Request. Electricity production variables

[Alexustas]

Can we get the variables for the production of energy through fuel cells, solar panels and alternator?

[MOARdV]

I would like to (along with fuel cell consumption rates in game units + mass). It will take some effort, which is why I didn't do it yet. :)

You want different variables for each, correct? (like ELECTRICITY_FUELCELL, ELECTRICITY_SOLARCELL, only with a better name)

[Alexustas]

You want different variables for each

Yes, I want to track all possible energy sources

[MOARdV]

ELECOUTPUTALTERNATOR and ELECOUTPUTGENERATOR both work. There is ELECOUTPUTFUELCELL for ModuleResourceConverter, but I have not found the right variables for it to work. I still need to create ELECOUTPUTSOLAR.

[Alexustas]

variable "ELECOUTPUTFUELCELL" always shows zero, regardless of whether the fuel cell is turned on or not

[MOARdV]

Yes. I have not figured out how to compute energy production yet for it, but I added the variable.

[Alexustas]

these variables are measured in the unit/s ?

[MOARdV]

Yes. They measure what the part reports, so if batteries are full, they will still report power generation, unless the part stops producing power (like fuel cells).

[Alexustas]

can you make so that the variables returns "-1" if the vessel does not have such devices on board?

[MOARdV]

can you make so that the variables returns "-1" if the vessel does not have such devices on board?

Yes.

[MOARdV]

On DropBox now.

[Alexustas]

perhaps it is not quite the correct topic, but I do not want to open a new issue.

I made a new switch for deploy / retract solar panels and recorded video how it works in the game.

VIDEO

config:

PROP
{
  name = swTumble_SOLAR_DEPLOY

// action

    MODULE
    {
        name = JSIActionGroupSwitch
        animationName = SwitchTumbleAnim
        switchTransform = SwitchColider
        actionName = plugin
        switchSound = ASET/ASET_Props/Sounds/tumbleClick01
        PLUGINACTION
        {
            name = JSIInternalRPMButtons
            actionMethod = SetDeploySolarPanels
            stateMethod = GetDeploySolarPanels  
        }
    }

[MOARdV]

Yes, this is difficult because the solar panel animation takes time, and GetDeploySolarPanels can only have two values (true / false), so I can use "Solar Panels can be extended", which is what I am using, or I can use "Solar Panels can be retracted", which will make the switch take a long time going from "off" to "on".

Maybe I can change it to "can be extended or is now retracting", which will make it flip immediately.

[MOARdV]

I changed GetDeploySolarPanels, so I think it will behave better.

I also added JSIInternalRPMButtons SolarPanelsState. Returns deployable solar panel state:

• -1 = no deployable solar panels
• 0 = retracted
• 1 = extended
• 2 = retracting
• 3 = extending
• 4 = broken

Updated on DropBox.

[Alexustas]

I also added JSIInternalRPMButtons

oh! it's just wonderful!

[MOARdV]

Update again, now have PERIODRANDOM_#