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getSourceValue(source)

Returns the value of a source. Supersedes getValue.
The list of fixed sources:
OpenTX Version
Radio
2.0
all
2.1
2.2
2.3
In OpenTX 2.1.x the telemetry sources no longer have a predefined name. To get a telemetry value simply use it's sensor name. For example:
  • Altitude sensor has a name "Alt"
  • to get the current altitude use the source "Alt"
  • to get the minimum altitude use the source "Alt-", to get the maximum use "Alt+"
value is nil for non-existing sources. all non-allowed sensors while FAI MODE is active, or if a telemetry item value has never been received
value is a table for GPS position:
  • lat (number) latitude, positive is North
  • lon (number) longitude, positive is East
  • pilot-lat (number) pilot latitude, positive is North
  • pilot-lon (number) pilot longitude, positive is East
value is a table for date/time, see getDateTime()
value is a table for battery cells(except where no cells were detected in which case the returned value is 0):
  • table has one item for each detected cell:
  • key (number) cell number (1 to number of cells)
  • value (number) current cell voltage
@status current Introduced in 2.8.0

Parameters

  • source can be an index (number) (which was obtained by getFieldInfo or getSourceIndex) or a name (string) of the source.

Return value

  • value current source value (number), or last known telemetry item value.
  • isCurrent is true for telemetry sources that are within the "Sensor Lost" duration and telemetry is streaming . Always true for non-telemetry items.
  • isFresh is true for telemetry sources which have been recently updated and telemetry is streaming. Always true for non-telemetry items.

Notice

Getting a value by its numerical identifier is much faster than by its name. While Cels sensor returns current values of all cells in a table, a Cels+ or Cels- will return a single value - the maximum or minimum Cels value.