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After struggling for some time with many of the fs9gps variables and searching the forums for documentation of their use, often in vain, I attempted to fill the gap.

 

What started out as notes on a spreadsheet grew into something more resembling a guidebook, “FS9GPS Module”. It’s a collection of ‘notes to myself’ on the use of the gps module, definitions and examples of its 320 variables, and explanations of the principals of some xml coding techniques such as ICAO Transfer and Cycle Skipping that are used when working with the FS9 gps.dll module.

 

For those interested, it can be downloaded from the BlackBox website:

 

http://www.robbiemcelrath.com/blackbox/?guide

 

Hope you enjoy it!

 

Regards,

 

Bob

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What a labor of love! (though I'm sure you've bitched more than once at the GPS modules...)

 

I've not attacked a GPS gauge yet (wonder why), but man, looks like you've flattened the learning curve the day I decide to do so!

 

Thanks for the service to the community, and the hard work and hours that have gone into that document!

 

Gunter

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Try this how to video gps_video_part_one.zip and gps_part_two.zip these are really good.

 

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Edited by N4GIX to add direct links:

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What a labor of love! (though I'm sure you've bitched more than once at the GPS modules...)

 

I've not attacked a GPS gauge yet (wonder why), but man, looks like you've flattened the learning curve the day I decide to do so!

 

Thanks for the service to the community, and the hard work and hours that have gone into that document!

 

Gunter

 

@Gunter - many thanks.

 

In the end, I can say that I enjoyed writing it, although the bitching was related to the feeling a few months into it that I had bitten off more than I wanted to chew. Perseverance won out.

 

I really hope that it encourages more people to build gauges that utilize the gps variables - they open up quite another dimension of FS gauge building possibilities.

 

Bob

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Try this how to video gps_video_part_one.zip and gps_part_two.zip these are really good.

 

Blades

 

Where might one find these videos? A link would have been nice... :)

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They are in the library here...Don

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@Gunter - many thanks.

 

In the end, I can say that I enjoyed writing it, although the bitching was related to the feeling a few months into it that I had bitten off more than I wanted to chew. Perseverance won out.

 

I really hope that it encourages more people to build gauges that utilize the gps variables - they open up quite another dimension of FS gauge building possibilities.

 

Bob

Well, Bob, seriously, I think I'm sold... :cool:

I have some features on my wishlist that I believe could be achieved with the GPS module, but which I'd likely never have attacked.

I may do so now. I'll let you know.

 

Thanks again. And lucky us that you've got a dogged spirit ;)

 

Gunter

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They are in the library here...Don

 

Well, I kinda figured that out myself. The "hint" was for the poster to have added them...

 

I've edited the post to add the title and direct download links.

 

With that said though, although the two video tutorials are well done, they actually aren't at all relevant to Bob's work. :)

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