pmdg and lights test

[BishBash]

Hi Steve

The PMDG 737 dont' have the Test switch simulated. So If you want just check (and Illuminate) the annunciators on the MIP and on the Overhead, you need make a Circuit to light ip them.
How are connected your MIP's annunciators? By Cp flight MIP interface? By Opencockpit IO cards?

Let me know and we can wxplain how to.

Rehards
Arnaldo

By the cpflight interface board.

Steve

[BishBash]

Hi Arnaldo,

If you believe this can be done please post here with an explanation on how,

I look forward to another challenge of getting my annunciators illuminated with your help.

Kind Regards

Steve

[bagarie]

Hi steve

If you have a Cpflight MIP interface there isn't way to light up and test all annunciators on the MIP directly with the PMDG. You need to make a parallel circuit to illuminate all the leds by the switch but not connected to the MIP interface.
You can check on the Mister Ian website, a circuit called "How to illuminate Led from different sources" or something like that.

I have a question for you: do you use PMDG for your cockpit? All the MIP lights working with the MIP interface?

I hope this can help you

Regards
Arnaldo

[BishBash]

Hi steve

If you have a Cpflight MIP interface there isn't way to light up and test all annunciators on the MIP directly with the PMDG. You need to make a parallel circuit to illuminate all the leds by the switch but not connected to the MIP interface.
You can check on the Mister Ian website, a circuit called "How to illuminate Led from different sources" or something like that.

I have a question for you: do you use PMDG for your cockpit? All the MIP lights working with the MIP interface?

I hope this can help you

Regards
Arnaldo

Ok i will check ians site,thanks.
Yes i use pmdg with my cockpit and yes all the lights work with
cpflight interface board.
regards
steve

[kiek]

Hi Guys,

Just a tip:
Another way to do a lights test is to implement it with software...
You only need one hardware switch. That switch is monitored by your Cockpit Software (FSBUS, Opencockpits, what have you) and if it is switched ON your cockpit software lights all leds, displays, ... and so on. If it is OFF your cockpit software drives the leds, displays corresponding with the states in your aircraft.

The advantage of this approach is that you do not need extra hardware and wiring.

See for instance this picture of a (software driven)lights test of my Pedestal:
http://www.lekseecon.nl/pedestal.htm...stalLightsTest

kind regards,
Nico