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# RCBbp-10.zip:  BrakePressure / Autocoordination gauges           #
#                Update of the Taxispeed gauge                     #
#                New Pushback Icon for aircraft with prop. engines #
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#                      By Rob Barendregt            14 april 2003  #
#                                                     Release 1.0  #
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Although these two gauges can be used by themselves, my installation instruction
assumes that you also use my Taxispeed and Pushback gauges.
If you are not experianced in adding gauges to your panel and like to 
follow my instructions to the letter, first install (in that order):
1. RCBpb-20.zip (Pushback gauge)
2. RCBts-10.zip (Taxispeed gauge)
3. RCBta-10.zip (Taxispeed Arm gauges)
4. RCBbp-10.zip (this file)

These are also available at flightsim.com and avsim.com


1. Introduction
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The included XML gauges add some functionality to my Taxispeed and Pushback gauges,
and are (by default) added to the same panel window.

- BrakePressure.xml
  This gauge displays the braking pressure you apply with the Left/Right toebrakes.

- AutoCoordinationSwitch.xml
  With this gauge you can switch Autocoordination 'off' or 'on'.
  Handy when you have rudder pedals, but want to use Autocoordination 
  (sometimes called 'autorudder') during some stages of flight.

- Taxispeed.xml UPDATE
  Added feature: when you apply brakes while the gauge is active, the
  throttle control is temporarily disabled (the throttles are set to idle).
  When you release the brakes, taxispeed control is resumed. This allows you
  slow down temporarily without deactivating the gauge.
  NOTE: when you set the Parking Brake, the gauge will still be disabled fully.

- Icon_PushbackNoSound.xml
  Use this Icon instead of the Icon_Pushback in panels for aircraft whose engines
  use Magnetoes (usually aircraft with prop engines). This solves the problem of 
  engine shutdown when you click the Icon to open the window.

 
2. Installation
===============
These files can be installed independantly of eachother, and even without having
the Pushback gauge installed.
However, this description assumes that you have the Pushback and Taxispeed gauges
installed according to my instructions. Of course you are free to install/use them
in your panel in any other way, but PLEASE DON'T ASK ME FOR SUPPORT ON THAT !!

1. Extract the files in this archive to your main \FS2002 folder, with Winzip's
option "use folder names" enabled. 
This results in all files being placed in folder ...\FS2002\GAUGES\RCB-GAUGES\
(DON'T PUT THEM IN THE MAIN \GAUGES FOLDER !!)
When asked, overwite existing files.

2. Add the gauges to the panel of your aircraft(s).

Placing the gauges in your panel is done by adding some lines to the panel.cfg
file of your aircraft, located in the ...\FS2002\AIRCRAFT\"your aircraft"\PANEL
folder. The simplest way of doing that is by using Notepad.
They will be added to your existing Pushback/Taxispeed window.

*** MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR panel.cfg FIRST ***

Find the [Window**] section where the Pushback and Taxispeed gauges are defined, and
replace the whole section below [Window**] by: (USE WINDOWS CUT&PASTE)

size_mm=196,100
ident=10005                                   // The ident used by Icon_Pushback
visible=0                                     // 0: hidden when aircraft is loaded
window_size= 0.2,0.2                          // Screensize: 20% height, 20% width
position=0                                    // 0: opens in top-left of the screen
gauge00=rcb-gauges!PushbackStates, 0,0,1
gauge01=rcb-gauges!PushbackDisplay, 0,36,86,64
gauge02=RobSound!Rob-Sound, 0,0,1             // Plays Pushback conversation sounds
//gauge02=rcb-gauges!PushbackSoundOff, 0,0,1  // Disables Pushback conversation sounds
gauge03=rcb-gauges!Taxispeed, 86,36,60,64
gauge04=rcb-gauges!AutoTaxiAfterParkingbrake, 97,0,49,36
gauge05=rcb-gauges!AutoTaxiAfterLanding, 48,0,49,36
gauge06=rcb-gauges!ParkingBrakeSwitch, 0,0,48,36
gauge07=rcb-gauges!AutoCoordinationSwitch, 146,0,50,36
gauge08=rcb-gauges!BrakePressure, 146,36,50,64


3. Operation of the gauges
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See also their Tooltips.

1. BrakePressure.xml
Two white bars indicate the brake pressure that you apply via the left/right toebrakes.
Note-1: when the Parking Brake is set, both bars always indicate full pressure.
Note-2: once you apply toebrakes, you have to release the toebrakes fully before
        the brake pressure will be released again.
Both are caused by the implementation of the FS2K2 braking system.

2. AutoCoordinationSwitch.xml
Autocoordination mode is toggled off/on by clicking on this switch; the switch is
lighted GREEN, when Autocoordination is ON. (i.e. the Rudder is coupled to the Airlerons)
Note: this is the same functionality as the Autocoordination checkbox in the 
      FS2002 Aircraft-Realism menu tab.

3. Icon_PushbackNoSound.xml
Use this icon to open the Pushback/Taxispeed window in panels for aircraft with
Prop engines (that use magneto's). 
For a full explanation, see the Readme in file rcbpb-20.zip.

To have all sounds disabled (and therefore no interferance with the aircrafts 
Magneto's), change the panel.cfg:
- Replace the string "rcb-gauges!Icon_Pushback" by "rcb-gauges!Icon_PushbackNoSound"
- Insert // before "gauge02=robsound......"
- Remove the // before "//gauge02=rcb-gauges!SoundOff....."


4. Copyrights and Disclaimer
============================
These gauges are freeware, and available for your personal use.
They may NOT be sold, re-distributed, or (re-)uploaded to another website
(in ANY shape or form) without my explicite, written permission.

If you want to bundle these gauges with your (freeware !!) panel, you 
may do so AFTER my written permission, provided you include this 
README file AS-IS, without modification.

And obviously, installing & using these gauges is at your own risk !!


5. History
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I previously released the AutoCoordinationSwitch as a signal light.
This version just uses another bitmap, more in line with the Pushback/Taxispeed bitmaps.

******** IMPORTANT ************
Some of my gauges are now bundled in other panels, so if you install such a panel
after you install my archive you're bound to overwrite one with an older version.
Like with other gauges, in general keep the version with the latest Modification date.

I hope you enjoy using these gauges.
And I'm always open to questions, or suggestions for improvement.
(no guarantee that I will make them though).
But PLEASE, before asking me questions, make sure that the answer can not
be found in this (or the other) Readme files.


Rob Barendregt, The Netherlands
Email: rc.barendregt@planet.nl

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