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  1. Alhard Horstmann
    My question A refers to the source of the offset values. Are these values from the sim by simconnect or from aircraft.cfg or from loaded flightplan? By what interface are you collecting the offset values?
  2. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi John, I was a little irretated by the offset 6298, I didn't find, but I think it was a typo, correct is 6198. Now I found all these offsets about ETA, ETE in the current FSUIPC Offset manual. My goal is following: Standing on a gate with e.g. BB58 and an imported flight plan from EDDN to EDDM with total distance (D) of about 109 nM. Cruise speed (CS) of BB58 is (aircraft.cfg) "cruise_speed = 180.0 //Knots True (KTAS)" Now I want to see the ETA on my screen: Result D/CS = about 40 minutes from now. I know, there are a lot of extra tools for this calculation, but I want to have it with FSUIPC which I am using since many years. My problem of monitoring this value is solved by your proposal with LUA ipc.display function. And I found a solution with SPAD.neXt, to show the value on my Saitek Radio Panel. Now I will configure this and report later. At the end questions : A: from where do you read the offset 61A0 value, from where do you read the offset 619C value and from where do you read the offset 0548 value? B: In what status should the sim stand during your offset readings? I need A/C standing on ground , no speed. Thanks a lot and best regards Alhard
  3. Alhard Horstmann
    Thanks John, but with what tool do I find these offsets? In your FSUIPC manuals I do not find the usage. An how can I display the values? I am a little confused.
  4. Alhard Horstmann
    Hello Pete, hello John, hello Forum members I want to calculate and monitor the ETA of my planned flight with this simple calculation: Time = Distance / Speed As I know SimConnect („ESTIMATED CRUISE SPEED“) or Aircraft.cfg („cruise_speed“)) could be read out by FSUIPC. The planned distance could be read out of the imported flight plan. So the data are there. But how to calculate and monitor with FSUIPS or LUA. Do you know a way to implement this calcualtion with FSUIPC or LUA ? Or is there already a solution existing? regards Alhard
  5. Alhard Horstmann
    Yes indeed, this would be useful
  6. Alhard Horstmann
    Healthy New Year Thanks John, the solution of my problem was solved by reinstalling the Saitek drivers. As long as I am not forced to do, I am NOT installing the datagrabber WIN10.
  7. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete and John, I have a very strange behaviour of my Saitek yoke. System Info: WIN7, Saitek Yoke with Quadrant, FSX, FSUIPC 4, runs without problems since 3 years. The problem started when the yoke was suddenly fully on the left side during flight after disabling the autopilot. Moving to the right side started in the middle (zero) position and goes properly to the right side. But moving to the left jumps from zero to -16384. This happens to all aircrafts. The Windows Game Controller APP shows values of the Yoke, which were completly ok. I totally deinstalled FSX, changed my Saitek USB to another plug, deactivated FSUIPC. NOTHING changed, the failure (now with the FSX controls) was still there. Do you have an idea, even FSUIPC is not responsible??
  8. Alhard Horstmann
    Oh, I didnt know. Was it announced somewhere. I fully understand you to end development , cause I was a developer also in my early times. Nevertheless, it's bad news for our new function "Ignore" in FSX. I tested the minor update successfully ! Thanks again. best regards Alhard PS: send me a PM if you have a work around idea.
  9. Alhard Horstmann
    P.S. Its 'Dowson' not 'Dawson'! Sorry for the typo. Cheers Alhard
  10. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi John, IT WORKS PERFECT with P3D. Thanks! Now I need it also for FSX FSUIPC V4, as the group flies with FSX mainly and often P3D. Is it impertinent or ungrateful to ask for again?
  11. Alhard Horstmann
    Great, John, thanks for the quick implementation. I will test it tomorrow and I will report.
  12. Alhard Horstmann
    This is bad and good news!! Bad, cause I would miss you very very much Pete, It was great "talking" and developing over the past 12 years with you. I hope you will stay here in the forum. Good, cause the brilliant tool FSUIPC stays in Dawson family hands. John, welcome again from my side. BTW.: 2 years ago I intended to ask you Pete, who will be your follower? But I didn't dare. Now I got the answer!! Best regards, Alhard (13 years FSUIPC user)
  13. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi dear Dawsons, thanks for your understanding and proposed help. May I ask Pete: who is John? Your new developing partner? He is very welcome!
  14. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete, as I am the moderator and group leader of about 8 simulator pilots, we have joint meetings every 4 weeks on two simulators at my home for 8 hours, and also intermediate meetings. For preparation and during my sessions, I configure the flights for new actions on different airplanes, different weather conditions, different airfields. Therefore the FSUIPC calibration and configuration could change very often. I am using profiles from begin on, as we fly gliders, single propeller, twin propeller, commercial airliners (A320), helicopters, etc. Beside the profiles, I store the configurations in different FSUPC-xxxx.INI files. Now , since I connected the additional microcontroller box (Arcaze USB) , I have this jitter problem with "ignore axis" solution . And, sometimes the (e.g.:) ailerons don't work, due to jitter of other axis ! Please help.
  15. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete, I did not assign any of these "open" axis. What troubles me is the following: When I start my flight and want to change e.g. the calibration of one of my assigned axis, I CAN NOT , due to jittering continuously one of these "open" axis. An access to the correct axis is not possible, as long as I do not click on "ignore axis". The reason for having "open" axis is that some of the input sensors of my micro controller is OPEN. No hardware connected. Does it make sense to send you the log file?
  16. Alhard Horstmann
    I am using this button 'ignore' each time when I start to fly. And I have to do this for 4 axis! Next time I have to do it again and again, cause this axis ignore is not stored. So I still think this function is missing.
  17. Alhard Horstmann
    Thanks, this would be fine. I have an USB microcontroller with a lot of buttons and no axis, which send axis information to FSUIPC, though there is no axis installed. And this confuses the FSUIPC configuration with the other real axis.
  18. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete, I found in the documentation the parameter IgnoreThese= j.b, j.b, ... , but I need ignore axis. I understood it's for buttons only. How can I implement this function ignore axis ?
  19. Alhard Horstmann
    This is very good information and advise. Thanks. Now I know better what happens. I pressed the key for New_View and I found the corresponding control 65825 (see below). 249835 LogOptions changed, now 60000000 0000001D 249991 Ready Flags: Ready-To-Fly=Y, In Menu=N, In Dlg=N 251489 KEYDOWN: VK=219, Waiting=0, Repeat=N, Shifts=0 251489 .. Key not programmed -- passed on to FS 251489 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65825 (0x00010121), Param= 0 (0x00000000) NEW_VIEW 251785 KEYUP: VK=219, Waiting=0 255373 Memory in use: 2542Mb, Avail=1554Mb, MaxFreeBlock=1448Mb I will continue my investigations and report in case of a solution 😀
  20. Alhard Horstmann
    Thanks Pete, this is not good news. But there is still open my question before : E. g. : how is the usage of IPC. Control (65825), the New View control. What parameter? I do not understand. Sorry. I now experiment in panel.cfg and aircraft.cfg, with the camera and window segment.
  21. Alhard Horstmann
    Hello mtjoeng, I tested with your proposal and I got a new window with the Cockpit View. Thats good. But how can I select (e.g.by parameter) which View and the position of the new window in my FSX screen? I think I read very carefully all the docs, written by Pete, but unfortunately I didn't find a solution. Thanks
  22. Alhard Horstmann
    Thanks.I will try and report.
  23. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete, I need for a button a FSX&P3D control for the function "New View" e.g. "Overhead Panel". I was looking around and only found in the FSX&P3D controls list some of this: "New_View", "View", "View_Mode" and I never know, do I need parameters and which one. I tested these function without a result. Is there a document which describes the usage of these controls related to the FSX or P3D functions? thanks in advance ------- Clarification of my question ------ from FSX Help Information: There are SIX MAIN VIEWS (S). Each has a subset reachable by pressing A. You can see all of them by pulling down the Views menu and choosing View Mode. You can open any of them in a new window by pulling down that Views menu and choosing New View. I want to assign a controller button to this function " selecting New View and selecting OVERHEAD view" in a new window. ------ I hope this helps ----- ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.974b (14th March 2018) by Pete Dowson ********* Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit with SP 1.0 reported as Build 7601 (OS 6.1) fsx_mas.exe version = 10.0.61472.0 Reading options from "Z:\FSX\Modules\FSUIPC4_mas.ini" Running inside FSX on Windows 7 ... FSX has been renamed as "fsx_mas" Module base=16900000 User Name="xxxxxxxxx" User Addr="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" FSUIPC4 Key is provided WideFS7 Key is provided ***********************************************************************************
  24. Alhard Horstmann
    I did it and it works well. But as I want to switch to a specific application, ALT-TAB is unfortunately toggling through the already started tasks. Especially the WideClient window opens as well, which I do not want to see during my task switches. I will test it now with --- = EXT.RUN ("pathname", EXT_MIN") --- Using the mouse is more cumbersome than to press a button on the flight stick. 😀 Alhard
  25. Alhard Horstmann
    Hi Pete, I did it and the mystery has gone , Thanks
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