Kia Ora, I have recently been given the ability to buy a locomotives controls, I was considering purchasing it and converting it to a TSC controller, how would I pull data about throttle, brake, speed, lights etc? I will share my progress if I go though with purchasing the controls.
You can use the raildriver.dll api for that. See here: https://rail-sim.de/forum/wcf/attachment/129378-train-simulator-external-interface-api-pdf/ It offers lots of info from the loco although I learned that it can differ by loco. You can read and write the following: Reverser,Throttle,CombinedThrottle,GearLever,TrainBrake,LocomotiveBrake,DynamicBrake,EmergencyBrake,HandBrake,WarningSystemReset,StartStopEngine,Horn,Wipers,Sander,Headlights,Pantograph,FireboxDoor,ExhaustInjectorSteam,ExhaustInjectorWater,LiveInjectorSteam,LiveInjectorWater,Damper,Blower,Stoking,CylinderCock,Waterscoop,SmallCompressor,AWS,AWSReset,Startup,Speedometer,PromptSave,ToggleLabels,Toggle2DMap,ToggleHud,ToggleQut,Pause,DriverGuide,ToggleRvNumber,DialogAssignment,SwitchJunctionAhead,SwitchJunctionBehind,LoadCargo,UnloadCargo,PassAtDangerAhead,PassAtDangerBehind,ManualCouple,// Camera,CabCamera,FollowCamera,HeadOutCamera,RearCamera,TrackSideCamera,CarriageCamera,CouplingCamera,YardCamera,SwitchToNextFrontCab,SwitchToNextRearCab,FreeCamera
Thank you, I will test basic controls using a exsternal program before buying hardware, Do you not what program launague this is based in?
Not sure, but raildriver.dll is probably written in C. But you can use any language to use it. I f.e. use C# to retreive speed, lat/long etc, which is probably the best choice for a local running application.
