Need advice / tips modding radar: Sweep style and 160 degree arc

[+Eagle114th]

Hello everyone!

I am working on AN/APS-31, and here is a brief information:

 

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AN/APS-31 is an X-band search radar containing many of the special features of design and operation contained in AN/APS-15. Its antenna scans through a forward-looking field of view producing a scope presentation of a 160° V on a PPI-type scope.

What I am trying to achieve is to turn A-4 radar into this kind of radar with 160 degree sweeping



I am current stuck on trying to turn radar into this style.  I am using avionics.60.dll and here is codes

NOTE: I am using A-4E avioincs as base to start with, so I am modifying the codes to turn them into PPI and 160 degree scanning.

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

[AvionicsData]
AvailableModes=GROUND_MAP,TERRAIN_AVOIDANCE
RangeUnit=NM
RangeSetting[1]=10
RangeSetting[2]=20
RangeSetting[3]=40
RadarPosition=
MaxElevationAngle=10
MinElevationAngle=-30
MaxAzimuthAngle=60
ScanPattern[1].BarElevation[1]=0.0
ScanPattern[1].ScanRate=60
ScanPattern[1].ScanBeamAngle=6.0
ScanPattern[1].ScanArc=40
GroundMapRangeSetting=2,3
GroundSearchStrength=70
TerrainAvoidanceRangeSetting=1,2
ClearanceDistance=152.4

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

[RadarDisplay]
RadarTextureSize=1024
ViewportTextureSize=1024
FadeImageIntensity=1.0
ImageFadeTime=1.0
SweepIntensity=1.0
StrobeIntensity=0.8
ElevationScale=100
NoiseLevel=0.0
GroundReturnFadeTime=2.0
HorizonBarSize=1.00
HorizonBarTexture=RadarHorizon.tga
PPIArc=160
MapBackgroundLevel=0.2
MapHighlightLevel=0.8
//DisplayLimitLeft=16
//DisplayLimitRight=120
//DisplayLimitTop=9
//DisplayLimitBottom=119

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

[RadarDisplayGround_Map]
PPI=TRUE
Symbol[01]=PPI_SWEEP
Symbol[02]=HORIZON_LINE

[RadarDisplayTerrain_Avoidance]
PPI=TRUE
Symbol[01]=B_SWEEP
Symbol[02]=HORIZON_LINE

The result is that the radar sweep stays at bottom of the radar scope, instead of moving to the middle, therefore I get mixed of upper and lower scanning on one screen:

(Notice that the PPI sweep disappear due to going beyond the botom of radar scope)

What else should I do to enable 'true' 160 degree radar scope?

Thank you


Eagle114th

 

 

Edited December 10, 2024 by Eagle114th