Plugin basics

Is there a tutorial somewhere that explains how plugins relate to the basic simulation? What do they do that add to the game? How do you install one and access the features that are contained in it?

I am not interested in how to write one but how to use one.

I have made a train with two brake dials, a speedo and various lights that go on or off. This was all done within the panel2.cfg editing. I want to add an ammeter and I have seen plugins that seem to allow for this. Does this mean that there are amp readings which can be extracted from the sim and directed to a meter on the panel? Does a plugin override the information contained in panel2.cfg?

I see good work being done by those who write the plugins and would love to make use of those features.

Thanks for any help.

Michael

Hi Michael,

It is possible to simulate an ammeter in openBVE by ussing the motor subject included in panel2.cfg. You can do this without a plugin.
The motor subject returns the acceleration of the motor car in m/s2. Since there is a relation between acceleration and current, it should work like an ammeter.

Regards,

Jorge

Thanks, Jorge. I will give that a try.

Michael