On Event tab Specific Lvar No action

[Mushupm]

Hi,
I try to simulate MAP rotary knob on A320 Inibuild.

For this I use L Var : INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH or INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT.
When pressing the button on Touch portal I can rotate it on the sim.

When using WASimUI, I can see these variables moving from 0 to 4 when rotating the swithch in MSFS or in Touch portal.

On event, I have been putting different icons to show the state of Rotary switch in Touch Portal.
Since four days, I try to get it working without success.
On "On Event" tab, I can see the correct state of the variable for each "IF" statement that I have been putting.
On the same page, I have several buttons which are now working.
I use MSFS 2024 and most recent touch portal software and MSFS plugin.

I have described LVar in CustomStates.ini

[Ini_Map_Mode_Capt]
CategoryId = AutoPilot
Name = "INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT"
VariableType = L
SimVarName = "INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT"
Unit = ""
DefaultValue = "0"
StringFormat = "F2"

[Ini_Map_Mode_Capt_Switch]
CategoryId = AutoPilot
Name = "INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH"
VariableType = L
SimVarName = "INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH"
Unit = ""
DefaultValue = "0"
StringFormat = "F2"

You will see following errors that I get in the Touch Portal plugin log:

[01.27 12:43:17.966] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_AIRPORTS""
[01.27 12:43:17.967] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_SHOW_AIRPORTS' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.228] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_FIXES"
[01.27 12:43:18.228] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_FIXES""
[01.27 12:43:18.228] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_SHOW_FIXES' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.334] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_NDBS""
[01.27 12:43:18.334] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_NDBS"
[01.27 12:43:18.334] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_SHOW_NDBS' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.617] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_VORS"
[01.27 12:43:18.617] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_SHOW_VORS""
[01.27 12:43:18.617] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_SHOW_VORS' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.738] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_EFIS_DMC_NORM_STATE_CPT"
[01.27 12:43:18.738] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_EFIS_DMC_NORM_STATE_CPT""
[01.27 12:43:18.738] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_EFIS_DMC_NORM_STATE_CPT' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.825] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT""
[01.27 12:43:18.825] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT"
[01.27 12:43:18.825] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT' not found at simulator. Creating it now.
[01.27 12:43:18.914] [ERR] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Server" - Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT_SWITCH"
[01.27 12:43:18.914] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: [WASM] "Client" - Lookup command returned Nak response. Reason, if any: "Lookup type LocalVariable failed for name "INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT_SWITCH""
[01.27 12:43:18.915] [WRN] MSFSTouchPortalPlugin.Services.SimConnectService: Local variable 'INI_MAP_RANGE_CAPT_SWITCH' not found at simulator. Creating it now.

I can't see error for "INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH"

See below "On Event" tab description:

I am probably doing mistakes as I am new with Touch portal and Plugin.

Any advice will be appreciated.

[mpaperno]

Hi Philippe,

Could it be the .00 in the INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH values? So TP is trying to compare 1 with 1.00? I know mathematically that should work, but TP might be treating those values as strings, not numbers.

To get rid of the .00 in the value just remove the StringFormat = "F2" line from your requests. F2 tells it to format as a floating point number with 2 decimals. In this case the value is already an integer so no further formatting is needed.

Of course you could also test that theory by changing the comparison value in the IF statement to include the decimals, eg. 1.00, but ultimately getting rid of the special formatting would be better.

Since neither of the INI_MAP_MODE_* variables are reported as missing and it is showing you the correct value for INI_MAP_MODE_CAPT_SWITCH in the button event flow, I'm assuming those logged warnings are not related to this specific issue. The warnings indicate that at the time the variable was first requested it didn't exist yet in the sim. They're "normal" if for example the model/object that defines those variables hasn't loaded in the sim yet. Once the model does load, it should "take over" those L vars and start sending correct data.

Assuming you've verified/found those L vars in the mode's Behaviors debug window and it's not working as I described above please let me know!

HTH,
-Max

[Mushupm]

Hi Max,

You are perfectly right; This is the .00 which was the problem.
You are my hero.
I have been learning a lot in the last days on the way to diagnose problems using Behavior debug window, WASimUI and logs.
With this problem solved, I can now make progress quickly.
Many thanks.

Philippe