source: src/mlx/fs.py@ 56:1b8b546fd929

# Module for generic flight-simulator interfaces

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import const

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class ConnectionListener(object):
    """Base class for listeners on connections to the flight simulator."""
    def connected(self, fsType, descriptor):
        """Called when a connection has been established to the flight
        simulator of the given type."""
        print "fs.ConnectionListener.connected, fsType:", fsType, ", descriptor:", descriptor

    def disconnected(self):
        """Called when a connection to the flight simulator has been broken."""
        print "fs.ConnectionListener.disconnected"

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class SimulatorException(Exception):
    """Exception thrown by the simulator interface for communication failure."""

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def createSimulator(type, connectionListener):
    """Create a simulator instance for the given simulator type with the given
    connection listener.

    The returned object should provide the following members:
    FIXME: add info
    """
    assert type in [const.SIM_MSFS9, const.SIM_MSFSX], \
           "Only MS Flight Simulator 2004 and X are supported"
    import fsuipc
    return fsuipc.Simulator(connectionListener)

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class AircraftState(object):
    """Base class for the aircraft state produced by the aircraft model based
    on readings from the simulator.

    The following data members should be provided at least:
    - timestamp: the simulator time of the measurement in seconds since the
    epoch (float)
    - paused: a boolean indicating if the flight simulator is paused for
    whatever reason (it could be a pause mode, or a menu, a dialog, or a
    replay, etc.)
    - trickMode: a boolean indicating if some "trick" mode (e.g. "SLEW" in
    MSFS) is activated
    - overspeed: a boolean indicating if the aircraft is in overspeed
    - stalled: a boolean indicating if the aircraft is stalled
    - onTheGround: a boolean indicating if the aircraft is on the ground
    - zfw: the zero-fuel weight in kilograms (float)
    - grossWeight: the gross weight in kilograms (float)
    - heading: the heading of the aircraft in degrees (float)
    - pitch: the pitch of the aircraft in degrees. Positive means pitch down,
    negative means pitch up (float)
    - bank: the bank of the aircraft in degrees. Positive means bank left,
    negative means bank right (float)
    - ias: the indicated airspeed in knots (float)    
    - mach: the airspeed in mach (float)    
    - groundSpeed: the ground speed (float)
    - vs: the vertical speed in feet/minutes (float)
    - radioAltitude: the radio altitude of the aircraft in feet (float)
    - altitude: the altitude of the aircraft in feet (float)
    - gLoad: G-load (float)
    - flapsSet: the selected degrees of the flaps (float)
    - flaps: the actual degrees of the flaps (float)
    - fuelWeight[]: the fuel weights in the different tanks in kgs (array of
    floats of as many items as the number fuel tanks)
    - n1[]: the N1 values of the turbine engines (array of floats
    of as many items as the number of engines, present only for aircraft with
    turbines)
    - rpm[]: the RPM values of the piston engines (array of floats
    of as many items as the number of engines, present only for aircraft with
    pistons)
    - reverser[]: an array of booleans indicating if the thrust reversers are
    activated on any of the engines. The number of items equals to the number
    of engines with a reverser.
    - navLightsOn: a boolean indicating if the navigation lights are on
    - antiCollisionLightsOn: a boolean indicating if the anti-collision lights are on
    - strobeLightsOn: a boolean indicating if the strobe lights are on
    - landingLightsOn: a boolean indicating if the landing lights are on
    - pitotHeatOn: a boolean indicating if the pitot heat is on
    - parking: a boolean indicating if the parking brake is set
    - gearsDown: a boolean indicating if the gears are down
    - spoilersArmed: a boolean indicating if the spoilers have been armed for
    automatic deployment
    - spoilersExtension: the percentage of how much the spoiler is extended
    (float) 
    - altimeter: the altimeter setting in hPa (float)
    - nav1: the frequency of the NAV1 radio in MHz (string)
    - nav2: the frequency of the NAV1 radio in MHz (string)
    - squawk: the transponder code (string)
    - windSpeed: the speed of the wind at the aircraft in knots (float)
    - windDirection: the direction of the wind at the aircraft in degrees (float)

    FIXME: needed when taxiing only:
    - payload weight

    FIXME: needed rarely:
    - latitude, longitude
    - transporter
    - visibility 
    """