[simpits-tech] EPL-code quest

[Mark Doran]

Hi Frank:

I don't think that's going to work for Falcon4 and a gear handle that
works mechanically like the one in the F-16.  Logic looks wrong; your
original looked closer actually...presuming the light we are talking
about is the light in the end of the handle that lights only while the
gear is moving.

Can you say more about what you mean when you say it isn't working??  Is
it just the delay length??  You had 300 but you need 150 for 3 seconds.

Also, we may need to see the device structure definition that goes with
the Land_Gear device to figure this out for you.

As a programming style point, I'd recommend including the output bits in
your device structure definitions -- that way you can give them symbolic
names that are more obvious than "(0,1,0b10000000)"

  device(Land_Gear) {
    // connector definition
    // input bits

    // output bits
    output(lamps, 0, 1) {
      oHandle = 0b10000000;
    }
  };

Then you can refer to the light in EPL procedures as:

  Land_Gear.lamps.oHandle = on  // turn on the lamp
  delay(150);  // wait 3 seconds
  Land_Gear.lamps.oHandle = off // turn on the lamp again

...and what's more that means you only have to change code in one place
if you have to move the lamp later to a different output bit...as
opposed to editing every procedure that uses the "(0,1,0b10000000)"
label for this output bit.

Cheers,
 
Mark.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: simpits-tech-admin@simpits.org [mailto:simpits-tech-
> admin@simpits.org] On Behalf Of Frank Riedel
> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 11:56 PM
> To: simpits-tech@simpits.org
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] EPL-code quest
> 
> Hi Rod !
> Will this code turn on the LED for 3 sec... and turn it off again when
i
> hit
> "G" ??
> 
> All the best
> Frank
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rod Dale" <rodd@castle.net.au>
> To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] EPL-code quest
> 
> 
> > Frank,
> > Try :
> >
> > void Land_Gear.Landing_Gear.On(void)
> > {
> >
> > keyhit(G);
> >
> > delay(300);
> >
> > setpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> >
> > }
> >
> > void Land_Gear.Landing_Gear.Off(void)
> >
> > {
> > keyhit(G);
> >
> > delay(300);
> >
> > clearpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> >
> > }
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > At 08:50 PM 7/23/03 +0200, you wrote:
> > >Hi All !
> > >
> > >I can't get this to work.... what do i do wrong ?
> > >
> > >void Land_Gear.Landing_Gear.On(void)
> > >
> > >{
> > >
> > >keyhit(G);
> > >
> > >setpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> > >
> > >delay(300);
> > >
> > >clearpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> > >
> > >}
> > >
> > >void Land_Gear.Landing_Gear.Off(void)
> > >
> > >{
> > >
> > >keyhit(G);
> > >
> > >setpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> > >
> > >delay(300);
> > >
> > >clearpoint(0,1,0b10000000);
> > >
> > >}
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Frank
> > >
> > >
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