On 4/6/07, syd&sandy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > if anyone remembers , what was the purpose of the serviceable > property ? > Was it meant as an on/off switch , instrument fault , or just instrument > state ?
I can't remember because I am fairly new to flightgear. But I'd say it should be an instrument fault. > Now while setting power outputs , Ive been going through the instrument > source and noticed most only check for a serviceable = true before > continuing ... > very few check for electrical input. Autopilot appears to ignore power > outputs ... In the C++ sources under Instrumentation, quite a few implementations (counted 14) check for proper power. > If I set serviceable (false) when updating the electrical system to > prevent instruments from working when no power available, it will not be > settable from the menu....which defeats the purpose of the faults menu. > > SO , should each electrical instrument be updated to check for voltage () ? Should, yes ;) > Another idea I would prefer , is to set normalized electrical outputs , > proper volts and amps can be set in /systems/electrical/volts and amps , > it might make lighting factors simpler for gauge lights , etc... In the interest of realism, I say keep the volts and amps. Greets, Csaba ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
