Gps.....

[Babytiger]

Hi Guys!!!

I was windering if anyone wud be able to help with. When i'm downloading any 747's everything works fine,apart from when i go to open the GPS within the simulator it only opens a black box as supposed to the GPS itself. Pls can someone help me.

Cheers J

[Avechelice]

Hello,

Quick answer .....

Be sure you have the GPS in the panel.cfg
Sample

// Panel Configuration file
// Cessna 172sp
// Copyright (c) 2001-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

[Window Titles]
Window00=Main Panel
Window01=Radio Stack
Window02=GPS
Window03=Annunciator
Window04=Compass
Window05=Mini Panel


[Window00]
file=panel_background_640.bmp
file_1024=panel_background_1024.bmp
size_mm=640
position=7
visible=1
no_luminous=1
ident=MAIN_PANEL

gauge00=Cessna!ADF,545,86
gauge01=Cessna172!Airspeed,145,56
gauge02=Cessna!Altimeter,347,57
gauge03=Cessna!Attitude,246,56
gauge04=Cessna!Avionics Switch,240,286
gauge06=Cessna!DME,544,49
gauge07=Cessna!Flaps,598,286
gauge08=Cessna!Fuel_Selector, 451, 287
gauge09=Cessna!Heading_Indicator, 246, 158
gauge10=Cessna!IOAT, 482, 50
gauge11=Cessna!Master_Alt_Bat,55,288
gauge12=Cessna!Starter,5,288
gauge13=Cessna172!Tachometer,545,180
gauge14=Cessna172!Thrust_Controls,500,287
gauge15=Cessna!Turn_Indicator,145,157
gauge16=Cessna!Vertical_Speed,347,157
gauge17=Cessna!VOR1,451,86
gauge18=Cessna!Nav GPS Switch, 463, 59
gauge19=Cessna!Pitch_Trim, 284, 286
gauge21=Cessna182s!Autopilot_Switch, 68, 111
gauge30=Cessna172!Clock,85,73
gauge31=Cessna172!EGT_Fuel_Flow,72,133
gauge32=Cessna172!Fuel,1,133
gauge34=Cessna182s!Oil_Press_Temp, 1, 204
gauge35=Cessna!OMI_Lights, 495, 70
gauge36=Cessna182s!Switches,104, 289
gauge37=Cessna182s!VOR2,451,180
gauge38=Cessna!Vacuum_Ampermeter, 72, 204
gauge39=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 326, 280
gauge40=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 340, 280
gauge41=SimIcons!Map Icon, 354, 280
gauge42=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 399, 280
gauge43=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 413, 280
gauge44=SimIcons!Compass Icon, 427, 280




[Window01]
BACKGROUND_COLOR=2,2,2
size_mm=156,308
position=8
visible=0
ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL

gauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 0, 0
gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 0, 29
gauge02=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2, 0, 86
gauge03=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio ADF, 0, 142
gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 0, 180
gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 0, 217
gauge06=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 0, 262

[Window02]
size_mm=456,378
window_size=0.5
position=8
BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0
VISIBLE=0
ident=GPS_PANEL

gauge00=fs9gps!gps_500, 0,0

Be sure you have the file GPS in the gauges folder

Be sure you have the files GPS.DLL and gps_export.DLL in the modules folder

Regards.