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I created a GPU to work with C208 and huge thank you to the brilliance of Doug Dawson who created and share the battery charger dll. so no more depleted battery if you dont have FSUIP4, extended battery life setting or unrealistic aircraft.cfg setting to give you battery life for ever.

 

FSX battery deplete very quickly and if you really take your time with proper start up

you would have found that by the time you wnat to start the engines, then your C90 do

not have sufficiant power to start the plane

 

current workarounds:

- Most use FSUIP4 with setting "Extend battery life indefinately"

- Manually add an entry to the FSX plane aircraft.cfg under [ELECTRICAL] section

electrical_always_available=1

 

 

NOTE: CONDITION for gauge to do its work..!

 

for this gauge to work properly so that you can actually see battery power depletes and being charged

both FSUIP4 entry for battery life indefinately on, must be switch off and the aircraft.cfg file must not have the

entry "electrical_always_available=1"

 

 

 

It has been uploaded to avsim. I dont know when it will be available, should be available in day or two. so check the library under FSX gauges

 

 

Illustration on how it work

 

NOTE: THIS will ONLY work if the plane is stationary. Once the plane moves and you have not decoupled the GPU the ssytem will automatically decouple the GPU and switch off the battery charger.

 

zzgpuc20800all.jpg

 

 

Any other plane that might need something simmilar

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Simply brillant!

Thanks a lot :--)


Best regards,
David Roch

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Hi Blicksimpie,

I did try to get this GPU going but seems to me I am doing something wrong no GPU pops out when . Could you be so kind and check my entry in CFG perhaps you see why it doesn't work Thanks very much

 

 

//*********************************************************

// CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER

// Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved

//*********************************************************

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

Window06=FSFK ACARS Device

Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window09=Reality XP DropStack

Window10-GPUpower

 

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window00]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=500,266

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=794

window_size= 0.350, 0.248

window_pos= 0.010, 0.750

zorder=0

 

gauge00=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 0,0,500,266

gauge01=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 112,34,274,169

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

gauge02=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

 

[Window01]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=700,814

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=793

window_size= 0.380, 0.589

window_pos= 0.620, 0.160

 

gauge00=C208SCManual!manual, 0,0,700,814

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window02]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=700,451

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=796

window_size= 0.390, 0.335

window_pos= 0.010, 0.410

zorder=0

 

gauge00=SCMB!Control_windows, 0,0,700,451

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window03]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=351,456

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=60

window_size= 0.190, 0.329

window_pos= 0.010, 0.070

 

gauge00=SCMB!Doors, 0,0,351,456

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window04]

file=info.bmp

size_mm=555,139

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=1

ident=142

window_size= 0.290, 0.097

window_pos= 0.350, 0.020

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

// This is the FCOM window - Auto-installed by FSCaptain

[Window05]

size_mm=380,320

position=8

visible=0

ident=24477

gauge00=FCOM!ACARS,1,1,380,320

// End of the FCOM window

 

[Vcockpit01]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_1

 

gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed, 2,4,164,164

gauge01=GCCB!Attitude, 170,4,164,164

gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter, 341,3,164,164

gauge03=GCCB!rmi, 1,174,165,165

gauge04=GCCB!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 169,173,168,168

gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed, 340,173,167,167

gauge06=GCCB!vor2, 1,343,164,164

gauge07=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator, 169,343,162,166

gauge08=GCCB!DME_screen, 333,351,176,68

gauge09=GCCB!Panel_annunciator, 333,428,175,65

gauge10=PayLoad_Gauge!PayLoad, 0,0,50,50

gauge11=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

gauge12=FSFK-ACARS!HotspotInv,0,0,1,1, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000

gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

 

[Window10]

background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=235,150

position=6

visible=0

ident=10399

window_size= 0.280, 0.270

window_pos= 0.000, 0.100

type=SPECIAL

gauge00=dsd_battery_charger!charger, 45, 22, 1, 1

gauge02=GPU_C208!GPU_popupC208, 0, 0,235,150

 

 

 

[Vcockpit02]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_2

 

gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed2, 10,3,165,165

gauge01=GCCB!Attitude2, 182,3,155,164

gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter2, 345,2,164,164

gauge03=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator2, 5,172,171,170

gauge04=GCCB!Directional_Gyro, 179,173,162,162

gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed2, 344,172,167,167

gauge06=GCCB!clock, 205,408,99,99

gauge07=GCCB!suction, 104,408,99,99

gauge08=GCCB!voltamp, 3,407,99,99

gauge09=GCCB!Annunciator_Panel, 3,344,362,53

gauge10=GCCB!fuelflow, 307,407,100,100

gauge11=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 410,408,100,100

gauge12=GCCB!vs, 371,343,136,60

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Vcockpit03]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_3

 

gauge00=GCCB!torque, 289,228,112,112

gauge01=GCCB!prop_rpm, 289,116,108,108

gauge02=GCCB!itt, 288,2,109,109

gauge03=GCCB!ng, 401,116,106,106

gauge04=GCCB!psi_oil, 399,2,110,110

gauge05=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 2,161,282,150

gauge06=GCCB!Radios2, 2,64,284,95

gauge07=GCCB1!RadioAdf, 2,382,270,67

gauge08=GCCB1!RadioTrans, 2,313,276,67

gauge09=GCCB!Autopilot, 2,2,280,60

gauge10=GCCB!AOM, 1,450,272,59

gauge11=GCCB!AOM_Lights, 274,466,207,42

gauge12=GCCB!anti_ice_amps, 289,342,69,68

gauge13=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 404,229,104,104

gauge14=GCCB!ng, 406, 344 ,100,100

gauge15=GCCB!Hours, 288,413,82,50

gauge16=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 63,181,157,93

gauge17=FSFK-ACARS!Hotspot,381,431,32,22, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Vcockpit04]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_4

 

gauge00=GCCB!Oxygen, 115,3,110,109

gauge01=GCCB!compass, 228,3,85,54

gauge02=GCCB!temp, 3,3,109,109

gauge03=GCCB!RadarAltitude, 3,116,146,146

gauge04=GCCB!Annunciator_Test, 317,3,54,54

gauge06=GCCB!atc, 375,3,54,54

gauge07=GCCB!Drag, 60,60,0

gauge08=WX_Gauge!WXGauge, 154,116,1,1

gauge05=rxpWX500!RDR, 154,116,360,229

//========================================================

 

 

 

Day=255,255,255

Night=255,255,255

Luminous=255,255,255

 

[Default View]

X=0

Y=0

SIZE_X=8191

SIZE_Y=3743

 

[Window06]

background_color=0,0,0

window_size_ratio=1.0,1.0

size_mm=318,238

position=8

visible=0

ident=15372

zorder=1

FSFKDevice=1

gauge00=FSFK-ACARS!Device,0,0,318,238

 

[Window07]

window_pos=0.511719,0.000000

window_size=0.488281,0.488281

visible=1

ident=15500

zorder=99

gauge00=rxpWX500!RDR,0,0,100,100

 

[Window08]

window_pos=0.609375,0.000000

window_size=0.390625,0.351563

visible=1

ident=15531

zorder=99

gauge00=rxpGNS!GNS530,0,0,100,100

 

[Window09]

position=0

window_size=0.062500,0.029297

visible=1

ident=15000

zorder=100

gauge00=rxpDrop!Stack,0,0,100,100

//------------------------

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Well I will try and help.

just looking at what you posted, I dont know if it would help but I see window10 is somewhere between VC windows sections added and then again followed by normal windows. I normally have all windows sections together in tthe number sequence, and then only the vc sections like this below.

Try that first, and let me know if it work, otherwise maybe the guy will answer you.

 

//*********************************************************

// CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER

// Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved

//*********************************************************

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

Window06=FSFK ACARS Device

Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window09=Reality XP DropStack

Window10-GPUpower

 

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window00]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=500,266

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=794

window_size= 0.350, 0.248

window_pos= 0.010, 0.750

zorder=0

 

gauge00=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 0,0,500,266

gauge01=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 112,34,274,169

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

gauge02=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

 

[Window01]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=700,814

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=793

window_size= 0.380, 0.589

window_pos= 0.620, 0.160

 

gauge00=C208SCManual!manual, 0,0,700,814

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window02]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=700,451

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=796

window_size= 0.390, 0.335

window_pos= 0.010, 0.410

zorder=0

 

gauge00=SCMB!Control_windows, 0,0,700,451

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window03]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=351,456

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=0

ident=60

window_size= 0.190, 0.329

window_pos= 0.010, 0.070

 

gauge00=SCMB!Doors, 0,0,351,456

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Window04]

file=info.bmp

size_mm=555,139

window_size_ratio=1.000

position=0

visible=1

ident=142

window_size= 0.290, 0.097

window_pos= 0.350, 0.020

 

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

// This is the FCOM window - Auto-installed by FSCaptain

[Window05]

size_mm=380,320

position=8

visible=0

ident=24477

gauge00=FCOM!ACARS,1,1,380,320

// End of the FCOM window

 

 

[Window06]

background_color=0,0,0

window_size_ratio=1.0,1.0

size_mm=318,238

position=8

visible=0

ident=15372

zorder=1

FSFKDevice=1

gauge00=FSFK-ACARS!Device,0,0,318,238

 

[Window07]

window_pos=0.511719,0.000000

window_size=0.488281,0.488281

visible=1

ident=15500

zorder=99

gauge00=rxpWX500!RDR,0,0,100,100

 

[Window08]

window_pos=0.609375,0.000000

window_size=0.390625,0.351563

visible=1

ident=15531

zorder=99

gauge00=rxpGNS!GNS530,0,0,100,100

 

[Window09]

position=0

window_size=0.062500,0.029297

visible=1

ident=15000

zorder=100

gauge00=rxpDrop!Stack,0,0,100,100

 

 

 

 

[Window10]

background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=235,150

position=6

visible=0

ident=10399

window_size= 0.280, 0.270

window_pos= 0.000, 0.100

type=SPECIAL

gauge00=dsd_battery_charger!charger, 45, 22, 1, 1

gauge02=GPU_C208!GPU_popupC208, 0, 0,235,150

 

 

//------------------------

[Vcockpit01]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_1

 

gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed, 2,4,164,164

gauge01=GCCB!Attitude, 170,4,164,164

gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter, 341,3,164,164

gauge03=GCCB!rmi, 1,174,165,165

gauge04=GCCB!Horizontal Situation Indicator, 169,173,168,168

gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed, 340,173,167,167

gauge06=GCCB!vor2, 1,343,164,164

gauge07=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator, 169,343,162,166

gauge08=GCCB!DME_screen, 333,351,176,68

gauge09=GCCB!Panel_annunciator, 333,428,175,65

gauge10=PayLoad_Gauge!PayLoad, 0,0,50,50

gauge11=FCOM!FDR,1,1,1,1 // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

gauge12=FSFK-ACARS!HotspotInv,0,0,1,1, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000

gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

 

 

 

 

[Vcockpit02]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_2

 

gauge00=GCCB!Airspeed2, 10,3,165,165

gauge01=GCCB!Attitude2, 182,3,155,164

gauge02=GCCB!Altimeter2, 345,2,164,164

gauge03=GCCB!Turn_Coordinator2, 5,172,171,170

gauge04=GCCB!Directional_Gyro, 179,173,162,162

gauge05=GCCB!Vertical_speed2, 344,172,167,167

gauge06=GCCB!clock, 205,408,99,99

gauge07=GCCB!suction, 104,408,99,99

gauge08=GCCB!voltamp, 3,407,99,99

gauge09=GCCB!Annunciator_Panel, 3,344,362,53

gauge10=GCCB!fuelflow, 307,407,100,100

gauge11=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Left, 410,408,100,100

gauge12=GCCB!vs, 371,343,136,60

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Vcockpit03]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_3

 

gauge00=GCCB!torque, 289,228,112,112

gauge01=GCCB!prop_rpm, 289,116,108,108

gauge02=GCCB!itt, 288,2,109,109

gauge03=GCCB!ng, 401,116,106,106

gauge04=GCCB!psi_oil, 399,2,110,110

gauge05=CarenadoG430!GNS430_nc1, 2,161,282,150

gauge06=GCCB!Radios2, 2,64,284,95

gauge07=GCCB1!RadioAdf, 2,382,270,67

gauge08=GCCB1!RadioTrans, 2,313,276,67

gauge09=GCCB!Autopilot, 2,2,280,60

gauge10=GCCB!AOM, 1,450,272,59

gauge11=GCCB!AOM_Lights, 274,466,207,42

gauge12=GCCB!anti_ice_amps, 289,342,69,68

gauge13=GCCB!Fuel_Quantity_Right, 404,229,104,104

gauge14=GCCB!ng, 406, 344 ,100,100

gauge15=GCCB!Hours, 288,413,82,50

gauge16=GCCB!Toggle_GPS, 63,181,157,93

gauge17=FSFK-ACARS!Hotspot,381,431,32,22, 15372|8011|0|3|0|Default|100000

 

 

//--------------------------------------------------------

[Vcockpit04]

Background_color=0,0,0

size_mm=512,512

visible=0

pixel_size=1024,1024

texture=$Panel_CARAV_4

 

gauge00=GCCB!Oxygen, 115,3,110,109

gauge01=GCCB!compass, 228,3,85,54

gauge02=GCCB!temp, 3,3,109,109

gauge03=GCCB!RadarAltitude, 3,116,146,146

gauge04=GCCB!Annunciator_Test, 317,3,54,54

gauge06=GCCB!atc, 375,3,54,54

gauge07=GCCB!Drag, 60,60,0

gauge08=WX_Gauge!WXGauge, 154,116,1,1

gauge05=rxpWX500!RDR, 154,116,360,229

//========================================================

 

 

 

Day=255,255,255

Night=255,255,255

Luminous=255,255,255

 

[Default View]

X=0

Y=0

SIZE_X=8191

SIZE_Y=3743

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Ok it seem to me that the order of the entries do not really matter.

Well I checked my entry and it seem to be the same as your window10.

 

Also your VCockpit01 entry seem to be 100% correct

gauge13=GPU_C208!GPU_VC_popup, 0,0,1,1

 

So we can conclude that the panel entries to be correct.

 

The next thing is then to make sure the gauge is available.

according to the instruction on point 2 you need to add the gauge to your fsx gauges folder.

Did you add the gauge. I normally add it to my panel folder of the C208 directly as FSX will first look in the panel folder for the gauge and only then it will look at the FSX gauges folder.

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Hi sorry for not replying for a long time appriciate your help . To your last question I did copy that gauge to fsx gauge folder as well as to c208 folder but still the same . Look would be nice to have it working , but not huge deal . I just set to extend battery life in fsuipc . Thanks very much anyway . Cheers petr

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Damn, couldn't get this to work! I also seem to have everything OK on the panel.cfg,, I followed all steps, and have the gauges both on the gauges folder as well as in the 208's panel folder.

Thank you anyway, bliksimpie!!

 

Also: had the same bad luck with the PA46T GPU.

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Damn, couldn't get this to work! I also seem to have everything OK on the panel.cfg,, I followed all steps, and have the gauges both on the gauges folder as well as in the 208's panel folder.

Thank you anyway, bliksimpie!!

 

Also: had the same bad luck with the PA46T GPU.

 

Ok bliksimpie left the building so i dont think he will help you.

 

have you added doug dawson's battery gauge as per instruction.

 

Please be a bit more specific. what does not work.? when you click the external power switch does the popup come up but it is not charging or does the popup not come up at all. I mean it is difficult trying to help you on someone else's gauge, when you just say it does not work.

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Ok bliksimpie left the building so i dont think he will help you.

 

have you added doug dawson's battery gauge as per instruction.

 

Please be a bit more specific. what does not work.? when you click the external power switch does the popup come up but it is not charging or does the popup not come up at all. I mean it is difficult trying to help you on someone else's gauge, when you just say it does not work.

 

 

Have the Doug Dowson .dll placed in the gauges folder, and have the lines inside the C208 panel.cfg as per instructions.

Caravan's battery doesn't charge and do not see Dougie's Cart (looooool!) either.

 

Same problem goes with the PA46T (Carenado Malibu, btw...). Maybe I have installed the .dll instalation?

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Nicholas

 

Ok two things were wrong in your panel.cfg file that you send me. I have send you back a corrected version

 

1) your entry for window05 had a "-" insttead of a "="

yours

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

///Window05=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

///Window06=Reality XP DropStack

Window05-GPUpower

 

 

corrected entry

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

///Window05=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

///Window06=Reality XP DropStack

Window05=GPUpower

 

2) You had two Window05 sections.

One after window04 and then again another one after Vcockpit section

 

i tested and it is working now See the attached picture.

Just make sure you have the CPU_208.cab file inside the panel folder of the C208.

 

2012-8-31_13-52-1-194.jpg

 

Hi Blicksimpie,

I did try to get this GPU going but seems to me I am doing something wrong no GPU pops out when . Could you be so kind and check my entry in CFG perhaps you see why it doesn't work Thanks very much

 

 

//*********************************************************

// CARENADO C208B SUPER CARGOMASTER

// Copyright © Carenado 2010 - All Rights Reserved

//*********************************************************

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

Window06=FSFK ACARS Device

Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window09=Reality XP DropStack

Window10-GPUpower

 

 

Your window10 should not have a "-" but a "="

 

[Window Titles]

Window00=GPS

Window01=Manual

Window02=Control Windows

Window03=Exit Manager

Window04=Info

Window05=FCOM // Auto-installed by FSCaptain

Window06=FSFK ACARS Device

Window07=Reality XP Wx500 Radar - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window08=Reality XP GNS 530 WAAS - RXP_CONFIG_TOOL - DO NOT CHANGE

Window09=Reality XP DropStack

Window10=GPUpower

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yes, we all should note that the instructions have a - instead of the = that should go. Check flying_bob's post above, it explains what i talk about

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