John Dowson

Paul Henty has posted a guide on how to determine the Rotor Brake parameter to use for the PMDG 737 for MSFS in the following FAQ entry: John

Paul Henty has posted a guide on how to determine the Rotor Brake parameter to use for the PMDG 737 for MSFS in the following FAQ entry: John

Have you tried? Your log shows you pressed a button (twice) on your yoke, but this is assigned to a 'C' keypress: The 'O' keypress (send) assignment is to your TCA Q-Eng 1&2 device: So try re-assigning your yoke button to the correct keypress. Note that the keypress will be sent to the FS - it will only be picked-up by PF3-ATC if that picks up keys from the sim, or it is registered as a hot-key by the application.

Using Add-ons->WASM->Enable - you did say 'i did all off that' when I first asked about this... You ini shows that you have not enabled the WASM - please do that. I suggest you consult the documentation before requesting support.

It looks like you haven't Enabled the WASM.... Have you done that? If not, do that. Otherwise, please show me your FSUIPC7.ini file. If using the PMDG 737, you may be interested in the latest beta version where the additional PMDG offsets are populated, available here: John

They are, using the Rotor Brake control. Maybe easier to use the available Presets - you can easily search for the available input presets at https://hubhop.mobiflight.com/presets// Attached is also a spreadsheet containing available rotor brake parameters that is available over on the PMDG support forums. I suspect this matches the preset list, although the latter would be more up-to-date. John B737_Scripts_ROTORBRAKE.zip

If you are starting the script when entering (or leaving) an axis range, it will only be sent once, assuming its not on repeat. If its being sent a second time then the range is left and then entered again. Logging the axis controls would show you this. Restarting a script would automatically kill the first thread. It is strange thar the log lines aren't showing - have you tried running with LuaDebug? You could also try increasing the LuaRerunDelay parameter - see the Advanced User guide for details.

I don't see how FSUIPC can be involved if it isn't doing anything. You could try activating logging for Events initially, and maybe also Axis Controls, and see if the log reveals anything. If you do this with the logging console open (Log->Open Console), you can see what events are logged in real-time. You can attach the log file here (zip it if its large), together with your FSUIPC7.ini file and I can take a look - but I really can't see how this could be due to FSUIPC. John

It will be in your FSUIPC7 installation folder. You can use the File->Open Installation Folder... menu option in FSUIPC7 if you don't know where that is.

Please show me your FSUIPC7.log file.

Looking at the MobiFlight preset list, there are the following input presets: PMDG B737 Eng : 46301 (>K:ROTOR_BRAKE) PMDG B737 Sys : 46201 (>K:ROTOR_BRAKE) as well as the following output ones: PMDG B737 Eng : (L:switch_435_73X, number) 0 > So you should be able to use the Rotor Brake control with parameters 46301 and 4620, or assign to the presets directly john

What do you mean by 'the wasm files'? If you mean the Add-ons->WASM menu items, then these are only available once an aircraft is loaded and ready-to-fly. You also have to Enable first. No. You don't need the MSFS SDK to run/use programs that are built with it. John

The PMDG 737 for MSFS uses the rotor brake control with the parameter indicating the function. I believe there is a list of parameter/function for the Rotor Brake control over on the PMDG forums. Unfortunately I cannot access the forums at the moment when signed in, and cannot download that file if not signed-in. There will be an update to this aircraft expected in the next 10-14 days or so when the SDK will also be published. Maybe if you create a specific topic for your issue, other PMDG/VRInsight users may be able to help... John

I do not support the MSFS beta releases. John

Then you have posted in the wrong forum - there is a specific sub-forum for FSUIPC7 / MSFS - I will move your post to that forum. And you must be using the 737-700, which is the PMDG 737 for MSFS. And what I said in my previous post does not apply - the MSFS version does use the Rotor Brake control, unlike previous PMDG airliners. But it IS in the list. It cannot not be there....check the document Controls List for MSFS Build 999.txt (in your FSUIPC7 Documents folder). You should see it listed there, and it will also be in the controls drop-down menus. You may also be interested in the latest beta which supports additional PMDG offsets for the 737 - see John

Well, the Rotor Brake control/event is certainly there, so I suggest you look again... However, you do not say what FS or version of FSUIPC you are using - this is always helpful... I presume you are not using FSUIPC7/MSFS (as there is no PMDG 737NG3 for this FS!). The Rotor Brake control is used by the PMDG 737-700 for MSFS, but the PMDG 737NG3 (for FSX and P3D) do not use the rotor brake control, they use custom controls. To use these, please see the following FAQ entry: And if you look in the PMDG_NG3_SDK.h header file, you will see these events defined: #define EVT_MPM_MFD_SYS_BUTTON (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 462) #define EVT_MPM_MFD_ENG_BUTTON (THIRD_PARTY_EVENT_ID_MIN + 463) That FAQ entry will show you how to use those events/custom controls. John

Ok, but this does seems strange. I do have TrackIR5 on my flight system, although I haven't used it for quite a while, and not with MSFS/FSUIPC7. I will take a look at some point to see if I can get FSUIPC7 to auto-start this and let you know what I find. John

I cannot support FSUIPC on the MSFS beta. sorry. I am closing this topic. John

Hi Vito, yes. I understand the controls list drop-down is now very large an difficult to find the control you are looking for. There is currently a search facility on the list, but this only matches to the beginning of the control name, and then the list is positioned at that control name. What you are asking for is a partial match on this list. But, to do this, every time you type a letter, the whole list would need to be searched/filtered, and a new drop-down menu created to show those items. This would be incredibly inefficient and slow, as well as being overly difficult to implement. This has been requested many times before, but I don't think the solution you propose is one that can be implemented or used easily. I am planning to move the recently added preset controls to another menu/checkbox option. This will remove 7000+ options to a separate menu. To search for options, you are better off using the supplied text list of assignable options - this will be a file in your Documents\FSUIPC7 folder called Controls List for MSFS Build 999.txt. If you open that in an editor you can search for any option, then filter in FSUIPC by entering the name given until you can see it in the available list, then select. John

Please show me/attach your FSUIPC6.ini and FSUIPC6.log files. Try the MobiFlight discord channel for issues with MobiFlight. You will also find a lot of information on using arduinos over at https://www.cockpitbuilders.com/ John

I have no idea - this is the support forum for FSUIPC7, not KLGA - I have no idea what that is...

Well, you would do...if its not set to run as admin, then the issue is with the folder permissions (as I said)... What did you check that option? You should remove that... As I have already said, you should re-install TrackIR5 into a different folder. -FastLaunch is an option used when starting MSFS - the start command is this one: cmd.exe /C start shell:AppsFolder\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App MSFS uses various links, and it is not a good idea to set MSFS to run with Admin privileges. Please ret re-installing TrackIR5 into a non-windows protected folder, as suggested. John

Windows error code 740 is The required operation requires elevation. i.e. You need admin privileges to run it. Check that the TrackIR5.exe is not set to be run as admin. If it isn't, it could be due to windows security on the Program Files (x86) folder. If that is the case, you need to either re-install TrackIR5 into a different folder (recommended), or run MSFS with Admin privileges. John

Please check your FSUIPC7.log file - there should be an error message/code there which should indicate why it is not starting. You can post/attach it here. Btw, are you using a licensed/registered version? This functionality is only available in the registered version. I ask as your FSUIPC7.ini is empty (i.e. no assignments). John

Yes, no point in updating at the moment - there should be another PMDG SDK update within the coming days/weeks and I will fix the offsets with this release (with the publication of the SDK). Any updates/additions after that will be added to new offsets and not affect the PMDG offsets already allocated. John