Setting FS2004 time with pushbutton.

[jan737]

Hi Pete

I'm thinking about to make a Boeing style clock for my sim.

Is it possible to set the time for i.e. to offset 0x0238 with a pushbutton?

If this is possible it makes planning my clock much easier.

Best regards

Jan Geurtsen

[Pete Dowson]

Is it possible to set the time for i.e. to offset 0x0238 with a pushbutton?

If this is possible it makes planning my clock much easier.

You can obviously use Offset Byte Set to write any value you like, or use the offset INC or DEC controls to add or subtract 1, but 0238 is only the Local hour. What about minutes?

Why make is so complicated using FSUIPC offsets anyway? FS has controls for this - CLOCK HOURS DEC, CLOCK HOURS INC, CLOCK MINUTES INC, CLOCK MINUTES DEC, CLOCK SECONDS ZERO, as well as ZULU HOURS SET, ZULU MINUTES SET ("SET" controls" need the parameter for the value). Some of these may even be assignable in FS's own assignments dialogue. Have you looked?

Regards

Pete

[jan737]

Hi Pete

Thanks for the quick answer.

Setting the hour was only for example.

I want to set the time by hardware, such as fsbus or FDT.

So i want access direct to the offsets and not via the button page of FSUIPC.

Best regards

Jan Geurtsen

[Pete Dowson]

I want to set the time by hardware, such as fsbus or FDT.

So i want access direct to the offsets and not via the button page of FSUIPC.

Okaybut you can also send FS controls via offsets, see offset 3110.

As you will see there are several ways of doing things. If you are writing direct to the time offsets, you might find you need to write the ZULU time rather than local, of maybe both. You'll need to experiment. Try things with FSInterrogate.

Regards

Pete