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Hello there, I am new to mobiflight, trying to come over from Airmanger. I am currious if it is possible to use and encoder as a dual encoder? encoder big knob left right as usual and encoder small knob left right when pushed. I am able to accomplish this using variables in air manager but just seeing if this is an option with mobiflight?
just to be clear use the one encoder for a dual encoder on the 530
Thanks

Yes
This is possible.... But it´s a little more tricky like in Airmanger pretty sure.... Cause we must use the SIM (FSUIPC) as a Variable Memory.

With the Push Button we can make a Input to the sim.... E.g. we could set Parking Brake if we want.... And we can also set something else like a single "free" Offset in FSUIPC.
Means we define with the Button if a special Offset is 1 or 0 ( or something else for multi Systems).

How to do:
The Encoder Button is used as a INPUT ( Typ Button) and controll a Free Offset... lets Say 66C0 1 Byte INT via a Input Config
A OUTPUT Config ( Without a Device) simply READ now this Offset 66C0 .... And Thats Value is our Idicator for other Things.

In Easy words... We have no posibility for a "Variable" in Mobiflight... So we use the FSUIPC Offsets to build this and read that Offset again to have a Indication.


Finaly you got 2 INPUT Configs for your Encoder. Both use the same Encoder as Device.
The First controll e.g. COM1 Khz .... The Second controll COM1 Mhz.
Each got a PRECONDITION .... Liek the first say "Only Work if Indicator Config = 0" .... The second "Only work if Indicator Config =1 "

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How the Button Logic works.....

Normaly we use a "toggle" here. Means we press the Button momentary and execute a "toggle".... Formula like if($=1,0,1)
So a Press toggel form 0-->1 or from 1-->0 .... The release do nothing.

Your Idea is a "hold".... Means we say On Press set the Value to 1 ..... On Release set the Value to 0 .
Without push the Button Mode 0 is active. If you Push it and hold while turning Mode 1 is active. After release the Button Mode 0 is active again.

Finaly also a multi toggle is possible. With e.g. formula if($=5,0,$+1) we would toggle a Offset 0,1,2,3,4,5,0,1,2,3,4,5 and so on. So we could for example switch between COM1, COM2,NAV1,NAV2,ADF1,ADF2 with a single button.... Interesting for guys who like to build a Radio with only one Display and Encoder.

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I hope you understand the basics.... Try out. If you need help please tell me exactly what button should do and how system must work. Then i can build the logics for you.