# GPWS Wrapper by Thorsten Brehm. ######################################### # Copyright (c) it0uchpods Design Group # ######################################### var gpws_min_landing_flaps = 0.645; var GPWS = { new : func(prop1) { m = { parents : [GPWS]}; m.gpws = props.globals.getNode(prop1); m.self_test = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/self-test"); m.flap_override = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/momentary-flap-override"); m.gs_inhibit = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/glideslope-inhibit"); m.gpws_inhibit = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/gpws-inhibit"); m.terrain_inhibit = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/ta-tcf-inhibit"); m.landing_gear = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/landing-gear"); m.landing_flaps = m.gpws.getNode("inputs/discretes/landing-flaps"); # mk-viii doesn't provide gear-override input. Emulate it... m.gear_override = m.gpws.initNode("inputs/discretes/gear-override",0,"BOOL"); m.last_gear_state = 0; # add listener to gear setlistener("controls/gear/gear-down", func { Gpws.update_gear_state() } ); # GPWS provides two TCWs (Time Critical Warnings) to the PFD: # "PULL UP" and "WINDSHEAR" alerts (windshears not supported here...) m.tcw_out = m.gpws.initNode("outputs/warning","","STRING"); m.tcw_out.setValue(""); m.logic_discretes = m.gpws.getNode("outputs/arinc429/egpwc-logic-discretes"); settimer(gpws_input_feeder,0); return m; }, clicked_selftest : func { if (!me.self_test.getBoolValue()) { # simulate a long button press (>> 5 seconds) me.self_test.setBoolValue(1); settimer(func { Gpws.release_selftest_button() },9); } else { # clicked again => release button early... me.release_selftest_button(); } }, press_selftest_button : func { me.self_test.setBoolValue(1); }, release_selftest_button : func { me.self_test.setBoolValue(0); }, clicked_flap_override : func { if (!me.flap_override.getBoolValue()) { # simulate a short button press me.flap_override.setBoolValue(1); settimer(func {Gpws.release_button_flap_override() },0.5); } }, release_button_flap_override : func { me.flap_override.setBoolValue(0); }, clicked_gear_override : func { # toggle me.gear_override.setBoolValue(!me.gear_override.getBoolValue()); me.update_gear_state(); }, clicked_gs_override : func { # toggle g/s inhibit. me.gs_inhibit.setBoolValue(!me.gs_inhibit.getBoolValue()); }, disable_gs_override : func { me.gs_inhibit.setBoolValue(0); }, clicked_gpws_inhibit : func { # toggle me.gpws_inhibit.setBoolValue(!me.gpws_inhibit.getBoolValue()); }, clicked_terrain_inhibit : func { # toggle me.terrain_inhibit.setBoolValue(!me.terrain_inhibit.getBoolValue()); }, tcw_feeder : func { var tcwmsg=""; var alerts = me.logic_discretes.getValue(); if (gpws_test_bit(alerts,0x100000)) # bit 20="MODE1_PULL_UP" tcwmsg="PULL UP"; me.tcw_out.setValue(tcwmsg); }, update_gear_state : func() { # Simulate gear override button using a custom landing gear feeder. # Default mk-viii gear feeder is disabled in -set.xml var gear_state = getprop("controls/gear/gear-down"); me.landing_gear.setBoolValue(gear_state or me.gear_override.getBoolValue()); if ((me.last_gear_state)and(!gear_state)) { # g/s override is cancelled when retracting landing gear... me.disable_gs_override(); } me.last_gear_state = gear_state; }, update_flap_state : func() { # Feeder to configure custom "minimum landing flap position". # Default mk-viii flap feeder is disabled in -set.xml var flap_position = getprop("controls/flight/flaps"); me.landing_flaps.setBoolValue(flap_position < gpws_min_landing_flaps); }, update_height : func() { radio_alt = getprop("position/gear-agl-ft"); # "glide-slope warning inhibited" is disabled below 50 feet if ((radio_alt < 50.0)or(radio_alt > 1000.0)) me.disable_gs_override(); }, }; var gpws_test_bit = func(value,bitValue) { if (bitValue>1) value=int(value/bitValue); # test if LSB set return (value!=int(value/2)*2); } var gpws_input_feeder = func { Gpws.tcw_feeder(); Gpws.update_flap_state(); Gpws.update_height(); settimer(gpws_input_feeder,0.3); } var Gpws = GPWS.new("instrumentation/mk-viii");