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Hi gunterat

This is pretty sure the wrong place....
The Lua Tool is simply to "fire" a Macro/script by a Input in Mobiflight.

So basicly you can start a script that read Data from your APU Switch.... But normaly those scripts should run all time ( For example in FSUIPC Autostart and connected to loaded Aircraft= AerosoftAirbus for example.

Summary this TOOL here is normaly used to make INPUTS .... Not to read data to a Custom Offset for usage to light LED or get data for 7Segment Dispalys !

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About Your Problem:

You have a wrong Lvar OR... You need a self build Logic here.
Pretty sure "AB_OVH_APU_MASTER" show you Position of the Switch ! ( Thats what i think at first moment)
So i think there must be also exist a Lvar that show you the Status for LED.
I Have no List of Lvars of this Aircraft.... If you got it then recheck if there exist other "APU****" Lvars. Maby you find it.

If there realy not exist a Lvar for the LED´s then you "maby" need a own Logic. ( I dont think so and belive there is a Lvar !!!!)

Please check the data.... If you not find help we try to build a improvisional solution !

Hi Pizman,
thank you and yes, I could find it, the two LVars showing the status for the LEDs are:

AB_OVH_APU_MASTER_LIGHT_FAULT
AB_OVH_APU_MASTER_LIGHT_ON

I think these states should be written to an offset - but how ?
Thank you in advance!
Günter

Sorry Günter... Thats not my part. As i told often.... My Lua skills are too poor at the moment.

Basicly something like....

Code:

Variable1 = ipc.readLvar("L:AB_OVH_APU_MASTER_LIGHT_FAULT")
ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, Variable1) 

All in a loop... Maby with this "While do" commands.

Summary as i said in a other topic here maby the problem is that we will do permanent writes to the Offsets here.
I´m not a programmer but i think maby a better solution is a IF ELSE here... Like...
Get Lvar Status... Wait xx milliseconds ... Get Lvar Status again .... Check if status change or is still same like in last read.... If it change write it to Offset. If Not start from beginning.

Maby the "event.xxxx" command is alo usefull here... But i not know how we should use it with a Lvar !

Hope this help you to find a solution !

I hope too Thank you very much!
Best regards
Günter
I GOT IT !!
I found the solution in the Avsim-forum resp. I got help from proficient LUA-Supporters. Ultimately I have even 2 working solutions now, whereas I think the code with the lua instruction event.Lvar() needs less resources and works a little bit better.
For all who are interested, here is the link: https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/539279-fsuipc-and-lua-script/?page=2
Best regards!
Günter