FS2004 Gauges to trigger playing sounds

[Harrier Panels]

Looks OK to me.

Working

 

[Harrier Panels]

Looks like the COM frequency setting knobs are linked to COM_RADIO Key Events assuming it's the only way to add sound to the rotating knobs. Adding it together with A:COM ACTIVE FREQUENCY, MHz works only with the battery ON. So using Key Events is the only possible option?

 

[tgibson]

Here is the code for a COM radio that works for me:

    <!-- ************************* COMM 1 ***************************** -->
    <!-- COMM 1 Coarse Freq Adj -->
<Area Left="36" Top="198" Width="24" Height="112">
        <Help ID="HELPID_RADIO_COM1"/>
        <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_COMM1_FREQ"/>
        <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>
        <Click Event="COM_RADIO_WHOLE_DEC" Repeat="Yes"/>
    </Area>
    <Area Left="115" Top="198" Width="24" Height="112">
        <Help ID="HELPID_RADIO_COM1"/>
        <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_COMM1_FREQ"/>
        <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>
        <Click Event="COM_RADIO_WHOLE_INC" Repeat="Yes"/>
    </Area>
   
    <!-- COMM 1 Fine Freq Adj -->
    <Area Left="60" Top="215" Width="54" Height="40">
      <Area Right="28">
        <Help ID="HELPID_RADIO_COM1"/>
        <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_COMM1_FREQ"/>
        <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/>
        <Click Event="COM_RADIO_FRACT_DEC" Repeat="Yes"/>
      </Area>
      <Area Left="27">
        <Help ID="HELPID_RADIO_COM1"/>
        <Tooltip ID="TOOLTIPTEXT_COMM1_FREQ"/>
        <Cursor Type="UpArrow"/>
        <Click Event="COM_RADIO_FRACT_INC" Repeat="Yes"/>
      </Area>
    </Area>

 

[Harrier Panels]

the code for a COM radio

Any sound when the frequency is changed?

 

[DragonflightDesign]

Highly unlikely. Most radios have infinitely adjustable dials so no clickety sounds.

 

[tgibson]

To add sound you would change the Click Event lines to something like:

<Click Repeat="Yes">02 (&gt;L:km_xml_sound_id, number) (&gt;K:COM_RADIO_FRACT_DEC) </Click>

Change the first part of the line to whatever triggers your sound each time the knob is clicked.

 

[n4gix]

Highly unlikely. Most radios have infinitely adjustable dials so no clickety sounds.

COM and NAV radios have knobs with discrete tactile detents. The only way to represent that is to use very soft "clickety sounds..."

 

[Harrier Panels]

Highly unlikely.

<Click Repeat="Yes">

Is that for 2D? Need it for VC. It appears the only way is adding like this:
<Keys>
<On Event="COM_RADIO_WHOLE_INC">
1 (&gt;L:Knob Sound,number)
</On>
...
also FRACT, for each INC / DEC
</Keys>

 

[DragonflightDesign]

Yah well. Been working RDF with 1930s radios a bit too much recently

 

[tgibson]

You should be able to do the same thing in the VC, AFAIK. Here is FS9 code for a 3D AP turn knob with clicks. Left click turns one way, right click turns the other.

<part>
    <name>ap_turn_knob</name>
    <animation>
        <parameter>
       <Code>50 (L:Bank Knob, number) 1.6 * + </Code>
        </parameter>
    </animation>
<MouseRect>
       <Cursor>Hand</Cursor>
       <Tooltip_Text>Left Click: LEFT Right Click: RIGHT %((L:Bank Knob, number) 3 / )%!d!</Tooltip_Text>
        <mouse_flags>LeftSingle+RightSingle</mouse_flags>
        <Callback_Code>
            (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==
            if{ (L:Bank Knob, number) 3 - (&gt;L:Bank Knob, number) 02 (&gt;L:km_xml_sound_id, number) }
            (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 ==
            if{ (L:Bank Knob, number) 3 + (&gt;L:Bank Knob, number) 02 (&gt;L:km_xml_sound_id, number) }
          </Callback_Code>
    </MouseRect>
</part>

 

[Harrier Panels]

Need to add sound in VC to VOR / ADF needle select switches of a dual RMI. Are there any A: type variables used for the switches?

The 2D gauge I have uses Gvars. When I add sound to the 2D Gvars it works in VC also but I'd like to know if any AVar could be used instead like I did previously for a transponder. The 2D part with sound:

            <Click>(G:Var1,bool) ++ (>G:Var1,bool) 1 (>L:sound,number) (G:Var1,bool) 4 == if{ 0 (>G:Var1,bool) }</Click>
         </Area>
      <Area Left="161" Top="178" Width="45" Height="45">
         <Help ID="VOR Select"/>
            <Cursor Type="Hand"/>
            <Click>(G:Var2,bool) ++ (>G:Var2,bool) 1 (>L:sound,number) (G:Var2,bool) 4 == if{ 0 (>G:Var2,bool) }</Click>

 

[tgibson]

I don't think there are any A: variables for that. The default DC-3 uses an L: variable to throw the select switches, for example (L:RMI 1 Select, enum). Then that value determines whether the Radio Compass needles respond to ADF or NAV:

         <Value>
            (L:RMI 1 Select, enum)
            0 ==
            if{
              (A:ADF Radial:1,radians)
              pi 2 / -
              }
            els{ (A:NAV1 Radial,radians)
              (L:RMI Card Bearing, degrees) dgrd
              -
              pi 2 / +
              }
         </Value>

Hope this helps,