Honeycomb Configurator: LED Configuration (X-Plane 11)

[Heinz Flichtbeil 1609]

Hello,

 

here I would like to describe the LED configuration with the Honeycomb Configurator ( v2.01) only for X-Plane 11.

With the included Default_Throttle Profile the LED's are already preconfigured, but it can't hurt if you know how to do it...

Please keep in mind: newer Versions of the HC are may be a little bit different.

 

Configuration of the LED's for the landing gear.

 

This are 3 LED's for a 3 point landing gear with nose wheel.

The LED's have the letter designation on the throttle L, N, R.

These LEDs can be red or green.

Red = Landing gear is in motion (extending or retracting).

Green = landing gear is extended

no LED is on = landing gear is retracted.

 

In the Configurator the designations for the LED's are:

LDG-L_GREEN

LDG-L_RED

LDG-N_GREEN

LDG-N_RED

LDG-R_GREEN

LDG-R_RED

 

We need a X-Plane 11 Dataref in the Configurator to control the LEDs.

You can find it in the Configurator function 

Actions - Open XPlane Variable List - Dataref (web page).

The dataref variable in this case is called: sim/flightmodel2/gear/deploy_ratio

This variable can take values between 0 and 1, which we now have to query.

0 means: landing gear is retracted, 1 means: landing gear is extended. Values between 0 and 1 mean: Landing gear is in motion.

 

Let's start with LDG-L_Green:

Now proceed according to the numbers at the arrows as shown in the picture.

 

1. Switch on LED mode.

2. Select LDG-L_GREEN (Select LED:).

3. create condition (+ sign). Enter the mentioned dataref sim/flightmodel2/gear/deploy_ratio. 

4. Enter index. 0 = LED L ; 1 = LED N; 2 = LED R.

5. Enter Value: 1 = Landing gear is deployed (since we are configuring the Green LED).

6. save.

 

We do the same for all 3 green LED's L, N, R with the matching index 0, 1 and 2.

 

Continue with the red LED's for the landing gear.

 

Again proceed according to the numbers.

But now we now need 2 conditions (queries) for the "Value", which we have to link with AND in the condition link (3.).

Value is less than 1 and Value is greater than 0, because only then the landing gear is in motion and the LED's must light up red.

So for Condition 1 enter the value <1 at Value: (picture above) and for Condition 2 enter the value >0 (picture below):

 

 

Again, this must be done for all 3 LEDs (L, N and R; index 0, 1 and 2).

 

As a 2nd example, we want to query the oil pressure and display it on the annunciator panel.

 

The LED is called ANC-OIL.

The dataref is called: sim/cockpit2/annunciators/oilpressure_low

Since we only have one display here for all possibly existing engines, we now need 4 conditions (for 4 engines) and the condition link "OR".

With the "OR" function we make sure that the oil pressure light turns red if any of the 4 engines has too low oil pressure.

If there are only 2 or only one engine, this also works if you program 4 conditions.

 

With the + sign (next to Conditions) we create 4 conditions for 4 motors.

The Index value must then run from 0 to 3 (0 = motor 1 .... 3 = motor 4).

The Value field must always contain 1 (=1), which means that the query (Condition) "Oil pressure low" is true.

See now the picture below for motor 1:

 

 

We do this for all 4 engines (Condition 1 to 4 with index 0 to 3).

 

One more hint:

If you can't find a name on the web page for the datarefs and commands:

All always current datarefs and commands can also be found in the X-Plane 11 directory "Resources/plugins/".

The text files are called Commands.txt and DataRefs.txt. 

 

Addon aircraft can also have their own commands and datarefs.

This must then be found somewhere in the installed addon aircraft folder.

If not, then you should ask the manufacturer......

 

So, I hope this helps for now.

 

Please ask questions here in the subforum with a new topic (Create new Topic).

 

Greetings Heinz