Airbus 320 AP uses multiple variables to for each AP mode.
Mode |
Variable |
Description |
Air Speed |
AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD VAR |
AP Value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD VAR:1 |
Selected/Display Value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT AIRSPEED HOLD VAR:2 |
Managed Value |
/ |
L:A320_FCU_SHOW_SELECTED_SPEED |
If Selected speed is showed when managed mode is active |
Heading |
AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR |
AP Value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT HEADING LOCK DIR:1 |
Selected/Display value |
/ |
L:A320_FCU_SHOW_SELECTED_HEADING |
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/ |
Internal timeout |
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Altitude |
AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR |
AP value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR:1 |
Selected value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR:2 |
Managed value |
/ |
AUTOPILOT ALTITUDE LOCK VAR:3 |
Display |
Vertical Speed |
AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD VAR |
|
/ |
AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD VAR:1 |
Managed value (in CLB/DES mode) |
/ |
AUTOPILOT VERTICAL HOLD VAR:2 |
Display value |
/ |
Internal timeout |
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Increase/Decrease behaviors
Mode |
Events |
Managed/Selected |
Description |
Airspeed |
AP_SPD_VAR_INC/AP_SPD_VAR_DEC |
Managed |
AP selected value changes. AP value momentarily changes to new Selected value then switches back to Managed value. Value does not show up automatically. Value does not start from current Managed value. |
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/ |
Selected |
All 3 values change. |
Heading |
HEADING_BUG_SET |
Managed |
Selected/Display value changes. AP value momentarily changes to new Selected value then switches back to flight plan. Value does not show up automatically. Value does not start from current Managed value. |
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/ |
Selected |
All 2 values change. |
Altitude |
AP_ALT_VAR_SET_ENGLISH |
Managed |
All 4 values change. CLB/DES is not triggered from ALT mode. |
/ |
/ |
Selected |
All 4 values change. CLB/DES is not triggered from ALT mode. |
VS |
AP_VS_VAR_SET_ENGLISH |
CLB/DES/ALT* |
All 4 values change |
/ |
/ |
ALT |
AP and Managed value stay at 0 |
- Note: Speed and Heading does not automatically show up from --- if it is in Managed mode.
Push/Pull behaviors
Speed
|
Push button |
SPEED_SLOT_INDEX_SET 2 |
Hide selected speed |
Yes |
Yes |
Change to Managed mode |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pull button |
SPEED_SLOT_INDEX_SET 1 |
Show selected speed |
Yes |
Yes |
Copy current airspeed to selected speed |
Yes |
No |
Change to Selected mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Heading
|
Push button |
HEADING_SLOT_INDEX_SET 2 |
Hide selected heading |
Yes |
Yes |
Change to Managed mode |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pull button |
HEADING_SLOT_INDEX_SET 1 |
Show selected heading |
Yes |
Yes |
Copy current heading to selected heading |
Yes |
No |
Change to Selected mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Altitude
|
Push button |
ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET 2 |
Copy display altitude to selected and managed altitude |
Yes |
No |
Trigger CLB/DES |
Yes |
No |
Change to Managed mode |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pull button |
ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET 1 |
Copy display altitude to selected altitude |
Yes |
Yes |
Trigger OP CLB/DES |
Yes |
No |
Change to Selected mode |
Yes |
Yes |
Vertical Speed
|
Push button |
VS_SLOT_INDEX_SET 2 ? |
Change to VS mode if CLB or DES |
Yes |
No |
Set VS to 0 |
Yes |
No |
|
Pull button |
VS_SLOT_INDEX_SET 1 ? |
Copy Managed VS to Display VS |
Yes |
No |
Change to VS mode if CLB or DES |
Yes |
No |
Any progress on this?
Ps. The G1000 integration is a game changer! Thank you so much for that! Now all I need is select/managed mode on the A320 to work ;)
Any news on supporting Select and Managed mode operation for the A320?