MobiFlight Community Support

Simulator: FSX
Plane: a321 stock
Fsuipc: 4.974
Windows: 7 sp1

Hello friends of Mobiflight. I'm moving forward with the a320's FCU (I use the FSX stock plane)
At the moment I have half working correctly.
I need to configure some things that I can't find the IDs.
Most of the AP is working, I only need the AP2 and EXPED button (I calculate that the fsx plane does not have it).
I have the problem with EFIS. I could only run the barometer and its corresponding encoder and the FD button.
I couldn't find the button IDs and their corresponding LEDs to show them.



What I can't get going:

FD Only LED
ILS button and led
CSTR button and led
WPT button and led
VOR.D button and led
NBD button and led
ARPT button and led

the two rotary keys and the 2 three-point keys at the moment I am not listing them because I don't have the switches.

From already thank you very much!

In case i not use Airbus i´m a bit confused what button is what..... But the awnser is easy.

1. You can only read out Things that are existing !
For example you ask for "CSTR button and led" .... I load for testing the A321 Stock and see this Button is also not useable in Sim.
So.... Not Simulated... Means no way to read or write this function !

2. No Event not mean no posibility to write.... We also can make Offset Inputs ( Often need in Stock Aircrafts)
Please check the "FSUIPC Offsetmapping" List.... Inlcude in your sim folder / modules/FSUIPC Documents.

Here i found for example ....

Offset: 0E04
Size in Byte: 2
Default 738 and A321 EFIS: ND map items shown: 738: 0=WPT, 1=APT, 2=NDB, 3=VOR A321: 0=WPT, 1=VOR, 2=NDB, 3=APT

Offset: 0E16
Size in Byte : 2
Default A321 EFIS: ND ILS mode button, 0 = off, 1=on

Offset : 2EE0
Size in Byte: 4
Flight Director Active, control and indicator. 1=active, 0=inactive.

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Test This.
And by the way. Think about a more detailed Software. For a Cessna the Stock is ok at beginning.... But with a B737/A320 the Stocks are verry poore and not realy useable.... In case of missing FMS/FMC the main part of Realistic Flying with a Jet is missing.
So... Stock is fine to learn flying and basics of cockpitbuilding.... But for real Fun you need here a professional Software like FMGS

Thanks, I was able to get the buttons to work without a problem. I use the stock at the moment because I am just starting. I have the aerosoft a320 but it is very difficult to start, try to use it but I could not even take off.
the only thing i don't understand is how to make the leds work if all the buttons use the same offset.

From already thank you very much!

Hi Again

About difficult.... Yeah. Thats the differnce between a game and a simulator.
The stock Aircraft is a game.... The AddOn Aircraft is a simulator.
In Standard FSX you press one button and Engine is running.... In a Real aircraft and also in a good AddOn you do 30-50 single Steps and press lots of different Switche at correct timespot and in right sequence to run a engine.
In standard Aircraft its enought to click on "load flightplan" and all is preapred for takeoff.... In Real and in good AddOn Aircrafts you need 20-30 Minutes to plan the flight and to make all the inputs in the Flight Computer of your Aircraft.

Its your choice..... Do you like to play a game or do you looking forward to rebuild a cockpit as real as possible ?


About AddOn.
Do you choose already 100% for Airbus ?
Aerosoft Airbus is a little problematic with Mobiflight and Homecockpits and need some programming skills.
I only know 2 Airbus that work good for a HC.... That is Jeehell and Magenta. Jeehell i Freeware. Magenta costs 1000 $+ . Whatever Jeehell also need some advanced skills.
With Boeing its more easy.... PMDG offer you for 60-120 US$ a B737, B777 or B747 .... All are OK for a upper middle level Homecockpit and are compatible with Mobiflight perfectly.
Do what you like.... Just note that a Boeing is more easy for beginners ( my opinion)



About Your OUTPUT.
You already understand correctly.... ONE Offset include multible Functions here...... But this is no problem cause only one funtion can be active in your Standard Stock A321 same time.

You use Offset 0E04 -- Size in Byte: 2
For A321 we got Parameter 0=WPT, 1=VOR, 2=NDB, 3=APT

To light the 4 LED we need basicly 4 Configs....
Each is use the specific LED ( you have 4 LED in your Homecockpit EFIS ... So yo uset each LED to one of these Configs !
Each Config use the SAME Offset (0E04)

Now we must define a condition.... Cause LED 1 (WPT) should only light if Offset is "0" and should be disabled if Offset is NOT "0"
So here we can use transform OR compare funtion
In Compare we activate the checkmark and say " If Value = 0 THEN 1 ELSE 0 "
If you like transform formula then enebale the transform and enter "if($=0,1,0)"

The second Config (VOR) should light the LED only if Offset is "1" .
Again Compare or Transform is Possible...... Compare say " If Value = 1 THEN 1 ELSE 0"
Transform is " if($=1,1,0) "

For the other Configs the logic is the same.... use if($=2,1,0) or if($=3,1,0) or the specific Compares.

Please try out.... If you understand this system you be able to build every other LED in your cockpit same way !

I understand that if I want realism I need something more than the FSX a321. Basically now I'm trying to learn how to use mobiflight and do basic things. Coming soon to jeehell.
I understood perfectly about the LEDs and they were all working. From already thank you very much!