LFS Forum - Car gear

#1 - LFS Marius LFS

Car gear

Sat 12 Mar 2016, 08:33

Hey, is there any way to know in which gear is the car ? (gear n / gear 1 / gear r)

Thank you

#2 - Flame CZE

Sat 12 Mar 2016, 08:53

You can do it using OutGauge, it reports a lot of info about car status, including the current gear. See the last section docs/InSim.txt in your LFS folder.


struct OutGaugePack
{
    unsigned    Time;            // time in milliseconds (to check order)

    char        Car[4];            // Car name
    word        Flags;            // Info (see OG_x below)
    byte        Gear;            // Reverse:0, Neutral:1, First:2...
    byte        PLID;            // Unique ID of viewed player (0 = none)
    float        Speed;            // M/S
    float        RPM;            // RPM
    float        Turbo;            // BAR
    float        EngTemp;        // C
    float        Fuel;            // 0 to 1
    float        OilPressure;    // BAR
    float        OilTemp;        // C
    unsigned    DashLights;        // Dash lights available (see DL_x below)
    unsigned    ShowLights;        // Dash lights currently switched on
    float        Throttle;        // 0 to 1
    float        Brake;            // 0 to 1
    float        Clutch;            // 0 to 1
    char        Display1[16];    // Usually Fuel
    char        Display2[16];    // Usually Settings

    int            ID;                // optional - only if OutGauge ID is specified
};

It's not possible with InSim, though.

#3 - LFS Marius LFS

Sat 12 Mar 2016, 09:45

That's what I'm looking but I never worked with OutGauge.
I must connect to game like InSim ?

#4 - blackbird04217

Tue 29 Mar 2016, 16:04

OutGauge will only work for the players car I believe, if not the players car it will be the car that is being spectated and in the in-car cameras. It is similar to using InSim but a bit different in that you set the OutGauge ip and port in the configuration file then LFS starts throwing OutGauge messages whenever possible.

#5 - LFS Marius LFS

Sun 3 Apr 2016, 12:03

I solved the problem, thank you guys Smile

I have one more question...how to know if abs is on or is switched off ?

#6 - Gutholz

Sun 3 Apr 2016, 12:36

OutGaugePack structure has bits for the dashboard lights:

DL_ABS, // bit 10 - ABS active or switched off

/edit
better:
In struct IS_NPL are flags SetF for the setup:


#define SETF_TC_ENABLE        2
#define SETF_ABS_ENABLE        4

#7 - LFS Marius LFS

Sun 3 Apr 2016, 15:30

You mean to use InSim packet IS_NPL to receive informations at OutGauge ?
Sorry for my bad english...