Interface PoKeys with X-Plane DataRefs and Commands (works with both Ethernet and USB versions of PoKeys)
It's a totally stable solution, that does not require any plug-in to be installed.
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Installation is simple, just download the latest version here and double click.
Then you have to set the IP Address of the PoKeys card (check it in the PoKeys Configuration program) and the X-Plane IP (use 127.0.0.1 if it's in the same computer).
You don't need any X-plane plug-in, so just click on Add to start adding Inputs and Outputs!
As soon as you open the program, you'll get a list of the active Inputs and Outputs and you'll be able to manage them even with the simulator connected (real time).
If you want to use a Command instead of a DataRef just place a % symbol before the Command.
I.E: %sim/operation/pause_toggle will send the pause Command.
When a Command is used, Write Value will be ignored.
You can interface different types of inputs and outputs by changing the pin type:
- PIN: Single digital input or output, place what your condition in Read Value and what you'll write to the DataRef to Write Value.
- POEXTBUS: Only for outputs, it supports up to 80 outputs of pheriperals connected to the PoExtBus.
- ANALOG: Only for inputs, you'll be able to read a value and MAP it before sending to the DataRef. I.E: if you map 0-4096 to 0-100, if you read 2048, then write value will be 50. Select
Round Float to Intif you only want integer numbers (removing decimals). - ENCODER: Read and send the encoder counter value directly to a DataRef. The offset is a displacement if you need it to be lower or higher at the beggining (can be positive or negative).
- DUAL: Dual digital inputs, to use for example in most triple switches (like No Smoking OFF-AUTO-ON) which commonly uses 2 pins and you get different combinations. Place every combination to send every different value to a DataRef.
On the inputs, you'll be able to check Sync on Connect so when you connect the simulator, it'll take the current position of the switches, without having the need to reset all the panels every time (just like in real life, everything it's like it was when you left it).
Please, feel free to ask for questions or features, or report bugs in the Issues section.
Also, feel free to Contribute by making a Pull Request.
Even if the code is not the best you'll see, as this has been a fast project to make our own simulator work, it's proven to be totally stable (0 crashes) and it's tought to be fast (optimizing and caching DataRefs for each cycle, avoiding saturation) and it doesn't affect the simulator performance in anyway, even better because it's not a plug-in but an external tool that can even run on a remote computer via network.
We are building an A320 Flight Simulator in Mallorca, check it on Instagram!
All OEM panels in Overhead, MIP and Pedestal (excluding flight controls that act as joysticks via Arduino) have been interfaced with this program using Flight Factor's A320.
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This program is free, but please, give me credit if you use it!