Pseudo Degrees

[mgh 89]

How are 16-bit signed integers representing pseudo-degrees converted into "real" degrees?

[WarpD 824]

That would depend on the variable.

[mgh 89]

I'm interested in magnetic variation in magdec.bgl

[WarpD 824]

Since that's not an FS variable, you'll have to beg someone in the scenery department.FYI, if you're reading directly from BGL's... be very, very, very careful. Microsoft shut someone down a while back for doing just that. I can't give details... just a friendly FYI.

[n4gix 4,947]

How are 16-bit signed integers representing pseudo-degrees converted into "real" degrees?

Gerry, didn't we have this discussion back in 2006?http://forums1.avsim.net/index.php?showtop...=pseudo-degreesIf the variable is for the adf, then:

lookup_var(&mvadfndl); adfndl = mvadfndl.var_value.n; adfdir = (360 + adfndl + heading); if (adfdir > 359) { adfdir = adfdir - 360; } if (adfdir < 0) { adfdir = adfdir + 360; }

For your proposed purpose, perhaps Ed's suggestion of simply stripping all bits past the 256-bit mark... the 0x1ff will accomplish that...

adf_hdg = (ADF_NEEDLEvar.var_value.n && 0x1ff) // adf_hdg = 419 adf_hdg = (adf_hdg * 360) / 512; // adf_hdg = 294.6

[WarpD 824]

I think the people in the scenery forum would have a better idea of how the value's physically coded... hence my suggestion.

[mgh 89]

My memory's going - I'd forgotten about the previous post!However the suggestions in it doesn't give sensible answers in my case. Thanks for the help anyway - I'll try the scenery forum.Rereading the original post shouldn'tadf_hdg = (ADF_NEEDLEvar.var_value.n && 0x1ff) // adf_hdg = 419 read adf_hdg = (ADF_NEEDLEvar.var_value.n & 0x1ff) // adf_hdg = 419 The first uses the logical-and which returns only true (1) or false (0). The second is the bitwise-and which masks out bits.

[WarpD 824]

Typos happen.

[mgh 89]

I may have answered my own question. According to the FS2000 scenery SDK pseudo degrees represent the range 0 -360 with different degrees of precision in 8 bit (byte) 16 bit (word) 32 bit (double word) and 48 bit unsigned integers.

[WarpD 824]

Ok... if it's true pseudo... it's the variable size divided by 360. Usually. :(