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Blanking improvement

SlayerSlayer
in Product Suggestions
Hi Steve,

Using the new blanking feature I was able to blank the VS display on the FF 777 because when its blanked it goes to -999 , so that was easy to make work.

What I can't figure out is how to blank IAS if for instance VNAV is on. First I tried making a bespoke variable and writing to that with a 1 if the display was off or writing the value of the IAS display to it if it was on, then I tried to display the variable for the light value, I tried using call in the rotary to update the variable whenever there was a change but that didn't work either.

My suggestion is to add a new line to the light display so that you can blank it based on another bespoke variable, so I could create easily a bespoke variable that set to 1 if VNAV was on etc . Actually several of the tubeliners I'm working on have a dataref like display_is_blank etc for the VS and IAS displays.
Steve McNitt

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  • admin_ppsadmin_pps

    Hi Steve,

    I would use a Bespoke Variable for the Display.

    Set the Bespoke Variable to a non normal value when you want it to blank such as -1 or 9999999. Obviously a Bespoke Event would do this when a certain condition is met. Use further Bespoke Events to change the Bespoke Variable to map to the actual DataRef you want to display via a Set=. You may need to add a Sleep task after the actual Task that changes the DataRef so that GIT catches up and then do the Set= so it's in sync.

    Best wishes

    Steve

  • SlayerSlayer
    I'll do a few more experiments to see if I can get it to work in a profile. If I can't get it to work I'll send it over to you to see what I'm doing wrong.

    I'm working on the free X737 v5 that just came out and it will be the perfect test. (Great aircraft for free BTW,, and matches up perfect to this software and hardware) Just have to finish the EFIS part up and It'll be ready to go.

    It's great to get all my hardware working in XPX

    Thanks

    Steve McNitt
  • SlayerSlayer
    Steve , is there a start event like the FSX version so i could update the displays in the background without having to piggyback on another bespoke event?
    Steve McNitt
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps

    Yes, works in exactly the same way.

  • SlayerSlayer
    Using START seems to be the best way with updating the VS display. I'd almost forgotten about it

    However the  other hurdle I'm trying to sort is the IAS display which is kind of special because you need the light action IAS_MACH for changeover but I can't use IAS_MACH and blanking together .

    Any thoughts on how to get around this?
    Steve McNitt
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps

    Hi Steve,

    I can create another action called IAS_MACH_BLANK to handle it all. I'll add it to the development plan.

    Best wishes

    Steve

  • SlayerSlayer
    Nice, much appreciated! 

    Sorry to be a bother with all these posts but if I don't ask while it's fresh I forget. 
    Steve McNitt
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