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Hi

I have a spare 7 segment not doing anything, can I use this to display the number for flaps, 1 to 40? If flaps are 1 display 1, if flaps 5 show 5? Is this possible?

Flight simulator x

Hi,

You can directly take the offset 0x6568 and transfer its values 1: 1 to the 7 segment display. When outputting, tick BCD mode.
The offset will also show you the movement of the flaps on the display by going through the numbers. For every detent, the display then remains at the respective value.

Perfect thanks, will give that a try tonight.

Hi

I think I'm missing something out, I've setup the Output for 7 segment, all is working, I have the offset for flaps at 0x6568, I have selected BCD, I have left the LCD at 8 segments for now just top see.


When I run it, I get 00000000 which I expect for No Flaps.. If I set flaps to first Ident, the numbers go crazy like 1073741 and when the flaps stop moving,

Flaps 1 - 1065353
Flaps 2 - 1043741
Flaps 5 - 1084227
Flaps 10 - 1092616
etc

What step am I missing?

Thanks

Nevermind, I got it working. I had to set it to Float and not INT

That's it!

Now you should see the complete detents from 0, 1, 2, 5 etc up to 40 if the flaps stops moving.
Between the detents you see the moving numbers (up or down) the flaps are moving to.

But you only need 2 digits to display, not 8.

Hi

Im completly confused about that situation.... I think it can be intresting to observe and investigate that. Maby a part of Datalogic i not understand till now.

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Stephan said:

You can directly take the offset 0x6568 .....tick BCD mode.

Ridge said:

I have the offset for flaps at 0x6568, I have selected BCD,

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The Original Offset means....

Offset: 6568 ...... Size in Byte: 8 ......... Typ: FLT32 x 2 ......... Name : MAIN_TEFlapsNeedle(2)

That means: There are TWO Offsets. Each have 4 Byte and is a FLT32 Float Offset. Flaps Left is 6568 and Flap Right is 656C ( each 4 Byte FLT )

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And now i´m confused.

1. BCD Mode should be not needed and finaly should support senseless wrong data ( Cause this is not a BCD Offset i think)
2. Using INT instead of FLT also can not work... A FLT Offset will show no logical Value if you read it as INT. ( You said now it work for you cause you use INT instead of FLT)
Maby i missunderstand you here and you mean it reverse that you have set to INT before and now with FLT it is working correct.... then its more logical,

BUT Then finaly i not understand why a BCD Read will bring a logical result in a FLT Value.

Hi Pizman

No idea how it works but it is..

I have 6568 Offset set with Float set with 4 byte, BCD ticked and $ Transform, all is working, I can see the numbers jump for flaps 1 through to 40 and back, I check in view mode on FSX and both flaps appear to be responding as should.

Thanks for your help guys