Weather Radar, Collins Type WCP-701 PN 622-5129-020 pinouts Connector J1 Power +28 VDC M/L (gnd)Integral Backlight +5 VDC P/eOn/Off V/G, connect to I/OPredictive Windshear Auto-On/Disable g/L (gnd), connect to I/O ARINC429 (low speed) <h connect to ARINC429 board INPUT A <j connect to ARINC429 board INPUT B Bus Supply – WX 1 – AC1 (AC … Continue reading
Having issues interfacing Active Sky Next and FMGS weather radar? I had the same issue, until reminded by JL other programs may interfere with the weather .dat file writing. The culprit was FSUIPC, which was configured to write weather radar data for another flight simulator program. Look at the FSUIPC4.ini file in the Prepar3D\Modules\ directory … Continue reading
Another neat feature with FMGS 47.0 is the inclusion of Terrain and Weather dimming functionality. The A320 Display Unit controllers has a ND dual pot — the outer (larger) switch controls the ND screen brightness. The inner (smaller) switch controls the weather or terrain brightness. Corrected – Outer knob controls the weather or terrain overlay, … Continue reading
If you are running FMGS over the network you will need to share the WXR folder in your Jeehell FMGS folder. FMGS will only write weather data information on the Visual Generator (VG) computer (the PC running P3D or FSX). You will also require Active Sky Next or Active Sky 2016. In this setup the Flight … Continue reading
Jean Luc is always full of surprises. Here is a tease of the upcoming weather radar, a very long waited, and desired feature for the Airbus avionics suite Jeehell FMGS. It looks amazing. Active Sky Next or Active Sky 2016 will be required for functionality. This is indeed a very Merry Christmas! Continue reading
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