for it to work you need to put         
        <beaconLight node="" filename="flashled.xml" variationName="BLINK02" />
	<beaconLight node="" filename="flashled.xml" variationName="BLINK" />
	<beaconLight node="" filename="flashled.xml" variationName="BLINK02" />
	<beaconLight node="" filename="flashled.xml" variationName="BLINK" />                in the machine/vehicle xml and add a flashled node
