Is this possible with T.A.R.G.E.T Software?

[KBrzez]

Hi and thanks for reading and offering some insight.  I just downloaded the target software last night and activated those 5 LEDs on the throttle.  Was thinking of a use for them.

I made some overlays for the led lights.  What I wanted to do, and was wondering if its possible.

I wanted the first LED to be light when in NAV mode, the second LED to be lit while in GUN mode, third LED for CCIP the fourth LED for CCRP and the fifth for RKT or Master Caution flash.

Is this even possible to acheive with target?  Thanks again for your time and insight. 

[Rudel_chw]

9 minutes ago, KBrzez said:

Is this even possible to acheive with target? 

 

yes, it is entirely possible ... check the TARGET Script Manual:

LED and backlighting control

The script language lets you control the LED state and backlighting intensity of several controllers, such as the
HOTAS Warthog Throttle and MFD pack.
T.A.R.G.E.T supports some devices that were developed a long time before the software was created. The MFD
lighting support in the T.A.R.G.E.T software is a bonus. If you are experiencing issues like MFDs not responding:
stop the script execution, simply unplug and then reconnect the MFDs and then relaunch the script. This can
happen if the USB port was in "sleep" mode while the MFDs were not being used.
Turn "ON" a LED

Syntax:
LED(&input device, LED_ONOFF,LED_CURRENT operator LEDnumber);
The operator is used to control the status:

 - will turn "OFF"
 + will turn "ON"
 ^ will revert the LED status

Example using a MapKey function (here, we turn "ON" LED 1 on the Warthog Throttle when the joystick Hat 2 Up
position is pressed):

MapKey(&Joystick, H2U, LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT+LED1));

Turn "OFF" a LED

LED(&input device, LED_ONOFF,LED_CURRENT-LEDnumber);

Notice that we've just changed the + for a - to turn off the LED. Now let's turn "OFF" our Throttle LED1 each time
Hat 2 down is pressed.

MapKey(&Joystick, H2D, LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED1));

Change the status of a LED

Sometimes, you may want to change the status of a LED, whatever its current state (to make it blink, for
example).

LED(&LMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT^LED2)
MapKey(&Joystick, H4P, LED(&RMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT^LED2));

Each time we press the hat 4 push button, the LED 2 on the right MFD will change its state.

The backlighting intensity is controlled nearly the same way. The difference is that we have different backlight
steps.

You can control the Backlighting intensity from null to full. The Warthog throttle offers 6 levels of intensity, while
the MFDs have 256 different levels of intensity, from 0 to 255.

The throttle and the MFDs share the same command, but as the throttle doesn't offer the same number of levels
of lighting, you have to divide the full range of values:

0 to 42 is OFF
43 to 85 is level 1
86 to 128 is level 2
129 to 171 is level 3
172 to 214 is level 4
215 to 255 is level 5

Syntax:
LED(&Input Device, LED_INTENSITY, value of the intensity)

Let's imagine that we want to control the left MFD backlight power with the Warthog throttle EAC switch.

MapKey(&Throttle, EACON, LED(&LMFD, LED_INTENSITY, 255));
MapKey(&Throttle, EACOFF, LED(&LMFD, LED_INTENSITY, 0));

Start a configuration with all lights in the right status.

It's possible to initialize the LED status when launching the script. For this we use the advanced programming
code (see later). The commands must be placed in the same part of the script as your MapKey functions.

//initialize backlight power
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_INTENSITY, 129)); //set Throttle backlight power to middle
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&LMFD, LED_INTENSITY, 129)); //set left MFD backlight power to middle
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&RMFD, LED_INTENSITY, 129)); //set right MFD backlight power to middle

//initialize LED status all "OFF"
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED1)); //set LED 1 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED2)); //set LED 2 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED3)); //set LED 3 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED4)); //set LED 4 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&Throttle, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED5)); //set LED 5 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&LMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED1)); //set left MFD LED 1 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&LMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED2)); //set left MFD LED 2 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&RMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED1)); //set right MFD LED 1 OFF
ActKey(PULSE+KEYON+LED(&RMFD, LED_ONOFF, LED_CURRENT-LED2)); //set right MFD LED 2 OFF

To take full advantages of the LED possibilities, we recommend that you learn the multiple output function call
CHAIN, SEQ... Once you’re done, you will be able to interact with the simulator and play with LEDs at the same
time, with just one action on a button. You can also control the LED or backlight with an axis (the Throttle friction
control, for example) with Axmap2 (please see page 27).