Need opinions on these two simCockpit issues, please

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Does anyone know how to apply the G2 heli’s “plasma” switch to an external switch in something like simDashboard? There is no “plasma” in the list of simConnect commands.

Also, anyone using MSFS mobile companion app? How does it work for you?

Thanks to all for any help!

Happy flying!

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I discovered that the event “PLASMA_TOGGLE” does actually work, although not listed in the official events. To read the state of the switch one can use the SimConnect variable “ENGINE SWITCH PLASMA” with unit “BOOL”.

Edit: To read the state of the switch one can use the SimConnect variable “PLASMA ON:1” with unit “BOOL”.

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Thanks so much! :slight_smile: :slight_smile: :slight_smile:

Unfortunately, that does not work for me.

Happy Holidays and happy flying!

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Sorry my bad memory. Just checked my code. The variable to read is “PLASMA ON:1” with unit “BOOL”.

Happy Flying.

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Sorry, I was not clear. PLASMA_TOGGLE does not work on my system. I didn’t try the read.

But thanks anyway. Happy flying.

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What app/environments are you using. I do not know SimDashboard. Does ist support SimConnect events? (PLASMA_TOGGLE is a SimConnect event, not a variable.)

Some apps only support a restricted set of variables and events.

Edit: On the SimDashboard website there is a list of available events. “PLASMA TOGGLE” is not included. This is obvious as it is not a documented event. Try to convince the developer of SimDashboard to include it.

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Thanks for your input! :smiley:

I am not looking for an event to read. I’m looking for the command. Sending PLASMA_TOGGLE to simConnect does nothing on my system. I’ll look at updating.

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‘Command’ is just another term for event. They are the same. Events are not for reading from the sim, instead they are mostly used to command an action.

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I should have said “variable” rather than “event” but it doesn’t matter, I think you are still misunderstanding. Whatever you call it, PLASMA_TOGGLE does not work on my system.

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Yeah, I two don’t speak the same language, they could argue for ages, without coming to a conclusion.

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In any case, thanks for your input! I’ve worked around this problem by assigning a keyboard hotkey to the “toggle plasma” command in the options->controls->keyboard menu and then assigning that key to my external switch.

Happy New Year and happy flying!