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I got my new CH Throttle Quadrant a few days ago and have tested a lot. In FS9 all throttle levers work OK, reverse thrust at lever 1 and 2 to throttle 1 and 2, all OK. Levers 3 and 4 to prop pitch 1 and 2 with reverse as feather works OK. Levers 5 and 6 to mixture 1 and 2 with reverse to fuel cut of, all works OK, This tests are at a Twin Otter 2 eng turbo and FSUIPC 3.999z8. In FSX same tests as for FS9 and all works OK. This tests are at Twin Otter 2 eng turbo and default King Air 350 2 eng turbo. FSUIPC 4.948e. In P3D V2.4 tests failure. FSUIPC is 4.948e First configuration: levers 1 and 2 to throttle 1 and 2, reverse thrust DOES NOT work. Levers 3 and 4 to prop pitch 1 and 2 with reverse as feather works OK. Levers 5 and 6 to mixture 1 and 2 with reverse to fuel cut of, all works OK, Second configuration: levers 1 and 2 to prop pitch 1 and 2 with reverse as feather works OK. Levers 3 and 4 to throttle 1 and 2, reverse thrust works OK. Levers 5 and 6 to mixture 1 and 2 with reverse to fuel cut of, all works OK, FS9 CH Tthrottle Quadrant settings are: Lever 1 to joy 2 axis X Lever 2 to joy 2 axis Y Lever 3 to joy 2 axis Z Lever 4 to joy 2 axis R Lever 5 to joy 2 axis U Lever 6 to joy 2 axis V FSX and P3D CH Tthrottle Quadrant settings are: Lever 1 to joy 2 axis X Lever 2 to joy 2 axis Y Lever 3 to joy 2 axis Z Lever 4 to joy 2 axis R Lever 5 to joy 2 axis V different from FS9 Lever 6 to joy 2 axis U different from FS9 The problem is in P3D first configuration, reverse thrust doesn't work, In P3D second configuration I have change levers 1 and 2 to prop pitch and levers 3 and 4 to throttles. And now throttle reverse thust works OK. Prop pitch still OK with reverse as feather. From my point of view FSUIPC cant handle output from Joy 2 axis X and Y when they are assigned to throttle 1 and 2. Or what am I doing wrong?

After testing and testing and change lever for the throttles, I figured out that my throttle levers 1 and 2 are inoperativ. I have ordered a new throttle quadrant.

Hi, I am trying to get reverse throttle at my CH Throttle Quadrant for the default aircraft Beech King Air 350 but it fails all the time. I follow the: Configuring FSUIPC with CH USB Yoke ... ... .. by John Cook but it fails all the time. Reverse will not works otherwise the throttle works OK. What am I doing wrong?? Is there any flightsimmer who has done this settings and with luck? If so will you present part of your FSUIPC4.ini file!

I would like to rebuild the taxi part of Groundhandling5. Normaly you increase and decrease taxispeed with mouse pointer. But I would also like to do it from my second keybord using HIDMacro, FSUIPC+LUA and Taxispeed.xml in Groundhandling5. I have rebuild Taxispeed.xml by creating macro for the code in the mouse area. Part of original file: <Mouse> <Area Left="3" Top="35" Right="16" Bottom="57"> <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/> <Tooltip ID="">Decrement Target Taxispeed</Tooltip> <Click Repeat="Yes"> (L:TsTargetSpeed,number) 4 > if{ (L:TsTargetSpeed,number) -- (>L:TsTargetSpeed,number) } els{ 1 (>L:GH_Sound07,bool) } </Click> </Area> Which is rebuild to: <Mouse> <Area Left="3" Top="35" Right="16" Bottom="57"> <Cursor Type="DownArrow"/> <Tooltip ID="">Decrement Target Taxispeed</Tooltip> <Click Repeat="Yes"> @DecTaxspeed <<<<<<<<-------- changed </Click> </Area> and macros like this: <Macro Name="DecTaxspeed"> (L:TsTargetSpeed,number) 4 > if{ (L:TsTargetSpeed,number) -- (>L:TsTargetSpeed,number) } els{ 1 (>L:GH_Sound07,bool) }</Macro> Code for use from keyboard: <Element> <Select> <Value> (L:DecTaxiSpeed) 1 == if{ 0(>L:DecTaxiSpeed, number) @DecTaxspeed } </Value> </Select></Element> All of the previous codes are in the Taxispeed.xml. The code is almost the same for all three parts of my rebuild, Increase Taxispee, Decrease Taxispeed and Taxipeed On, Off and Armed. The new Taxispeed.xml works OK when using mousepointer. From the HIDMacro and the second keyboard I use this code: HIDMacros.SetFSUIPCInt &H66C1, 2, 1 It is offset programming in FSUIPC. In FSX module folder I have ipcReady.lua, part of: function dectax(offset, val) if val == 1 then ipc.writeLvar("L:DecTaxiSpeed", 1) ipc.writeSW(0x66C1,-1 ) endendipc.writeSW(0x66C1,-1)event.offset(0x66C1, "SW", "dectax") The previous code is almost the same for three part in Taxispeed.xml; Increase Taxispeed, Decrease Taxispeed and Taxispeed On, Off and Armed. But with proper variables for each one. This works, but not always. And that is my problem. When I press proper key the speed may increase on, two or tree steps and then don't move any more. I then have to press the proper key for decrease speed and the speed decrease on, two or three steps and then stops! I have to change the key the whole time. The mousepointer works OK all the time and have no effect at the keyboard keys. I would like the key to works like the mousepointer. When I press key for Increase I would like the taxispeed to increase as long I press the key. And the same for decrease! I think the lua code is wrong, but I can't find out what!

Hi Pete! Great with the Display Library. Is it possible to have this as a general library, not only working in WideClient? Jonny

Besides my first problem with the loop, the secon problem depend on wrong variable. ipc.writeUW(0x66C0,-1) variable UW is for Unsigned variables and -1 is a Signed variable. By change to ipc.writeSW(0x66C0,-1) -1 works fine. In the first case I had to use 0 and 1 as numbers. Now it works OK! Jonny

Hi Pete! Excuse me for my previous answer. I change my script as your example. After some experiment I think it works OK now. First I think I hade some fault in med Notepad++ editor, causing the script to not works. When I rewrote the Lua script in Notepad the script works but only one time after each FSX start. It seems like the script stop working after one execution. Has it to do with -1 and 0 I used in the first script. Or does ipcReady.lua stop working when I land and the arcraft has stopped. Because when I start the fligth again the script doesn't work. It doesn't work after a restore of the fligt eigter. When I change -1 and 0 to 0 and 1 it seems working much better. Now when I start and stop a fligth or when I restore a flight the script is working all the time. Does this description sounds OK or have I run into garbage mixing? Jonny

Hi, I have a L:MasterCaution variable as I will set to 0 at some time. I wrote this LUA.script and assign it to a key everything works perfekt. ipc.writeLvar("L:MasterCaution", 0)[/CODE] The script is this single line and nothing more. For HIDmacro I have wrote this LUA-script: [CODE]function sendmybutton() ipc.writeLvar("L:MasterCaution", 0) ipc.writeUW(0x66C0,-1) end ipc.writeUW(0x66C0,-1) event.offset(0x66C0, "UW", "sendmybutton")[/CODE] and named it to ipcReady.lua and it is placed i Modules folder. I did almost as you wrote in http://forum.simflig...pc/#entry419638 and in HIDmacro the macro is: [CODE]HIDMacros.SetFSUIPCInt &H66C0, 2, 0[/CODE] When I press the key in HIDmacro the macro sends to FSUIPC and strange thing happens: the whole FSim freeze for a second or two and I can see an affect at the MasterCaution but it is not reset as in the script from the key. FSim starts working again and I have to press the key in the first scrip and Caution resets. What is wrong? Any help is appreciated. Jonny

I am sorry it's all my fault. After more reding at Plan-G support I realize that I have to uppdate my OS. I hadn't done that for at least a year. After running Microsoft Uppdate to my bouth PCs, all works well. (I didn' uppdate Internet Explorer nor install IE8!). I prefer Mozilla Firefox. /Jonny

When I run WideFS and Plan-G on a second computer, FS9 on my first computer crash to desktop after 20 minutes. Why? I do not get any information from Dr Watson only a sign telling me that 'Microsoft Flight Simulator has run into a problem and has to stop'. I have done som tests: If I run WideFS alone on the second computer and Plan-G on the fs computer fs9 crash after 20 minutes. If I run WideFS alone on the second computer and no Plan-G, fs9 do not crash, after 20 minutes I start Plan-G on the second computer and after 20 minutes FS9 chras on my first computer. My computers have WinXp as OS. What is wrong? Where should I start looking for a failure? I ask this question at Peter Dowson and as well as at Tim Arnot. /Jonny

Hi Pete! Thanks for all help. I have tested the first hint and it works very fine. Here is my code: -- LUA_mode_02.lua -- prog to handle the aircrafts radios from the keyboard -- setting heading bug, altitude bug etc. -- setting radiofrequencies -- aktivate autopiloten -- allt från tangentbordet, kräver omställning av vissa tangenter genom val på andra tangenter. -- t.ex. när man väljer HDG BUG skall öka-minska tangenterna ställa om headingen, -- när man väljer NAV radio1 skall öka-minska och dec-öka-minska sändas till just NAV1 radion. -- all ipc.display() function is for debugg purpuse during programming. select = 0 -- 0=NAV1 radio, 1=NAV2radio, 2=COM1radio, 3=COM2radio function swap_label(keycode, shifts) -- <-> label ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel = <-> label") if select == 0 then ipc.control(66448, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO SWAP if select == 1 then ipc.control(66452, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO SWAP if select == 2 then ipc.control(66372, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO SWAP if select == 3 then ipc.control(66444, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO SWAP end function com_sel(keycode, shifts) -- COM SEL label if ipc.readUB(0x66C0) > 2 then ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, 2) select = 2 else ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, 3) select = 3 end ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nselect="..select.."\nlabel= COM SEL label") end function nav_sel(keycode, shifts) -- NAV SEL label if ipc.readUB(0x66C0) > 0 then ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, 0) select = 0 else ipc.writeUB(0x66C0, 1) select = 1 end ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nselect="..select.."\nlabel= NAV SEL label") end -- Enable event on keys being pressed (only) event.key(78, 8, "swap_label") -- <-> label n-key -- these keys are assigned to start a LUA prog. -- event.key(77, 8, 1, "whole_inc") -- SEL + label m-key -- event.key(188, 8, 1, "whole_dec") -- SEL - label komma_key -- event.key(190, 8, 1, "fract_inc") -- ledig punkt_key -- event.key(189, 8, 1, "fract_dec") -- ledig minus_key event.key(72, 8, "com_sel") -- COM SEL label h_key event.key(74, 8, "nav_sel") -- NAV SEL label j_key -- ************************************************** -- -- four LUA-prog -- LUA_whole_dec.lua select = ipc.readUB(0x66C0) if select == 0 then ipc.control(65640, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO WHOLE DEC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65644, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO WHOLE DEC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65636, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO WHOLE DECnnn if select == 3 then ipc.control(66436, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO WHOLE DEC ipc.sleep(200) -- LUA_whole_inc.lua select = ipc.readUB(0x66C0) if select == 0 then ipc.control(65641, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65645, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65637, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66437, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO WHOLE INC ipc.sleep(200) -- LUA_fract_dec.lua select = ipc.readUB(0x66C0) if select == 0 then ipc.control(65642, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65646, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65638, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66438, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO FRACT_DEC ipc.sleep(200) -- LUA_fract_inc.lua select = ipc.readUB(0x66C0) if select == 0 then ipc.control(65643, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65647, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65639, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66440, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO FRACT_INC ipc.sleep(200) -- END ****************************** Which of your methods are to prefer? According to FS-framerates or computer performance? And now another question to this project: Do you know any way a XML-gauge kan read the FSUIPC-offset: 'select = ipc.readUB(0x66C0)'. I would like a small gauage to see which part is selected for the moment? Or iIs it possible to use some offset connected to a given XML-event or parameter? An offset which we can do without!! /Jonny

Hi Pete! Thanks for all help! I think your hints will work well, I will test it later on and let you know. Thanks again! /Jonny

This is my start of programming. -- prog to handle the aircrafts radios from the keyboard -- setting heading bug, altitude bug etc. -- setting radiofrequencies -- aktivate autopiloten -- allt från tangentbordet, kräver omställning av vissa tangenter genom val på andra tangenter. -- t.ex. när man väljer HDG BUG skall öka-minska tangenterna ställa om headingen, -- när man väljer NAV radio1 skall öka-minska och dec-öka-minska sändas till just NAV1 radion. -- all ipc.display() function is for debugg purpuse during programming. select = 0 -- 0=NAV1 radio 1=NAV2radio 2=COM1radio 3=COM2radio function swap_label(keycode, shifts) -- <-> label ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel = <-> label") if select == 0 then ipc.control(66448, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO SWAP if select == 1 then ipc.control(66452, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO SWAP if select == 2 then ipc.control(66372, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO SWAP if select == 3 then ipc.control(66444, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO SWAP end function whole_inc(keycode, shifts) -- SEL + label ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel = SEL + label") if select == 0 then ipc.control(65641, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65645, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65637, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO WHOLE INC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66437, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO WHOLE INC end function whole_dec(keycode, shifts) -- SEL - label ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel = SEL - label") if select == 0 then ipc.control(65640, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO WHOLE DEC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65644, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO WHOLE DEC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65636, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO WHOLE DEC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66436, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO WHOLE DEC end function fract_inc(keycode, shifts) -- ledig ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel = punkt ledig") if select == 0 then ipc.control(65643, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65647, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65639, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO FRACT_INC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66440, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO FRACT_INC end function fract_dec(keycode, shifts) -- ledig ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nlabel =mm minus ledig") if select == 0 then ipc.control(65642, 0) end --NAV1 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 1 then ipc.control(65646, 0) end --NAV2 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 2 then ipc.control(65638, 0) end -- COM1 RADIO FRACT_DEC if select == 3 then ipc.control(66438, 0) end -- COM2 RADIO FRACT_DEC end function com_sel(keycode, shifts) -- COM SEL label if select > 2 then select = 2 else select = 3 end ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nselect="..select.."\nlabel= COM SEL label") end function nav_sel(keycode, shifts) -- NAV SEL label if select > 0 then select = 0 else select = 1 end ipc.display("keycode="..keycode.."\nshifts="..shifts.."\nselect="..select.."\nlabel= NAV SEL label") end -- Enable event on keys being pressed (only) event.key(78, 8, "swap_label") -- <-> label n-key event.key(77, 8, "whole_inc") -- SEL + label m-key -- when I press this key I would like the incremation in the function to step step-step-step-step as long as i press the key event.key(188, 8, "whole_dec") -- SEL - label komma_key -- same for this event.key(190, 8, "fract_inc") -- ledig punkt_key -- and for this event.key(189, 8, "fract_dec") -- ledig minus_key -- and for this event.key(72, 8, "com_sel") -- COM SEL label h_key -- first press select COM1 next press select Com2, next pres selectt com1 and so on event.key(74, 8, "nav_sel") -- NAV SEL label j_key -- same for select nav radio Hope you understand my program and can give me a hint! /Jonny

I will explain a little more, I will use one key to increase settings of HDG, NAV1 freq, COM2 freq and so on. And other keys to inc and dec fraqctions as well. When I press the key I would like to step the settings up or down. Almost in the same way when you use the mouse on the panel. Could you give a short example how to program this? /Jonny

In the FSUIPC: LUA Library Reference, about event.key(keycode, shifts, “function-name”) it says 'Note that repeated keys (auto-repeats resulting from holding the keys down) are not processed.' However I would like to have repeated keys processed for some keys. Is it possible? FSUIPC 3.98a, OS: WinXP, FS9. /Jonny