April 22, 201214 yr I created a GPU to work with C208 and huge thank you to the brilliance of Doug Dawson who created and share the battery charger dll. so no more depleted battery if you dont have FSUIP4, extended battery life setting or unrealistic aircraft.cfg setting to give you battery life for ever. FSX battery deplete very quickly and if you really take your time with proper start up you would have found that by the time you wnat to start the engines, then your C90 do not have sufficiant power to start the plane current workarounds: - Most use FSUIP4 with setting "Extend battery life indefinately" - Manually add an entry to the FSX plane aircraft.cfg under [ELECTRICAL] section electrical_always_available=1 NOTE: CONDITION for gauge to do its work..! for this gauge to work properly so that you can actually see battery power depletes and being charged both FSUIP4 entry for battery life indefinately on, must be switch off and the aircraft.cfg file must not have the entry "electrical_always_available=1" It has been uploaded to avsim. I dont know when it will be available, should be available in day or two. so check the library under FSX gauges Illustration on how it work NOTE: THIS will ONLY work if the plane is stationary. Once the plane moves and you have not decoupled the GPU the ssytem will automatically decouple the GPU and switch off the battery charger. Any other plane that might need something simmilar
April 23, 201214 yr Author now available http://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?CatID=fsxgau&DLID=167853
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August 3, 201213 yr Hi Blicksimpie, I did try to get this GPU going but seems to me I am doing something wrong no GPU pops out when . Could you be so kind and check my entry in CFG perhaps you see why it doesn't work Thanks very much //********************************************************* // CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER // Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved //********************************************************* [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain Window06=FSFK ACARS Device Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window09=Reality XP DropStack Window10-GPUpower //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=500,266 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=794 window_size= 0.350, 0.248 window_pos= 0.010, 0.750 zorder=0 gauge00=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 0,0,500,266 gauge01=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 112,34,274,169 //-------------------------------------------------------- gauge02=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain [Window01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=700,814 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=793 window_size= 0.380, 0.589 window_pos= 0.620, 0.160 gauge00=C208SCManual!manual, 0,0,700,814 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=700,451 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=796 window_size= 0.390, 0.335 window_pos= 0.010, 0.410 zorder=0 gauge00=SCMB!Control_windows, 0,0,700,451 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=351,456 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=60 window_size= 0.190, 0.329 window_pos= 0.010, 0.070 gauge00=SCMB!Doors, 0,0,351,456 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window04] file=info.bmp size_mm=555,139 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=1 ident=142 window_size= 0.290, 0.097 window_pos= 0.350, 0.020 //-------------------------------------------------------- // This is the FCOM window - Auto-installed by FSCaptain [Window05] size_mm=380,320 position=8 visible=0 ident=24477 gauge00=FCOM!ACARS,1,1,380,320 // End of the FCOM window [Vcockpit01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_1 gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed, 2,4,164,164 gauge01=GCCB!Attitude, 170,4,164,164 gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter, 341,3,164,164 gauge03=GCCB!rmi, 1,174,165,165 gauge04=GCCB!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 169,173,168,168 gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed, 340,173,167,167 gauge06=GCCB!vor2, 1,343,164,164 gauge07=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator, 169,343,162,166 gauge08=GCCB!DME_screen, 333,351,176,68 gauge09=GCCB!Panel_annunciator, 333,428,175,65 gauge10=PayLoad_Gauge!PayLoad, 0,0,50,50 gauge11=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain gauge12=FSFK-ACARS!HotspotInv,0,0,1,1, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000 gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window10] background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=235,150 position=6 visible=0 ident=10399 window_size= 0.280, 0.270 window_pos= 0.000, 0.100 type=SPECIAL gauge00=dsd_battery_charger!charger, 45, 22, 1, 1 gauge02=GPU_C208!GPU_popupC208, 0, 0,235,150 [Vcockpit02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_2 gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed2, 10,3,165,165 gauge01=GCCB!Attitude2, 182,3,155,164 gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter2, 345,2,164,164 gauge03=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator2, 5,172,171,170 gauge04=GCCB!Directional_Gyro, 179,173,162,162 gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed2, 344,172,167,167 gauge06=GCCB!clock, 205,408,99,99 gauge07=GCCB!suction, 104,408,99,99 gauge08=GCCB!voltamp, 3,407,99,99 gauge09=GCCB!Annunciator_Panel, 3,344,362,53 gauge10=GCCB!fuelflow, 307,407,100,100 gauge11=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 410,408,100,100 gauge12=GCCB!vs, 371,343,136,60 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_3 gauge00=GCCB!torque, 289,228,112,112 gauge01=GCCB!prop_rpm, 289,116,108,108 gauge02=GCCB!itt, 288,2,109,109 gauge03=GCCB!ng, 401,116,106,106 gauge04=GCCB!psi_oil, 399,2,110,110 gauge05=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 2,161,282,150 gauge06=GCCB!Radios2, 2,64,284,95 gauge07=GCCB1!RadioAdf, 2,382,270,67 gauge08=GCCB1!RadioTrans, 2,313,276,67 gauge09=GCCB!Autopilot, 2,2,280,60 gauge10=GCCB!AOM, 1,450,272,59 gauge11=GCCB!AOM_Lights, 274,466,207,42 gauge12=GCCB!anti_ice_amps, 289,342,69,68 gauge13=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 404,229,104,104 gauge14=GCCB!ng, 406, 344 ,100,100 gauge15=GCCB!Hours, 288,413,82,50 gauge16=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 63,181,157,93 gauge17=FSFK-ACARS!Hotspot,381,431,32,22, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit04] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_4 gauge00=GCCB!Oxygen, 115,3,110,109 gauge01=GCCB!compass, 228,3,85,54 gauge02=GCCB!temp, 3,3,109,109 gauge03=GCCB!RadarAltitude, 3,116,146,146 gauge04=GCCB!Annunciator_Test, 317,3,54,54 gauge06=GCCB!atc, 375,3,54,54 gauge07=GCCB!Drag, 60,60,0 gauge08=WX_Gauge!WXGauge, 154,116,1,1 gauge05=rxpWX500!RDR, 154,116,360,229 //======================================================== Day=255,255,255 Night=255,255,255 Luminous=255,255,255 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8191 SIZE_Y=3743 [Window06] background_color=0,0,0 window_size_ratio=1.0,1.0 size_mm=318,238 position=8 visible=0 ident=15372 zorder=1 FSFKDevice=1 gauge00=FSFK-ACARS!Device,0,0,318,238 [Window07] window_pos=0.511719,0.000000 window_size=0.488281,0.488281 visible=1 ident=15500 zorder=99 gauge00=rxpWX500!RDR,0,0,100,100 [Window08] window_pos=0.609375,0.000000 window_size=0.390625,0.351563 visible=1 ident=15531 zorder=99 gauge00=rxpGNS!GNS530,0,0,100,100 [Window09] position=0 window_size=0.062500,0.029297 visible=1 ident=15000 zorder=100 gauge00=rxpDrop!Stack,0,0,100,100 //------------------------
August 6, 201213 yr Well I will try and help. just looking at what you posted, I dont know if it would help but I see window10 is somewhere between VC windows sections added and then again followed by normal windows. I normally have all windows sections together in tthe number sequence, and then only the vc sections like this below. Try that first, and let me know if it work, otherwise maybe the guy will answer you. //********************************************************* // CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER // Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved //********************************************************* [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain Window06=FSFK ACARS Device Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window09=Reality XP DropStack Window10-GPUpower //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=500,266 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=794 window_size= 0.350, 0.248 window_pos= 0.010, 0.750 zorder=0 gauge00=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 0,0,500,266 gauge01=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 112,34,274,169 //-------------------------------------------------------- gauge02=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain [Window01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=700,814 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=793 window_size= 0.380, 0.589 window_pos= 0.620, 0.160 gauge00=C208SCManual!manual, 0,0,700,814 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=700,451 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=796 window_size= 0.390, 0.335 window_pos= 0.010, 0.410 zorder=0 gauge00=SCMB!Control_windows, 0,0,700,451 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=351,456 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=0 ident=60 window_size= 0.190, 0.329 window_pos= 0.010, 0.070 gauge00=SCMB!Doors, 0,0,351,456 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window04] file=info.bmp size_mm=555,139 window_size_ratio=1.000 position=0 visible=1 ident=142 window_size= 0.290, 0.097 window_pos= 0.350, 0.020 //-------------------------------------------------------- // This is the FCOM window - Auto-installed by FSCaptain [Window05] size_mm=380,320 position=8 visible=0 ident=24477 gauge00=FCOM!ACARS,1,1,380,320 // End of the FCOM window [Window06] background_color=0,0,0 window_size_ratio=1.0,1.0 size_mm=318,238 position=8 visible=0 ident=15372 zorder=1 FSFKDevice=1 gauge00=FSFK-ACARS!Device,0,0,318,238 [Window07] window_pos=0.511719,0.000000 window_size=0.488281,0.488281 visible=1 ident=15500 zorder=99 gauge00=rxpWX500!RDR,0,0,100,100 [Window08] window_pos=0.609375,0.000000 window_size=0.390625,0.351563 visible=1 ident=15531 zorder=99 gauge00=rxpGNS!GNS530,0,0,100,100 [Window09] position=0 window_size=0.062500,0.029297 visible=1 ident=15000 zorder=100 gauge00=rxpDrop!Stack,0,0,100,100 [Window10] background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=235,150 position=6 visible=0 ident=10399 window_size= 0.280, 0.270 window_pos= 0.000, 0.100 type=SPECIAL gauge00=dsd_battery_charger!charger, 45, 22, 1, 1 gauge02=GPU_C208!GPU_popupC208, 0, 0,235,150 //------------------------ [Vcockpit01] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_1 gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed, 2,4,164,164 gauge01=GCCB!Attitude, 170,4,164,164 gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter, 341,3,164,164 gauge03=GCCB!rmi, 1,174,165,165 gauge04=GCCB!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 169,173,168,168 gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed, 340,173,167,167 gauge06=GCCB!vor2, 1,343,164,164 gauge07=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator, 169,343,162,166 gauge08=GCCB!DME_screen, 333,351,176,68 gauge09=GCCB!Panel_annunciator, 333,428,175,65 gauge10=PayLoad_Gauge!PayLoad, 0,0,50,50 gauge11=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain gauge12=FSFK-ACARS!HotspotInv,0,0,1,1, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000 gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_2 gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed2, 10,3,165,165 gauge01=GCCB!Attitude2, 182,3,155,164 gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter2, 345,2,164,164 gauge03=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator2, 5,172,171,170 gauge04=GCCB!Directional_Gyro, 179,173,162,162 gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed2, 344,172,167,167 gauge06=GCCB!clock, 205,408,99,99 gauge07=GCCB!suction, 104,408,99,99 gauge08=GCCB!voltamp, 3,407,99,99 gauge09=GCCB!Annunciator_Panel, 3,344,362,53 gauge10=GCCB!fuelflow, 307,407,100,100 gauge11=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 410,408,100,100 gauge12=GCCB!vs, 371,343,136,60 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit03] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_3 gauge00=GCCB!torque, 289,228,112,112 gauge01=GCCB!prop_rpm, 289,116,108,108 gauge02=GCCB!itt, 288,2,109,109 gauge03=GCCB!ng, 401,116,106,106 gauge04=GCCB!psi_oil, 399,2,110,110 gauge05=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 2,161,282,150 gauge06=GCCB!Radios2, 2,64,284,95 gauge07=GCCB1!RadioAdf, 2,382,270,67 gauge08=GCCB1!RadioTrans, 2,313,276,67 gauge09=GCCB!Autopilot, 2,2,280,60 gauge10=GCCB!AOM, 1,450,272,59 gauge11=GCCB!AOM_Lights, 274,466,207,42 gauge12=GCCB!anti_ice_amps, 289,342,69,68 gauge13=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 404,229,104,104 gauge14=GCCB!ng, 406, 344 ,100,100 gauge15=GCCB!Hours, 288,413,82,50 gauge16=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 63,181,157,93 gauge17=FSFK-ACARS!Hotspot,381,431,32,22, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Vcockpit04] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=512,512 visible=0 pixel_size=1024,1024 texture=$Panel_CARAV_4 gauge00=GCCB!Oxygen, 115,3,110,109 gauge01=GCCB!compass, 228,3,85,54 gauge02=GCCB!temp, 3,3,109,109 gauge03=GCCB!RadarAltitude, 3,116,146,146 gauge04=GCCB!Annunciator_Test, 317,3,54,54 gauge06=GCCB!atc, 375,3,54,54 gauge07=GCCB!Drag, 60,60,0 gauge08=WX_Gauge!WXGauge, 154,116,1,1 gauge05=rxpWX500!RDR, 154,116,360,229 //======================================================== Day=255,255,255 Night=255,255,255 Luminous=255,255,255 [Default View] X=0 Y=0 SIZE_X=8191 SIZE_Y=3743
August 7, 201213 yr Ok it seem to me that the order of the entries do not really matter. Well I checked my entry and it seem to be the same as your window10. Also your VCockpit01 entry seem to be 100% correct gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1 So we can conclude that the panel entries to be correct. The next thing is then to make sure the gauge is available. according to the instruction on point 2 you need to add the gauge to your fsx gauges folder. Did you add the gauge. I normally add it to my panel folder of the C208 directly as FSX will first look in the panel folder for the gauge and only then it will look at the FSX gauges folder.
August 19, 201213 yr Hi sorry for not replying for a long time appriciate your help . To your last question I did copy that gauge to fsx gauge folder as well as to c208 folder but still the same . Look would be nice to have it working , but not huge deal . I just set to extend battery life in fsuipc . Thanks very much anyway . Cheers petr
August 24, 201213 yr Damn, couldn't get this to work! I also seem to have everything OK on the panel.cfg,, I followed all steps, and have the gauges both on the gauges folder as well as in the 208's panel folder. Thank you anyway, bliksimpie!! Also: had the same bad luck with the PA46T GPU.
August 25, 201213 yr Damn, couldn't get this to work! I also seem to have everything OK on the panel.cfg,, I followed all steps, and have the gauges both on the gauges folder as well as in the 208's panel folder. Thank you anyway, bliksimpie!! Also: had the same bad luck with the PA46T GPU. Ok bliksimpie left the building so i dont think he will help you. have you added doug dawson's battery gauge as per instruction. Please be a bit more specific. what does not work.? when you click the external power switch does the popup come up but it is not charging or does the popup not come up at all. I mean it is difficult trying to help you on someone else's gauge, when you just say it does not work.
August 30, 201213 yr Ok bliksimpie left the building so i dont think he will help you. have you added doug dawson's battery gauge as per instruction. Please be a bit more specific. what does not work.? when you click the external power switch does the popup come up but it is not charging or does the popup not come up at all. I mean it is difficult trying to help you on someone else's gauge, when you just say it does not work. Have the Doug Dowson .dll placed in the gauges folder, and have the lines inside the C208 panel.cfg as per instructions. Caravan's battery doesn't charge and do not see Dougie's Cart (looooool!) either. Same problem goes with the PA46T (Carenado Malibu, btw...). Maybe I have installed the .dll instalation?
August 31, 201213 yr Nicholas Ok two things were wrong in your panel.cfg file that you send me. I have send you back a corrected version 1) your entry for window05 had a "-" insttead of a "=" yours [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info ///Window05=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE ///Window06=Reality XP DropStack Window05-GPUpower corrected entry [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info ///Window05=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE ///Window06=Reality XP DropStack Window05=GPUpower 2) You had two Window05 sections. One after window04 and then again another one after Vcockpit section i tested and it is working now See the attached picture. Just make sure you have the CPU_208.cab file inside the panel folder of the C208. Hi Blicksimpie, I did try to get this GPU going but seems to me I am doing something wrong no GPU pops out when . Could you be so kind and check my entry in CFG perhaps you see why it doesn't work Thanks very much //********************************************************* // CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER // Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved //********************************************************* [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain Window06=FSFK ACARS Device Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window09=Reality XP DropStack Window10-GPUpower Your window10 should not have a "-" but a "=" [Window Titles] Window00=GPS Window01=Manual Window02=Control Windows Window03=Exit Manager Window04=Info Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain Window06=FSFK ACARS Device Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE Window09=Reality XP DropStack Window10=GPUpower
September 11, 201213 yr Hi, thanks for that I will try it asap. Don't know how I overlooked that . Cheers Petr
September 12, 201213 yr yes, we all should note that the instructions have a - instead of the = that should go. Check flying_bob's post above, it explains what i talk about
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