Remote Control

Note: This feature is implemented in Silent Wings 1.08. It will not work with earlier versions

Silent Wings contains a built-in server which can be used to control most functions of the simulator. This can be used from external applications to interface certain types of hardware, custom autopilot applications and probably a lot of other interesting uses.

To enable the Remote Control server, add the following lines to options.dat

use_remote_control = true
remote_control_port = 6070
remote_control_mode = UDP

The last variable can be either UDP or TCP.

To test it, set mode to TCP and telnet to the correct port on the computer running Silent Wings, for example:

telnet localhost 6070

You can now enter commands directly in the telnet window, for example:

HELP 0
PAUSE 0
APSPD 1 100
APROL 1 30
VIEW 3

This will close the help window, unpause and put the aircraft in a 30 degrees bank at 100km/h using the autopilot. Finally, it will change view to flyby-mode.

Protocol

The following commands are recognized by the server

AIL <value>   - Ailerons, [ -1.0 -1.0 ]
ELE <value>   - Elevator, [ -1.0 -1.0 ]
ABK <value>   - Airbrakes, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
FLP <value>   - Flaps, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
RUD <value>   - Rudder, [ -1.0 - 1.0 ]
THR <value>   - Throttle, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
PIT <value>   - Propeller pitch, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
WBK <value>   - Wheel brakes, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
PBK <value>   - Parking brakes [ 0, 1 ]
PRBK <value>  - Propeller brake [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
MIX <value>   - Mixture, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
TRM <value>   - Elevator trim, [ -1.0 - 1.0 ]
ENST <value>  - Engine start [ 0, 1 ]
DCMP <value>  - Engine decompression [ 0, 1 ]
PRM <value>   - Fuel primer, [ 0, 1 ]
EEXT <value>  - Engine boom extend, [ 0, 1 ]
ERET <value>  - Engine boom retract, [ 0, 1 ]
TBO <value>   - Engine turbo, [ 0.0 - 1.0 ]
PANH <value>  - Camera pan horizontal (degrees)
PANV <value>  - Camera pan vertical (degrees)
ZOOM <value>  - Zoom +/-
APHDG <enable> <target>   - Auto pilot, heading hold. Enable/disable with 1/0, target in degrees.
APSPD <enable> <target>   - Auto pilot, speed hold. Enable/disable with 1/0, target in km/h.
APROL <enable> <target>   - Auto pilot, auto bank. Enable/disable with 1/0, target in degrees. 
APRUD <enable>            - Auto pilot, auto rudder enable/disable, [0, 1] (Coordinated flight).
APSPDC <enable>           - Auto pilot, speed command enable/disable, [0, 1].
HUD <enable>              - Enable/disable HUD, [ 0, 1 ].
JOY <enable>              - Enable/disable Joystick control, [0,1].
VIEW <mode>               - Set view mode: 0 = Cockpit, 1 = Spot, 2 = Fixed, 3 = Flyby, 4 = Free flight, 5 = Chase, 6 = Overview
SRT <val>                 - Simulation rate: < 0.0 - 64.0 ]
QUIT                      - Quit simulation
RST                       - Restart simulation
PAUSE <enable>            - Enable/disable pause
CPT
TRK
LAB
PIC
TSK
THM
VEC
CHAT
MAP
FLT
HELP