YOKE CALLIBRATION IN FSX

[FLYING TIGER]

Hi everybody,

for starters: I'm not a well seasoned simmer and pc guy. So please answer ASAP (As Simple As Possible)  :razz:

After reïnstalling FSUIPC4 (version 4.949 of 22 dec 2015) I have this problem. In the callibration section of FSUIPC the "in" and "out" values of the ailerons and the elevator show "0". The minute I turn/push/pull the yoke the ailerons and elevator flips immediatelly full left/right/up or down. In other words: it's impossible to fly. The values in the callibration go direct from "0" to full range. All other controls (rudder, toe brakes and trimwheel - all Saitek) work fine.

I discovered on the forum that, although the controles in the FSX panel are disabeld, the sliders must be set at max sensitivity and no null zones. Which I did, but with no result. I had the same issue before reinstalling FSUIPC with the mixture and prop pitch on the throttle quadrant. But after the reinstall this is OK.

 

I read on some topics that there must be something like "SimConnect". Is this important and necessary? Can't find it on my system.

 

I noticed that you somethimes ask for the log or ini files. I send them right away to save time and affort.
Awaiting your reply (ies), 

 

kind regards,

Eddy

 

[General]

UpdatedByVersion=4949

History=D2LT84Z1I74SDFUSS6YJW

InitDelayDevicesToo=No

NewInterceptTextMenu=No

UseSystemTime=No

UseMidMouseBtn=Yes

MouseWheelMove=No

MouseWheelTrim=No

MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1

JoystickTimeout=20

PollGFTQ6=Yes

BlankDisplays=No

FixControlAccel=No

FixMachSpeedBug=No

DeleteVehiclesForAES=Yes

AutoScanDevices=Yes

AssignJoystickIDs=Yes

VisibilityOptions=No

OneCloudLayer=No

CloudTurbulence=No

CloudIcing=No

GenerateCirrus=No

SuppressCloudTurbulence=No

MaxIce=-4

MinIce=-4

UpperWindGusts=No

SuppressWindTurbulence=No

SuppressWindVariance=No

WindTurbulence=No

TurbulenceRate=1.0,5.0

TurbulenceDivisor=20,20,40,40

SuppressAllGusts=No

MaxSurfaceWind=0

WindLimitLevel=200

WindDiscardLevel=400

WindAjustAltitude=No

WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000

SmoothBySimTime=No

WindSmoothing=Yes

WindSmoothness=2

WindSmoothAirborneOnly=Yes

PressureSmoothness=0

TemperatureSmoothness=0

DisconnTrimForAP=No

ZeroElevForAPAlt=No

ThrottleSyncAll=No

WhiteMessages=No

ShowPMcontrols=No

SpoilerIncrement=512

MagicBattery=Yes

RudderSpikeRemoval=No

ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No

AileronSpikeRemoval=No

ReversedElevatorTrim=No

ClockSync=Yes

ClockSyncMins=5

ClearWeatherDynamics=No

OwnWeatherChanges=No

TimeForSelect=4

LoadFlightMenu=No

LoadPlanMenu=No

PauseAfterCrash=Yes

BrakeReleaseThreshold=75

SaveDataWithFlights=No

ZapSound=firework

ShortAircraftNameOk=Substring

UseProfiles=Yes

EnableMouseLook=No

DelayedMouseLookZoom=No

AxesWrongRange=No

TCASid=Flight

TCASrange=40

AxisCalibration=No

DirectAxesToCalibs=No

ShowMultilineWindow=Yes

SuppressSingleline=Yes

SuppressMultilineFS=No

AxisIntercepts=No

DontResetAxes=No

InitDelay=0

GetNearestAirports=Yes

OOMcheck=Yes

OOMcheckInterval=10

WeatherReadFactor=2

WeatherRewriteSeconds=1

CustomWeatherModify=No

SimConnectStallTime=1

LuaRerunDelay=66

Console=No

FSVersionUsed="Microsoft Flight Simulator X",10.0.61637.0

SimConnectUsed=10.0.61259.0

 

[JoyNames]

AutoAssignLetters=No

0=Pro Flight Yoke

0.GUID={50D61EA0-5179-11E4-8001-444553540000}

1=Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedals

1.GUID={6713C8C0-5179-11E4-8002-444553540000}

2=Mad Catz Pro Flight Cessna Trim Wheel

2.GUID={6D7E6490-5179-11E4-8003-444553540000}

 

[Axes]

PollInterval=10

RangeRepeatRate=10

0=0X,256,D,1,0,0,0

1=0Y,256,D,2,0,0,0

2=1X,256,D,7,0,0,0

3=1Y,256,D,8,0,0,0

4=1R,256,D,3,0,0,0

5=2X,256,D,21,0,0,0

 

[buttons]

PollInterval=25

ButtonRepeat=20,10

 

[AutoSave]

Next=1

Interval=60

Files=10

SaveOnGround=No

AutoSaveEnabled=No

 

[GPSout]

GPSoutEnabled=No

 

[GPSout2]

GPSoutEnabled=No

 

[WideServer]

WideFSenabled=Yes

 

[sounds]

Path=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Sound\

Device1=Primair geluidsstuurprogramma

Device2=Luidsprekers (High Definition Audio-apparaat)

Device3=VE247-1 (NVIDIA High Definition Audio)

 

[Profile.A 2 A  Cessna 172 R]

1=C172R default

 

[buttons.A 2 A  Cessna 172 R]

0=P0,3,C65758,0

1=P0,2,C65759,0

2=P0,15,C66080,0

3=P0,14,C66079,0

5=U0,38,C65671,0

6=U0,32,C65734,0

7=U0,34,C65672,0

8=U0,39,C65854,0

9=U0,33,C65856,0

10=U0,37,C65855,0

11=U0,35,C65857,0

13=U0,36,C65735,0

 

[Axes.A 2 A  Cessna 172 R]

RangeRepeatRate=10

0=0X,256,D,1,0,0,0

1=0Y,256,D,2,0,0,0

2=0Z,256,D,4,0,0,0

3=0U,256,D,5,0,0,0

4=0V,256,D,6,0,0,0

5=1X,256,D,7,0,0,0

6=1Y,256,D,8,0,0,0

7=1R,256,D,3,0,0,0

8=2X,256,D,21,0,0,0

 

[JoystickCalibration]

AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes

ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes

ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes

ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes

SepRevsJetsOnly=No

ApplyHeloTrim=No

UseAxisControlsForNRZ=No

FlapsSetControl=0

FlapDetents=No

ReverserControl=66292

Reverser1Control=66422

Reverser2Control=66425

Reverser3Control=66428

Reverser4Control=66431

MaxThrottleForReverser=256

AileronTrimControl=66731

RudderTrimControl=66732

CowlFlaps1Control=66162

CowlFlaps2Control=66163

CowlFlaps3Control=66164

CowlFlaps4Control=66165

SteeringTillerControl=0

MaxSteerSpeed=60

Aileron=-16384,-512,512,16383/8

Elevator=-16384,-512,512,16383/8

Rudder=-16384,128,512,16383

Throttle=-16384,16383/8

Mixture=-16384,16383/8

LeftBrake=-16384,16383/24

RightBrake=-16384,16383/24

ElevatorTrim=-16319,0,0,16255

[JoystickCalibration.A 2 A  Cessna 172 R]

AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes

ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes

ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes

ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes

SepRevsJetsOnly=No

ApplyHeloTrim=No

UseAxisControlsForNRZ=No

FlapsSetControl=0

FlapDetents=No

ReverserControl=66292

Reverser1Control=66422

Reverser2Control=66425

Reverser3Control=66428

Reverser4Control=66431

MaxThrottleForReverser=256

AileronTrimControl=66731

RudderTrimControl=66732

CowlFlaps1Control=66162

CowlFlaps2Control=66163

CowlFlaps3Control=66164

CowlFlaps4Control=66165

SteeringTillerControl=0

MaxSteerSpeed=60

Aileron=-16380,-512,512,16380

Elevator=-16384,-512,512,16383

Rudder=-16384,128,512,16383

Throttle=-16384,16383/8

Mixture=-16384,16383/8

LeftBrake=-16384,16383/24

RightBrake=-16384,16383/24

ElevatorTrim=-16319,0,0,16255

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.949

 

 

Looking in registry for FSX install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0

     Parameter"SetupPath"

... >>>  OK! FOUND FSX!  <<< ...

     SetupPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\

 

Looking in registry for FSX-SE install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX

     Parameter"Install_Path"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\DovetailGames\FSX

     Parameter"AppPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator - Steam Edition\10.0

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

 

Looking in registry for Prepar3D v1 install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\LockheedMartin\Prepar3D

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

 

Looking in registry for Prepar3D v2 install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

 

Looking in registry for Prepar3D v3 install path:

     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3

     Parameter"SetupPath"

Not there, so looking in:

     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v3

     Parameter"AppPath"

... NOT found! ...

===========================================================

 

INSTALLATION FOR FSX:

SetupPath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\"

Checking version of the FSX EXE:

... Version 10.0.61637.0  (Need at least 10.0.60905.0)

Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect:

    Found SimConnect build 60905 (Original)

    Found SimConnect build 61242 (SP1 May07)

    Found SimConnect build 61259 (Acc/SP2 Oct07)

Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in:

       C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL

... No previous valid version found.

FSX Modules folder created okay!

Okay -- installed FSUIPC4 into "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL"

Looking for the current user's Application Data path: 

... found as "C:\Users\FLYING TIGER\AppData\Roaming"

Now finding \Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG for all users, including this one

Looking in "C:\Users\All Users\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\FLYING TIGER\AppData\Roaming"

Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Users\FLYING TIGER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG"

Now checking DLL.XML ...

... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section.

No previous FSUIPC4 entry found, so adding it now ...

... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay

Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ...

... No SimConnect.XML file found. This is okay.

Looking in "C:\Users\Public\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No FSX.CFG there

Looking in "C:\Users\UpdatusUser\AppData\Roaming"

 ... No FSX.CFG there

"Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder created okay!

Now installing additional files into the "Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder:

   Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay

   Installed "List of FSX and P3D controls.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC Lua Plug-Ins.pdf" okay

   Installed "Lua License.pdf" okay

   Installed "Lua Plugins for VRInsight Devices.pdf" okay

   Installed "LuaFileSystem.pdf" okay

   Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay

   Installed "ASN WX Radar facilities in FSUIPC4.pdf" okay

   Installed "Offset Mapping for PMDG 737NGX.pdf" okay

   Installed "Offset Mapping for PMDG 777X.pdf" okay

   Installed "FSUIPC4 Offsets Status.pdf" okay

   Installed "Profiles in Separate Files.pdf" okay

===========================================================

 

All installer tasks completed.

Registration dialog exit: selected  FSUIPC REGISTER

Providing FSUIPC registration dialogue ...

Registration for FSUIPC4 was successful! (result code 00)

 

*************** End of Install Log ***************

 

Edited January 29, 2016 by FLYING TIGER

[Pete Dowson]

for starters: I'm not a well seasoned simmer and pc guy. So please answer ASAP (As Simple As Possible)  :razz:

After reïnstalling FSUIPC4 (version 4.949 of 22 dec 2015) I have this problem. In the callibration section of FSUIPC the "in" and "out" values of the ailerons and the elevator show "0". The minute I turn/push/pull the yoke the ailerons and elevator flips immediatelly full left/right/up or down. In other words: it's impossible to fly. The values in the callibration go direct from "0" to full range. All other controls (rudder, toe brakes and trimwheel - all Saitek) work fine.

 

This is almost always due to a bad install of the basic joystick data in the Windows Registry.  It seems to afflict Saitek users very frequently. There's nothing FSUIPC or FS can do because it makes the axis act as a digital "on/off" switch. I think the only fix might be to edit the offending part of the Registry.

 

You could try the Saitek support forum, and there is actually a FAQ subforum thread on this, the one entitled

"Fixing problems with 50% (or digital on/off) action with Saitek levers"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[FLYING TIGER]

Hello Pete,

thanks for the answer. A little update. Following the user guide as good as I could I temporary removed the.ini file out of the modules, to see if the fsx settings are working better. Nada ! So it became clear to me that is was not only (if any) a FSUIPC problem. Tried some other settings there, but with no results. Until I saw a button with something like "reset all default settings". What had I to loose so I hit it. And,...Bingo ! Everything back to normal and after some callibration everything works as it should be. So it is possible when I move the .ini file back to the modules, the Callibration via FSUIPC will work again. I haven't tried it yet because I'm afraid to mess things up again. As I told the forum, I'm not a well seasoned simmer and have only basic computer knowledg. Beside that I'm from Belgium, so English is not my native language. Having a 'normal' conversation is not much of a problem. But all the technical stuff is something else. So I'm going to enjoy flying for some time, and afterwards I will try to replace the ini file and see wahat it does. Interested in a follow-up ?

 

Hope you had a nice holiday  :razz:

 

KInd regards, Eddy

 

PS: but I will check out the Saitek link.

[Pete Dowson]

Until I saw a button with something like "reset all default settings". What had I to loose so I hit it. And,...Bingo ! Everything back to normal and after some callibration everything works as it should be.

 

Where was this button? What program?

 

So I'm going to enjoy flying for some time, and afterwards I will try to replace the ini file and see wahat it does. Interested in a follow-up ?

 

 

Certainly! Always best to make a thread complete. Please add the results here when you try. BTW you cannot mess anything up -- what's in FSUIPC stays in FSUIPC. It doesn't touch anything external to itself.

 

Pete

[FLYING TIGER]

Hello again Pete,

good news! After the reset in the FSX settings everything in FSUIPC works as well. I did the same exercise twice (to be sure) and yes, all like it should be. Maybe good news for others simmer as well. It's really a very simple solution and it works for me. So no digging into the files in the belly of the sim, just click the "reset (or reload?) default" button. Sure worth trying !

 

Just one little issue, and this may be not be the right topic here, but it could save me some time searching for it, and I'm sure you know the answer. When I hit the differential brakes (I fly the A2A 172 and A2A PA-28) the diff. brakes are working ok, but when I press them both, to do a full brake, they stop braking once I passed the half-way point. Once passed this point I got no brakes at all. I had this a long time ago but can't remeber how it could be fixed. So please some advice to fix this.

Thanks in advance.

Kind regards, 

Eddy

[Pete Dowson]

Just one little issue, and this may be not be the right topic here, but it could save me some time searching for it, and I'm sure you know the answer. When I hit the differential brakes (I fly the A2A 172 and A2A PA-28) the diff. brakes are working ok, but when I press them both, to do a full brake, they stop braking once I passed the half-way point. Once passed this point I got no brakes at all. I had this a long time ago but can't remeber how it could be fixed. So please some advice to fix this.

 

See the FAQ subforum above. The thread entitled Some Saitek axes only provide partial movement