Is it possible to activate Ground Power via a hardware switch using SPAD.next?

billstewart

I used spad.next to see which lvars are activated when I push the efb ground power button. I tried duplicating the activating of them via spad.next mapped to a hw switch but it doesn't work. Are there other steps happening that I'm missing? This is what I'm seeing after clicking on the button in the EFB
Thanks

0000024967 Lvar : EXT_GPU Lvar Data: 1
0000024968 Lvar : gpu_running Lvar Data: 1
0000024971 Lvar : EFB_sounds_button_green Lvar Data: 1
0000025202 Lvar : EFB_sounds_button_green Lvar Data: 0
0000027352 Lvar : C_ANNUNS_ExtPwr_il Lvar Data: 1
0000027353 Lvar : OVHD_ELEC_ExtAC_avail_il Lvar Data: 1
0000027354 Lvar : FWD_CAB_OVHD_Gnd_Pwr_light Lvar Data: 1
0000027359 Lvar : EXT_Power_cable Lvar Data: 1
0000027360 Lvar : ac_power_available Lvar Data: 1

billstewart

Tried to edit my partial nonsensical comments but I waited too long

pete470

You need LVAR:OVHD_ELEC_ExtAC - it's a 3 position rocker switch and I have it set to increase by 1 and then rolling back over to 0 after 2. The three positions are 0,1,2

billstewart

Thanks Pete. Unfortunately that doesn't work for me. I can use that as a separate switch to turn on AC power AFTER I click Ground Power on the EFB tablet. All I want is to activate GND power without clicking on the tablet at all.