Module TransponderUnit
Broadcasts data to radars, that can access more information if their transponder tags are matching.
Element class: CombatDefense
Extends: Element > ElementWithState > ElementWithToggle
Functions
| activate () | Activate the transponder. |
| deactivate () | Deactivate the transponder. |
| isActive () | Checks if the transponder is active. |
| setTags (tags) | Set the tags list with up to 8 entries. |
| getTags (tags) | Returns the tag list. |
| setSignalIn (plug, state) | Set the value of a signal in the specified IN plug of the element. |
| getSignalIn (plug) | Return the value of a signal in the specified IN plug of the element. |
| EVENT_toggled (active) | Deprecated: Event: Emitted when the transponder is started or stopped. |
| EVENT_onToggled (active) | Event: Emitted when the transponder is started or stopped. |
Functions
- activate ()
- Activate the transponder.
- deactivate ()
- Deactivate the transponder.
- isActive ()
-
Checks if the transponder is active.
Returns:
-
0/1
1 if the transponder is active, 0 otherwise.
- setTags (tags)
-
Set the tags list with up to 8 entries. Returns 1 if the application was successful, 0 if the tag format is invalid.
Note: It can take half a second or more for an update to apply. Also, providing too many tags truncates the list instead of returning 0, but spaces in tags aren't allowed.
Parameters:
- tags list List of up to 8 transponder tag strings.
Returns:
-
0/1
1 if transponder tags were set, 0 if an error occurred.
- getTags (tags)
-
Returns the tag list.
Parameters:
- tags
Returns:
-
list
List of up to 8 transponder tag strings.
- setSignalIn (plug, state)
-
Set the value of a signal in the specified IN plug of the element.
Valid plug names are:
- "in" for the in signal (seems to have no actual effect when modified this way).
Parameters:
- plug string A valid plug name to set.
- state 0/1 The plug signal state
- getSignalIn (plug)
-
Return the value of a signal in the specified IN plug of the element.
Valid plug names are:
- "in" for the in signal.
Parameters:
- plug string A valid plug name to query.
Returns:
-
0/1
The plug signal state
- EVENT_toggled (active)
-
Deprecated: Event: Emitted when the transponder is started or stopped.
Note: This is documentation on an event handler, not a callable method.
This event is deprecated: EVENT_onToggled should be used instead.
Parameters:
- active 0/1 1 if the element was activated, 0 otherwise.
See also:
- EVENT_onToggled (active)
-
Event: Emitted when the transponder is started or stopped.
Note: This is documentation on an event handler, not a callable method.
Parameters:
- active 0/1 1 if the element was activated, 0 otherwise.