[Can't Control TrackIR Thru LUA Keypresses]

Thx Pete. Will try to learn lua prgm'ing.

Question: To send the keybd F12 key, should it be:

(a) ipc.keypress(F12)  -or- according to pg. 17 in "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf":

(b) ipc.keypress(123)

 

Thx In Advance

~ Matt

[Can't Control TrackIR Thru LUA Keypresses]

Sorry Pete.

Can't get lua file to run. Want to control TrackIR(Centering View&Pausing it)using single CH Yoke button(joy 2, btn 1). FSX doesn't respond to the desired 2 TrackIR cmnds)when clicking this button. I've copied/modified a working lua that handles bringing up panels 2,3 or 4. This one works fine. The TrackIR lue(1But_F12-F11) doesn't. I must be sending keypress cmnd(s) wrong?? I've included listing of non-running TrackIR button press lua(for ur debugging?)

Hope this helps.

Thx In Advance

~ Matt

[Can't Control TrackIR Thru LUA Keypresses]

1. Included(but modified) "TripleUse.lua" works.

2. Made new lua for TrackIR-One button click for "CENTER", two for "PAUSE". Also wanted to automatically turn on "PRECISION".

3. TripleUse(for Panels 2,3,4) works fine, must be error in sending keypresses.

 

4. Bottom of FSUIPC4.ini looks like:

[Auto]

1=Lua 1But_F12-F11

2=Lua 1But_Panel-2-3-4

3=Lua SynAxis

 

5. 1But_F12-F11.lua looks like:

--  TrackIR Control

-- 1st, Turn "Precision Control ON"
ipc.keypress(F10)

-- Making a single button give two separate uses:
 
 
 -- The multiple use is obtained by a simple method:
   -- A short press and release (like a mouse click)
   -- A double short press and release (like a double click)
 

 
 -- Single short press = F12 (TrackIR Center)
 -- Two short presses  = F11 (TrackIR Pause)

        -- Yoke, Right Side Red Button

joy = 2
btn = 1
interval = 500 -- 1/2 second press, gap, press limits

-- Function to time the button being pressed or left released
-- Allow only up to "interval" till decide no change local function timebutton(test)
  while true do
  time2 = ipc.elapsedtime()
  if (time2 - time1) > interval then
   return false
  end
   if ipc.testbutton(joy, btn) == test then
   time1 = time2
   return true
  end
   ipc.sleep(20)
 end
end

function buttonpress(j, b, du)
 -- Cancel event so we don't get called again for double press
 event.cancel("buttonpress")
 
 -- Note time button was pressed
 time1 = ipc.elapsedtime()

  -- First press / release counts: see if there's another
  if timebutton(true) then
   -- got another press in time, look for release
   if timebutton(false) then
    -- this was a double press, send "Instrument/Panel #2"
    ipc.keypress(F11)
   end
           else 
   -- This was a single press, send "Instrument/Panel #1"
   ipc.keypress(F12)
  end

 -- Restore cancelled event
 event.button(joy, btn, 1, "buttonpress")
end

-- Enable event on button being pressed (only)
event.button(joy, btn, 1, "buttonpress")

 

Thx In Advance

~ Matt