Hello SimFolks,
anybody succeeded with binding the MS Flight Sim./Controls/Auto Brake/LO - MED - HI, so that it works with the A32NX, Exper. or Dev. version?
It would be nice if any hardware can be free configured with the corresponding options under the MS FS Controls Menu, and so binded withl the Auto Brake Selection in the A32NX
The only command that I was able to use was SET AUTOBRAKE HIGH. The MED or LOW commands do not work for me. At least the HIGH works for the takeoff checklist, so now I just press a button on the TCA.
So far, not yet…
I think it has something to do with the custom logic that the A32NX deploys on the autobrake switches. You know, things like you can’t select LOW/MED on the ground, only MAX brake is allowed. But when you’re in the air, you can’t select MAX, but you can only select LOW/MED.
Then the logic with the Manual Brake. On approach, you can still deploy manual braking while having the MED/LOW autobrake armed. But on the default Asobo A320, you can select any autobrake anywhere and applying manual brake disarm them.
It’s these custom logic that was applied to the A32NX might be what’s causing them to not being able to be bound to a key or a switch. I might be wrong though, but that’s usually the case.
At the moment, I’ll just use a single click to press the autobrake. It’s not that big of a deal for me.
Thank’s Neo4316 for your reply,
I am using the Thrustmaster Airbus Quadrant Add-On, so it’s a little bit sad not being able to use the hardware Auto Brake selector. It must be possible to modify the software.
How is responsible: Thrustmaster or A32NX?
I’m also using the Thrustmaster Airbus Quadrant Addon, but to be honest, I keep forgetting about the autobrake switches. Maybe it’s because I’m so used to just use the mouse to click it.
It’s the A32NX that’s the issue. If you use the default Asobo A320, the autobrake switches from the Addon works in that aircraft. But once you use the A32NX, you can’t use it anymore. But again, I’m guessing it has something to do with the logic of the Autobrake that they implement in A32NX. It’s much more realistic and behaves the same way as the real world A320. While the default Asobo A320 doesn’t behave the same way, but they work with the autobrake.
With the Dev FBW version I can map Autobrake High to a button. It works to activate it for departure, but you can’t press to turn it off, it turns off after rotation/takeoff.
The problem is that in the A320, those autobrakes are “toggle button” means you push it, it turns on, if you push it again it turns off.
All the while, compared to Boeing design or even the Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant addon where it uses switches. These switches are “persistent” means when you switch into it, the control is feeding constant command to engage that function similar to a “set” function, rather than a “toggle”.
You can bind almost all new a32nx commands with lvars. However you can only do this with add-ons such as SPAD.next (only the beta and alpha versions though. It works great for me). The sim does not have these commands yet (I doubt if it ever will support this, but who knows). FSUIPC should be able to do this as well, but I haven’t checked that myself.
That is not entirely correct. The TCA thrustmaster has buttons, press and release. They are not persistently “on”.
Yeah, but I’m talking about the one specially labelled as Autobrake. This one, in the bottom left corner. These are switches similar to the one used in Boeing. So these are persistent switches whenever you turn them into their respective positions.
Ah ha, yes, thank you for the clarification.
Has there been any update on the Autobrake issue and the FBW A320?
At least there’s a LVAR for it:
A32NX_AUTOBRAKES_ARMED_MODE
Number
Current autobrake mode
0: Autobrake not armed
1: Autobrake in LOW
2: Autobrake in MED
3: Autobrake in MAX
Check all available LVARs for the A32NX here:
https://github.com/flybywiresim/a32nx/blob/master/docs/a320-simvars.md
Watsi01
What are you trying to say? Can the Autobrake switch be programmed in MSFS2020?
Thanks for clarification
As far as I know, it doesn’t work with the TCA per se. You need to use our documentation and tools like FSUIPC. But I can’t help you any further, since I don’t use the TCA.
My last flight on the A32NX was last week, and I’m using TCA addon and the autobrake switches does work for me.
As long as my TCA control profile is duplicated from Default, and I don’t make any binding changes to the autobrake command.
It works as you would expect. MAX on the ground before takeoff. And LOW and MED can be enabled while on the air using the switch.
Unless there’s a change in the past week on this, then I don’t know if it’s still an issue or not.
I don’t think there has been changed anything in that regard. So it should work. Thanks @Neo4316