Thank you genko for the walkthrough of this setup! Definitely a little less intuitive than I expected, but once you know what to look for, it's pretty straightforward.
genko wrote:I'm not sure why it adds 8 total virtual buttons and can't figure out how to limit it only to the 4 I need, however, so if anyone figures that out I'd love to hear about it!
When you are setting up the modal switch boolean option, you can set the second layer to off, and this will present only the 4 modes (your expected behavior).
I had to know what the second layer setting was used for, and I have determined it is a shift function. I bound it to the middle position on my landing gear switch (Physical Button 63 in my case), and that is what is used for triggering the other 4 virtual buttons that are presented. It's a little odd to explain, but I will try:
B1 on my SEM is physical button 43. The buttonM "V. Button" is set to 65.
When the mode switch is set to 1, B1 registers as Button 43. (default button signal)
When the mode switch is set to 2, B1 registers as Button 65.
When the mode switch is set to 3, B1 registers as Button 66.
When the mode switch is set to 4, B1 registers as Button 67.
If I now move my landing gear level into the middle detent (Physical Button 63) and repeat the same sequence:
With mode switch set to 1, B1 registers as 68.
With mode switch set to 2, B1 registers as 69.
With mode switch set to 3, B1 registers as 70.
With mode switch set to 4, B1 registers as 71.
I don't know if I will need all of these extra buttons, but now that it's configured, I think I will leave it like this and see if I end up using it.