An Orbiter Module which enables Orbiter to interact with the physical world; this is useful in creating simpits.

Orbiter is a highly accurate spaceflight simulator. Several addon developers have created additional vessels, from the Space Shuttle to the futuristic DeltaGlider IV.

The module creates an interface for Orbiter users to the outside world. Now, external devices (for example, an Arduino connected to outside switches/buttons) can be used to trigger mouse clicks, MFD clicks, or other inputs.

This module is initially set up with an empty configuration, but can be configured to make a simple or complex system.

Some uses are:

• Positioning those pesky External MFD's automatically at simualtion start instead of doing it manually.
• Outputting certain state items to a screen (such as fuel state, local dynamic pressure, etc).
• Connecting physical switches to an Arduino/microcomputer, and having physical switches trigger virtual Orbiter mouse clicks.
• Running a full simpit, with physical switches, several external MFD's, and state-controlled lighting.

1. Get the latest version, either through Git or a zip file.

   • Git Method

     1. Clone the repo into an empty folder

        git clone https://github.com/meson800/simpit-controller.git
        

     2. Install Orbiter by unzipping the Orbiter zip file into the same folder as the cloned repo

     3. Pull the latest version of the repo to ensure no files were overwritten

        git pull
        

   • Zip Method
     1. Download the zip file containing the latest revision (should reside at master.zip)
     2. Unzip into an Orbiter installation.

2. In Orbiter, under the Modules tab, enable "Simpit".

3. Edit Config/simpit_config.cfg to set up the module in the desired way. See the documentation for more information.

The module sets up an internal event handling system. Events are defined by two numbers; a event ID and the event's state.

Submodules either fire events, handle events, or even do both. When one submodule fires an event, all submodules have the chance to handle the event.

Users can submit bug reports and issues to help improve SimpitController.
Developers can add their own sub-modules to add additional input/output modules to extend the capabilities of the modules
See CONTRIBUTING for more information

Copyright (c) 2013 Christopher Johnstone

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