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1. simPlugins Panel Builder User Manual simPlugins MFD GPS BajuSoftware LLC Version 1 4 April 2015 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Table of Contents Idee ler Le Ir EE 3 E Tele Re Un CN 5 Installation Procedure EE 6 Running the GPS Staal ONO EE 7 GPS COMMO OM E 8 ZENE Fal ORTON S EN 8 Fooie EH 11 ECU all WA RE 12 General Notes about add on layers ccccccecc cece eecceeececeseeeseeeeeeeeeeceeeseeseeeseeeeeseeess 15 USMO ME EE 16 MOVING MaD dE 16 Moving Map with Online Mapping Gernice 17 DOCE TOF UNCON EE 18 Nearest FUNCION EEN 21 ABOU IO FI AGC seee usec eike whee hed cease auseaatuesucaiuctsenaentsencieessieetex 24 WOVE SEL BE 25 Creating a new flight olan ec ccccececseeceeeceeeceeceeeceeeceeeceeeseseeesaeeseeeseeeeeeeseesanes 26 Modifying an existing flight plan ccc eccceeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeseeeaeeeseeeeeeseeesaeeges 30 eru e EC Oe Ip E 34 Canc lling a MgNt DIAM esscciciscsccoesicinesiecno cies siechestenecisoectames wed nasieniem is rnedaio 37 Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 2 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Introduction The MFD GPS Add On for Panel Builder provides a basic GPS unit It has the following features 20 Function Keys Touchscreen optimized Configurable features Configurable colors Fully resizable Zoom Function Tuning of NAV Radios from GPS User configurable add on feature layers World wide Na2. KANE ANOKA CO BLAI 15 9 LEAT dn da FP ca o an a DIRECT TO MAP simPlugins MFD GPS Airports NEAREST NDB kHz nm AP VAGEY 338 BA BABCO 385 PPI HOPEY 400 RG REGUE 274 OEO OSCEOLA 233 RGK REDWING 394 GYL GLENCOE 407 CBG CAMBRID 350 PNM PRINCET 368 OW TONNA 379 ST HUSSK 342 ROS RUSH CITY 282 LEE Le DR A an DIRECT TO simPlugins MFD GPS NDBs Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 21 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS NEAREST VOR MHz nm MSP MINNEAP FCM FGT GEP FOW MKT STC DWN RZN RPD RST AEL Lef RR DIRECT TO simPlugins MFD GPS FLYING C FARMING GOPHER HALFWAY MANKATO ST CLOUD DARWIN SIREN RICE LAKE ROCHEST ALBERT L re Ace AI AI FLT PLAN NEAREST WAYPOINT nm DIRECT TO simPlugins MFD GPS Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved R0885 R0886 R0884 R0882 HOSKA WODER R0054 R0883 CAKIV R3059 TJZ02 CIJOT L Ref ALE 115 30 117 70 115 70 117 30 111 20 110 80 112 10 109 00 109 40 110 00 112 00 109 80 A A CR nn INFO 2 0 11 1 15 0 17 6 41 3 50 2 54 3 54 9 66 2 68 0 70 8 72 4 TA A MAP User Manual VORS Waypoints Page 22 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Select the nearest feature with the buttons on the top You can scroll up and down in the list with the UP and DN buttons on the left
3. 70 DEP 125 75 GND 121 80 GND 121 90 GND 127 92 PRM 119 97 PRM 132 52 TWR 123 95 TWR 126 70 UNICOM 122 95 simPlugins MFD GPS You can scroll up or down in the list with the SCRL UP and SCRL DN buttons The text entry buttons on top and the right side provide a search function The search function is described in more detail in a separate chapter Basically it works like a phone type entry by pressing the appropriate button multiple times until the number or character you want is displayed The list is sorted by ID but you can change the sort order by pressing the SRT button to the airport name This allows you to search by name or ID The current sort order is indicated by a yellow bar above the columns The CLR button clears the current search and you can start over Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 24 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Flight Planning This section describes the flight planning capabilities of the GPS unit Flight plans can be created stored recalled and modified The flight plans are stored in an internal database Once you have a flight plan created it can be activated The complete flight plan route will be shown on the map display You get messages when you arrive at your waypoints and updated routing information as you progress through your flight plan Select the flight plan function by pressing the FLT PLAN button simPlugins MFD GPS All av
4. GPS User Manual Installation Procedure Step 1 Locate the Installation Package on your computer If you have downloaded the package check in your Downloads Folder Double click on the installation package Pane LBuilderAddOnMFDGPS exe Step 2 IMPORTANT Follow the installation instructions on the screen When prompted for the Destination Location browse to C Program Files x86 Panel Builder standard Panel Builder or C Program Files x86 EFIS Panel Builder EFIS Panel Builder dl Setup simPlugins Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS Select Destination Location Where should simPlugins Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS be installed J Setup will install simPlugins Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS into the following 4 folder III IMPORTANT for Panel Builder C Program Files x86 Panel Builder for EFIS Panel Builder C Program Files x86 EFIS Panel Builder Atleast 51 7 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Next gt Make sure you select Add instruments to windows firewall when prompted Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 6 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual step 3 Start Panel Builder and load the panel you want to add the GPS to Click on Building and then Add Instrument All GPS units will show under the GPS Dropdown box Click on the checkbox and then click on Add checked instruments Add Instrument Instrumen t
5. MFD GPS GPS MFD Navigation System Description GPS Navigation with Flight Planning Port No EXE FIle Name e All eeneg 41010 Instruments_GPS N MFDGPS exe Running the GPS Standalone The MFD GPS add on can also run as a standalone program outside of a Panel Builder panel This allows you to install the GPS on a separate computer and run the GPS unit independently to any panel The installation procedure places a shortcut on the desktop for the GPS Double click it to launch the GPS You can also automate the startup by copying the shortcut into the Windows Startup group Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 7 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS GPS Configuration User Manual The GPS unit is fully configurable Follow the instructions in this chapter to re configure the unit to your liking This is an optional step The unit has default values that are used if you don t configure it Start the panel with the GPS unit then right click on the GPS unit and choose Settings from the pop up menu General Options GPS MFD Settings General Features Settings Ecemal Maps Layers Comms GFS Update Rate 1 ms Builtin Features Show Airports IC Show Heliports B Show Water Landing Areas Show NDBs Show VORs Show Waypoints Reporting Paints Show Airways Low or High Copyright 2013 simPlugins All rights reserved Display Show Bezel and Buttons
6. Map Units Miles Kilometer Direct To 7 Aight Plan Anival at waypoint waming at 15 miles Load next leg of flightplan at Cancel Direct To at Cancel Page 8 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual GPS Update Rate This specifies how often the Moving Map is updated The fault value is 1000 milliseconds every 1 second If you don t have any additional map layers loaded or only have a few this might be fast enough For more complex add on layers you might have to reduce the update rate try 1500 or even 2000 milliseconds every 1 5 or 2 seconds to slow it down Built in Features Built In features refer to the Navigation Database that comes with the GPS unit The following world wide features are contained in the database Airports Land Heliports and Water Landing Areas VORs VOR VORTAC VOR DME NDBs Waypoints Reporting Points Airways Low and High Altitude Enabling Disabling the features will make them available un available for display on the Map Screen The top buttons on the Map Screen will be shown or hidden depending on configuration Note There is only one button for Airports and Airways Airports APT will show all types of airports that have been checked in the configuration Airways AWY is a toggle button first click shows high altitude airways high second click shows low altitude airways low third click turn airways off Map Units This specifies what units the
7. The buttons on the bottom select other GPS functions Special functions for VORs Tune your NAV1 or NAV2 Standby frequency by pressing the NAV1 or NAV 2 button on the right with the highlighted VOR frequency NDBs Tune your ADF radio by pressing the ADF button on the right with the highlighted NDB frequency Direct To button The direct to button selects the currently highlighted feature as your next target After pressing the button the display will switch back to the map page and a magenta line will show the track to your target Track Distance and Time to Target will also be shown on the top of the map Once you get close you get a message Arriving at and when you reach your target the direct to function will be automatically cancelled simPlugins MFD GPS You can also cancel the direct to function any time by pressing the CLR button on the map screen Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 23 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Information Page The information page shows important airport frequencies This is useful when you are departing from an airport and want to see any frequencies to obtain clearances The airport you are currently located at will be automatically selected KMSL NORTHWESTALABAMA KMSN Dane CoRgnl Truax Flid KMSO Missoula Intl KMSP Minneapolis St Paul Intl APP 119 30 APP 123 95 APP 126 95 ATIS 135 35 ATIS 120 80 CLNC 133 20 DEP 124
8. Cc gees S km E e Chicago O Hare Runway 32L simPlugins Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Version 1 4 Copyright 2014 BajuSoftware LLC All Rights reserved No reproduction without permission Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 38 of 38
9. LT PLAN button to return to the list of flight plans lf you need to make further modifications use the ADD INS and DEL buttons Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 33 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Activating a flight plan Once you have a flight plan available you can activate the flight plan to show you routing guidance on the map screen via a magenta line Click on FLT PLAN Use the SCRL UP and SCRL DN buttons to select a flight plan from the list 1 KMSP KORD simPlugins MFD GPS ACV T on the top will activate the flight plan and switch to the map screen Now you can take off and follow the magenta line The top of the screen will show you guidance information to your first waypoint In our example below the first waypoint is 21D a small airport in Minnesota Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 34 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual gt gt 21D dtk 059 ARRIVING AT 21D DIRECT FLT ve NRST eau INFO simPlugins MFD GPS We are seeing that we have about 1 4 miles left to reach the waypoint also indicated by the ARRIVING AT 21D display gt gt KORD dtk 128 281 2 nm 2 21 hrs Ee DIRECT TO FLT NRST PLAN INFO simPlugins MFD GPS We have passed our first waypoint The GPS has automatically selected the next waypoint in the flight plan and updated the guidance info
10. ailable flight plans will be shown Each flight plan is identified by a number and a departure and destination location SCRL UP and SCRL DN allows you to scroll the list CHG changes the highlighted flight plan NEW creates a new flight plan DEL deletes the currently selected flight plan ACV T activates the currently selected flight plan and switches back to the map page Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 25 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Creating a new flight plan Click on the NEW button This will open the change flight plan page DIS simPlugins MFD GPS SCRL UP and SCRL DN scrolls through any existing waypoints in the flight plan ADD append multiple waypoints to the end of the list INS insert a single waypoint above the currently selected waypoint DEL delete the currently selected waypoint FLT PLAN returns to the flight plan list The fastest way to enter waypoints for a new flight plan is to select the ADD function This allows you to add multiple waypoints in the order you want to fly them Click on ADD Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 26 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual ADD WAYPOINT TO FLIGHTPLAN simPlugins MFD GPS An empty screen is displayed On the top right it displays what feature is currently selected and what you want to search by In our example above it is airport searc
11. distances are shown at visible in the Nearest Screen and the Map Screen when a Direct To or Flight Plan is active The default is nautical miles Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 9 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Direct To Flight Plan When a Direct To route or Flight Plan is active there will be an Arriving At message shown when you get close to the destination or flight plan waypoint Arrival at Waypoint Warning at specifies at what distance remaining this message will be shown The message will disappear when the waypoint has been reached see next setting simPlugins MFD GPS Load next leg of flight plan at Cancel Direct To at This specifies at what distance remaining a direct to route will be cancelled or the next waypoint of an active flight plan will be loaded If there is no next leg the flight plan will be cancelled Show Bezels and Buttons This allows you to show or hide the bezel and all button Only the map display screen remains visible This is useful when using the Thrustmaster MFD Buttons Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 10 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Feature Settings This screen allows you to modify feature colors line widths and font sizes The map background is always black except when an add on layer us loaded that has a background color specified other than black
12. e 14 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual General Notes about add on layers e lf there is an online map selected it is drawn first e Shape add On layers will be drawn next i e they are the lowest layer in the map after the online map All Built in features will be drawn above them e Add On layers will be added in the order they appear in the list You have to make sure that you add them in the correct Sequence and apply the transparency setting in order not to hide anything that has been loaded before e Rotating maps Is very process intensive used for Track Up map display Be aware how much you load Track Up display rotating is not available when using an Online Mapping Service Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 15 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Using the GPS Moving Map The moving map is the main screen of the GPS It shows you your current location and the map data that has been configured in the previous section There are several buttons that provide different functions simPlugins MFD GPS The top buttons allow you to show hide features on the map built in only not any add on layers When you switch the unit off stop the panel or take avionics power off any changes you made are remembered for the next run The left buttons control the display RNG amp RNG zoom the map out or in TRK UP changes the orientation of the map display t
13. hing by ID To select a different feature click on the buttons on the bottom APT VOR NDB or WPT To change the sort order click on SRT To start searching click the phone style buttons The buttons have multiple assignments Repeatedly press a button to get to all numbers letters assigned to a button It will show on the screen what has been currently selected NAME Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 27 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Once you have the number letter you want click on the CRSR gt button the selected number letter will be shown in the search box and a list of features that match the search will appear Keep entering letter numbers until you found your feature Don t forget you can also use the SCRL UP and SCRL DN Buttons ENIYE wT KMSA Mount Pleasant Munici KMSL NORTHWEST ALABAM KMSN Dane Co Rgnl Truax Fid KMSO Missoula Intl KMSP Minneapolis St Paul Intl KMSS MASSENA INTL RICHA KMSV SULLIVAN CO INTL KMSY Louis Armstrong New O simPlugins MFD GPS ADD will add the selected feature to the flight plan and clear the search CRL will clear the entire search criteria CRSR BSP will clear the last character from the search Keep adding features until you have a complete flight plan When you are finished click on DONE This will close the entry screen and return you to the flight plan change screen Copy
14. o show the amp pointing up in the direction of travel The button changes to NTH UP to change the display back to show the map in a North Up orientation The buttons on the bottom select all other GPS functions See the descriptions in the next chapters Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 16 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Moving Map with Online Mapping Service If you are using an online mapping service like OpenStreet Maps you can temporarily hide the online map layer to de clutter the display This is useful for flying the final approach or when the display becomes to confusing da Bensenville Ry Pat Q jefferson Si ma i simPlugins MFD GPS Click on the BGR button for background to hide the online map Now you can also select the track up feature that is not available with online maps To make the online map visible again click on the BGR button It works like a toggle switch Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 17 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MED GPS User Manual Direct To Function The Direct To function allows you to plot a course from your current position to any Airport VOR NDB or Waypoint in the navigation database Click on the Direct To Button 1 2 SPACE ABC DIRECT TO APT simPlugins MFD GPS An empty screen is displayed On the top right it displays what feature is currently selected and what yo
15. rect flight from Minneapolis St Paul to Chicago O Hare To add more waypoints has been described in the previous chapter In this example we are adding a waypoint between KMSP and KORD The insert function inserts a new waypoint before the selected waypoint In our case we need to select KORD because we want to insert a waypoint before KORD Use the SCRL DN button to move to the 2 line Click on the INS button Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 31 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual The insert waypoint screen will be displayed 1 2 3 4 SPACE ABC DEF GHI KMD KMDA MARTINDALE AHP KMDD MIDLAND AIRPARK KMDF MOORELAND MUNI KMDH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS KMDQ MADISON CO EXECU KMDS Madison Muni KMDT HARRISBURG INTL KMDW Chicago Midway Intl KMDZ TAYLOR CO simPlugins MFD GPS We want to add a waypoint add Madison WI Use the text search to locate the airport This has been described under Adding a new flight plan Once you have the airport selected click on INS again This will insert the waypoint just as indented The distance calculations will be updated automatically and the flight plan will be shown again WPT DTK DIS CUM 2 KMDS 254 173 6 173 6 3 KORD 104 421 3 5949 simPlugins MFD GPS Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 32 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual If the flight plan is as you intended click on the F
16. right 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 28 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual WPT DTK DIS CUM 2 KMDS 254 173 6 173 6 3 KORD 104 421 3 594 9 simPlugins MFD GPS The flight plan is displayed showing the selected features with a number indicating which order they are flown Also show is the desired track DTK the distance to this feature waypoint DIS and the cumulative distance CUM The last line will show you the total miles km for the flight plan under the CUM column Click in FLT PLAN to return to the flight plan list Alternatively you can make modifications if required using the INS insert ADD or DEL buttons See next chapters Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 29 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Modifying an existing flight plan To modify an existing flight plan click on the FLT PLAN button This will show you a list of available flight plans simPlugins MFD GPS Use the SCRL UP and SCRL DN buttons to select a flight plan To delete a flight plan click on DEL To add a new flight plan click on NEW See previous chapter To change the flight plan click on CHG Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 30 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual The flight plan will be displayed WPT DTK DIS CUM 2 KORD 125 290 4 290 4 simPlugins MFD GPS In our example it is a di
17. rights reserved Page 13 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Similar to the built in features this allows you to specify colors and line widths In addition you can specify at what Zoom levels the layer is shown This allows you for example to de clutter the map display especially for zZoomed out ranges Click at with zoom levels the layer should be visible The 7ransparency setting specifies how transparent this layer is i e how much of the other layers show through This is important for layers that contain areas which might otherwise hide any other features 100 means not transparent solid any lower values makes the layer more or less transparent eieiei Deletes a layer Select a previously added layer and then click the Delete button UP DN Moves the layer up or down in the list Layers are drawn in the order of the list If a layer is obscured by another layer change the order with those buttons Adding an Online Map Service This allows you to display a live map via the Internet At this stage we support the following mapping servers Mapquest OpenStreetMaps Tiles OpenStreetMap Tiles Those are free services Other services will be added at a later stage if required Click on the drop down box and select the entry for the service to activate it GPS MFD Settings Online Map Service MapQuest Open Street Maps Tiles Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Pag
18. rmation Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 35 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Once we reach our last waypoint the flight plan is cancelled automatically You can also link the Auto Pilot to the course Click on AP LNK The heading bug will be driven by the GPS You also need to make sure that the Auto Pilot is switched on and Heading Mode is selected If you want to cancel the flight plan before reaching the destination or for any other reason use the cancel flight plan function described next Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 36 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MED GPS User Manual Cancelling a flight plan lf you need to cancel an active flight plan you can use the cancel flight plan function From the map screen click on the FLT PLAN button gt gt 21D dtko59 14nm 07min ARRIVING AT 21D DIRECT T sim Plugins MED GPS This will display the flight plan screen FLIGHT PLAN DATABASE 1 KMSP KORD DIRECT TO NRST simPlugins MFD GPS Click on the CNCL button to cancel it Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 37 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS Built In Features and SHP Layers simPlugins MFD GPS j H e User Manual Built In Features amp OpenStreetMap Kr Ji Elk Grove S Weg h gt NM HARE INTERNA TIONAL db I k Re d Bensenville Ov Zb
19. see section Adding Layers GPS MFD Settings Airports Water Landing Areas Font Size Font Size Font Color Font Color Line Width gt Line Width Line Color fba55d3 Line Color Heliports VORs Marker Size Marker Size Font Size tS Font Size C olor Waypoints Reporting Points Marker Size Marker Size Font Size Font Size C Oo or Det E wi or Airways High amp Low Marker Size So TT cern Font Size n B Line Color Line Color Line Width 2 z Font Color Font Color MB Show Airway Fix Names All settings on this screen are self explanatory Colors are changed by clicking on the color link This will open a color selection box Colors are stored with a numeric value but shown in the selected color Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 11 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual External Map Layers This section allows you to add additional feature layers Two types of layers are supported at this stage e Shape Files SHP Fast Vector drawn Features e Online Mapping Service like Open Street Maps There are many sources in the Internet that provide shape file Maps layers can typically downloaded in a variety of formats included the shape format mentioned above Two examples are http www naturalearthdata com http www openstreetmap org Remember to download any data you want in the correct format supported by the GPS unit GPS MED Settings General Feat
20. u want to search by In our example above it is airport searching by ID To select a different feature click on the buttons on the bottom APT VOR NDB or WPT To change the sort order click on SRT To start searching click the phone style buttons The buttons have multiple assignments Repeatedly press a button to get to all numbers letters assigned to a button It will show on the screen what has been currently selected 1 SPACE ABC Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 18 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Once you have the number letter you want press the Cursor Right button CRSR gt the selected number letter will be shown in the search box and a list of features that match the search will appear Keep entering letter numbers until you found your feature Don t forget you can also use the SCRL UP DN rocker switch KORB ORR RGNL KORC ORANGE CITY MUNI KORD CHICAGO OHARE INTL KORE Orange Muni KORF Norfolk Intl KORG ORANGE CO KORH WORCESTER RGNL KORK NORTH LITTLE ROCK KORL Orando Executive KORS Orcas Island simPlugins MFD GPS lf you made a mistake while typing click the CRSR BSP Button backspace the last character in the search is deleted lf you want to clear the whole search criteria click the CLR button If you want to exit this function without plotting the direct to course click on MAP To navigate to the currently selected feat
21. ure that is highlighted click on DIRECT TO This will plot the course and active the map page Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 19 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual LONT simPlugins MED GPS Now start flying following the magenta line You will also get information about your destination like desired track dtk distance nm or km and time to destination calculated based on your groundspeed min once you get moving You can also link the Auto Pilot to the course Click on AP LNK The heading bug will be driven by the GPS You also need to make sure that the Auto Pilot is switched on and Heading Mode is selected lf you want to clear direct to click on the CLR button Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 20 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Nearest Function The nearest page shows features that are within a 100 nautical mile 160 km range of the current position You can select to show Airports VORs NDBs and Waypoints Reporting Points They are ordered by closest to farthest with the distance in the last column nm or km depending on configuration NEAREST AIRPORT nm KMSP Minneapolis St Pa 1 2 KSTP St Paul Downtow 6 5 KSGS SOUTH ST PAUL 7 0 MY52 Turkey Track 11 7 KFCM Minneapolis Flyin 11 8 KMIC CRYSTAL gr 7MN2 Koskovich 13 3 69MY Stegmaier 13 8 KLVN AIRLAKE 15 3 05MN Sowieja 15 7 21D LAKE ELMO 15 9
22. ures Settings Ectemal Maps Layers Online Map Service None Shape File Layers Delete Properties Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 12 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Adding a shape file layer Add Add a new map layer Click on the Add button A file open dialog will appear Browse to your previously downloaded file The click Open Select Map Layer File Lookin NavData G f em Mame Date modified Type on E dashshe 8 4 2006 10 45AM SHP File _ classc shp 6 4 2006 11 04 AM SHP File VW _ classd shp 8 4 200612 18 PM SHP File _ hways shp 11 6 2008 3 35PM HP File Desktop _ Ik_us shp 11 22 2010 4 28 DM SHP File _ ne_50m_land shp 2 14 2013 9 41 AM SHP File Libraries _ railroads shp 5 31 2011 8 43 PM SHP File A ay Recent Places mA DSLR Computer Ts Network H F File name maj_riv shp Files of type Shape Files ze Cancel Open as read only The example above loads Major Rivers Properties Display properties of layer For shape file Layers only Select a previously loaded layer then click on the Properties button Shape File C Users veinhard Downloads ne_10m_rivers_north_america ne_10m_rivers_north_america shp Properties Line Width Line Color Area Color Visibility Map Zoom Ranges EE ER ER ER ER ee E Transparency Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All
23. vigation Database with update service Moving Map with North Up or Track Up Display Nearest Airport NDB VOR Waypoint Direct to Airport NDB VOR Waypoint Airport Information Flight Planning with flight plan database Autopilot Link Heading Bug The key layout has been designed with the Thrustmaster MFD Cougar unit in mind Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 3 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual The keys can be assigned to the GPS unit using the free s mPlugins ButtonMapper program Here is the key numbering to be used with the Button Mapper program In addition to the number keys the following rocker switches also control GPS functions SYM Range Up and Range Down RNG RNG GAIN Scroll Up and Scroll Down SCRL SCRL CON Cursor Right and Cursor Left CRSR CRSR Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 4 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD GPS User Manual Technical Requirements Hardware Processor Any Dual Core Processor or greater Memor 4GB 32 Bit 8GB 64 Bit Disk Space 1 GB approx Windows Vista 32 or 64 Bit Operating Software Windows 7 32 or 64 Bit Windows 8 32 or 64 Bit MS Flight Simulator X Acceleration or SP2 Flight Simulator MS Flight Simulator 2004 Any version X Plane 9 or 10 Any version Panel Builder 2 6 or greater Copyright 2015 BajuSoftware LLC All rights reserved Page 5 of 38 Panel Builder Add On MFD
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