's no preview.png in root folder of AM3.0 ND version

best regards
Gilles

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#26 Post by SimPassion »

Here's what I obtain,
  • on load
    PFD_ND_LOAD.png
  • on ready to fly
    PFD_ND_RFTO.png
b738_4.jpg

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#27 Post by SimPassion »

Tests above shown with Air Player remotely

Gilles

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#28 Post by Ralph »

It looks like I see txt_add with the old JavaFX style.

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#29 Post by SimPassion »

Thanks Ralph

I will have a look, waiting for Jedeen updates

Just read at the moment, the thread of Frumpy and the answer of Russ, about Attitude instruments
very interesting things that the eyes are passing next to it
i'm not aware of this before reading
viewtopic.php?f=5&t=202

Best regards
Gilles

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Re: PFD and ND for B738-800 ZIBOmod

#30 Post by SimPassion »

Yep ! get it
seems the code have to be updated to 3.0
thanks ralph to point this out

Best Regards
Gilles

for 2.1.3

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running_text_speed = running_txt_add_ver(0,50,15,68,55,item_value_callback_speed,"-fx-font-size:28px; -fx-font-family:Arial; -fx-fill:white; -fx-text-alignment:right;")
to something equivalent to this (in another manner and usage)

for 3.0

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txt_2_style = "font:digital-7-mono.ttf; size:40; color:#00CC00; halign:right;"
txt_mbar = txt_add("", txt_2_style,  92, 242, 100, 40)

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