broken timber
Good morning
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I try to reproduce the tutorial
https://youtu.be/98sx64YF4h0?t=1164
for the left gear green Led it works
on the other hand for the red led transit
I have an error message
input string was not in a correct format
Did the syntax change?
If you have a link to understand the syntax
I would like to make it work like in the video
I saw the tutorial on Github, but that's not my goal
I want to understand the video
THANKS
FBW A320 landing Gear Led Transit
broken timber
hallow wren
Just for info, sometimes you need to set 99 to work it okay, because parked Cold/Dark airplane have not 100% extended.
hallow wren
Main config
For EXTENDED
For in TRANSIT
Just for case, are we speaking about annunciations?
broken timber
I made a mistake
I have to check
If I am the video
it's like this with test at 99 as you told me
Just for case, are we speaking about annunciations?
yes
Transit Red light
hallow wren
I'm not using Transform, it's working fine with Comparison
hallow wren
not = but a >
calm vessel
Let me shortly check.
The message looks like a syntax error. Please for testing.... enable the Transform, delete the entered formula and then disable the transform again.
calm vessel
hhhm.
Disable Compare just for testing.
calm vessel
let me check on my sim,
calm vessel
I think i got the problem....
remove device for testing.... So deselect the Bravo LED.
Lets test the config only within Mobiflight.
hallow wren
Try for the transit / red this...
calm vessel
@hallow wren Problem is different
Lets wait for confirm if it work without device.
I expect it will !
hallow wren
I see, @broken timber is doing this for Honeycomb and not just simple LED connected to board... maybe here is the issue
calm vessel
Yes. thats what i´m think
I test it on my computer with No device and LED Device. Both work as it should.
The only difference to Scorpios setup is the Bravo.
Maybe there is a limitation in Code that Bravo LED not accept Float Values.
hallow wren
Then > 99 / 0 / 1 can work...
broken timber
calm vessel
Badly without own a Bravo i can not test myself these "HID Output" Situation.
broken timber
calm vessel
Does it count up 0-100 and 100-0 without stopping ?
just check the right column while move gear in sim Up and down
And sure.... At 100 it must show 0
broken timber
calm vessel
Thanks for doing the testing work....
Thats a Bug
I will report on Github
To solve it for now....
Please use the Bravo LED once again.
And add a transform.....
Floor($)
Do a final test.
Should work now also with Bravo Lights !
broken timber
calm vessel
You not need to make Vids or screens all time. Whatever its usefull. A Yes or No is often ok too. Just to save you work 🙂
broken timber
lol
THANKS
is it easier for you?
What about badly translated text?
calm vessel
Thats a Config issue then.
Disable all other configs.
Green and Red are two independent things.
broken timber
same problem with new config the red led and green as mixed
I will continue tomorrow
Thanks for your help
calm vessel
No Prob.
If needed share the configs.
i not understand what "mixed" means.
If you use the right device and you use correct Compare/Transform in Both Configs then LED should work as expected.
broken timber
calm vessel
Green Only light at 100 .... So Compare IF Value =100 ( Or use >98 to avoid the problem @hallow wren said) THEN 1 ELSE 0
Red Only light between 1 and 99 Not at 0 or 100 .... Compare IF Value >98 THEN 0 ELSE $
And for sure to avoid the Float Bug..... Transform in Both : Floor($)
Sorry. Corrected. >99 make no sense. With floor it must be >98
You need to re assign the Bravo....
In case i not own it my Setup use my Mega and LED.
broken timber
ok your config its works
broken timber
Good morning
I just redid a test with the last version of MF Beta 9.7.0.1
the problem seems to be fixed
I just have a synchronization problem between the leds of the simulator and the leds of the honeycomb bravo
Thanks a lot
glossy juniper
@calm vessel I'm trying to set an in-transit LED for my WT-CJ4. There is no preset for that if I'm correct. So I'm using the generic GEAR POSITION INDEX preset. I have also tried the GEAR CENTER POSITION preset. The transit LED lights as soon as the gear lever is actuated, but when the gear is safe, the LED stays on. I only want it to be on when gear is moving! It looks to me if I need a "precondition" to perform the test >0 and <100. how exactly do I specify that?
glossy juniper
SOLVED: Working Title do indeed provide a preset to show any gear light in red if in transition tested landing center red on, is only on in transition - not perfect solution but it works!
calm vessel
Hi @glossy juniper
Do you mean the Preset you got is global for all 3 Gears ?
If yes... If you not plan to use "failures" then its ok. Cause no issues mean never a gear is broke. So all 3 work simultanious .
Whatever.... for a Perfect Solution you can use simply the GEAR POS Presets ( whatever as Index, Percent or so.
And you not need a "PRecondition" you need a Transform or a Compare.
E.g. Transit should be OFF in UP and DOWN position and must be ON in Moving Position.
So e.g. with a percent Value of 0-100 you say in compare: IF Value = 100 THEN 0 ELSE $
Means at UP its 0 (OFF) in Moving (1-99) its ON cause its 1 or greater.... And at DOWN (100) our Compare say "show 0" means its OFF Again.
Same result by a transform : if($=100,0,$)
glossy juniper
Thanks for getting back to me, I understand what you are saying (sorry for typo in original reply), but wasn't sure of the code to do it. Will try your method out! 🤔 Keep up the good work. Cheers from AUST... 🦘
glossy juniper
Ok, tried the transform approach... this function worked perfectly testing nose gear position....
glossy juniper
Now, I would like to have that "in-transit" LED blink when it is activated. I tried to use the blink LED preset to test, with a reference back to the "in-transit LED" and a transform, but the logic did not work correctly, the LED was double blinking. It looks as though I need to stop the primary config turning on the LED and instead just set and test that variable in the blink config.
Can you see where I went wrong? This the setup...
The one postive is that I getting a little more familiar with Mobiflight logic... I think! 😬
I tried the GEAR CENTER POSITION config without nominating a display device, hoping that would just set the variable. So with the same reference as shown directly above, the LED blinks during transit nicely, but stays illuminated at either end of the transit...??? Other combinations turn the LED off at gear up and gear down , but gives me a double or triple blink.
de-selecting reference to the LED in transit config makes no difference
north crest
The one postive is that I getting a little more familiar with Mobiflight logic.....
If you like to try, there is another way of doing this with RPN. Of course, it only works with Msfs2020.
No transform is needed
Just enter this in the output config preset code box
1 99 (A:GEAR CENTER POSITION, Percent) rng
glossy juniper
interesting approach...
north crest
This expression is true (value of 1) if the gear position is in the range of 1 to 99.
glossy juniper
Your suggestion works perfectly Jaime... 😁 But can you solve the blink issue??
north crest
I don't understand what you are doing. The output config for gear center position displays directly to the red transit led. No config reference is needed.
glossy juniper
Probably my lack of understanding Jaime, I am only just coming to grips with the logic and application. What I was trying to do was introduce a blink to the in-transit LED rather than a static indicator...My setup is 3 greens for gear down/safe and an orange LED for transit, rather 3 reds and 3 greens as in some aircraft. I wanted the in-transit LED to blink...
north crest
So you need to check all three gear position for in transit condition, plus you need a blinking config
glossy juniper
same thinking will be applied to flaps in-transit indicator
I was only going to bother for the nose gear, but I guess I could test all three
north crest
OK do it for center and later you can add the other gears
glossy juniper
That was the thinking, so my idea was to read the gear position, set a variable and test that in another config to blink the LED.
north crest
Easiest way is to create a blinking output config that alternates 0 and 1
Then just multiply it's value with the in transit value
north crest
There is an undocumented blink function in Mobiflight but there is no UI for it yet.
I do the blinking with the simulation time var
glossy juniper
I have seen that method, but thought it was a bit complicated for my understanding... 🤔
While you are there , has there been any further decisions made on TM1637 display in Mobiflight?
north crest
This alternates 0 and 1 every 0.5 sec
(E:SIMULATION TIME, second) near 2 %
Put this on an output config
glossy juniper
Ok, will try
north crest
Bring the blink config as reference into the led display config and multiply with the transit value
Transform
$*#
glossy juniper
This is what you mean ?
north crest
While you are there , has there been any further decisions made on TM1637 displa...
I know there is some work being done for the TM1637.
glossy juniper
It works, but I 3 rapid flashes
Execellent re TM1637, I have buckets of them leftover form X-plane days
north crest
This is what you mean ?
I meant the other way around but I think that also works
glossy juniper
Ok, I'm with you, I can see what you mean having it the" wrong way round", I will try it out the other way!
glossy juniper
OK, it does work perfectly the way I have it, but I need to get rid of reference to output LED in the config Display tab where I test gear position.
The method for gear in-transit is your method, the blink is a preset from the list ...
all I did to make it work was get rid of reference to output LED in the test config as below...
Must go make the pizza dough for dinner 😆 , thanks for your help, looks like the problem is solved! 👍
north crest
OK great
glossy juniper
Maybe the next thing is to test 3 gear positions to be absolutely correct.
Later....
north crest
Maybe the next thing is to test 3 gear positions to be absolutely correct.
For the three gears, you just need to add the same in transit range check for all three and combine them with OR.
(nose) or (left) or (right)
glossy juniper
Thanks @north crest , thats on the plan for today.
On a different tack, my wish list for Mobiflight. To explain- I have a config file for each of the aircraft I fly (nearly 20), many are the same and many are not. Two or three things I would like to see, the ability to open more than one Mobiflight window for editing at one time across the two, block delete and insert in the Config GUI, cut and paste from clipboard. The way I'm working in edit mode is really hindered by not being able to do these things. Probably could achieve editing between the config files, but that would be a pain.
glossy juniper
The alternative would be a copy of Mobiflight on two networked devices each running Mobiflight I suppose.
Already I see the answers to my questions on Google search, although most pertain "running" two copies of mobiflight, I just want that for editing. Easy to do on networked laptop to pc or the like....
north crest
Thanks <@793885079034265640> , thats on the plan for today.
On a different ...
There is a #wishlist channel, if you had not discovered it yet.
