Flight 1 ATR 72-500 Annunciators

[John Hanton]

I'm going to be building a cockpit for the Flight 1 ATR 72-500 and although I can operate most of the cockpit controls via mouse macros I do seem to be having a hard time finding out how to read the annunciators before I decide on an output board.

Is this the reason why you don't see many ATR 72 cockpits being built?

Peter, is there a way of figuring out how to access the annunciator data or am I banging my head on a brick wall here. Any advice will be greatly welcomed.... arrghh... now I'm going blind from a migraine. Typical.

[Pete Dowson]

I'm going to be building a cockpit for the Flight 1 ATR 72-500 and although I can operate most of the cockpit controls via mouse macros I do seem to be having a hard time finding out how to read the annunciators before I decide on an output board.

If the programmers who create the aircraft don't want to expose such values, you are unlikely to find them. They may have used Local panel variables (L:vars) so just use the logging facilities provided for those in FSUIPC (via an assignable control), or the supplied Lua plug-in, to find out.

Is this the reason why you don't see many ATR 72 cockpits being built?

No idea. Aren't there?

I've always found it best to use entirely external systems simulations for any cokcpit. no FS panels at all. I use Project Magenta for everything. FS only supplies the flight model and scenery. There are other packages as well which can provide all the instrumentation and subsystems. Though whether there are any supporting ATR72 exactly I don't know.

Peter, is there a way of figuring out how to access the annunciator data or am I banging my head on a brick wall here.

Sorry, I've no idea. Certainly not via FSUIPC offsets if they don't use FSUIPC. in any case. If the panels are written in XML and you can read their XML you might find out that way. Else perhaps ask the authors?

Regards

Pete

[prokopiu]

Hi John,

Unfortunately the ATR has C binary gauges and no FSUIPC offsets exposed that I know of. There are no XML gauges one could analyze. I had a look at it some time ago since I like the ATR a lot but no success.

Kosta

[John Hanton]

Well it looks like I'm going to have to do a LOT of coding to get the panels working right but as it is going to be a long term project anyway I don't mind it. Take things one step at a time eh. At least doing it myself will mean that I will know what is going on.

At least I have the FCOM for the ATR 72 now which gives me a bit better background as to how all the bits hang together. The Flight 1 panels don't even take into account the side panels that control such things as flaps up landings and source switching.

[Hans Hartmann]

Hi John,

the ATR doesn't use FSUIPC offsets. Back in 2003/2004 when I programmed the gauges, there was simply no need for an ATR to support any advanced hardware. Sorry.

Hans