[Opencockpits FMC and FSUIPC]

I am trying to get an Opencockpits FMC V3 to work with FSUIPC as a general purpose input device.  My goal is to use the device as a FMC and Up Front Control Panel (UFCP) in various aircraft using FSUIPC to assign functions to the various button/keys of the FMC V3.  However, I am have trouble getting it to work with the existing SIOC scripts.

 

They work with Project Magenta's offsets or iFly offsets. but I don't know which offset to use in FSUIPC to get the device's keys to be recognized as buttons by FSUIPC.  I have it working within the internal IPConsol that SIOC uses to test code. However, the key strokes are not seen in Notepad or recognized by FSUIPC.

 

I am using the most recent version of SIOC and FSUIPC. I am running Prepar3D through Windows 10 Pro.

 

Can anyone help me?

 

John

[Setting FSX Radios, OBSs and the Autopilot Using the Keyboard Numberphttps://forum.simflight.com/topic/75409-setting-fsx-radios-obss-and-the-autopilot-using-the-keyboard-numberpad/#comment-488032ad]

Thank you for figuring this our and posting.  I have long been wanting an ability to quickly enter numbers this way.

 

John

[Using FSUIPC to operate a UCP]

Someone made a LUA script over at the AVSIM forums to allow frequency changing via the number pad on a keyboard, the username of the creator was DAZZ (I think) that should be enough info to allow you to find the post and script, that should be adaptable for your needs I would have thought.

Thank you Andy. I will check out AVSIM.

John

[Using FSUIPC to operate a UCP]

Modern fighters enter data into the aircraft's flight computers using a Up Front Control Panel (UCP). It is similar to the CDU/FMC used by airlines and corporate jets. I have a T-38C cockpit which is 95% finished. The only major item left to build is the UCP.

Building it isn't the issue, it is getting the UCP to enter frequencies, headings, etc. by the use of punching keys, which enter data into a buffer that is fed to FSX when the Enter, COM, etc button is pressed. I cannot turn an encoder to change the frequencies or heading, etc. I want to hit 121.5 then enter and the COM goes to 121.5.

Does anyone know if this can be done using FSUIPC? Can FSUIPC handle the buffering of the data? I have Opencockpits' cards including their Xkeys card. I have Leo Bondar's card and just ordered a Pokey55T with which to play around. Any of these cards can be used to send key signal to FSX. I need to figure a way to get FSX to accept an entire freq. or heading or altitude input.

John

[Some Guages are detected by GSA-55, some not]

conav, I don't know if you have solved the issue yet? However, your problem probably is poor contact between the plug pins and the wire. I have had the same issue and changing the plugs or making sure they have good contact worked.

Hope this helps,

John

[gsa-10 and encoder]

Giano, To use an encoder you connect the A & B sides to two different inputs and the ground goes to ground. I have never tried to connect one to GSA but I have used them with Opencockpits' SOIC software and Leo Bodnar's I/O cards. Both of those sites have diagrams illustrating the hookups. You might compare those illustrations to the GSA instructions.

Hope this helps,

John

[official size of gauges]

The gauge sizes are in the download section. Both the small and large gauges.

John