Hardware Binding Issue: Windshield Deice Switch Reverts from Manual to Off
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The windshield switch has three positions (0 = Auto, 1 = Off, 2 = Manual). In the Manual position, you must hold the switch when using the mouse. I tried assigning the value 2 to L:var_WindShieldDeiceSwitch, but the switch immediately returns to the Off position. How can I make it stay in the Manual position while holding my hardware switch down?
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@jmarkows the L:var_WindShieldDeiceSwitch_IsDown is not available
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@Black-Square is there any chance of adding the L:var_WindShieldDeiceSwitch_IsDown in the next update?
Hangar 101
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@Black-Square is there any chance of adding the L:var_WindShieldDeiceSwitch_IsDown in the next update?
@hangar_101 It's not really something I can add, unfortunately. This is the same problem as several of my aircraft where Asobo did not really anticipate an L:Var friendly way to interact with spring return switches. I think I added an override to some similar switches in Starship. If you wanted to make a quick modification for yourself, you could add the following in the appropriate Caravan "_INT" behaviors XML:
Find...
(L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitch, bool) 1 != (>A:CIRCUIT SWITCH ON:23, bool)Replace...
(L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitch, bool) 1 != (L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitchOverride, bool) or (>A:CIRCUIT SWITCH ON:23, bool)It's possible to animate the switch with this variable too, which I think is what I did for Starship. That's a little harder to do without testing first, but I will see about adding it to the next update, and I can post the code here for you too in the meantime.
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@hangar_101 It's not really something I can add, unfortunately. This is the same problem as several of my aircraft where Asobo did not really anticipate an L:Var friendly way to interact with spring return switches. I think I added an override to some similar switches in Starship. If you wanted to make a quick modification for yourself, you could add the following in the appropriate Caravan "_INT" behaviors XML:
Find...
(L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitch, bool) 1 != (>A:CIRCUIT SWITCH ON:23, bool)Replace...
(L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitch, bool) 1 != (L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitchOverride, bool) or (>A:CIRCUIT SWITCH ON:23, bool)It's possible to animate the switch with this variable too, which I think is what I did for Starship. That's a little harder to do without testing first, but I will see about adding it to the next update, and I can post the code here for you too in the meantime.
@Black-Square I tried the code change, but the switch keeps moving up and down. I might be missing something.
Hangar 101
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@Black-Square I tried the code change, but the switch keeps moving up and down. I might be missing something.
@hangar_101 Are you using the new L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitchOverride? That will activate the windshield heat, but it won't actuate the switch. I wrote the code to do that earlier, but I haven't tested it yet.
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@hangar_101 Are you using the new L:var_WindshieldDeiceSwitchOverride? That will activate the windshield heat, but it won't actuate the switch. I wrote the code to do that earlier, but I haven't tested it yet.
@Black-Square got it! Thanks!
