Announcements

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v6.msi

 

Release version.

 

Added the missing PNG Landing Rate Monitor files in the IMAGES folder.

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v6.msi

 

Release version.

 

Improved handling of the Landing Analysis Popup window after completion of its display period. Modified the process that restores focus to the Prepar3D simulator after displaying the Touchdown Landing Analysis Popup window.

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS.msi

 

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v5452_Beta.msi

 

Corrected problems using Live View Test at certain airport sites. The test now uses absolute altitudes for the test so ALL Live View Tests should now be conducted at airfields that are less than 2000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL).

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v5.msi

 

Release version.

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS.msi

 

 

Improved the live traffic display and general handling of the In-Flight Map. Distinguished between parked and taxiing aircraft on the In-Flight Map. The following colour codes are now used for traffic symbols on the map.

 

Traffic depicted in GREY are static and parked.
Traffic depicted in WHITE are moving or taxiing.
Traffic depicted in GREEN are airborne and no threat (separated by greater than 2000 feet).
Traffic depicted in RED are airborne and a threat (within 2000 feet of your present altitude).

 

N.B.

 

The 'Shortcut Controls' and 'Toggle Map' buttons become active only after the FSISERVER has established a connection with the MSFS simulator via SimConnect. If 'In-Flight Map Traffic' is enabled in the FSISERVER Configuration settings then the 'Toggle Map' button will remain greyed out until the traffic data has been fully initialise.

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v1042_Beta.msi

 

FSICLIENT modified to prevent spurious position update on start up and to auto open the main Spy window if it was open when the program last shutdown.

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v6142_Beta.msi

 

The DHM status is now reported in the main Spy window each time the window is opened (apart from if opened before establishing a connection to the simulator). If Live Camera is Disabled and General DHM Enabled the report will look something similar to,

 

 

With Live Camera Enabled and a valid camera view selected the report will look something like,

 

 

Note, the DOF Thread is only activated when DHM needs to adjust the eye point.

 

In addition to the above the system will detect and report in the Spy window all changes to the DHM and DOF Thread status. This can be tested simply using the simulator's Add-On Menu. Select OpusFSI Open Spy Window to display the main Spy window, then use the OpusFSI Head Movements -> Disable abd Enable DHM options. Each change to the DHM status should be reported in the Spy window.

 

If required you can leave the Spy window open during flight in which case you may find it helpful to set the Spy Opacity to 70 percent in the Spy window's Options.

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v6.msi

 

Release version.

 

Regards

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v1045_Beta.msi

 

Added In-Flight Map display options for the PLN (flight plan), MET (met station), APT (aerodrome), NAV (navaid), and WAY (waypoint) controls.

 

No METAR or weather information is available for the displayed MET (met station) markers yet, this will be added in a future update. The PLN (flight plan) and the system's NavData source is specified within the 'NavData and Flight Plan Options' dialog, accessed via the 'Nav Data' button in the server's Configure dialog.

 

The following features have yet to be completed,

 

1. Display options for a restricted list of aerodrome (APT), navaid (NAV), and waypoint (WAY) markers based on the user specified list in the In-Flight Map's Options dialog.
2. Including METAR data within the tooltips for the displayed met station (MET) markers.
3. Displaying the specified airway (AIR) path and associated intersection points on the map. The airway path and points will be displayed similar to the flight plan route and points using different colours to differentiate. A displayed flight plan will always be display over the top of any displayed airway.

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v1047_Beta.msi

 

Improved the handling of the In-Flight Map data and markers.

Reordered the controls on the In-Flight Map, the Map's Options dialog and the server's Shortcuts dialog. Pressing on any map control will now automatically restore focus back to the MSFS simulator.

 

Added METAR data within the tooltips for the displayed met station (MET) markers. The METAR weather data is downloaded in accordance with the configured 'Weather Data' settings via the Configure dialog.

 

Added all PDF documentation within the OpusMSFS installation's MSI build. All PDF documents are stored within the x:\OpusMSFS\Docs installation folder.

Regards

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v10500_Beta.msi

 

Regards

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v10501_Beta.msi

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusMSFS_v10503_Beta.msi

 

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v5460_Beta.msi

 

Modified the FSXSERVER software to allow continued download of NOAA METARs for the older FSX and FSX Steam modes of operation.

 

Corrected a problem transmitting Live View Offsets from the P3DSERVER to all connected clients.

 

Validated and imposed acceptable limits for the reported (SimConnect) y-axis and z-axis body acceleration data. Previous versions can occasionally attempt to process garbage values for this reported data. These erroneous values reported by the simulator could cause maths exceptions to occur within the DHM threads. All such exceptions are now trapped and processed by the server program.

 

The DHM status is now reported in the main Spy window each time the window is opened (apart from if opened before establishing a connection to the simulator). If Live Camera is Disabled and General DHM Enabled the report will look something similar to,

 

 GEN  DHM Enabled DHM Thread ACTIVE and Running DOF Thread ON
 GEN  View 0 Camera N/A Turbulence 0 Throttle 2456

 

With Live Camera Enabled and a valid camera view selected the report will look something like,

 

 GEN  DHM Enabled DHM Thread ACTIVE and Running DOF Thread ON
 GEN  View 0 Camera 4, Legacy - Captain Turbulence 0 Throttle 0

 

Note, the DOF Thread is only activated when DHM needs to adjust the eye point.

 

In addition to the above the system will detect and report in the Spy window all changes to the DHM and DOF Thread status. This can be tested simply using the simulator's Add-On Menu. Select OpusFSI Open Spy Window to display the main Spy window, then use the OpusFSI Head Movements -> Disable abd Enable DHM options. Each change to the DHM status should be reported in the Spy window.

 

If required you can leave the Spy window open during flight in which case you may find it helpful to set the Spy Opacity to 70 percent in the Spy window's Options.

Regards

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v5462_Beta.msi

 

Modified the FSXSERVER software to allow download of NOAA TAFs for the older FSX and FSX Steam modes of operation. Renamed the NOAAQUERY.EXE program to NOAA_QUERY.EXE in keeping with other file naming conventions.

 

N.B.

 

Older Windows 7 systems may need upgrading to .Net Framework 4.8 standard. If so please use the following link,

 

Regards

 

Using the link http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSI_v5463_Beta.msi

 

Improved download speed and efficiency for the VATSIM METAR server.

 

N.B.

 

Older Windows 7 systems may need upgrading to .Net Framework 4.8 standard. If so please use the following link,

 

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