Question about programming button (and maybe more)

[jay960]

Hello,

First thank you for this amazing software FSUIPC7. It is very useful and perfectly build.

I have always used it the simple way but now I want to dig more into programming some more complex stuff. I have read the manual carefully and have some things that I do not understand well so thanks in advance for the help.

1. My first question is about programming button.
   In the manual, the format specify is :
   For keypresses: <Entry number> = <Action><Joy#>,<Btn#>,K<key>,<shifts>

   now in my INI file I have for example :
   1=PB,36,K123,8     -{Key press: F12}-
   1=PB,32,K122,8     -{Key press: F11}-

   So

   PB = the action
   36 = <Joy#>
   K123 = <Btn#>
   8 = ?
   {things in bracket} = key press

   But these two are on the same Joystick, so they should have same <Joy#> somewhere. Maybe is it the number 8 ?
   Can anybody explain the format correctly, I certainly have missed something 😑

2. For the Action in the manual the letter P is explain simply for press or control. now in my example above it is writtent PB. What is the B for ?
   And in the manual it says if I want to repeat the key press the letter should be R. So if I want to change the above action to repeat should I write only R instead of PB ?

 

Thank you again in advance for taking the time to help.

Cheers

 

[John Dowson]

3 hours ago, jay960 said:

now in my INI file I have for example :
1=PB,36,K123,8     -{Key press: F12}-
1=PB,32,K122,8     -{Key press: F11}-

So

PB = the action
36 = <Joy#>
K123 = <Btn#>
8 = ?
{things in bracket} = key press

But these two are on the same Joystick, so they should have same <Joy#> somewhere. Maybe is it the number 8 ?
Can anybody explain the format correctly, I certainly have missed something 😑

P is the action (Pulse).
B is the joystick - you are using "JoyLetters" so the assigned letter is used. The mapping from joyletters to ids is stored in the [JoyNames] section of your FSUIPC7.ini file.
35 & 32 are the button numbers
K123/K122 are the keys (F12/F11)
8 is the shift parameter (normal)

3 hours ago, jay960 said:

For the Action in the manual the letter P is explain simply for press or control. now in my example above it is writtent PB. What is the B for ?
And in the manual it says if I want to repeat the key press the letter should be R. So if I want to change the above action to repeat should I write only R instead of PB ?

PB is <Action><Joy#> ,  or maybe better as <Action><JoyLetter>

[jay960]

Thank you very much. I understand better now.

[Pete Dowson]

32 minutes ago, jay960 said:

Thank you very much. I understand better now.

For a complete explanation of all the parts as well as facilities for programming buttons with coditions, you should refer to the FSUIPC7 for Advanced Users manual. On page 16 a section called 

FORMAT OF BUTTON DEFINITIONS

begins.  There you'll see there are 4 alternatives for the "action" (the first letter), not just two. 

Pete

 

[jay960]

@Pete Dowson

Thanks, yes I am reading that carefully at the moment.

I made a first test to start the A32nx FBW engines with my Airbus Throttle Quadrant switches and I am happy because it work nicely !!

No I will look into more complexe programming 😁