April 8, 200620 yr Hi Gurus ,I have a question for all of you .How is possible to have a XML gauge using the standard offset from FS ?For instance , the offset for AP VS is 02C8 , so , how to get the VS output in offset 02C8 ?Thanks for your help.Alberto Kunzel
April 8, 200620 yr Moderator >Hi Gurus ,>>I have a question for all of you .>>How is possible to have a XML gauge using the standard offset>from FS ?>>For instance , the offset for AP VS is 02C8 , so , how to get>the VS output in offset 02C8 ?>>Thanks for your help.>>Alberto KunzelThe answer to your specific question is no, it is not possible. Only C gauges have the capability of reading directly from a pointer's address (which is what an "offset" really is).However, I should point out that this is a "bad idea" on several levels, but the worst case is that there is absolutely no guarantee that the pointers will remain the same in FSX.In fact, I can categorically state that many pointers (offsets) will be changed in FSX. How do I know this? Simply because Susan Ashlock (Lead Panel & Gauge Programmer at ACES) told me... ;) Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
April 9, 200620 yr If by offset, you mean the FSUIPC offset, I'd say it's a fair bet that Pete Dowson's next version of FSUIPC for FSX will preserve the mappings we have thus far. As I understand it, a good number of the data elements moved in FS2002 and FS9, but were re-mapped to preserve compatibility with a FSUIPC data structure which has remained fairly consistent since FS98.RegardsBob ScottATP IMEL Gulfstream II-III-IV-V L-300Santiago de Chile Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
April 20, 200620 yr Author Hi Bill ,I will explain for you my problem and maybe you have a good idea how I can solve it .I built a MCP for my cockpit based in a chip which receives information from a small Delphi software which extract from FS the values of Course,speed,hdg,altitude and vs .In order to get those values I used the FS9 offsets . When flying the FS9 planes I have no problem all displays show the correct numbers , but when flying , for instance, the DF737-400 ,the altitude and vs are not displayed , the offset for altitude and vs are not the same of the FS9 planes , and nobody knows the offset for DF737 .My question is , may I extract the values of Altitude and VS from the DF737 MCP and to output them with the FS9 offsets ?Thanks for your help,regardsAlberto Kunzel
April 21, 200620 yr Moderator No. They are apparently using custom C variables for their displays, and you have no access to them... In fact, since the pointers (memory addresses) used by C variables is dynamically allocated on panel load, they will be different every time they are initialized! :~P Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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