Erj

[Katonad]

Hello,
My name is David Katona, and I'm kind of a beginner in home cockpit building. I'd like to build an ERJ-145 cockpit. I've read about the pmSystem, so I wonder, I could set up an ERJ overhead panel? If I understand it correctly, the pmSystem can control offsets that the FS does not know?
Thank you in advance, and sorry if these are very simple question.

Regards
David Katona
Hungary

[Trevor Hale]

Hi David. When using PMsystems you can create any kind of overhead you like. But most of the functions and logic you will create will be calling some FSUIPC offsets. These offsets fill in the gaps where Flightsim left off. For instance FS itself doesn't output for all settings. FSUIPC fills in the gaps by digging the information out of flightsim and makes the information available for access. The APU is a perfect example of a FSUIPC Function not a Flightsim function.

Best regards,

Trev

[Katonad]

Hello Trev.
Thank you for your answer.
So there are some offsets that are not in FS, neither in Fsuipc. As I think, correct me please if I misunderstanded: with the switches and buttons I control the PMsystems, so i set up the PMsystem to be close to reality (for example Normal start-up procedure, and if I do that, the PMsystem will make theFS to start the engine.). Is that correct?

Regards
David

[PaulEMB]

Hi David,

You can investigate further using the sysvar.txt provided with pmsystems.

This allows you to programme functions using FSUIPC and the native pm offsets provided by Pete Dowson to achieve startup, and other more complex functions.

This can be linked via hardware and I/O cards to give you functionality, or by modifying the graphic file supplied by pmsystems to acheive the same result.

[Katonad]

Thank you!

There's still a problem. What happens if I would like to use an older aircraft? I mean, for example a BAC 1-11. There is no Project magenta software for its displays. I've read about widefs, that the main panel could run on another computer, with the gauges. Can I mix them? I mean, there's the PMsystem for the overhead panel on a computer, connected to the overhead hardware. There is a computer with the Flight Simulator, and there is another computer with Flight Simulator, but only the main panel with the gauges I need, altimeter, etc. (On monitors behind a panel, so only the gauges would be shown.) Is that possible at all, or I really don't understand the whole thing?
Otherwise, how would it be possible to use non-project magenta glass cockpit gauges? I'd like to have the BAC 1-11 style instruments.
Sorry for the lot of questions

Regards
David

[Michael Carter]

You could find a panel of the BAC-111 that is acurate and flyable and use MS panel studio to build a panel as I and others have done for aircraft unsupported by PM and everyone else.

You will have that panel configuration linked to that aircraft (the BAC-111) and FS will call it up when you load that aircraft.

PM isn't for every builder. I dare not say more.

[PaulEMB]

David,

For the BAC 111, or other aircraft with analogue instruments, you might also look at Simkits or similar instruments - and build your own panel. As Michael says, there are many ways to achieve a result without using PM - which is designed for glass cockpit A/C - search here or on other forums, and you will find many solutions.