[Fsuipc with Wideclient with Flitemap and flitedeck]

For anybody looking for a virtual serial port driver that works in vista I found one from eterlogic that is free. It works great, just run it as administrator and in preferences tell it to keep port after program exit. The Eterlogic Virtual Serial Port Emulator can be found at

http://www.eterlogic.com/Products.VSPE.html

[Fsuipc with Wideclient with Flitemap and flitedeck]

Yeah, I was wondering about that. I just logged on to let you know I got it working when i saw your post about not working with vista. I uninstalled the MixW driver and installed the Eltima Virtual Serial Port Driver demo and it worked perfectly first try. The demo lasts for 14 days and then I will have to either buy it or figure something else out. If you or anybody else knows of any free virtual serial port drivers for vista, please let me know. Thank you for the quick responses.

[Fsuipc with Wideclient with Flitemap and flitedeck]

I switched the speed to 38400 but I am still getting no output detected on com6. In the device manager on the client machine under multi-port serial adapters I have MixW serial port bridge. In the settings for the serial port bridge I have com5 and com6 selected as pair 1. I do not have any other devices shown that pertain to the com ports, but since 5 and 6 are virtual ports, they shouldn't show up in device manager. Is MixW not creating the com ports properly or something? In flitedeck if I search on COM5 it says unable to connect, which tells me WideFS is using COM5 like it should. When I search on COM6 it says no output detected. Is the version of MixW I downloaded from your forum able to work properly in Vista or is it not creating the virtual pairs?

[Fsuipc with Wideclient with Flitemap and flitedeck]

thanks for the quick reply. Yes the error I was talking about was the ipx/spx error. I will try upping the speed and see if that helps, originally had had it faster but I slowed it down to the default nmea speed to see if that was maybe why flitedeck didn't recognize it. FliteDeck setup is almost exactly like flitemaps setup. You can select a com port, speed, and device or have it search for you. Also you can have it check the port or any port for a connection. I will try a few things this afternoon and get back to you. Thanks for the help.

[Fsuipc with Wideclient with Flitemap and flitedeck]

Hello, I am having the same problem trying to get FliteDeck to use the GPSout feature of FSUIPC. I have been using FSUIPC and WideView for years. It is an amazing add on that I consider to be a necessity for all advanced simmers. It is very powerful and everything is very easy to use. I have never had a problem getting any features to work until now. I use JeppView/FliteDeck on a tablet pc in my aircraft. I just got a new tablet so I wanted to use the old one to run JeppView/FliteDeck at home connected to FS over my network using the GPSout functionality of FSUIPC/WideView. I am running FSX on a Vista Home Premium 32 bit system. My client machine for running JeppView/FliteDeck is also running Vista Home Premium 32 bit. FSUIPC and WideView are all set up and working great to connect other programs such as FSCommander. I can't seem to get FliteDeck to see the GPSout data though. I have FSUIPC4.ini configured on the FSX machine and I have WideClient.ini set up on the remote machine. On the remote machine I installed and set up the MixW driver.

FSUIPC4.ini on the FSX machine looks like this.

• [General]
  History=98N5QFMQSU8U8AB65LEZP
  MouseWheelTrim=No
  MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1
  FixControlAccel=No
  FixMachSpeedBug=No
  VisibilityOptions=No
  OneCloudLayer=No
  CloudTurbulence=No
  CloudIcing=No
  GenerateCirrus=No
  SuppressCloudTurbulence=No
  MaxIce=3
  MinIce=-1
  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
  WindSmoothing=No
  WindSmoothness=2
  WindSmoothAirborneOnly=Yes
  PressureSmoothness=0
  TemperatureSmoothness=0
  DisconnTrimForAP=No
  ZeroElevForAPAlt=No
  ThrottleSyncAll=No
  WhiteMessages=No
  ShowPMcontrols=No
  SpoilerIncrement=512
  MagicBattery=No
  RudderSpikeRemoval=No
  ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No
  AileronSpikeRemoval=No
  ReversedElevatorTrim=No
  ClockSync=No
  ClockSyncMins=5
  ClearWeatherDynamics=No
  OwnWeatherChanges=No
  TimeForSelect=4
  LoadFlightMenu=No
  LoadPlanMenu=No
  PauseAfterCrash=No
  ZapSound=firework
  ShortAircraftNameOk=No
  TCASid=Flight
  TCASrange=40
  AxisCalibration=No
  DirectAxesToCalibs=No
  ShowMultilineWindow=Yes
  SuppressSingleline=No
  SuppressMultilineFS=No
  AxisIntercepts=No
  WeatherReadFactor=2
  WeatherRewriteSeconds=1
  CustomWeatherModify=No
  SimConnectStallTime=1
  Console=No
  [AutoSave]
  AutoSaveEnabled=No
  [GPSout]
  GPSoutEnabled=Yes
  Port=WideFS
  Speed=9600
  Interval=1000
  PosTo6Decimal=Yes
  Sentences=RMC,GGA,GSA,PGRMZ
  [WideServer]
  WideFSenabled=Yes
  AdvertiseService=1
  Port=8002
  Port2=9002
  [ClientNames]
  1=CWLAPTOP
  [JoystickCalibration.Captain Sim 757-200 FSX 0]
  ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes
  ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes
  ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes
  SepRevsJetsOnly=No
  ApplyHeloTrim=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
  Reverser=0,0/16
  

WideClient.ini on the remote machine looks like this:

• ; PLEASE SEE WideFS documentation for parameter details
  ; =====================================================
  [Config]
  Port=8002
  Window=0,45,800,589
  Visible=Yes
  ButtonScanInterval=20
  ClassInstance=0
  NetworkTiming=5,1
  MailslotTiming=2000,1000
  PollInterval=2000
  Port2=9002
  ResponseTime=18
  ApplicationDelay=0
  TCPcoalesce=No
  WaitForNewData=500
  MaxSendQ=100
  OnMaxSendQ=Log
  NewSendScanTime=50
  Priority=3,1,2
  [GPSout]
  Port=com5
  Speed=4800
  ; -----------------------------------------------
  [user]
  Log=Errors+
  ; ===============================================
  

On the remote machine I went to the device manager and set up MixW Serial Port Bridge like this:

• Pair # = Pair #1
  First emulated port = COM5
  Second emulated port = COM6
  

I go into the FliteDeck 3 Setup and try to configure the GPS but it can not find the GPS. Am I doing something wrong, am I using the wrong GPSout outputs, or am I missing something altogether. The only thing I have noticed even though WideFS seems to work for connecting programs to FSX such as FSCommander, I am getting an error in the WideServer log. I am not sure why I am getting this error now that I added GPSout. Everything else still works though.

Here is the WideServer log:

• ********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.28] *********
  Blocksize guide = 4096 (double allowed)
  Date (dmy): 27/08/08, Time 22:16:19.754: Server name is CWROOM
  15241 Initialising TCP/IP server
  15257 Initialising IPX/SPX server
  15257 IPX/SPX socket() failed [Error=10047] Address family not supported by protocol family
  15257 Failed to start IPX/SPX Server
  15257 Initialising UDP/IP server
  16177 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs
  16973 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=8424) TCP
  17269 Connected to computer "CWLAPTOP" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=8424) TCP
  17269 Client capabilities: 04 (GPSout=Y) (skt=8424) TCP
  349941 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=8424) TCP
  366322 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=8552) TCP
  366322 Connected to computer "CWLAPTOP" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=8552) TCP
  366322 Client capabilities: 04 (GPSout=Y) (skt=8552) TCP
  1207011 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=8552) TCP
  1624501 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=8180) TCP
  1624641 Connected to computer "CWLAPTOP" running WideClient version 6.750 (skt=8180) TCP
  1624641 Client capabilities: 04 (GPSout=Y) (skt=8180) TCP
  1908157 Error 10053: client socket disconnected at Client: removing (skt=8180) TCP
  2011430 Close signalled to clients
  2012538 Closing down now ...
  Memory managed: Offset records: 2220 alloc, 2219 free
  Read buffer usage: 652 alloc, 652 free, max in session: 1
  Write buffer usage: 19583 alloc, 19583 free, max in session: 1
  Throughput maximum achieved: 16 frames/sec, 1196 bytes/sec
  Throughput average achieved for complete session: 4 frames/sec, 224 bytes/sec
  Average receive rate from "CWLAPTOP": 0 frames/sec, 13 bytes/sec
  ********* Log file closed *********
  

Here is the WideClient Log:

• ********* WideClient Log [version 6.75] Class=FS98MAIN *********
  Date (dmy): 27/08/08, Time 22:43:17.307: Client name is CWLAPTOP
  265 Opening GPSout port com5, speed=4800 -- OK!
  312 Attempting to connect now
  795 Server = CWROOM
  826 Trying TCP/IP host "CWROOM" port 8002 ...
  826Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.110
  826 Connection made okay!
  284358 ****** End of session performance summary ******
  284358 Total time connected = 282 seconds
  284358 Reception maximum: 16 frames/sec, 1424 bytes/sec
  284358 Reception average whilst connected: 14 frames/sec, 803 bytes/sec
  284358 Transmission maximum: 0 frames/sec, 21 bytes/sec
  284358 Transmission average whilst connected: 0 frames/sec, 19 bytes/sec
  284358 Max receive buffer = 861, Max send depth = 1, Send frames lost = 0
  284358 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 2, Alloc 3885 Freed 3885 Refused 0) *********
  

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work.[MetaCafe][/MetaCafe]