Maddison Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Having recently upgraded from Fs9 to X I am copying over as many of my favourite gauges I can find. One of these is the Davtron FP_307 temperature gauge. I have added the suggested entry in the panel config BUT something I am missing These are the instructions Installation : Copy the FP_307.cab file in the general "Gauges" folder . In the panel.cfg file of the choosen aircraft, add the line : gauge[n+1]=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30$_OAT_Ø, X, Y, width, height $ = "C", "F" for Mod 301 or nothing for Mod 307 Ø = 9 or X for FS9 or FSX I have tried .. gauge07=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30C_OAT_X, 0,0,100,50, gauge08=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30F_OAT_X, 200,0,100,50, gauge09=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30C_OAT_9, 400,0,100,50, gauge10=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30_OAT_X, 0,0,100,50, but nothing shows... what have I done wrong. Any help appreciated Maddison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Are you trying to add it to the VC or 2D panel of your chosen plane? You did extract the .cab file from the zip file into you sim's Gauges folder? Like into \FSX\Gauges You can also place it into your chosen plane's Panel folder. Don't extract what's IN the .cab file. Just extract the .cab file from the zip file it comes in as-is. Are the gaugeX= numbers higher than the last number in the [window00] section of you plane's panel.cfg file? All I can think of atm... Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Are you trying to add it to the VC or 2D panel of your chosen plane? You did extract the .cab file from the zip file into you sim's Gauges folder? Like into \FSX\Gauges You can also place it into your chosen plane's Panel folder. Don't extract what's IN the .cab file. Just extract the .cab file from the zip file it comes in as-is. Are the gaugeX= numbers higher than the last number in the [window00] section of you plane's panel.cfg file? All I can think of atm... Pat☺ 2D panel YES, I have tried both folders Cab file intact YES , i just need the 1 entry but tried dozens of variations to see if something will show. I was hopeing that someone is actually using this gauge and can list their entry Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hi Maddison, I notice you mention the gauge cab filename as: FP_307.cab But the panel.cfg entry refers to: FP_307_OAT Check that the .cab filename and panel entry name are the same. Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 Hi Maddison, I notice you mention the gauge cab filename as: FP_307.cab But the panel.cfg entry refers to: FP_307_OAT Check that the .cab filename and panel entry name are the same. Yes the cab file name is FP_307_OAT THIS just isn't my day, seems I am not destined to have a temperature gauge ?? Tried another file which does a similar thing Davtron Chronometer M803 v8 - P3Dv1.4 - FSX and FS 2004 stand alone XML gauge. Again I have followed the instructions (I think) It says 1. FP_M803v8.cab to be in the main Gauges folder as it is 2. In the panel.cfg file add (or replace) the following lines : gauge[n+1]=FP_M803v8!M803_*, X, Y, width, height *_AK Key acting (key acting only with FSX/P3Dv1.4) *_NoS = base bitmap w/o screws *_Green = green screen i/o orange *_AK Key acting (key acting only with FSX/P3Dv1.4) I am assuming that the * needs to be replaced so tried many combinations with zero success gauge07=FP_M803v8!M803_green, X, Y, width, height gauge07=FP_M803v8!M803_AK, X, Y, width, height gauge07=FP_M803v8!M803_Nos, X, Y, width, height for XY I used 0,0 so it would be in an empty space and 100,100 for height, width Nothing Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger75 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 This works in the default C172 VCockpit2: gauge08=FP_M803v8!M803_A_NoS_Green, 0,400, 86, 86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 This works in the default C172 VCockpit2: gauge08=FP_M803v8!M803_A_NoS_Green, 0,400, 86, 86 OH thank you It does indeed work gauge08=FP_M803v8!M803_A_NoS_Green, 0,1000, 150,150 (for my wide panel) The inclusion of the extra A did it although there is no mention of it at all in the installation instructions (unless I missed it) I wonder what information is missing with my Davtron 307 gauge (1st item) BUT at least I now have 1 working gauge. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger75 Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Make a copy of the Davtron 307 '.cab' file. Move to a temporary location and open by clicking on the .cab file. Match the name of the .xml file to the entry in your 'panel.cfg' [after the "!" '.xml name here']. It's been awhile this but I think that is how I got the Davtron to show! Regards, WS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 I took a look in the .cab file. You said you entered gauge10=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30_OAT_X, 0,0,100,50, In your panel.cfg. Please notice the numbers in RED. That should be 307 not 30. All the rest is correct, from what I can see. Hope this helps :) Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddison Posted February 10, 2017 Author Share Posted February 10, 2017 I took a look in the .cab file. You said you entered gauge10=FP_307_OAT!Davtron30_OAT_X, 0,0,100,50, In your panel.cfg. Please notice the numbers in RED. That should be 307 not 30. All the rest is correct, from what I can see. Hope this helps :) Pat☺ Thank you also to Ranger:) I entered gauge08=FP_307_OAT!Davtron307_OAT_X, 0,708,90,60, which now works. I don't know if the installation instructions were vague, unclear or if I am just dumb but its great to have helpful people around. Thank you both Maddison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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