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How to I control GF166 LEDS?

wulybuggerwulybugger
in GoFlight Interface Tool - Technical Support
Using the interface, I can get the GF166 left LED to turn on/off as expected, but whenever I try to turn the right LED on/off, both lights turn on/off. This is what I'm trying to do:

Setup one GF166 to be used as the COM1/NAV1 radio module (similar to the default COM1/COM2 default, but with NAV1 instead of COM1). When the left button is pressed, I'd like it to be in the COM1 mode (this I can do).  I'd also like the left LED to be lit as well (this I can do also). Then when the right button is pressed, I'd like it to be in the NAV1 mode (this I can do).  BUT I'd now like the right LED to be on while the left LED is off - This I can't do.  Both LEDS turn on.

Is there any insight/instruction you can provide or an example that turns the left led on when the left button is pressed and just the right led on when the right button is pressed?

Thanks,

Brandon

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  • admin_ppsadmin_pps

    Hi Brandon,

    If you click the default NAV1&2 or COM1&2 button on the GF166 it will configure the device to act like default and you can then see how GF166_DEVICE<n>_ACTIVECONFIG is used to light the LED's. See the GF166section  here for more information:

    http://www.pollypotsoftware.org.uk/support/user-guide/user-guide-git/19-operating/22-configuring-goflight-devices-additional-information.html

    Best wishes

    Steve


  • wulybuggerwulybugger
    Thanks for the heads up, but I've read through that user guide 4 times, trying every permutation I can think of to get it to work properly, but nothing I do allows the right led to be lit when I press the right button. It also seems if I use the config variable for 0,1 and 2, it behaves the same (responds to the gf_control_1 event), while using any of the other config variables (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8) I can't get them to change even if I use the gf_control_3 or 4 events.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps

    Assuming you have set the second function on the 2nd Active Config for device 0, then set BUTTON_RIGHT2 to use GF166_DEVICE0_ACTIVECONFIG, ON and 2.

    Best wishes

    Steve

  • wulybuggerwulybugger
    Got it to work! Thanks. Your last post gave me insight into what values the different events/variables represent and can contain (therefore what to check on).
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