Project Magenata offset 55F0 (Dimming display)

[dabu]

Hi Pete

I would like to use the function of offset 55F0 in PM-Software, which is used to dimm the displays (bit from 0 til 5). I was wondering If it is possible to assign this function via FSUPIC to an axis. But I am not sure how. First of all I am puzzled since the size of the offset is 6 - I assume this means 6 bytes which would be 48bits? So it is not a word or Dword offset.....double floats seems to be wrong as well...... The next question how would I have to handle the value which is 0 through 100 (100 bright display, 1 dark, 0 inop). with a poti the range wolud be from -16381 up to 16381 (or something like this I don't have the exact numbers in mind). See I am not a big programmer - I thought there might be a possibility to assign the function via the fsupic interface, but I am not sure..... Any solution?

Daniel

[Pete Dowson]

Hi Pete

I would like to use the function of offset 55F0 in PM-Software, which is used to dimm the displays (bit from 0 til 5). I was wondering If it is possible to assign this function via FSUPIC to an axis. But I am not sure how.

Not easily. You could do it via Lua, using a Lua plug-in to take the axis input, scale it to the range accepted by PM, then write it to the correct offset.

First of all I am puzzled since the size of the offset is 6 - I assume this means 6 bytes which would be 48bits?

You need to read a little more. It is 6 separate bytes, one each for 6 separate displays. Each one is dimmable separately.

The next question how would I have to handle the value which is 0 through 100 (100 bright display, 1 dark, 0 inop). with a poti the range wolud be from -16381 up to 16381 (or something like this

You'd need to scale the value in a Lua program. If you want all 6 displays operating together you'd write all 6 bytes with the same value.

I haven't got time at this particular moment to go into more detail, but check the Lua examples provided in the FSUIPC ZIP package and get back to me with questions which I can answer later, when I've got a little more time.

Regards

Pete

[dabu]

Peter

Thank you for answering so quickly. I am going to have a look at the Lua plug-in and try to figure out how it works. Let you know if I need additonal help.

Daniel