by MikeD on Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:44 pm
then just upload your actual config as this would make it easier to give a proper suggestion.
In general you have to think about what should reactivate the system after the kill button has been pressed but isnt needed furthermore (I prefer to deactivate the kill switch function by pressing another button on the inside of the car like an ignition button or such, any momentary button that you receive already from a keypad or physical button could be that, so when the driver is out on the stage he can intuitively reactivate the system when there is just a fault within the kill switch or such).
I would therefore create a function named "kill engine" or similar with a SET RESET operator, where the set condition is the external kill button input (use something like 0.1 - 0.2 seconds so that risk for false trigger of the kill function is reduced) and the reset condition is any other momentary button which could be used to cancel the kill function later on, if ever needed because of a false trigger/failure of the external mounted kill button.
This newly created "kill engine" function can then be used as the MASTER SHUTDOWN channel, assigned in the GLOBAL SETUP.
The last settings you need to do is going into every output pins properties that you want to be shut off by your external kill button and tick the box SHUTDOWN WHEN THE MASTER SHUTDOWN CONDITION IS TRUE.
Some more thoughts:
I tick the box on outputs for ignition coils, ecu power, injector power, fuel pumps and other pumps that might spill out fluids. But I normally don't tick it on outputs for dash display power (because I prefer to show the active kill engine function to the driver so that he knows why the engine is actually shutting down at that moment).
Last thing is that normaly there should be just one external "trigger" element that should shut down the engine but also kill all the main electrical power, but from your description it sounds a bit like you have the main battery switch different from the engine kill functionality in your car?
Good luck!