John Dowson

No. First install FSUIPC6. When you do this, it will automatically detect your FSUIPC5 installation and uninstall this. It will only remove the dll, documents and .log files. During the installation process, take care to select your new installation directory - it will default to the old one (i.e. the P3D Modules folder). Change this. After you have installed, copy your FSUIPC5.ini file from your old Modules folder to the new installation folder, renaming it to FSUIPC6.ini. Then move all other files you want to preserve to your new installation folder - the .lua files, .pdf and your Lua and PMCO_Sounds folder. After that, you can remove your Modules folder, although I would suggest keeping it for the time being, at least until you have everything set-up and working in the new location. Well, not everything. Only for your new joystick - if you have any other devices, they will be preserved. It is possible to manually hack the .ini to switch your settings from your old joystick to the new one, but this is difficult as you do not know what the button numbers are. You would have to use FSUIPC to see the joystick id and button numbers, so you may as well redo your assignments there. The calibration details, if using that facility, would also be different for a new joystick, so always better to re-calibrate.

If you choose to install FSUIPC6 in the same location as FSUIPC5 (i.e. the Modules folder), then just renaming your FSUIPC5.ini to FSUIPC6.ini should work. Alternatively (and recommended) you can install FSUIPC6 outside of your sim folder, in which case you need to move as well as rename the FSUIPC5.ini, as well as any auxiliary files that you use. Updating from FSUIPC5 to FSUIPC6 is covered in the provided Installation and Registration manual. Please see that for details. The easiest/cleanest way is to just set this up as a new joystick - i.e. redo your assignments and calibration for that joystick.

Your install log shows that you installed FSUIPC6 in C:\Users\Prepar3D\Documents\Prepar3D v5 Add-ons\FSUIPC6. So that is where your .lua files need to go. With FSUIPC6, it is no longer necessary to install FSUIPC into a Modules folder, although you can do if you wish. You choose the installation folder during the installation process, and it looks like you accepted the default location for a new installation, which is the location of the add-ons.xml file. It is recommended to select a different location. Please see the provided installation guide.

Standard fromat, as specified by P3D. You could just re-run the installer and uncheck the 'add-on.xml' entry to install via the dll method. Your first line is not correct: fsuipcp3d<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

There is XPUIPC for X-Plane, by a different developer. See http://www.schiratti.com/xpuipc.html

You forgot to add the .log file to the zip archive. You are also using FUIPC6 v6.0.7 - please also update to the latest version, v6.0.8.

As I have said, this is because that folder was empty. It did not contain your key file. Just look at your uninstall log - notice this: Delete file: C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\Modules\FSUIPC6.dll This tells me that you installed FSUIPC6 into your P3Dv4 Modules folder. As I said, this will be the default location if you install FSUIPC6 to replace an FSUIPC5 installation. When you installed here (and using the add-on.xml install method), the installer will also create the FSUIPC6 folder and add-on.xml file here (from where it was removed): Delete file: C:\Users\sergi\OneDrive\Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\FSUIPC6\add-on.xml Remove folder: C:\Users\sergi\OneDrive\Documents\Prepar3D v4 Add-ons\FSUIPC6\ Nothing else is created (or should be) in that folder. When you uninstall FSUIPC6, it will be removed. So, your FSUIPC6.key file would have been created in your installation directory, i.e. in C:\Program Files\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4\Modules\ It won't happen again and it didn't happen in the first place. You just did not know where you installed. The installer for this version is very different from previous installers - it has been completely re-written, as FSUIPC6 now supports multiple simulator versions (i.e. P3Dv4 and P3Dv5), and also gives you the flexibility to have one installation for both sim versions, or separate installations.

There is only a discount if you have already purchased FSUIPC5, which is applied automatically via SimMarket in checkout. No discount for FSUIPC4 license holders.

You can zip it up and then attach. We also need to see your FSUIPC6.ini file. Did you rename your FSUIPC5.ini file to FSUIPC6.ini (and also move it to the new installation folder, if you changed that)?

No Check the provided documentation. There is also an example lua script provided, called HidDemo.lua (in the Documentation, in the Example Lua plugins.zip. John

Yes - read this: You need to either buy or request (if you purchased your FSUIPC5 license on or after 01/02/2020) a new key. John

You can use the Lua interface (HiD functions in com library) to program more than 32 buttons.

Yes, it removes the FSUIPC6 folder from your v4 add-ons directory as you uninstalled and this folder is empty, after the add-on.xml file is removed. Its empty as you installed FSUIPC6 into your P3Dv4 Modules folder. It did this as this is the default location when installing FSUIPC6 if you previously had FSUIPC5 installed, and you just blindly accepted this location rather than choosing another. If the registration fields were empty (in the registration page during installation) then this is because there is no key file in the folder where you installed. You just need to copy your previous FSUIPC6.key file from where it was originally registered (i.e. your P3Dv4 Modules folder) to the new installation location. Please read the installation manual.

FSUIPC6 is installed in the folder that YOU SELECT during the installation process. It has a default location (it has to!) which is: - if an existing version of FSUIPC5 or 6 is found for the sim you are installing into, it will default to the same folder - for a new/clean installation, it defaults to the P3D defined default add-on.xml location. It is recommended to change this So, in your case, as you previously had FSUIPC5 installed in the P3Dv4 Modules folder, it will default to this. You should have changed this during the installation process. Basically, it has been designed to install wherever you want. You just have to pay attention during the install process and choose the location to install rather than blindly accepting the default value. This is all explained in the provided Installation and Registration guide. If you want to move it to a different location, just re-run the installer, and this time select the folder in which you want to install. Also note, that you can have one installation for P3Dv4 and P3Dv5 if you like (i.e. one folder for both sims), or you can have separate installations for each sim, by running the installer twice. Again, all explained in the Installation manual.

No, this shouldn't cause your issue. However, if you have re-connected your USB devices in any way, the joystick Ids could have changed if you are not using the 'JoyLetters' facility (see User manual for details). You can try activating this by setting AutoAssignLetters=Yes in the [JoyNames] section of your ini. Then start the sim. If the quadrants are still the wrong way around, you can close the sim, open the ini and swap the assigned letters around (for both entries, descriptive and GUID), save the ini and then restart the sim to check.

Where you install P3Dv5 doesn't matter. The message means that it cannot find the P3D registry keys, which the installer uses to determine where your installation is. Did you run P3Dv5? If not, please do that first - just start it then exit. Then try to install FSUIPC6. If you still get the issue, you will need to uninstall and re-install the client.

On page 28. Basically you: - program one action in FSUIPC and close - open your ini file and find the line corresponding to that action. Copy that line. - Go back into the FSUIPC button or key tab (depending on what you are programming it for), and re-program the key/button for you second action and close. This will replace the first action you programmed. - open your ini again and paste the line you copied in step 2, directly after the new action for that key/button - adjust the numbers n (in 'n=...') so that they consecutively increment - open FSUIPC again, got to the buttons or keys tab, and click the 'Reload all ...' button to force reloading of your modified ini

...Pete just beat me to it! I would just add that, if the normal Master Battery control toggles the battery but doesn't change the UI, you can send both the control and the lvar toggle by making the button press operate more than one action. This requires editing the .ini file and is explained in the Advanced User manual. However, it would be easier to use a mouse-macro, as Pete says. John

If you have read the installation manual, you did not understand it. If you select to install in both v4 and v5, it will create ONE installation for both versions (i.e it will be shared). If you want separate installations for each version, then you have to run the installer twice, once for each sim version. As you previously had FSUIPC5 installed, and you selected to install FSUIPC6, it will first uninstall FSUIPC5. The installation folder for FSUIPC6 will default to the previous installation location, i.e. the P3Dv4 Modules folder. If you do not change this, this is where FSUIPC6 will be installed for use by BOTH simulators. No-one is forcing you yo use FSUIPC6 with P3Dv4. You can continue to use FSUIPC5 with P3Dv4 if you like, and just use FSUIPC6 with P3Dv5. FSUIPC6 just gives you the possibility to have ONE installation for both P3Dv4 and P3Dv5. You can have two installations, one for each sim version if you prefer, or just use FSUIPC6 for P3Dv5 and keep your FSUIPC5 installation for P3Dv4. It is not mentioned in the documentation as this does nothing. Your FSUIPC5.ini will not be recognised by FSUIPC6 - as I keep saying, you need to rename this to FSUIPC6.ini. FSUIPC5.ini is for FSUIPC5 ONLY. I am just repeating myself over and over again here, and also just repeating what is in the installation manual. I suggest you read this again. If you have a different issue, please raise a new topic. I am closing this topic now as I cannot spend more time repeating to you what is already in the documentation.

Have you read the Installation guide, as I have mentioned several times? The new installer will uninstall FSUIPC5 IF you select to install FSUIPC6 for P3Dv4 and you already have FSUIPC5 installed. If you only install for P3Dv5, it will not touch your FSUIPC5 installation. You can also install one version of FSUIPC6 for use by both P3Dv4 and P3Dv5, or you can have two distinct installations, one for each sim. It's really up to you. When you install, you also choose the installation directory. The folder you select is where FSUIPC will be installed. It is better to choose a folder outside of the add-ons directory. If you don't want to change anything for P3Dv4, then you can select to install in the old FSUIPC5 Modules folder (but I would recommend against this). All this (and more) explained in the Installation guide. Please read that document.

As I said, you have nothing in your FSUIPC6.ini - it is a default one created when none is found. If you want to preserve your settings from FSUIPC5 to FSUIPC6, you just need to copy your FSUIPC5.ini file to your FSUIPC6 installation directory (and also copy all other files you need, such as .lua and .mcro), and rename your FSUIPC5.ini to FSUIPC6.ini. Please see the provided Installation guide. This explains your options and how to migrate.

You have no settings in your ini. Did you rename your FSUIPC5.ini file to FSUIPC6.ini (and copy it to the correct location if changed)? Please see the provided Installation guide. (And there is no [Auto] section, so nothing is being started)

Hi Simone, what version of FSUIPC6 are you using? There were some issues in earlier versions of FSUIPC6 (relating to the use of 'require' and the [undocumented] LuaPath ini parameter), but these have been fixed. The latest version is 6.0.8, so if not using that please update first and try again. If you are still having issues, I need to see your .log and .ini files. John

Did you download and try the latest installer? If you got 'invalid Opcode' message, I presume not. Download the latest installer and try that. Before you do, run P3D once first (just start it and then exit). If that doesn't work, only then re-install the client. P3D installs 3 components: client, scenery and content. To uninstall the client, you need to go into the windows App and Features and uninstall from there, just as you would uninstall/remove any program. One removed, you re-install by running the Install_Client.msi provided by P3D (it will be in the folder where you extracted P3D after download). It will ask you if you want to deregister - click 'No'.

Are you sure? FSUIPC6 will only remove the folder if its empty after removing the files it has installed. It will not remove key and ini files, and so the folder will remain if its not empty. Maybe you can attach the created uninstall log. You shouldn't need to register again. If the installer finds a .key file in your installation directory, it will populate the fields in the registration dialog, but you don't have to register - just click 'Skip'. If the dialog isn't populated, it means that no key file was detected. In this case, you either have to register again, or you can skip and copy your key file across from its previous location.