Simviation Forum - Question about adding complex systems

	Search the archive:

Simviation Main Site | Site Search | Upload Images

Simviation Forum › Design Forums › Scenery & Panel Design › Question about adding complex systems

(Moderators: Mitch., Fly2e, ozzy72, beaky, Clipper, JBaymore, Bob70, BigTruck)

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

Pages: 1

Question about adding complex systems (Read 153 times)

Sep 24^th, 2004 at 10:46pm

Gary R. Offline
Colonel
If God is you're co-pilot,
switch seats.
PA, USA

Gender:
Posts: 811

I have a very excelent DC-10 and panel. Now, what I wish to do is create a basic FE panel window. Nothing fancy, just systems that can be properly simulated (presurization doesn't count on a PC sim) . I wish to include APU, electrical distribution, and fuel management and possibly add ydraulic readouts also. I will attempt to find just the right pics from airliners.net to create the bitmap.

What I need to know: Is it going to be necessary to add anything to the aircraft.cfg to make the added systems simulation function properly??

Thanks guys.

AMD 2800xp on gigabyte vt600l k7 triton overclocked @ 2.3 ghz, 768 PC 3200, 128 DDR 6600GT AGP, 60 gig,5200 rpm maxtor, 160gig 7200rpm WD, Sony FD Trinitron 19

IP Logged

Reply #1 - Sep 25^th, 2004 at 9:50am

JBaymore Offline
Global Moderator
Under the curse of the
hombuilt cockpit!

Gender:
Posts: 10261

GaryR,

Hi. Not sure about panels that are constructed IN the sim.... because I am working on a simpit and am constructing stuff and writing code for stuff that is for stand alone programs for glass cockpit use........... running on external machines.

But FSUIPC has a wonderful SDK that shows all the data that fs2004 is keeping "track" of. Many of the items relate to stuff that involves such systems that you are interested in controling. This may be a good start to check out

I do know that some in-sim panels utilize FSUIPC to "access" certain data... but not doing virtual panel design myself... I really don't know exactly how that stuff is handled.

I am sure that the Microsoft SDK would have a lot of useful info in it.

best,

................john

Intel i7 960 quad 3.2G LGA 1366, Asus P6X58D Premium, 750W Corsair, 6 gig 1600 DDR3, Spinpoint 1TB 7200 HD, Caviar 500G 7200 HD, GTX275 1280M, Logitec Z640, Win7 Pro 64b, CH Products yoke, pedals + throttle quad, simpit

IP Logged

Reply #2 - Sep 25^th, 2004 at 5:41pm

Gary R. Offline
Colonel
If God is you're co-pilot,
switch seats.
PA, USA

Gender:
Posts: 811

Well, actually this DC-10 does not have a DVC. I am going to add the flight engineer panel as a 2D pop-up similar to a 727.707. and an L1011 you may have seen. Anyway, my use of fsuipc is rather limited as I only have the free version which locks the advanced features. My wife would flip if I use our bank card to buy the liscense for it. She doesn't care for my hobby at all as she feels I spend way too much time on it. Whish I could find a way to get the liscense by money order. Maybe if I write Pete Dowson.

AMD 2800xp on gigabyte vt600l k7 triton overclocked @ 2.3 ghz, 768 PC 3200, 128 DDR 6600GT AGP, 60 gig,5200 rpm maxtor, 160gig 7200rpm WD, Sony FD Trinitron 19

IP Logged

Pages: 1

‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›

« Home

‹ Board

Top of this page