Installation

The installation procedure is easy if you follow carefully all the steps described here.

Step 0 - Requirements

The Airbus panels require the module FSUIPC, version 2.87 or higher. It is developed by Pete Dowson (Thanks again, Pete!) and it can be downloaded on his website here. Download it and install it simply by copying the file FSUIPC.dll into your FS2002\Modules directory. Read the FSUIPC documentation for more information.

| FSUIPC must absolutely be installed before any Airbus panel is used. Otherwise, FS2002 will crash when the panel is loaded.

Step 1 - Panel Installation

Step 1.1 - Unzip the panel file A320v22.zip or A330v22.zip in a temporary directory. In this directory, you should find the following sub-directories:

- Doc
- Gauges
- Modules
- Panel
- Sound

Step 1.2 - The Doc sub-directory contains the HTML documentation. You can move it wherever you want on your computer.
Step 1.3 - Move all the files contained in the Gauges sub-directory into your FS2002\Gauges directory. You can overwrite existing files.
Step 1.4 - Move all the files contained in the Modules sub-directory into your FS2002\Modules directory. It is not necessary to overwrite existing files.
Step 1.5 - Move all the files contained in the Panel sub-directory into the panel directory of the aircraft you want to fly with this panel.
For example, if your aircraft directory is A320_PA, it is located in your FS2002\Aircrafts\A320_PA directory. This directory contains a Panel sub-directory. This is your target directory. Move all the files here, and overwrite existing files if necessary.
Step 1.6 - Move all the files contained in the Sound sub-directory into your FS2002\Sound directory.
Warning: Do NOT move the sound files into the Sound sub-directory of your aircraft.

| A specific version of the panel is provided for the excellent Project Airbus A320 aircraft. To use this specific version, look into your panel directory, rename the file PA_panel.cfg into panel.cfg (and erase the existing panel.cfg file if necessary).

Step 2 - NavData Installation

The NavData package was developed by Tony d'Ambrosio for his RealCRT gauges. The installation of this package is necessary for my navigation display which shows navaid and airport information. If you don't install it, the navigation display will work, but no navaid will be visible.
The Navigation Data provided in this package is freeware, and Tony d'Ambrosio was very nice and gave me his authorization to use this data for my panels. I thank him for this.

| If you already use the RealCRT gauges, you don't need to install the NavData package as it is already used by these gauges. The installation procedure is finished for you.

Step 2.1 - Download the file nd2k_13.zip. If you can't find it, it is available on my website by clicking here.
Step 2.2 - Unzip nd2k_13.zip in a temporary directory. In this directory, you should find a file called setup.exe.
Step 2.3 - launch setup.exe and follow the instructions.

At the end of this procedure, you should have a directory called NavData in you FS2002 directory.
For more help on this package, you can contact Tony d'Ambrosio.

The End...

It is finished. The panel is ready to be used. In FS2002, laod the aircraft that uses this panel, and you should see it appear. To make sure the NavData package is correctly installed, check that navaids and airports are visible on the ND.

And now, enjoy !!