NGX SDK, can't set the gear down

[Lucas777 0]

Hey guys, I'm currently working on my B738 home made cockpit based on the PMDG 737 NGX

I already have a lot of controls working, but i'm currently stuck with the gear.

It's frustrating due the lack of documentation but playing a bit with values I managed to make the gear move to the UP position
 

SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent(hSimConnect, 0, EVENT_GEAR_LEVER,-1, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, SIMCONNECT_EVENT_FLAG_GROUPID_IS_PRIORITY);

and
 

hr = SimConnect_MapClientEventToSimEvent(hSimConnect, EVENT_GEAR_LEVER, "#70087");    

That worked, however I'm unable to make the gear to go down, tried almost any value and it only seems to work with -1 and it makes it to go up.

In the PMDG_NGX_SDK.h file the MAIN_GearLever variable is commented as

// 0: UP  1: OFF  2: DOWN

So I tried to directly change its value, didn't work either, I guess it is read-only.

 

Any idea how can achieve this?

 

Thanks in advance.

[Lucas777 0]

Never found a fix so I just hardcoded this by simulating a "G" keystroke, which switch the gear up/down

[roarkr 104]

Hi,

here is my lines for Gear handling

 

 

2447 GEAR_LEVER

2448 GEAR_LEVER_OFF

2449 GEAR_LEVER_UNLOCK

 

 

if (var == 2447)

{

if (val == 1)

{

SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent(hSimConnect, 0, EVENT_GEAR_LEVER, MOUSE_FLAG_RIGHTSINGLE, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, SIMCONNECT_EVENT_FLAG_GROUPID_IS_PRIORITY);

return match;

}

 

}

 

if (var == 2448)

{

if (val == 1)

{

SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent(hSimConnect, 0, EVENT_GEAR_LEVER, MOUSE_FLAG_LEFTSINGLE, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, SIMCONNECT_EVENT_FLAG_GROUPID_IS_PRIORITY);

return match;

}

}

 

if (var == 2449)

{

if (val == 1)

{

 

SimConnect_TransmitClientEvent(hSimConnect, 0, EVENT_GEAR_LEVER, MOUSE_FLAG_LEFTSINGLE, SIMCONNECT_GROUP_PRIORITY_HIGHEST, SIMCONNECT_EVENT_FLAG_GROUPID_IS_PRIORITY);

return match;

}

}