[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

Hi Pete,

 

Do you have an idea when this version of FSUIPC will be released on the download page?  I'm just planning my code updates to line up with the new version's availability.

 

Thanks,

 

Keith

[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

TESTED: Works like a charm!

 

Thanks Pete

 

Keith

[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

Thanks!  I'll be testing this out tonight after work.

 

Keith

[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

Thank you Pete, I appreciate the confirmation that I am not crazy after all!  I couldn't understand why I was having issues after reading through the forums for hours trying to figure this out.

 

Once again you have proven your legendary status in the sim community :)

 

Thanks,

 

Keith 

[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

Hi Peter,

 

Thanks for the response.  I should have mentioned that the reason I am trying to accomplish this is so that a virtual airline acars system can read the taxi light from FSUIPC when the Aerosoft Airbus is used.

 

I created a simpler example and turned on the logging as you suggested:

 

Sim:             FSX Steam Edition

FSUIPC:     4.949

Aircraft:       Default 737-800

 

Steps:

1) Load Aircraft and turn on all lights except taxi light

2) Run Lua script

 

Result: Taxi light turns on and all other lights turn off

 

Expected Result: Taxi light turns on and all others remain as is

 

Lua Script:

 

ipc.sleep(100)

ipc.display("Turning on Taxi Light...")

ipc.sleep(2000)

 

ipc.setbitsUW(0x0D0C, 8) 

 

ipc.display("Done")

ipc.sleep(2000)

 

Lua Debug Log:

 

********* LUA: "test" Log [from FSUIPC version 4.949] *********

   156203 System time = 13/01/2016 08:16:01, Simulator time = 11:14:15 (16:14Z)

   156203 LUA: beginning "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\Modules\test.lua"

   160421 LUA: ended "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\Modules\test.lua"

   160421 System time = 13/01/2016 08:16:06, Simulator time = 11:14:19 (16:14Z)

********* LUA execution terminated: Log Closed *********

 

FSUIPC Log:

 

********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.949 by Pete Dowson *********

fsx.exe version = 10.0.62615.0

Reading options from "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini"

Running inside FSX Steam Edition on Windows 8.0

Module base=55FF0000

User Name="Keith Lovell"

User Addr="keithlovell@metrocast.net"

FSUIPC4 Key is provided

WideFS7 Key is provided

       62 System time = 13/01/2016 08:13:25

       62 FLT UNC path = "C:\Users\Keith\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\"

       62 ------ Module Version Check ------

       62        acontain.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62             api.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62        controls.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62      fs-traffic.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62             G3D.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62            sim1.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62        visualfx.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62         weather.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62          window.dll: 10.0.62615.0

       62 ----------------------------------

       93 Trying to connect to SimConnect Steam ...

       93 FS UNC path = "D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\"

      390 ---------------------- Joystick Device Scan -----------------------

      390 -------------------------------------------------------------------

      406 LogOptions=00000000 00000001

      406 -------------------------------------------------------------------

      406 ------ Setting the hooks and direct calls into the simulator ------

      406 --- CONTROLS timer memory location obtained ok

      406 --- SIM1 Frictions access gained

      406 --- FS Controls Table located ok

      406 --- Installed Mouse Macro hooks ok.

      406 --- Wind smoothing fix is fully installed

      406 --- All links checked okay

      406 -------------------------------------------------------------------

      406 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay

      406 Trying to use SimConnect Steam

     4015 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.62615.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.62615.0)

     4015 Initialising SimConnect data requests now

     4015 FSUIPC Menu entry added

     4031 D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\flights\other\FLTSIM.FLT

     4031 D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\Aircreation_582SL\Aircreation_582SL.air

     7453 Weather Mode now = Theme

    21765 D:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\B737_800\Boeing737-800.air

    59000 Aircraft="Boeing 737-800 Paint1"

    59000 System time = 13/01/2016 08:14:24, Simulator time = 11:13:32 (16:13Z)

    66078 Starting everything now ...

    82781 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

   129703 LogOptions changed, now 80000000 00000001

   129718 Monitor IPC:0D0C (U16) = 2

   144109 Monitor IPC:0D0C (U16) = 6

   144109 SimRead: 0D0C="LIGHT LANDING"

            INT32: 1 (0x00000001)

   148093 Monitor IPC:0D0C (U16) = 262

   148093 SimRead: 0D0C="LIGHT LOGO"

            INT32: 1 (0x00000001)

   150093 Monitor IPC:0D0C (U16) = 278

   150093 SimRead: 0D0C="LIGHT STROBE"

            INT32: 1 (0x00000001)

   158375 Monitor IPC:0D0C (U16) = 8                     <================ This is where the Lua script was run

   164937 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 35 secs = 92.3 fps

   168671 System time = 13/01/2016 08:16:14, Simulator time = 11:14:23 (16:14Z)

   168671 *** FSUIPC log file being closed

Minimum frame rate was 75.8 fps, Maximum was 122.2 fps

Minimum available memory recorded was 3015Mb

Average frame rate for running time of 51 secs = 99.7 fps

Memory managed: 27 Allocs, 27 Freed

********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

 

Thank you again for your time.

 

Keith

[Toggle Taxi Light with Lua Script]

Hello,

 

I have been reading through the forums on how to toggle the lights in the 0D0C offset.  My goal is to use a lua event to appropriately set the taxi light based on the Aerosoft Airbus Lvar.  I understand each light is controlled by a separate bit and normally this would be done using AND and OR logic.  However, based on what I have been reading in the forums and the Lua Library doc, the setbitsUW and clearbitsUW should work in place of using the AND and OR logic.  Unfortunately, in all of my testing it seems to reset all of the other light offsets rather than just operate on the taxi light.  I have also tested a one line script using setbitsUW to toggle the taxi light in the default 737 with the same result. 

 

Am I using the code below incorrectly?  Do I need the AND and OR logic when using the setbitsUW and clearbitsUW

 

-- set the pollrate to 250ms = 4 times per second

pollrate = 250

 

function writeTaxi(varname, value)

   if value == 1 then

     ipc.setbitsUW(0x0D0C, 8) 

   else

     ipc.clearbitsUW(0x0D0C, 8) 

   end

end

 

-- create an event listener to monitor the LVAR

-- this will call the function above when the LVAR changes

-- Aerosoft Airbus Taxi Light

event.Lvar("L:AB_TAXI_LT", pollrate, "writeTaxi")

 

Thank You