newbie needs help with basic setting up t8 lights

billstewart

Hi, just got this. hoping to set up the carenado b1900d with my GF stuff.  just trying to do basic programming using the default baron 58.  I'm having trouble just trying to set up one of my t8 switches to activate the landing lights, which is one of the basic events of FSX/P3d.  I finally have it turning on the landing lights, but I can't seem to get them to turn off when I flip the switch.  I have to toggle it twice for it to turn off.  I'm doing this in P3Dv2.4, btw.  This is what I have going on:

 Switch 1: Switch Event= ON, Landing_lights_toggle, 

 Switch Action: Nothing  (I tried all the different ones including On/Off, but it doesn't turn it off unless I toggle twice.  

If I can't even get this default planes to do simple things like this, not sure how successful I'll be in the b1900D.

I shut down the GoFlight Config program to make sure I had no conflicts.  I also made sure I had no command going to this switch via FSUIPC.  Hope someone can help.

Thanks

Bill

admin_pps

Hi Bill,

Events can be sent for 3 states, ON/OFF/HOLD. Each of these states can send an event. The event can be the same or different for each state.

With switches you have to define the event for both ON and OFF. In your example you need to add Landing_lights_toggle to ON and OFF so that the event is sent when the switch is turned on and when its turned off.

Best wishes

Steve

billstewart

Thank you for responding.  How would I do that?  I'm selecting the T8 module, enabling it, then selecting switch 1 (as there are eight on my module).  Switch 1 only allows me to select one switch event.  I've tried using On/Off but that doesn't do it.

Thanks for your help

admin_pps

Hi Bill,

Where you see "ON" to the left of the event, you can click on this and change the value to an OFF or HOLD state. When changed, you can then set some new events for that state. The previous states settings are saved, the interface only shows the currently selected states details.

Best wishes

Steve

robains

Hi Bill,

For T8 switches and Landing_lights_toggle, you need to set the ON to Landing_lights_toggle and the OFF to Landing_lights_toggle.  Leave Action = Nothing for both ON and OFF.

You also need to make sure your Landing_lights VC switch is set to the same position as your T8 so they are in sync ... meaning if the VC shows Landing light ON and your T8 switch is in the OFF position, then in the VC click to get the Landing lights in the OFF position ... now you are in sync.

There are other ways to do this, but above is the simplest.

Cheers, Rob.