Hello,

In the module for the PMDG 747-8 the TCAS-logic is not correct.

When selecting "TCAS MODE TA/RA" the switch goes all the way right to the "ALT"-position.

I have changed as follow (in bold and blue) and works fine, but maybe you can change it in a following release?

 

-- ## Ped TCAS ###############

-- $$ TCAS Selector

function PMDG_TCAS_show ()
    ipc.sleep(10)
    TcasVar = ipc.readLvar("switch_1296_74X")
    acftname = ipc.readSTR("3D00", 35)
    if string.find(acftname,"747-4",0,true) then

    if TcasVar == 0 then TcasTxt = "STBY"
    elseif TcasVar == 10 then TcasTxt = "ALT"
    elseif TcasVar == 20 then TcasTxt = "XPDR"
    elseif TcasVar == 30 then TcasTxt = "TA"
    elseif TcasVar == 40 then TcasTxt = "TARA"
    end

    elseif string.find(acftname,"747-8",0,true) then

    if TcasVar == 0 then TcasTxt = "STBY"
    elseif TcasVar == 10 then TcasTxt = "XPDR"
    elseif TcasVar == 20 then TcasTxt = "TA"
    elseif TcasVar == 30 then TcasTxt = "TARA"
    elseif TcasVar == 40 then TcasTxt = "ALT"
    end

    end

    if _MCP1() then
            DspShow ("TCAS", TcasTxt)
        else
            DspRadioShort(TcasTxt)
    end
end

function TCAS_MODE_stby ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,0)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_alt ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,4)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_xpndr ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,1)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_TA ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,2)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_TARA ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,3)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_inc ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,256)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_MODE_dec ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1296,128)
    PMDG_TCAS_show ()
end

function TCAS_TEST ()
    ipc.control(PMDGBaseVariable +1297,1)
    DspShow ("TCAS", "on", "TCAS", "on")

end
 

I'm using Linda 3.0.9

Edited October 2, 20187 yr by Headley

Hi Guenter,

I see in this threat that you have changed the TCAS rotary.

The problem i mentioned is in the latest version 1.5 (downloaded today 02/10/2018).

Ah, ok, I have just changed the TCAS_show function, but not the TCAS_Modes itself

 

I have to test it against the 744, because there is a difference to the 748. Should then fit for both versions

Thanks for the hint