Hi all
  A new kid on the block. so thought I would say hi.and see if I could  find
a little help or a pointed in the right way.
this is a default makemdl.xml code.that I would like to control with
THROTTLE POSITION. I only want it to work the first 20%.
I only want workable suggestion so I can learn to put it togather,
that my way learning

            Rich







- <part>
  <name>engine_rocker_arm</name>
- <animation>
- <parameter>
- <code>
  (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME:1,RPM) (A:GENERAL ENG RPM:1,RPM) * 100 %
- <!--
                (A:PROP RPM:1,RPM) 60 / (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME, millisecond) * 100 %
                (A:PROP RPM:1,RPM) 60 / (E:ABSOLUTE TIME, second) * 100 %
                (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME:1,RPM) 60 / (E:ABSOLUTE TIME, second) * 100 %


  -->
  </code>
  </parameter>
  </animation>
  </part>

Hi JakesF14
   thanks for the come back. your code stared me thinking in
a different way. I found a line of code in make mdl, and with a little tweaking, it is working it start and stop with throttle
position. the only thing is it work in REVERSE.and I can not
reverse it. I do need some Help



   <part>
      <name>rocker01</name>
       <animation>
         <parameter>
            <code>
                (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME:1,RPM) (A:GENERAL ENG RPM:1,RPM) * 15 %
                (A:GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:1, part) s0 0 &gt;= if{ l0 * 50 + } els{ l0         
                
           </code>
         </parameter>
      </animation>
   </part>

   Rich
how did you put your code in a window

FR Bill
  thanks for tips but still no joy. the code works right and does what I want but in reverse,
it animate from about 30% to 100%. I need it to animate from 0% TO 20 OR 30% OF
The throttle lever.
I think the answer might be in the  s0  l0  code but any thing I tried did not work.
  thanks for you help
              Rich
Code:

  <part>
      <name>rocker01</name>
       <animation>
         <parameter>
            <code>
                (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME:1,RPM) (A:GENERAL ENG RPM:1,RPM) * 15 %
                (A:GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:1, part) s0 0 &gt;= if{ l0 * 50 + } els{ l0 }
            </code>
         </parameter>
      </animation>
   </part>  

Hi
well I got it working by changing the word part to percent.
I would like to thank you both for your help
      RICH
Code:

  <part>
    <name>rocker01</name>
	<animation>
	   <parameter>
	    <code>
            (A:GENERAL ENG ELAPSED TIME:1,RPM) (A:GENERAL ENG RPM:1,RPM) * 15 %
            (A:GENERAL ENG THROTTLE LEVER POSITION:1, percent) s0 0 &gt;= if{ l0 * 50 + } els{ l0 }

           </code>
         </parameter>
       </animation>
   </part> 

HI Back for some more of that wonderfull help
   FATHER bill if you read this I WOULD LIKE TO SAY thanks YOU for your TUT
on center off switchs.

  I have 5 of them working, this one is a nose wheel Tiller control and by it self work
grat, but when I coupled it to the THROTTLES control gauge. It only see the down
cleck and missis the up cleck. and I have ran out of ideas

              Richard

    fs9, makemdl,  fsds351






Code:

   <part>
      <name>Tiller</name>
      <animation>
         <parameter>
         <code>50 (A:Rudder Position,enum) 50 * +</code>
            <lag>900</lag>
         </parameter>
      </animation>
        <mouserect>
            <cursor>Hand</cursor>
            <tooltip_text>Tiller_Left/Right_cleck</tooltip_text>                                                <mouse_flags>LeftSingle+RightSingle+LeftRelease+RightRelease+DownRepeat</mouse_flags>
            <callback_code>
                  (M:Event) 'LeftSingle' scmp 0 ==
                       if{ 1 (>A:Rudder Position, enum) (>K:RUDDER_LEFT) }
                 (M:Event) 'LeftRelease' scmp 0 ==
                       if{ 0 (>A:Rudder Position, enum) (>K:RUDDER_CENTER) }
                 (M:Event) 'RightSingle' scmp 0 ==
                       if{ -1 (>A:Rudder Position, enum) (>K:RUDDER_RIGHT) }
                 (M:Event) 'RightRelease' scmp 0 ==
                       if{ 0 (>A:Rudder Position, enum) (>K:RUDDER_CENTER) }
            </callback_code>
      </mouserect>
   </part>
 

Code:

<Gauge Name="db-THROTTLES2" Version="1.0">
   <Image Name="throttles_background.bmp"/>
   <Element>
      <Shift>
         <Value>(A:TAILWHEEL LOCK ON,bool) if{ g2 } (A:AIRSPEED INDICATED, Knots) 20 &gt; if{ g2 }  (A:Rudder deflection pct,percent) 4 / s0 2 &gt; if{ l0   2 - (A:General Eng2 Throttle Lever Position, percent) + 163 * (&gt;K:THROTTLE1_SET) g2 } l0 -2 &lt; if{ l0 /-/  2 - (A:General Eng1 Throttle Lever Position, percent) + 163 * (&gt;K:THROTTLE2_SET) g2 }:2 0</Value>
      </Shift>
   </Element>
</Gauge> 

HI fr. Bill
   thanks for the come back. Ok I changed the A to L and got a mix bag.
On the plus side the tiller wheel no longer follow my rudder pedals.
But minus side the tiller wheel moved like a toggle switch (on off )
with the A prefix, the tiller wheel follow the slow rudder Position.
so the sim is controling,  how this code works and is far more realest,
so I would perfer to keep the A prefix.

Rudder Position, is listed in Parameters.doc
The L prefix had no effect on how the Throttle gauge work.

also I tried (A:Rudder deflection pct,percent) the tiller didn't
work as well and no effect on how the Throttle gauge work

  So back to original question. when I try to used the Throttle control
gauge. It only reads the LeftSingle+RightSingle and does not read
LeftRelease+RightRelease. But if I tap the mouse button I just Release
the Throttle will return to idle.

New Question  Can one add a Condition to A 3 Position spring loaded switch?
if so, would you have a working model that I could used as a reference.


        thanks  RICH