I cannot create MACROS on SLI-F1 Leo Bodnar

[alguiendel77]

My PC:
Edition: Windows 10 Home
Version: 22H2
Operating system build: 19045.6691

LedsMaster version: 0.9.0.5r

SLI-F1 Leo Bodnar.

I have installed three 12-position Leo Bodnar switches on my steering wheel. LedMaster detects them as switches 1, 2, and 3.

I have limited switch 1 to 2 positions for use in the Codemasters F1 2010 game as an activator for the height of the front wing of the F1 car (wing up/wing down).

In the game, the front wing up is activated with the sequence of left arrow + right arrow + up arrow. And the front wing down is activated with the sequence of left arrow + right arrow + down arrow.

I want to assign the sequence of keystrokes for the front wing up position (left arrow + right arrow + up arrow) to position 2 of switch 1, and the sequence of keystrokes for the front wing down position (left arrow + right arrow + down arrow) to position 1 of the same switch.

The problem is that I cannot create MACROS.

I can only assign one key press for each switch position (for example: left arrow for position 2 of switch 1, but no other key presses for the same position. Only one key per position).

[Software Support Staff]

Hi,
It was tricky to test since we didn�t have a switch ready. Anyway, after wiring Switch 1 of the SLI-F1, we were able to assign key per pos. However, after setting it to Position 2, we had to exit the macro dialog, save, and re-enter to assign additional keys. This appears to be due to the position detection or conflict with other inputs, which seems unstable with this display (see the result below). If the red indicator showing the position of the 12-position switch behaves erratically, you should exit the macro dialog and re-enter it. The assignment works correctly once the red indicator reflects the actual physical position of the switch, to be clear it starts at 5 and moving it place the red point to the current pos. then move to the desired position and click OK to assign the letter (same letter assigned to the game).

Regards,
EKSIMRacing Team

[alguiendel77]

Hello.

Thank you for your reply.

I think I didn't explain myself very well.

What I want to achieve is to be able to assign a combination of three different keys to the same switch position.

It would look like the photo I've attached.

P.D.: I have managed to do it with the JoytoKey programme, but I can only assign the combination of the three keystrokes in succession to a button on the steering wheel, as it does not recognise the switches.

[Software Support Staff]

okay clear now, but this is not possible, one key + modifier (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT) but not 3 keys per position

[alguiendel77]

okay clear now, but this is not possible, one key + modifier (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT) but not 3 keys per position

Right.
Understood.

In any case, I believe there is a problem with the MACROS option.

I would like to clarify that LedsMaster recognises any button or switch on my steering wheel and allows me to create MACROS, assigning any button or switch on my steering wheel to any key on my keyboard that I choose.

In order to test whether the MACROS work, I have created some MACROS and assigned them to any button or switch on my steering wheel (PHOTOS 1 and 2).

The result is that none of them work.

Every time I press the button or turn the switch on my steering wheel to which I have assigned a MACRO, the key on the keyboard that I have assigned to it is not pressed. I have tried all the keys on my keyboard, but the MACROS do not work with any of them.

I have also created a script with AutoHotkey in which the "1" key on my keyboard presses the "ARROWLEFT + ARROWRIGHT + ARROWUP" keys in succession, and the �2� key on my keyboard presses the "ARROWLEFT + ARROWRIGHT + ARROWDOWN" keys in succession. The script works perfectly, as I have tested it.

So, I create a MACRO and assign the "1" key on my keyboard to any button or switch on my steering wheel and the "2" key on my keyboard to any other, but it still does not work.

The menu is not activated in the F1 Codemasters game (PHOTO 3).

With the JoyToKey programme, the menu in the game is activated by pressing a button on my steering wheel, but it is not activated with any switch, as this programme does not detect switches.

[Software Support Staff]

Thanks for the report. This feature should be working, but we did a quick test today with a button and one switch, and it is working here with AC. Try other keys than arrow-keys. The key is sent correctly to the game and the action is triggered. So maybe there is a conflict with one of your tools running in the background that is catching the key and preventing it from reaching the game. We will take some time next week to see if we can reproduce the issue.
Regards,
EKSIMRacing Team

[zappadoc]

Also, just to clarify, the app is safe and does not hook or intercept the keyboard like some other tools do. It simply brings the game to the foreground and simulates the key press. Tools like AutoHotkey or JoyToKey usually use more aggressive input methods, which can sometimes cause conflicts depending on the system configuration.

To be honest, there is a drawback with this approach. If for some reason another process stays in the foreground or keeps focus, the game will not receive the key press event. This was a deliberate design choice on our side to avoid using any kind of keyboard hook.
Be sure the game is in foreground when you press the button or turn the switch and try other keys, your issue is not related to Ledsmaster or use another more agressive tool to run your macros.
Cheers,
z

[alguiendel77]

I have run some tests and found that the MACROS option does not work for me.
I have created a MACRO for switch 3 (photo 1):
 - In position 1, I have assigned key 1 on my keyboard.
 - In position 2, I assigned the 2 key on my keyboard.
I created another MACRO for buttons 3 and 4 on my steering wheel (photo 2):
 - I assigned the 3 key on my keyboard to button 3.
 - I assigned the 4 key on my keyboard to button 4.
I open a text document and turn switch 3 from position 1 to 2 and vice versa, but neither number 1 nor number 2 is written in the text document (photos 3 and 4). The same thing happens when I press button 3 or 4 on my steering wheel; neither number 3 nor number 4 is written (photo 5).

There are no programmes such as JoytoKey or Autohotkey running in the background.
Only LedsMaster and the text document.

[Software Support Staff]

No, that�s not how it works. Ledsmaster targets the game itself, not the front application. You have to be on track to receive the key input.

For example, let�s say �H� is assigned to the horn or headlights in the game controls, and button 3 on the steering wheel is mapped to �H� in Ledsmaster. When you press button 3 while you are on track (in full screen to make sure the game is in focus), it will activate the horn or the headlights of the car.

By the way, this is actually a bad example since you could assign button 3 directly in the game controls. But you get the idea You need to be on track, actively driving, for the game to receive the key input.