Luamacros for FS2020

[tomrach]

Hello Peter. Will you be working on the luamacros version for FS2020? The SDK is already available so we could try assigning commands to a second keyboard. Greetings.

[admin]

Sure I expected this question...

I already had a look into SDK but seemed to be not completed yet - especially the SimConnect part. I may give it another try.
It would be little bit more complicated that FSX SimConnect connector in HidMacros but I'm not saying its impossible.

Anyway I'm focused to Zibo Mod in Xpl-11 these days so not sure when I start FS2020

[tomrach]

So we wait

[admin]

Starting slowly but seems that FS2020 could be supported.
Find experimental build here https://github.com/me2d13/luamacros/rel ... poc-events, just download the zip file and run exe.

You should be able to send SimConnect events with code like

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lmc_fs_event('LANDING_LIGHTS_TOGGLE')
lmc_fs_event('NAV1_STBY_SET', 0x11480)

So even parameters are supported. Event list and their support in FS2020 can be found in FS SDK.

Some quickstart lua script is here: https://github.com/me2d13/luamacros/blo ... s/fsxx.lua assigning landing lights to L key and tuning sample frequency at NAV1 to N key.

Some notes & limitations

• only events are supported, vars can come later
• I had to switch luamacros in this build to pure 64bit application but I have problems with DirectX and game devices. So you can't read & use joysticks in this release. I mean to interact with luamacros, joystick in game is working
• I haven't tested Xplane support in this 64bit build and even didn't include plugin into the zip file. This is fsxx test build only

[tomrach]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! I will be testing. Keep developing it, Peter. Thanks.

[BradyBrother100]

D:\MSFS SDK\Documentation\03-Content_Configuration\Variable_Lists
There should be some PDFs that have all of the Events.
Hope this helps!
Brady

[eliz]

Hi,
Why the msfs lmc version, about game devices in Microsoft OS,
lmc_print_devices()
lmc_set_axis_handler()
are not the same as in x-plan version?
I think it is not related to msfs, it is related to Microsoft and DX.
In other words, can you compile a version with the ability to read axis? even if write to msfs axis will not be possible.

Thanks.

Eli

[admin]

As I wrote in the post:

• I had to switch luamacros in this build to pure 64bit application but I have problems with DirectX and game devices. So you can't read & use joysticks in this release. I mean to interact with luamacros, joystick in game is working

Till now I didn't find a way make game controllers working in 64bit build

[postavka]

Hello, all I will use this post to ask. I used to use luamacros in x-plane with second keyboard. I created lua files for 6 of my planes. All works fine. Here in MSFS2020 I took the sample code from this post, added the ID of my keyboard like I do in the script used in xp11

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lmc_assign_keyboard('MACROS',"ID_2005"); 

it sends the "event" to MSFS when I press the button on second KB, but also triggers the shortcut for that key that is set in MSFS. For example if I set F3 button for

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lmc_fs_event('SPOILERS_ARM_TOGGLE')

the spolers are armed but also the throttles are increasing. In xp11 it somehow disabled all shortcuts on second keyboard. Is there a way to do that in MSFS? Thnaks and keep the good work!

[admin]

Probably not, you can read some background here https://github.com/me2d13/luamacros/wik ... ot-blocked