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Hello,
I have programmed a 7 segment display to read out my autopilot altitude select. I am using offset 0x07D4 and in the transform box it auto populates $*3.28084/65536. The strange thing is it does not always read in 100's. For example when I turn it once instead of reading 100ft it reads 99ft then 200, then 300, then 400, then 499 instead of 500. Any ideas what might be causing this? Oh OK... I just fixed it but will post this just in case anybody else runs into the same problem. I changed the first part of the transform to $*3.28085 simply changing the 4 at the end to a 5.
Thanks
Marc

Hi

That not really solve the Problem itself..... May it do but thats just "luck "

The Problem....
The transform is Meter × 3.2808398950131 .... So $*3.28084 is CORRECT !!!! the 5 is WRONG technical !

In case FSUIPC not work with clear numbers and use instead a old Hexadecimal System
Thats why the Offset show "Altitude in METERS multiply with 65536 " So we need to Divide it again and also recalculate from meter to feet by the 3.28084

Result.... There CAN happe situations a altitude from e.g. 500ft result in a calculation of 499,999994948 .
BUT Mobiflight simply show 499 in that case !

The official solution for older Sims with FSUIPC..... Use the "Round" Command.
Round(($*3.28084/65536),0)

Then "odd Float Values" get rounded ( like also in the Sim internal) and the Output is fine !

Correct, but Round has to be written with a capital R and small ound ;-) -> Round() - otherwise you got an error

Another possible issue..... Not mix "point" >>.<< and "decimal" >>,<<

A Decimal is used for functions like if(a,b,c) or Round(a,b)
A Point is used to write a decimal Float Number ... like 1.234

Wrong usage also occure in a syntax error warning !