Time compression control
Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2023 10:07 am
Hi Roar and all
Since some time there is an additional button on the chronos of the B737-800 named TC/SR, that offers an easy way to control time compression manually by 2, 4, 8,... or automatically by a predefined value (FMC configured). Of course, this button is not present in the real airliner and also Opencockpit chronos do not offer it. So I would need a separate control switch. My idea: use the inoperative, self centering flight deck door control switch. Pulse to the right: increase time compression, pulse to the left: return to normal time. Very convenient and facilitating long distance flights.
I found these definitions in the PMDG SDK:
#define EVT_CHRONO_L_TCSR (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 3141)
#define EVT_CHRONO_R_TCSR (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 5231)
Unfortunately these events don't react on commands via FSUIPC or Mobiflight presets. Neither I could find them on the SIOC event list (rksoftware). Did I miss something? I made a ticket to PMDG, but at the moment they don't have time to work on. My question to you: Do you have any experience or even a solution for this function? Thanks for any help.
Urs
Since some time there is an additional button on the chronos of the B737-800 named TC/SR, that offers an easy way to control time compression manually by 2, 4, 8,... or automatically by a predefined value (FMC configured). Of course, this button is not present in the real airliner and also Opencockpit chronos do not offer it. So I would need a separate control switch. My idea: use the inoperative, self centering flight deck door control switch. Pulse to the right: increase time compression, pulse to the left: return to normal time. Very convenient and facilitating long distance flights.
I found these definitions in the PMDG SDK:
#define EVT_CHRONO_L_TCSR (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 3141)
#define EVT_CHRONO_R_TCSR (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 5231)
Unfortunately these events don't react on commands via FSUIPC or Mobiflight presets. Neither I could find them on the SIOC event list (rksoftware). Did I miss something? I made a ticket to PMDG, but at the moment they don't have time to work on. My question to you: Do you have any experience or even a solution for this function? Thanks for any help.
Urs