DaveSCUSA

There are two control files, one in Alphabetical order and one in numerical order. The documentation shows a list of offset controls, but no examples of how to use them or they are included in the UI dropdown. Thank you, very clear.

One additional question, are general offsets initialized to zero when a flight is "Ready to Fly"?

I used offset setbits and clrbits to set the state and a button modifier on the input event and it works fine. As the "Offsets controls" are not listed in the Alpha controls listing, it is not very clear they are in the UI drop down. Once found, easy to use. In addition to be able to add a second parameter in the UI, an ability to input multiple entries to a single button/key should be considered. Thanks

Because I tested and the TOGGLE_EXTERNAL_POWER didn't work (perhaps due to the index as shown above). I didn't know about the LONGITUDE toggle. I try them again. If one wants to use yokes, throttles, etc., and buttons, and key presses instead of virtual cockpit, MSFS and aircraft developers make it difficult. They are not consistent with gauges and switches. Very confusing for those of us that just want to fly. The most difficulty is communicating with the jargon and terms you all share as opposed to us that are confused. I will not be at my Sim until Thursday. If someone would just follow my request, we can forget the external power and the toggle. The request again is: Can you show the code needed to use an offset to turn an Input Event on and off based on the state of the offset. Presume I know how to define an offset either in a profile or my offsets.

Thanks, again. The reason I use LVars, is using presets with most keypresses. The difference comes with the requirement to use an input event for the function which can't be set in the preset. Seems like only button/keys and Lua can provide a param to an input event while one cannot change an offset with the buttons/keypresses in a profile. Would you please show the best code to set an Input Event on and off using a mom button. I can handle normal A:, K:, and L: vars. Step A code, Step B code ...... Step x code.

It does work with two buttons. The toggles don't work at all. I monitor the offsets and they are set at least on the on state, value 1. But they aren't always reset in the preset as shown above. As you know I'm setting the offset using LVars changed in the preset. Is there a way to set the offset and the input event in the profile [Keys] area? Is the ,bool with LVar mandatory in the preset? Could you provide me an example? It seems keypresses have less functionality than buttons or I'd try compound presses. Perhaps I'll just use Lua. In the past, I made the Lua too complicated. I do have an Lua that enters 0 in the offsets used and creates the LVars.

It is strange as I have the aircraft in 3 separate instances of MSFS on 3 PCs. The default is in the Official folder with all other aircraft (with at least 8 liveries) and a mod (correcting default flight and control characteristics) in the Community folder.

Thank you. Your answer doesn't have to be specific to an aircraft, however, the aircraft is the Cessna Longitude Citation. The switch I'm using is a single press button providing keypresses. I have tried 3 options: 1. Preset only, 2. Preset and Input Event, and 3. Input Event only. The only option that worked was #3 without the offset modifier. My problem, is I want first press on and second press off. The example in my post (without the preset) works to turn the event on but not off. In addition, I am trying to use the offset modifier technique to use a rocker switch (as on the Alpha and Bravo) with a simconnect toggle event. Push top on, push bottom off.

Thank you for the hint to use x0D00zzzz Offset Byte Togglebits. Thank you but I'm confused. I use an offset of an LVar to determine the state of the switch. E.g. 42=L:Elect_Ext_Pwr=UB0x66DB C700s_New_Ext_Pwr#(L:Elect_Ext_Pwr) if{ (>K:TOGGLE_EXTERNAL_POWER) 0 (>L:Elect_Ext_Pwr) }els{ (>K:TOGGLE_EXTERNAL_POWER) 1 (>L:Elect_Ext_Pwr) } 86=B66DB<1 N53,14,PC700s_New_Ext_Pwr,0 -{Preset Control}- 88=B66DB<1 N53,14,IELECTRICAL_ExternalPower_1,1.000000 -{Input Event}- 90=B66DB>0 N53,14,PC700s_New_Ext_Pwr,0 -{Preset Control}- 92=B66DB>0 N53,14,IELECTRICAL_ExternalPower_1,0.000000 -{Input Event}- Sometimes it doesn't work based, I believe, on the internal sequence and timing. I have seen in the log: 34329 KEYDOWN: VK=53, Waiting=0, Repeat=N, lParam=0 (0x0), Shifts=6 34329 .. This key is programmed in FSUIPC7 'Keys' options 34594 EV_KEYDOWN received: 0x35 (5): repeat set (rate=250/100) 34594 KEYDOWN: VK=53, Waiting=0, Repeat=Y, lParam=1073741824 (0x40000000), Shifts=6 34594 .. This key is programmed in FSUIPC7 'Keys' options 34610 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 67091 (0x00010613), Param= 0 (0x00000000) SET_EXTERNAL_POWER 34610 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 67091 (0x00010613), Param= 1 (0x00000001) SET_EXTERNAL_POWER For the above use of the button, the documentation of Offset Byte Togglebits that I found is: x0D00zzzz Offset Byte Togglebits (offset = zzzz), hexadecimal, and [LvarOffsets.B747] 1=L:XMLVAR_YokeHidden1=UB0xA000 Once an lvar has been added to an offset, you can use the offset for the lvar value as you would any other offset. You can also update the lvar by updating the offset value, using, for example, one of the FSUIPC Offset Controls (see page 35), such as Offset Word Set, or Offset Byte Togglebits. Make sure that the control that you use matches the size of the offset defined to hold the value. So, taking my previous example using the lvar XMLVAR_YokeHidden1, to assign a button/switch to control this lvar via the offset I have assigned (A000), I would assign to the control Offset Byte Togglebits, giving A000 as the offset and 1 (or x1) as the parameter. Due to my lack of expreience, I have difficulty understanding how to use the Offset Byte Togglebits and the offsets. I thought the above would suffice for the Mom switch. Could you please provide specific code that allows the above switch to work. It is problematic when there is an Input Event in play. Presets can't update Input Events and Presets can't update offsets. A dilemma.

Thank you Al and John for your time. Didn't expect an answer so quickly. Just to make sure I looked at everything, I did a quick look on the events using SPAD.NeXt. It showed Input Event B:ELECTRICAL_ExternalPower_1 (not sure why the FSUIPC7.log didn't show it) is used. I didn't pick up the preset as I extracted the presets from Mobiflight to myevents.txt to reduce the number of entries. My bad, I missed the preset. It's a shame that presets can't manipulate Input Events. Perhaps I need to use Lua. Is there a technique to turn an on/off Input Event to a toggle event? Thank you both.

I am still struggling with getting events to work with now the Cessna Logitude. I have attached a file with the pertinant information. The control I'm trying to get to work is the SET_EXTERNAL_POWER by pressing a key on my USB device. I'm using this key to debug my procedures. The attached file shows the Log from two methods to turn the Cessna Longitude External Power switch on and off. The first entries in the Log are turning the External Power on and off using the virtual cockpit button resulting in 24829 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 67091 (0x00010613), Param1= 1 (0x00000001), Param2= 1 (0x00000001) SET_EXTERNAL_POWER. This works. The second entries show the Log using the USB key resulting in the entry 34610 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 67091 (0x00010613), Param= 1 (0x00000001) SET_EXTERNAL_POWER. This did not work. Included in the file are the entries in the profile for the key and the preset entry for the key. Not sure why the SET_EXTERNAL_POWER control is not working and why there are two SET_EXTERNAL_POWER entries in the keypress logging. Would you help please? I will incude the Log file. Thanks External Power Log Results.txt FSUIPC7.log

I seemed to figured it out. Thanks

PS - Between V7.4.13 and the second V7.4.15, I completely deletedthe FSUIPC7 folder from the C Drive.

John, I have 2 PCs that I can run FSUIPC7. It seems that V 15 is the issue of not showing in the task bar and can't use alt+F to bring up the UI. I did not check the System Tray. Below, I have the FSUIPC7.ini and FSUIPC7.log files from two different versions. All were manually started and MSFS was not used. Files FSUIPC7-V15-1st These files were from the 1st test of FSUIPC7 V15. The icon was not in the task bar, the splash screen displayed and the console disappeared after approximatel 2-3 seconds. Immendiately started FSUIPC7 again no splash screen nor the console displayed. Files FSUIPC7-V13 Uninstalled V7.4.15 and installed V7.4.13 (I didn't have V14). All worked fine. Displayed both the UI and console and Splash screen. Was able to see the icon in the task bar, and was able to open and close and open again both windows. Files FSUIPC7-V15-2nd Uninstalled V13 and reinstalled V15 with the same results as the first iteration of V15 above. I don't have V14 on my machine. The only version I can find online is V7.4.15. Could you provide V14? FSUIPC7-V15-1st.iniFSUIPC7-V15-1st.logFSUIPC7-V13.iniFSUIPC7-V13.logFSUIPC7-V15-2nd.iniFSUIPC7-V15-2nd.log

I have had this also. Normally, the FSUIPC7 icon appears in the task bar. Upon a right click, the small windows above the task bar shows both the console and ui. One can choose one or the other. The case above describes the instance where there is no icon. In addition, in my case, the alt+f did not display the ui. Also, when I opened FSUIPC7 without MSFS executing, neither the console nor the ui appeared. I removed all of FSUIPC7 files and installed again. I'll retest today.

Thank you

I have noticed that when using the Offset Logging in the FSUIPC7 UI (attached), there are control entries in the FSUIPC7.ini file (attached). I there a four entry limit for control logging or may there be more entries coded in the FSUIPC7.ini file? If there are more, what is the limit of the number of entries? Thanks

Often when activating a switch or button in a cockpit, the FSUIPC7 Log shows several entries. An example is a battery switch on activation may show a master battery control event, a toggle bus control event and a "B:Battery" input event. Is there any way to obtain which event was triggered by the switch on. Or must one test each separately to observe the action?

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In searching the FSUIPC7 forum, I cannot find where ipcPARAM is set. Searching the internet, found many ipcPARAM discussions, but not where the value in the ipcPARAM is set. Could you explain, please.

You Said: What does this ('functions are executed') mean? I see no need to provide any further documentation, and you don't seem to be looking at the documentation already provided. Start with that before asking for further documentation. Why is the current documentation not sufficient? Cockpit builders have been using FSUIPC for > 15 years with the current documentation... I say you will prpbably bar me from the sire for saying this. Europe has a stronger CANCEL culture than the USA (and we're bad). Have worked allover the world in Asia as well as Eurompe and the USA. European software providers tend to put out products that are not ready (how about MSFS) and have no patience for the user. If this software was free, no one would have a complaint. But you have no idea how many FSUIPC7 users are disatified and end up using SPAD.NeXt or Mobiflight. The only reason I use FSUIPC is for the keypress functions. USA users would have no patience for the quality of documentation. You said to look in the Lua Plug-ins documentation, I certainly will. However, the two items I was looking for from ('functions are executed') was what is the sequence of strategix execution of events from.................................................. I have been using FSUIPC7 long before you took over from your father. So, 15 years is not much. Oh the hell with it, you wouldn't listen anyway. There is no overall view of the documentation other than the file names. Do you expect everyone to memorize the docs? An over view document with subject detail of the information in each documernt or an FSUIPC7 index would be helpful. I quit. If your documentation was so great, whay are there so many basic questions. As I said, if it were free, who would complain.

There is a function and a facility, I believe, that would be most helpful to users who are building a cockpit. Function - The ability to test a variable for "nil" value or empty. To find if LVars have been loaded, I tried testing an LVar for a "nil" or less than one. Obviously there is an Lua ERROR. Or setting a variable to when the LVars and Input Events are loaded. Facility - It would be most useful if there were a document that explained step by step of how all FSUIPC7 functions are executed. When Luas are loaded, when profiles are loaded, when the aircraft is loaded, when the aircraft is ready to fly. It would help some sophisticated Lua programming to know when items are available to use. The following code gets an error. if ipc.getLvarID("L:AS3000_IsLocalVarDefined") == nil or ipc.getLvarID("L:AS3000_IsLocalVarDefined") < 1 then (statements) end 99719 *** LUA Error: C:\FSUIPC7\C700_InitLVars.lua:24: attempt to call field 'getLvarID' (a nil value) Thanks

Thank you again, I've tried a couple of methods (e.g. event.control(67209,"StartLVars") --PANEL_LIGHTS_POWER_SETTING_SET or event.control(67213,"StartLVars") ELECTRICAL_EXECUTE_PROCEDURE) as they are executed after loading the aircraft - didn't work. Can you advise me of a method of executing an Lua function() after the LVars, HVars and Input events are loaded? If I'm on the ground or it's a specific aircraft, I will execute the code I want (I know how to determine ground and aircraft).

I'm fine now as I didn't read or didn't notice one needed to confirm in the keypress assignments. Thanks again.

I normally dont use Confirm. Not needed, aparently, in button assignments but needed in keypress assignments. Thanks