SimVarLights

Bring your Simulation State Machine to your Lighted Devices (a Python Project)

Description

A script for updating Addressable RGB Lights from SimConnect Variables.

Instructions

1. Install Python
2. Clone the Repo to a suitable location
3. Run PIP to install requirements.txt
4. Edit the bindings.csv to add/remove SimVars as needed, use Microsoft SDK as a Reference
5. Launch your simulator and start your flight
6. Launch OpenRGB: https://gitlab.com/CalcProgrammer1/OpenRGB
7. Launch main.py

The keyboard will light based on the dynamic status of variables as configured.

It was developed and tested with:

• Flight Simulator 2020
• OpenRGB Python
• Razer Chroma v2
• Python 3.9

It will help if you have:

• Elemental Understanding of SimConnect and Simulator Variables
• Elemental Understanding of Python
• Elemental Understanding of Git
• Know how to edit a CSV file

Next Steps / ToDo

• Gauge interest and feedback - "gauge" - get it? : D
• Testing and Cleanup
• Adding more parameters to configuration file
• Build and Release Management / Automation
• Add Contributing Info
• Adding more default variables (feedback is appreciated)

Known Issues

• Due to OpenRGB Python limitation, app is ignoring custom light colors