LUA and panel

[astrograppa]

Hi,

I would like to make a little lua program that allows me (means a button of joistick)to toggle a view of panel, then a second panel and finally none.

The sequence is as follows:

1-push button

2-view the overhead panel (shft+6) number control 65911

3-push button

4-view the pedestal (shft+5) number control 65910 (and remove the overhead)

5-push button

6-remove pedestal (any panel)

7-push button

....restart over

It's possible? ...and it is easy?

Tanks

[Pete Dowson]

I would like to make a little lua program that allows me (means a button of joistick)to toggle a view of panel, then a second panel and finally none.

The sequence is as follows:

1-push button

2-view the overhead panel (shft+6) number control 65911

3-push button

4-view the pedestal (shft+5) number control 65910 (and remove the overhead)

5-push button

6-remove pedestal (any panel)

7-push button

....restart over

It's possible? ...and it is easy?

Yes. In fact you could do it just by conditional button programming in the FSUIPC INI file. But in Lua the logic is easier to follow.

You need a memory of what last function your button executed, so you can move onto the next. The easiest way is to use one of the free FSUIPC offsets (the range 66C0 to 66FF is free for users). So:

x = ipc.readUB(0x66C0)
if x == 0 then
   ipc.control(65911)
else if x == 1 then
   ipc.control(65910)
else if x == 2 then
   -- et cetera, for each view change or whatever function you want
   -- ending with
end
x = x + 1   -- move on to next mode
if x > 3 then  -- 3 for 4 different settings (as we start at 0), and so on
   x = 0
end
ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, x) 

Save your code into the FS Modules folder as, say "myviews.lua", and assign your button to it in the FSUIPC Buttons page. you may need to ask FSUIPC to relad the settings if you change the file whilst FS is running.

Regards

Pete

[astrograppa]

Thanks Pete,

you are a true genius and an endless resource of information.

I modified the program in this way and it works perfectly.

x = ipc.readUB(0x66C0)

if x == 0 then

ipc.control(65909)

else if x == 1 then

ipc.control(65909)

ipc.control(65911)

else if x == 2 then

ipc.control(65911)

end

end

end

x = x + 1 -- move on to next mode

if x > 2 then -- 3 for 4 different settings (as we start at 0), and so on

x = 0

end

ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, x)