MOOSE or MIST ... how to know the state of a cockpit switch?

[Frag]

Hi guys,

 

I would really need a pointer here, just an idea of which class to look for.

 

Let say, in a L-39C, that I would like to know what is the current status (on,off) of the main battery switch.

 

What can I use?

 

EDIT: I just saw that you can use, in the editor itself "X COCKPIT ARGUMENT IN RANGE" to know the state of a switch, where you pass a number in parameters to identify the switch you are looking for.

 

Two questions:

 

1. Could we have access to this thru MOOSE? I prefer scripting over editor commands.

 

2. Where can I find the full list of all possible arguments for the L-39 ?

 

3. I also noticed that X: COCKPIT HIGHLIGHT ELEMENT is another value. Example: For the battery, the highlight parameter is 1 .... however to check the value of the battery state (on or off) it is 141. So where can I find the listing of those values?

 

Thanks!

 

Frag

Edited September 30, 2018 by Frag

[Grimes]

1. Not in the mission scripting environment unfortunately. You are limited to using the triggers for that. In the export environment there is a way to get switch status and even set switches. This is how stuff like simple radio knows what radio frequency you are tuned to.

 

2/3. I'm not entire certain but you might be able to load DCS World\Mods\aircraft\L-39C\Cockpit\command_defs.lua to derive which argument goes to which values. Similarly the clickabledata.lua file may show you the values to check for each item.

[Frag]

1. Not in the mission scripting environment unfortunately. You are limited to using the triggers for that. In the export environment there is a way to get switch status and even set switches. This is how stuff like simple radio knows what radio frequency you are tuned to.

 

2/3. I'm not entire certain but you might be able to load DCS World\Mods\aircraft\L-39C\Cockpit\command_defs.lua to derive which argument goes to which values. Similarly the clickabledata.lua file may show you the values to check for each item.

 

 

You are the man Grimes!!!! I think I should get everything I need from clickabledata.lua. I took a switch I was aware of "CONVERTER_1" and found it in there. They seem to be all listed.

 

Thanks man!!!! Really ...really appreciated. This forum is priceless.