New project - MSFS C++ USB interface

[Ioannis]

Men can find joy from the simplest things.

Landing light ON-OFF from the Lab-X1 via USB.

Oh, yeah! I understand that feeling... Especially after the long trip to finally manage that damn thing to flip!

Ioannis

[Demon]

YAY! I can finally detect a change in Engine RPM. And this is why I absolutely wanted to have Code Debugging working.



Now I just have to learn how to use structures and variables in C++. I kept trying to peek at that data, but I just couldn't get to see anything meaningful.

Good thing we have google tutorials. Worse case, I'll ask on the Dev forums, but I want to try to get there on my own.

Robert

[Ioannis]

You did all that in C++ with no knowledge of structures and variables?

For me C was difficult when I tried to learn and then C++ was 10 fold worse...

Well, I have to try again I guess.

Well done Robert.

Ioannis

[Demon]

Thanks. Yup, tried C For Dummies 20+ years ago and got nowhere fast.

I'll refer you one youtube video later. The dude speaks clearly, and in no time you have a basic window with buttons and stuff.

Best part, Visual Studio 2022 Community is free. It's way better than what we had for Visual Basic way back when.

[Demon]

Here, download and install VS2022 Community. It's free.

Then follow his instructions to the letter. You have a simple Windows form in no time.

[Ioannis]

Thanks for the link.

Ioannis

[Demon]

It's so frustrating. "Experts" on forums assume you know C++ nearly as much as they do, or point to sample code that is exactly like what you've already put together, or say "hey, just use this conversion routine" - except that routine doesn't work against that sort of variable.



I'm so close, I can see the data in the structure and it matches what's displayed on the instrument panel. I guess I'm off to "C++ structure tutorials" in hope of finding something useful.

Robert