Question Real time flight data acquisition

[xjflcf520]

I want to make a plug-in to update the flight data of the spacecraft in real time, such as longitude and latitude, altitude and distance from the target.

 

[N_Molson]

OK, you define your goal there but you have to be a bit more specific and use some kind of method :

• What tools do you plan to use ? In Orbiter making a "plug-in" means coding a .dll, but what you say can be achieved through a LUA script, too.
• What is the problem / the series of problems you're facing ?

 

[xjflcf520]

OK, you define your goal there but you have to be a bit more specific and use some kind of method :

• What tools do you plan to use ? In Orbiter making a "plug-in" means coding a .dll, but what you say can be achieved through a LUA script, too.
• What is the problem / the series of problems you're facing ?

It would be better if Lua file could be used to update flight data on the screen in real time from an external perspective. I hope you can give a detailed Lua implementation code

 

[N_Molson]

Look in Orbiter 2016 Beta folder, you have examples in and a reference "Windows help file" in OrbiterSDK/doc. For disambiguation a "LUA file" is a script, and LUA is a language. You only need a decent raw text editor (Notepad ++). A plugin is a .dll module written in C++ programming language that can be switched on/off in the Launchpad.