Get Zulu Time

[motuslechat]

Hi,

 

Thank you for your client of FSUIPC for dotnet programer :rolleyes:

 

I have started to use it and try to get Zulu Time like this :

        private Offset<byte[]> fsLocalDateTime = new Offset<byte[]>(0x0238, 10);

        private Offset<byte[]> fsZuluDateTime = new Offset<byte[]>(0x023B, 10);
        private Offset<byte> zmin = new Offset<byte>(0x23c);
        private Offset<byte> zhour = new Offset<byte>(0x23b);
        private Offset<byte> second = new Offset<byte>(0x23a);

 

 private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Process the default group
            try
            {
                FSUIPCConnection.Process();

 

            // get local Time

                short year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsLocalDateTime.Value, 8);
                DateTime fsTime = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, fsLocalDateTime.Value[0], fsLocalDateTime.Value[1], fsLocalDateTime.Value[2]);
                short dayNo = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsLocalDateTime.Value, 6);
                fsTime = fsTime.Add(new TimeSpan(dayNo - 1, 0, 0, 0));
                this.textBox1.Text = fsTime.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss");

 

 

             // get Zulu Time
                year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, 8);

                DateTime fsZuluTime = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, fsZuluDateTime.Value[0], fsZuluDateTime.Value[1], fsZuluDateTime.Value[2]);
                short zuludayNo = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, 6);
                fsZuluTime = fsTime.Add(new TimeSpan(dayNo - 1, 0, 0, 0));
                this.textBox2.Text = fsTime.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss");

           

           // or like this

                year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, 8);
                DateTime fsZuluTimeBis = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, zhour.Value, zmin.Value, second.Value);

                this.textBox3.Text = fsZuluTimeBis.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss");

            }

       }

 

but with this code the local time = zulu time even if my aircraft is on airport in GMT+8

 

Thank you for youyr help.

 

Motus

[Paul Henty]

Hi Motus,

 

I've highlighted where your mistakes are. It looks like you've copied and pasted from the one above, but not changed all the variable names.

 

 

       private Offset<byte[]> fsLocalDateTime = new Offset<byte[]>(0x0238, 10);

        private Offset<byte[]> fsZuluDateTime = new Offset<byte[]>(0x023B, 10);
        private Offset<byte> zmin = new Offset<byte>(0x23c);
        private Offset<byte> zhour = new Offset<byte>(0x23b);
        private Offset<byte> second = new Offset<byte>(0x23a);

 

 private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // Process the default group
            try
            {
                FSUIPCConnection.Process();

 

            // get local Time

                short year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsLocalDateTime.Value, :cool:;
                DateTime fsTime = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, fsLocalDateTime.Value[0], fsLocalDateTime.Value[1], fsLocalDateTime.Value[2]);
                short dayNo = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsLocalDateTime.Value, 6);
                fsTime = fsTime.Add(new TimeSpan(dayNo - 1, 0, 0, 0));
                this.textBox1.Text = fsTime.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss");

 

 

             // get Zulu Time
                year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, :cool:;

                DateTime fsZuluTime = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, fsZuluDateTime.Value[0], fsZuluDateTime.Value[1], fsZuluDateTime.Value[2]);
                short zuludayNo = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, 6);
                fsZuluTime = fsTime.Add(new TimeSpan(dayNo - 1, 0, 0, 0)); // Should be fsZuluTime and zuludayNo
                this.textBox2.Text = fsTime.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss"); // Should be fsZuluTime

           

           // or like this

                year = BitConverter.ToInt16(fsZuluDateTime.Value, :cool:;
                DateTime fsZuluTimeBis = new DateTime(year, 1, 1, zhour.Value, zmin.Value, second.Value);

                this.textBox3.Text = fsZuluTimeBis.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy hh:mm:ss");

            }

       }

 

 

 

Paul

[motuslechat]

Thank you Paul,

 

Sorry, I'm too tired. I go sleeping ;)