Avionics Settings

[tdbscotland]

Hi folks. I am just getting back into flight sim and trying to set up some 10/15 year old GoFlight panels. GoFlight do not seem to offer support for FS2020 so am going with Spad.next.... Now to my question lol..... Currently setting up avionics switch for the 172, could someone please explain what the "SET" feature is used for for avionics (and other settings although I understand the feature with autothrottle) ON and Off are self explanatory but don't understand how or why the "SET" option would be used with avionics.

 

I have assigned "Master Avionics 1" and "Master Avionics 2" in events but both only actvate the left bus switch on the 172. I can assign "Master Toggle" and that works both avionic bus switches but would prefer an on/off switch set up. There may well be a way of defining it in Spad but I am not at that level yet.

 

My basic question however is how "SET_AVIONICS" works or is used.

 

Regards,

Martin

[il88pp]

perhaps you can create something like:

 

read switch position

if switch is in on position,

read avionics state in FS

if off --> toggle avionics (both on).

if on --> do nothing.

 

if switch is in off position,

read avionics state in FS

if on --> toggle avionics (to both off).

if off --> do nothing.

 

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to avoid situations like:

1=on 2=off

flip switch and now

1=off 2=on.

 

you may need to make the thing a little more complex. Using something like:

read switch position

if on

read avionics 1 state

if on

do nothing

then also read avionics 2 state

if off

toggle avionics 2

(so both are then on)

 

+ same for switch off position.

 

 

 

(Note, I do NOT have FS2020.

 

So I do no know if these variables like 'read_avionics_2_state' & "toggle_avionics_2" even exist in FS2020.

(If not, you coild akso achieve "toggle_avionics_2" with )

 

 

In FSX K:Events (Key events ("commands" if you want)) such as

toggle_engine_starter:1

1

and

toggle_engine_starter:2

do occur in gauges and such.

(maybe the exact K:Var-names are slightly different))

Edited May 10, 2022 by il88pp

[tdbscotland]

Thanks for this excellent info. I am slowly understanding "conditions" and this will help a lot.

 

Cheers :)

[lnuss]

I have assigned "Master Avionics 1" and "Master Avionics 2" in events but both only actvate the left bus switch on the 172.

A C-172 only has one bus in real life, so that may be your problem.

 

I don't have 2020 so I can only guess that the "SET" feature is just a means of setting certain conditions (may have a save too, I don't know) perhaps on a per aircraft basis??? or some such.