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Combining 4 Magnetos to 1 Master

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AnnaM

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I'm not sure if this is possible, but I think it should be and so I thought I'd ask here for some guidance.

If an aircraft has 4 engines with 4 separate and individual magneto switches, 1 switch per engine, would it be possible to code a so-called master switch, one master switch that has an On Off function and with a simple click either toggles the actual status of all of the magnetos to either Off or On?

This is the code I currently have for the magnetos:

XML: 
            <Component ID="Magnetos">
                <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_ELECTRICAL_Switch_Magneto_Template">
                    <NODE_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_1</NODE_ID>
                    <ANIM_NAME>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_1</ANIM_NAME>
                    <PART_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto</PART_ID>
                    <ID>1</ID>
                    <SWITCH_DIRECTION>Horizontal</SWITCH_DIRECTION>
                    <ARROW_TYPE>Curved</ARROW_TYPE>
                    <TYPE>OFF_L_R_BOTH</TYPE>
                    <NUMSTATES>4</NUMSTATES>
                    <INDEX_OFF>0</INDEX_OFF>
                    <INDEX_LEFT>1</INDEX_LEFT>
                    <INDEX_RIGHT>2</INDEX_RIGHT>
                    <INDEX_BOTH>3</INDEX_BOTH>
                </UseTemplate>
                <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_ELECTRICAL_Switch_Magneto_Template">
                    <NODE_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_2</NODE_ID>
                    <ANIM_NAME>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_2</ANIM_NAME>
                    <PART_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto</PART_ID>
                    <ID>2</ID>
                    <SWITCH_DIRECTION>Horizontal</SWITCH_DIRECTION>
                    <ARROW_TYPE>Curved</ARROW_TYPE>
                    <TYPE>OFF_L_R_BOTH</TYPE>
                    <NUMSTATES>4</NUMSTATES>
                    <INDEX_OFF>0</INDEX_OFF>
                    <INDEX_LEFT>1</INDEX_LEFT>
                    <INDEX_RIGHT>2</INDEX_RIGHT>
                    <INDEX_BOTH>3</INDEX_BOTH>
                </UseTemplate>
                <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_ELECTRICAL_Switch_Magneto_Template">
                    <NODE_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_3</NODE_ID>
                    <ANIM_NAME>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_3</ANIM_NAME>
                    <PART_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto</PART_ID>
                    <ID>3</ID>
                    <USE_STARTER>False</USE_STARTER>
                    <SWITCH_DIRECTION>Horizontal</SWITCH_DIRECTION>
                    <ARROW_TYPE>Curved</ARROW_TYPE>
                    <TYPE>OFF_L_R_BOTH</TYPE>
                    <NUMSTATES>4</NUMSTATES>
                    <INDEX_OFF>0</INDEX_OFF>
                    <INDEX_LEFT>1</INDEX_LEFT>
                    <INDEX_RIGHT>2</INDEX_RIGHT>
                    <INDEX_BOTH>3</INDEX_BOTH>
                </UseTemplate>
                <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_ELECTRICAL_Switch_Magneto_Template">
                    <NODE_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_4</NODE_ID>
                    <ANIM_NAME>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_4</ANIM_NAME>
                    <PART_ID>ENGINE_Switch_Magneto</PART_ID>
                    <ID>4</ID>
                    <USE_STARTER>False</USE_STARTER>
                    <SWITCH_DIRECTION>Horizontal</SWITCH_DIRECTION>
                    <ARROW_TYPE>Curved</ARROW_TYPE>
                    <TYPE>OFF_L_R_BOTH</TYPE>
                    <NUMSTATES>4</NUMSTATES>
                    <INDEX_OFF>0</INDEX_OFF>
                    <INDEX_LEFT>1</INDEX_LEFT>
                    <INDEX_RIGHT>2</INDEX_RIGHT>
                    <INDEX_BOTH>3</INDEX_BOTH>
                </UseTemplate>

My thought was that the above could possibly be combined in one master switch, I'm not sure how, maybe something along these lines:

XML: 
            <UseTemplate Name="DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto_Template"/>       
            <Component ID="DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto" Node="DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto">
            <UseTemplate Name="ASOBO_GT_Switch_Code">
                <ANIM_NAME>DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto</ANIM_NAME>
                <PART_ID>DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto</PART_ID>
                <ANIM_CODE>(A:ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_1, Bool) 100 *</ANIM_CODE>
                <ANIM_CODE>(A:ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_2, Bool) 100 *</ANIM_CODE>
                <ANIM_CODE>(A:ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_3, Bool) 100 *</ANIM_CODE>
                <ANIM_CODE>(A:ENGINE_Switch_Magneto_4, Bool) 100 *</ANIM_CODE>
                <LEFT_SINGLE_CODE>(&gt;K:ENGINE_MASTER_MAGNETO_TOGGLE)</LEFT_SINGLE_CODE>
                <TOOLTIP_TITLE>@TT_Package.ENGINE_MAGNETO_MASTER_TITLE</TOOLTIP_TITLE>
                <TOOLTIP_ID>@TT_Package.ENGINE_MAGNETO_MASTER_ACTION</TOOLTIP_ID>
            </UseTemplate>
            </Component>
            </UseTemplate>

This would be with DAISY_ENGINE_MASTER_Switch_Magneto having been defined in the model as the master magneto switch, that just has an On or Off setting. So regardless of the current setting of any of the 4 individual magneto switches, the one magneto master switch would always override the status of the 4 individual magneto switches, so that all four engines cut and turn off when the master magneto switch is turned to Off.

Any help and guidance is much appreciated.

Anna
 
DragonflightDesign

DragonflightDesign

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I don't do XML but I did face the same problem in my last project. What I did was to separate the display from the actual magneto switching action so that you could twist and turn the switches as much as you liked, but the actual mag left/right/both code was only triggered when the master switch was on.
 
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