[simpits-tech] EPIC Q's and programming for Falcon4

[simpits-tech@simpits.org]

Hi Everyone:

I'm the software guy for our team.  The hardware guys 
are now to the point of churning out wired up panels 
and are a pressing me for EPL code.

There appear to be some significant challenges in 
making EPL code for Falcon4...thinking of rotary 
switches with only one keystroke assigned and that wrap 
instead of stopping at what should be the end of 
physical travel, three position toggle switches that 
wrap like rotaries (up->down->center->up->down...), and 
so on.  Not to hard to write EPL code for per se but 
tricky to sync up with the state of the switches in the 
game, perhaps, if things get out of whack.

It strikes me that there must be enough EPIC owners and 
F-16 builders hereabouts that there are already 
strategies in a) wiring physical knobs/switches and b) 
EPL code itself to address some of these (ahem ;) 
shortcomings in the way the Falcon4 keymappings work 
for real hardware.

I'd like to find out if someone has already blazed this 
trail and come up with cunning schemes rather than try 
and re-invent things from scratch myself if it's not 
necessary.

If you have already trodden this path and wouldn't mind 
sharing your experience, I'd love to pick your brain a 
little...

I'm also interested to talk with anyone that has the 
new EPIC "device" syntax under control.  Docs are 
pretty thin on that so far.

Please drop me a line if you might be able to help 
guide me a bit.  Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

Mark.