Request Help decoding X: Cockpit Indication Equal To

[bunkerjunker]

Hi all.  Hopefully there are some bigger brains here than me, bust I'm having some trouble finding the right inputs for the X:Cockpit Indication Equal to for a mission I'm working on.  

For the Viper, I'm trying to have a flag come up when the L16.....whoops, I mean TNDL is transmitting data (zapping markpoints) via IFF IN.  The indicator ID is 5, but I can't figure out the Element name or the "Value" to have it work after a couple hours of trying different combos.  Here are the appropriate lines from the .lua console I grabbed while the XMT/TNDL MFD option was "Highlighted".   Any help would be appreciated. 

Spoiler

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XMT\
OFF Table. Root. Unic ID: _id:132\
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children are {\
}\
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XMT\
TNDL Table. Root. Unic ID: _id:133\
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children are {\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134\
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children are {\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135\
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children are {\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135_Line__id:136\
\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135_Line__id:137\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135_Line__id:138\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135_Line__id:139\
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XMT\
TNDL Selectable Root. Unic ID: _id:134. Fill Box_Fill_Box__id:135_Line__id:140\
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Edited February 8, 2024 by bunkerjunker

[Rudel_chw]

23 minutes ago, bunkerjunker said:

Any help would be appreciated

 

As far as I've tried it, the Device 5 corresponds to the Right MFCD ... It's been a long while since I last flew the F-16 ... can you describe in more detail what is the L16 or TNDL ?

[bunkerjunker]

55 minutes ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

As far as I've tried it, the Device 5 corresponds to the Right MFCD ... It's been a long while since I last flew the F-16 ... can you describe in more detail what is the L16 or TNDL ?

Yes, Device 5 is the Right MFCD, where the HSD is located most of the time.  TNDL is the new name DCS has for Link 16 (DATALINK).  The F-16 is able to Zap waypoints/markpoints to other aircraft in their Datalink group when the waypoint is selected in the HSD and the pilot holds IFF In on the throttle for 1 second.  When it is transmitting, the XMT/TNDL are "Highlighted" for a second or two.  I want the trigger the flag when that XMT/TNDL are highlighted.   

[Rudel_chw]

13 minutes ago, bunkerjunker said:

The F-16 is able to Zap waypoints/markpoints to other aircraft in their Datalink group when the waypoint is selected in the HSD and the pilot holds IFF In on the throttle for 1 second.  When it is transmitting, the XMT/TNDL are "Highlighted" for a second or two.  I want the trigger the flag when that XMT/TNDL are highlighted.   

 

OK, thanks for the explanation .. unfortunately, in my experience, one can detect if an MFCD field contains a specific text string, but you can't detect if it is highlighted or not.

Seems to me that it is more feasible to detect the action of holding the IFF control for 1 sec, you would need to use the X:START LISTEN COMMAND action, using device 16, command 3027, hit count 1, and a Flag that will became true when the pilot press IFF IN. 

 

[bunkerjunker]

2 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

 

OK, thanks for the explanation .. unfortunately, in my experience, one can detect if an MFCD field contains a specific text string, but you can't detect if it is highlighted or not.

Seems to me that it is more feasible to detect the action of holding the IFF control for 1 sec, you would need to use the X:START LISTEN COMMAND action, using device 16, command 3027, hit count 1, and a Flag that will became true when the pilot press IFF IN. 

 

Thanks.  That was my backup plan.