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The Cessna (as mostly all other advanced addons) do not work with (all) standard FSX functions. With the freeware LINDA you have access to all A2A 172 functons (same for all other A2A planes and many, many addons)

That would be a good idea ... will try something and look how it works in "daily" use. Andys point is also valid of course...

Hello Pete, Majestic Dash 8 has implemented a fix assignment that steering tiller is at the same axis as ailerons. However I find this really practical and tried it with NGX etc (meaning bigger planes with separate tillers) and I'm happy with it, because in that way, I could "simulate" the use of a separate tiller in a way instead of using rudder pedals. Now, as I have ailerons and steering tiller via FSUIPC at one axis, is there any possibility to disable ailerons as long as the aircraft is on ground? many thanks, Guenter

oh, yes... copy and paste error from myself! sorry!!!!! :oops:

Hello, here is a LUA script: -- Assignments valid for P40 and Spitfire -- rounds the integer function round(num) num = tonumber(num) if num == nil then return 0 end if num >= 0 then return math.floor(num+.5) else return math.ceil(num-.5) end end function round2 (num, idp) num = tonumber(num) if num == nil then return 0 end local mult = 10^(idp or 0) return math.floor(num * mult + 0.5) / mult end acftname = ipc.readSTR("3D00", 35) ------------------------------------------------------------- Spitfire elseif string.find(acftname,"Spitfire",0,true) then var = round(((ipcPARAM+16384)/32768*10)/2) --ipc.display(var) --ipc.sleep(50) ipc.writeLvar("L:Eng1_RadiatorLeverPos", var) ------------------------------------------------------------- P40 elseif string.find(acftname,"P-40",0,true) then var = (ipcPARAM+16384)/32768*100 --ipc.display(var) --ipc.sleep(50) ipc.writeLvar("L:Eng1_RadiatorLeverPos", var) end Copy that code, insert it into Notepad (Editor) - NOT Word etc.! Save it into your Modules folder, name it as you like, e.g. Radiator.LUA Simply open FSUIPC and choose "send to FSX axis" and select "lua Radiator" that's it! EDIT: as you can see, that code is valid for P40 and Spitfire

Many thanks, Pete!

Hello Pete, I have Flight1's Soundstream (a tool to keep FSX sound active, even FSX window lost focus) My problem is, that I have some addons, where soundstream does definitely crash FSX. Best example is A2A's B17G Of course I asked Flight1 support and the addon dev's, but each says the other one have to fix it. Now, what I want to do is - when one of these addon planes is loaded - to disable (kill) soundstream. Problem is, I do not find it as task in task manager or anywhere else. My question is now: If soundstream.dll is started with dll.xml is there any way to kill that from inside FSX? many thanks, Guenter

Yes, of course, but please ask questions in the LINDA forum as I just answer things there to keep things less complicated ;)

Could I point you to LINDA the LINDA module for the NGX contains every VC switch of the NGX overhead, ready to be assigned via a menu to your hardware ...

hmmm .. too bad. seems I have to live with it. yes, that would be my next thought, I will try that then. Many thanks as always! greetings, Günter

Hello Pete, I have this issue a long time now, but never cared about. Now, that I want to run some more programs, I bring this up, hopefully we find a solution. I'm on 4.90 of course and have Win8 Pro with full Admin rights etc. These are my lines in FSUIPC4.ini: [Programs] Run1=CLOSE,F:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\AISmooth.exe Run2=CLOSE,F:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\Linda.exe And that is the error I get every time: 468 FSUIPC couldn't run: "F:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\AISmooth.exe" [Error=193] 468 FSUIPC couldn't run: "F:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Microsoft Flight Simulator X\Modules\Linda.exe" [Error=193] I have also tried it with and without quotation marks. Both programs run, if I copy the path's above into "Run" ... Other programs like Run3=CLOSE,D:\Aerosoft\Launcher\aeroSOFTLauncher.exe do work ... I tried of course also compatibility modes ... Many, many month ago this was all working, can't unfortunately say what has changed or if it's simply a WIN8 thing ... Any ideas? many thanks, Günter

LINDA gives you many hundred functions to assign for the NGX ...

I don't know if you have also a german OS, but there it is "kritischer Abbruch". Roughly translated as "critical break" ...(?) EDIT: AH, my answer doesn't make sense. You need of course the name of the WAV: windows forground.wav But I have WIN8 (and you not, because I know you hate it :mrgreen: ), don't know if the names of the files are the same...

I think I can't help you there ... such timers are the worst scenario you could have. Just try and error, but there are some addons with such timing sequences where I ahve to give up also ... But you can of course send such a timing signal also, e.g. L:EX500_LocalTime = 10000 or whatever. I still wonder why paul still haven't discovered the LINDA LUA hunting abilities ... :rolleyes: Live could be so easy ...

Just to be sure: You have tried it with "GAUGE_ANUM_MASTER_CAUTION" ... set it to zero or 1...? That's always a bit odd to give tips when I ahve no access to the addon itself. Such timings could be a real pity. I can only highly suggest LINDA to gather the LUA variables. With LINDA you have a list of all variables in the GUI, could click and test each single variable. And you have with the LINDA console a kind of live monitor to see what happens if you press a switch in the planes VC.

Tom, as I see how you try to trap LUA variables with the log file: please try LINDA!!!! Just for hunting LUA variables it is a lot lot easier. You can immediately try out LUA variables from the LINDA GUI with parameters you want!

happens to me every day :razz:

Ah, that is why I said I'm no programer! The obvious does not catch my eye ... ipc.display("PARAM TEST START") ipc.sleep(2000) if ipcPARAM == 1 then ipc.display("PARAM 1") ipc.sleep(2000) elseif ipcPARAM == 2 then ipc.display("PARAM 2") ipc.sleep(2000) end ipc.display("PARAM TEST END") ipc.sleep(2000) [/CODE] this is working. LUA is [b]CASE SENSITIVE![/b] The correct command is [b]ipcPARAM[/b], not ipcparam. Same if you have Variables: [b]Var [/b]ist the same as [b]var[/b] :razz:

For both of you, LINDA should be the solution hopefully. Please visit the LINDA forum on AVSIM for further information. If you have questions, then ask there, please.

Thanks Pete for your searching here. Unfortunately I have not much time this and the next days. But I have decided already to reinstall the complete thing, anything else would not be a good solution. Just have to find time for it; but I'll report back! Why you have so much problems with WIN8 I do not know. The hidden shut down is rubbish, yes. But your low frame rates I can't confirm. FS is not running better or smoother, but in no case it's running one frame bader. The rest of the system is running a bit better. My conclusion for WIN8 (maybe someone reads this): If you are happy with WIN7, stay there. The difference, especially for FSX is not that much. If you have a bit fun of trying out new things, then try it. There are still a few things I do not like on WIN8 (shut down, no start menue button, no desktop gagets [yes, I have used them; yes, I found Rainmeter now]). But there are also many features I like so much now that I wouldn't go back (FileHistory, Metro screen for fast information, explorer additions, fast boot and shutdown) Hope, I get my issue solved after a reinstall (but will take a few weeks) And I hope Pete is making his peace finally with win8 :mrgreen:

Hello Pete, I installed it clean. But as I siaid I have experimented a bit and there was also a hybernation issue (which I had also in WIN7) where I have played much with (without solving it). Therefore I made some registry changings. Maybe this screwed it up. First not as I do it for many years now by editing the stanrdard.xml and remove all entries for the joysticks (fastest way to unassign them all) But yes I have tried this also by unchecking them in the FS menue. What I finally wonder about: If the error happens, means the controllers have stopped working in FS and do not show up in FS and FSUIPC menues. Even when I do not stop FS, but just change to the device and printers window to look at the controllers properties they do show up and work there!? I will follow the link above and search around a bit, but I think, the cleanest solution would be a complete reinstall of the OS. I thought that would be necessary in only 66 days ...

DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 [/CODE] no, with this log, I found this post from you: http://forum.simflight.com/topic/70834-io-cards/#entry438543 will try to update directX now, but I think this will be up to date ...

ok, seems that haven't worked with this debug. Here is a log again: ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.853 by Pete Dowson ********* Running inside Prepar3D on Windows 7 ... Prepar3D has been renamed as "fsx" Module base=62F10000 User Name="Günter Steiner" User Addr="yyyy" FSUIPC4 Key is provided WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 78 System time = 13/09/2012 19:48:50 78 FLT path = "C:\Users\Günter\Documents\Prepar3D Files\" 93 Trying F:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\SimConnectP3D.dll 93 Found it: trying to connect 93 FS path = "F:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\" 327 #### Initialising Dlrectinput Axis Scanning ... 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 0 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_1DD2&PID_1001\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 1 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0763\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 2 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_044F&PID_0402\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 3 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\0" 327 "Joystick Id" value = 0, not wanted this time 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\1" 327 Found correct joystick Id 4 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_044F&PID_0404\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 5 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0762\Calibration\0" 327 Found correct joystick Id 6 327 ... and a "GUID" value 327 ... okay, Acquired device! 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 7 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 8 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 9 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 10 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 11 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 12 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 13 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 14 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 joyGetDevCaps for device 15 returned error 165 [000000A5] 327 #### Completed Dlrectinput Axis Scanning 327 LogOptions=20000000 02000011 327 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 327 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 327 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 327 Trying to use SimConnect Prepar3D 359 VRI port 1 "com3" opened 795 Ready Flags: Ready-To-Fly=N, In Menu=N, In Dlg=N 795 Running in "Lockheed Martin® Prepar3D®", Version: 1.4.4747.0 (SimConnect: 1.4.0.0) 795 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 795 FSUIPC Menu entry added 811 Ready Flags: Ready-To-Fly=N, In Menu=Y, In Dlg=Y 811 C:\Users\Günter\Documents\Prepar3D Files\EDDT_Standard.FLT 811 F:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\SimObjects\Airplanes\Beech_Baron_58\Beech_Baron_58.AIR 2028 VRI MCP2B ("MCP2 Boeing") detected on port com3 68110 Ready Flags: Ready-To-Fly=N, In Menu=N, In Dlg=N 68812 System time = 13/09/2012 19:49:59, Simulator time = 19:48:53 (17:48Z) 68812 Aircraft="Beech Baron 58 Paint1" 69155 Starting everything now ... 69171 LUA.0: beginning "F:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\ipcReady.lua" 69171 LUA.0: ended "F:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D\Modules\ipcReady.lua" 69171 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 66851 (0x00010523), Param= 0 (0x00000000) VIEW_CAMERA_SELECT_1 69171 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65701 (0x000100a5), Param= 26 (0x0000001a) VIEW_ZOOM_SET 69171 Ready Flags: Ready-To-Fly=Y, In Menu=N, In Dlg=N 69186 LUA.1: 69186 LUA.1: [INIT]LINDA:: Loading... 69373 LUA.1: LINDA:: Aircraft: Beech Baron 58 Paint1 69389 LUA.1: LINDA:: Aircraft module detected: FSX Default 69420 LUA.0: LINDA:: AivlaSoft library loaded... 69420 LUA.0: LINDA:: FSX standard library loaded... 69436 LUA.0: LINDA:: IAO library loaded... 69436 LUA.0: LINDA:: RealityXP library loaded... 69451 LUA.0: LINDA:: A2A MAP library loaded... 70309 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 74537 LUA.0: LINDA:: Loading a fallback joysticks config... 74537 LUA.0: LINDA:: Loading FSX Default joysticks config... 74553 LUA.0: LINDA:: Module: FSX Default Started... 74553 LUA.0: LINDA:: Ready to go, Captain! 74553 LUA.0: LINDA:: 84755 LUA.0: LINDA:: [S] FSUIPC logging bit set: 10 95332 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 27 secs = 25.1 fps 110152 #### Initialising Dlrectinput Axis Scanning ... 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 0 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_1DD2&PID_1001\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 1 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0763\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 2 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_044F&PID_0402\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 3 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\0" 110152 "Joystick Id" value = 0, not wanted this time 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0C2D\Calibration\1" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 4 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_044F&PID_0404\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 5 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 Trying: "HKCU\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\MediaProperties\PrivateProperties\DirectInput\VID_06A3&PID_0762\Calibration\0" 110152 Found correct joystick Id 6 110152 ... and a "GUID" value 110152 DirectInput8Create failed, return = 80040154 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 7 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 8 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 9 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 10 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 11 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 12 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 13 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 14 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 joyGetDevCaps for device 15 returned error 165 [000000A5] 110152 #### Completed Dlrectinput Axis Scanning 123553 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65732 (0x000100c4), Param= 0 (0x00000000) EXIT 132367 System time = 13/09/2012 19:51:03, Simulator time = 19:49:41 (17:49Z) 132367 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Average frame rate for running time of 47 secs = 25.1 fps G3D fix: Passes 23809, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0 Memory managed: 37 Allocs, 37 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** [/CODE] I have had now a look into the normal FS controls and there my joysticks are disappeared! They do work in FS, also when I enter the FS controls menue and go back to FS. But entering FSUIPC then makes them stop working. So, the fault is maybe not FSUIPC (I never thoght this), the question is, why they do disappear in the FS controls menu? And why do they work one time and then the next start not? And I have made absolute no changes between: Starting FS, doesn't work, closing FS, do nothing, starting again: works! hmmmm...

ok, and I have here alog now: removed wrong log [/CODE] P3D started the flight, B58 was loaded, axis working. Entered FSUIPC menu --> I can't see my axis movement Exit FSUIPC menue, no axis movement, but buttons work via LINDA Then I exited FS

Yes, thats another one. For my version there are no keys to insert - therefore just 90 days. I treid to get my hands also on this free keys, but haven't worked :)