You can find all of them in the xml
Can you be a little more specific?
Which XML? Located where?
I’m not too bright when it comes to this stuff. I know how to read an XML file with Visual Studio or Notepad++, but that’s about all I know.
Everyone knows it’s: C:\Users<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community\bksq-aircraft-tbm850\SimObjects\Airplanes\bksq-aircraft-tbm850\panel\panel.xml
Okay, not super intuitive, but for most planes you can find cockpit items located in the panel.xml file. You might have to hunt things down a bit and use some deduction to figure it out. IIRC, it uses variables at the top for the Potentiometer settings for various knobs, so you have to look in two places to derive the control. (Or maybe I’m confusing it with the BKSQ Baron, which I’ve also been tinkering with.)
I’ve done pretty extensive mappings for the BKSQ TBM for my Stream Deck, so can probably help you if you get stuck on something.
That’s very helpful.
Thank you!
I’ve just gotten started mapping things to my Streamdecks, so I might just take you up on that. I don’t own the 850 yet, but I probably will soon.
Are you on the SPAD Discord?
not sure maybe I misunderstood something but if you are looking for Lvar, they are listed on the AnalogTBM.xml file in the from line 22 to 125
community\bksq-aircraft-tbm850\SimObjects\Airplanes\bksq-aircraft-tbm850\model folder and not in panel,
Some considerations when using Hubhop.
Hubhop is generally only useful sometime after an aircraft has released because it needs another user to add whatever variables they used. In my experience of looking there I most often do not find what I need and sometimes even find a solution that is not as good as the one I already have. It’s ok for the main stuff but it’s never complete and often missing the more advanced stuff.
The entries come from other users so don’t expect everything to work how you want.
On the xml method. The xml you need is often not named the same between aircraft and if you need to go deeper than the basics then the main xml will likely not have everything you need. Many aircraft scatter it out in dedicated system xml files, templates files (both aircraft dedicated and generic game) and even JavaScript files. To benefit from this you need to be able to follow the xml structure and somewhat understand RPN, and maybe JavaScript. There is no one stop solution really but using a mixture of dev mode, xml and JavaScript will get you what you need.
Having a published list from the dev helps not having to delve into all that for the ones that are published. However I’ve yet to find a dev that publishes every last variable you’ll ever need. Some may claim they do but there is always something not in their lists. The ones that do provide lists generally give you the popular ones. Blacksquare of course currently do not document it for you.
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I’m on Spad’s discord, plus here’s a link to my older post in this thread regarding snippets I published for SD XL and SD + . I’ve made a few minor updates since, which I’ll publish tonight. Enjoy!
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Thanks Sling. It can be a PITA, for sure. I wish I knew more. I’m OK with Data Monitor, Event Viewer, and looking through Dev Mode>Tools>Behaviors, although the latter tool still confuses me some. For instance, sometimes I find what I think is a var that controls an event, but when I use that var in SPAD, nothing happens.
I’m supposed to know some JS (I took a class) but I need to learn more.
I really wish the devs would help, but you know what they say about wishes…
Not sure but there is definetely something wrong with AP after SU14. Do you guys also noticed that? AP Master is on and aircraft is ignoring commands like if AP is not on.
Believe that next update will solve that - it happens both with PMS750 and GNS530
I’ve not noticed any problems…have had several flights the last 3 days in the 850.
How are you triggering your A/P? External devices, or via mouse? (I use a Stream Deck and Spad.Next, FWIW)
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Yes. This is a known issue and talked about on the Just Flight forums if I recall. I can get the AP to work as it should with the TDS GTNXi but not the WT GNS.
Ah, I’m using the PMS50 GTN750 (premium), no issues with that.
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Im using mouse to activate A/P. Attaching screenshot when I set HDG mode and aircraft is not reacting whether its HDG or NAV
Even uninstalled PMS and problem still occurs
Had this happening to me from time to time, my workarounds were:
- Cycle the HSI nav modes all the way back to “GPS” mode , and also some presses on the “1 2” button in the HSI.
- Cycle the avionics setup, GNS & KX155 ( PMS also if still installed) and then back to the GNS.
- Might require another cycle as step (1)
My guess is still some issues with the avionics setup state saving that messes up the autopilot… worth a try…
If youi look in Profile/Content Manager what versions of Garmin do you have. After SU14 I noticed 2 are missing G-1000 and 530. The 3rd party one’s are there but not the (grey) built-in one’s are not…on mine.
This might be related, and applies to all of the BKSQ planes: if any of the avionics panels stay dark, i.e. radios, Engine Trend Monitor, etc, then read the below, from the BKSQ developer. The only fix I’ve found is to restart the simulator. This may or may not be related to the A/P issue above, but wanted to throw this out there.
When the weather radar gets stuck on the self test screen, it’s indicative of an avionics server crash. Unfortunately, the way the new web server based avionics work in MSFS, in most cases, if one of them crashes, they all crash. It’s unlikely that this is an issue with my avionics, simply because I think I would have heard about it by now, since there haven’t been any simulator updates lately. Try removing all other mods and products from your community folder, and see if you can get everything to load. If not, I can try to help you troubleshoot more here, or you can contact the Just Flight support team. They’ve gotten quite good at troubleshooting avionics and 3rd party products in my aircraft.
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I’ve had luck cycling through the available avionics options using the cockpit switches in both the King Air and TBM when this happens - comes right back, no sim restart required.
Im getting a syntax error when trying to open that .js file we’re supposed to edit. Any recomendations?
If you go over to the Just Flight forum, the dev has posted a cut and paste for the GNS530 WT, you need to mod a script line. Apparently it’s a WT issue which has been reported
Any idea how to open the actually script file? I’m getting an error when I try and open it up.