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Plugin versions for OSX (PPC/Intel) and Windows.

IMPORTANT NOTE.
Please do not email Goflight about this plugin.
They have a link to it on their website, but they have never been involved in this plugin since I took it over.
However, they have been very helpful and send me new modules so that I can add them to the plugin.
If you think that emailing Golfight and asking about support for new modules for X-Plane is going to change anything, then it isn't. :)

I am currently looking at support for the GF-MESM and GF-WCP and have a prototype running on windows at the moment.
However, it is nowhere near ready for release and there is no OS X version.
The OS X version always takes a lot longer as there is no Goflight SDK for it.

Modules Supported.
These are supported for the stock X-Plane aircraft only.

GF-45
GF-46
GF-P8
GF-T8
GF-LGT
GF-MCP (Old and new modules)
GF-166 (Old and new modules)
GF-RP48 (Old and new modules)
GF-TQ6
GF-MCP Pro (Old and new modules)
GF-EFIS
GF-SECM
GF-LGT II

NOTE
Only the GF-MCP Pro is fully supported on the x737.
No other modules are supported with the x737.

Goflight Plugin V2.2.2 SB (10/05/2011)
These only affect the OS X plugin.
Fixed intermittent dial operation in V1.02 firmware versions of the RP48.
Fixed the case of LEDS not working in V1.02 firmware versions of the RP48.
Fixed the case of dials not working in V2.00 firmware versions of the MCP Pro.

This only affects the Windows plugin.
V2.00 firmware versions of the MCP Pro needs a newer version of the Goflight SDK.
This is because the way the LEDS and Displays are handled changed.
The Goflight SDK retains compatibility with the pre V2.00 units.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE x737 AND MCP PRO.
My plugin uses the x737 plugin's custom commands and custom datarefs.
So it uses the same method as if you were using the x737 aircraft's panel.
So please do not email me about the x737 functionality as I don't know how that works.

If you think there is a problem with my plugin do the following to make sure that it is my plugin.
Remove my plugin and fly the x737 using its panel for the Auto Pilot.
If the problem goes away then let me know.
Please also give me instructions on how to create the problem.
If you don't do this then I will not be able to help you.
I don't have the time or x737 knowledge to debug what could be a bug in the x737.

Check the Version History file below for information on this version and previous versions.

XPGF_SB_VersionHistory.txt

IMPORTANT
Apparently some LGT II units have problems where the trim wheels direction are reversed.
Also some units have problems where the Landing Gear LED colours are reversed.
The following settings can be added to the XPGF.INI file to allow these to work properly.
Add them to the [CONFIG] section of the XPGF.INI file.
GFLGT2AileronReverseFix=1
GFLGT2ElevatorReverseFix=1
GFLGT2RudderReverseFix=1
GFLGT2LandingLightsReverseFix=1
Note that this is a firmware problem and NOT a problem with the plugin.
This is a workaround that I have added to allow users to use these rogue units.
If these settings are missing or set to 0 (zero) then the plugin works as normal.

IMPORTANT NOTE
The new AP_STATE_XXXX functions are mapped directly to the "sim/cockpit/autopilot/autopilot_state" dataref.
In order to use them you need to know how the XPlane AP works.
So make sure you read the XPlane documentation on how the AP works.
Also make sure you read all of this web page on our plugin SDK web site.
This describes what the various states of the "sim/cockpit/autopilot/autopilot_state" dataref are.

http://www.xsquawkbox.net/xpsdk/mediawiki/Sim/cockpit/autopilot/autopilot_state

These functions and all other functions are listed in the Goflight_Function_List_Pdfs.zip file below.

NOTES
The GF-MCP and the GF-MCP Pro may not work properly with aircraft that modify the default behaviour of the autopilot using their own plugins.
My plugin writes to the AP datarefs, some of these like Altitude and Vertical Speed seem to be getting ignored by these other plugins.
Because of this some of these aircraft will not be supported by me at the present time.

There have been requests for functionality that would only work with our SDK 2.00 API and Xplane V9.
None of this has been added and is in my feature request list.

Downloads

These downloads must not be hosted on another web server.
Use a link to this page instead.

Unzip both files from the zip file.
Copy both of them into the plugins folder.
e.g.
\X-Plane 9.00\Resources\plugins

OSX

XPGF_SB_OSX.zip

Windows

XPGF_SB_Windows.zip

Documentation

The zip below contains a pdf file for each module.
Each pdf lists the functions that are supported for that module.

Goflight_Function_List_Pdfs.zip

The pdf in the zip below shows the mapping of the Goflight Plugin AP_STATE_XXXX Functions to the dataref states.

AP_States.zip

The pdf in the zip below shows the default Functions for modules that support defaults.

Module Default Functions.zip
 

A special thanks to Ben Supnik for creating the original Goflight USB HID library for OSX.
This saves me having to re-invent the wheel and just get on with working out the USB HID functionality required for the new modules.