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Setting GF SECM Strobes to Zibo 737

Martin1210Martin1210
in GoFlight Interface Tool - User Provided Bespoke Events
Hello,
I need help. I want to use the selector "Strobe" of my SECM to switch the Strobes of the Zibo 737 from Steady directly to Strobe & Steady. As my selector only have on and off, I must jump over the off position. No I found out that I can use Input action repeat and this works. Is this a problem or will this repeat endlessly in one or the other direction?

Martin
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  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    It will constantly repeat. Can you spot a dataref that changes when the command is sent. You could then create a bespoke event that sets the value directly.
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    edited April 2019
    Oh, that I expected. With datarefs I've never worked and I don't understand it, although I've read the userguide several times. With the FF A320 I have the same problem. I'm not able to understand how I add the datarefs to simple switches at my SECM or T8. Not to mention the MCP-Pro. :(

    Is there an easy and quick example to create a bespoke event for a simple switch?

    At the moment I feel really stupid. Sorry.
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    Hi Steve,
    I've learned slowly and the next questions popping up. I managed to create a bespoke event for my FF A320 for example. With set+ and value 1.0 I can move the switch up and set- and value 1.0 the switch down. But what can I do, if this switch have 3 positions. How can I move it up or down with one command.

    Regards,
    Martin
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    I would create two bespoke events. One for the ON assignment and one for the OFF assignment. Then have two Set+ tasks that increment the switch in one bespoke event and then have two Set- tasks that decrement the dataref in the other bespoke event.

    Thinking about you could send the Commands that you previously used twice in the bespoke events instead.

    You may need a Sleep task in-between the 2 Set- and Set+ tasks to allow time for the dataref to be updated.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    How can I create a "sleep task". Last moment I postet a question, how I can set the EFIS Baro knob for 2 functions. At press 1 STD and next press Normal Baro. In detective I see, that the value goes to 1 or -1 and freezes there instead of going back to 0. At the moment my biggest problem. Slowly I'm learning bespoke events. ;)

    Martin
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    There is a Sleep task button. Use a value of say 50. Answered the rest in your other post.
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    Hello Steve,

    back to the Zibo 737. I was able to create bespoke events for all, for me relevant, switches. Only with the strobes I've problems.

    I added 2 screenshots. There are 6 commands, which change if I set the strobes from STEADY position over OFF position to STEADY & STROBE position.

    Now I want to put a command to the Strobe switch of the SECM which moves from STEADY position directly to STROBE & STEADY position. If I use the standard command laminar/B738/toggle_switch/position_light_pos and make a bespoke event with set 1 and -1, this doesn't work.

    Regards,
    Martin
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    No screenshots!?
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    Oh, sorry!
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    I would just directly assign these commands to the ON and OFF events on the SECM switch itself:

    sim/lights/strobe_lights_on
    sim/lights/strobe_lights_off

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    edited April 2019
    And those commands doesn't work. I tried them again.

    I'm using the Aircraft config from David Williams for MCP-Pro and EFIS. This could not be an issue?

    I found out, if I use laminar/b738/toggle_switch/position_light_up and down the switch in the cockpit work, but only one step up and down. Down position is STEADY, middle position OFF and up possition STROBE & STEADY. And I want to got directly up from down to full up position.

    Could use input action REPEAT, but this would be not good?

    Regards,
    Martin
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Have you done a command search for strobe and did it find any zibo specific commands?
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    Yes, but there is only laminar/b738/toggle_switch/position_light_up and down and with this ones the switch moves only one tick up and down. At the moment I use the flap switch of the SECM, because this is a up and down switch and I can use the above command. I move the switch 2 times up or down. The normal switches only are up or down.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Have you tried creating a bespoke event that sends the command twice, e.g.:


    Send laminar/b738/toggle_switch/position_light_up
    Sleep(50)
    Send laminar/b738/toggle_switch/position_light_up
  • Martin1210Martin1210
    This was it! :)

    Many thanks, Steve!

    Best wishes,
    Martin
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