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  1. Thanks to Hemsk and EW321 for helping with beta files. For everyones information I loaded FSUIPC3766 on my system and confirm that the smoothness of Simkits servo Manifold Press and RPM gauges are much improved. Fantastic. :D :D regards Alan
  2. OK, found it. Turns out to be called "Gyro drift amount". (0c3e) Allows directional gyro to be manualy synchronised with compass.
  3. FSUIPC beta v3.761 download link shown by Peter earlier, seems no longer to be valid. Can anyone make available to me a copy of beta v3.761 ?? thanks and regards Alan
  4. Hi, An aircraft directional gyro has an adjusting knob which allows the pilot to adjust the compass card to match the magnetic compass. This knob appears and works on directional gyros in flight simulator cockpits (C172 182 etc). I am trying, without sucess, to find the offset code in FSUIPC for this function . Maybe I am being blind and if so I apologise. Can anyone help me with the correct offset code for this function. Thank you and regards Alan
  5. Wow, what quick service, I'm impressed. Thanks Peter, I will contact Simkits right now and inform them of your findings. Thanks Alan
  6. Peter, I thought I added log file as attachment to last post, but I don't see it. Did you get it OK ?? or am I being stupid and not attaching it. regards Alan FSUIPC4.zip
  7. Hi Peter,sorry about mix up, I'm not so familiar with the clever bits of FSUIPC. Anyway have enabled read, write and button options in logging, so hope this gives you something sensible. I only did one log where engines were running at start and I pressed the starter after a few seconds which caused mixture to lean and engine to stop. If you need more or different, let me know. I've sent it as file attachment this time as its pretty long Thanks for your help Alan
  8. Hi Peter, welcome back, hope you had a good holiday. Thank you for your prompt response to my difficulty. I was using a program called FSInterrogate v2.01 build 0051 to look at what was going on in FSX. It was in the list of offsets in this program that I noticed the duplicate so maybe it is an error in this interrogate program. Here are the logs you requested, the first is with a Baron started and just pressing the starter button. (yes I know you wouldn't do this on a real aircraft !!). You can see the mixture offset go to 0. ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.070 by Pete Dowson ********* User Name="Alan Whitlock" User Addr="awhitlock@hotmail.com" nterestingly, the efFSUIPC Key is provided WIDEFS not user registered, or expired Running inside FSX Module base=61000000 LogOptions=00000001 DebugStatus=15 125 System time = 11:17:15 125 FLT UNC path = "C:\Users\Alan\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 125 FS UNC path = "E:\FSX\" 1843 SimConnect_Open succeeded: proceeding to initialise interface! 6984 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.60905.0 (SimConnect: 2.0.60905.0) 7750 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 0 7750 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 7750 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 74078 SimStart Event: Initialising SimConnect data requests 74078 FSUIPC Menu entry added 74250 C:\Users\Alan\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 74250 E:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\beech_baron_58\Beech_Baron_58.AIR 74343 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 16320 74343 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 3 74343 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 1 74343 System time = 11:18:29, FSX time = 11:17:22 (11:17Z) 74562 Aircraft="Beech Baron 58 Paint1" 75171 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 143406 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 143515 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 0 143515 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 144953 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 145062 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 145109 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 179062 System time = 11:20:14, FSX time = 11:18:38 (11:18Z) 179062 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Memory managed: 50 Allocs, 50 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** This second log file is with the aircraft engines stopped and mixture rich, then trying to start it. ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.070 by Pete Dowson ********* User Name="Alan Whitlock" User Addr="awhitlock@hotmail.com" FSUIPC Key is provided WIDEFS not user registered, or expired Running inside FSX Module base=61000000 LogOptions=00000001 DebugStatus=15 110 System time = 11:40:25 110 FLT UNC path = "C:\Users\Alan\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 110 FS UNC path = "E:\FSX\" 1828 SimConnect_Open succeeded: proceeding to initialise interface! 7391 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.60905.0 (SimConnect: 2.0.60905.0) 8172 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 0 8172 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 8172 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 21485 SimStart Event: Initialising SimConnect data requests 21485 FSUIPC Menu entry added 21641 C:\Users\Alan\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 21641 E:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\beech_baron_58\Beech_Baron_58.AIR 21735 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 16319 21735 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 1 77907 System time = 11:41:43, FSX time = 11:24:29 (11:24Z) 78094 Aircraft="Beech Baron 58 Paint1" 83610 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 84063 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 122516 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 1 123703 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 2 124657 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 3 135610 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 137172 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 1 137250 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 0 137250 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 137703 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 137844 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 137907 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 154563 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 379 154719 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 1894 154782 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 8108 154844 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 11594 154891 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 15989 154953 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 16384 159610 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 1 160453 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 2 161485 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 3 165860 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 167422 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 1 167469 Monitor IPC:0890 (S16) = 0 167469 Monitor IPC:0894 (S16) = 0 168922 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 169032 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 4 169078 Monitor IPC:0892 (S16) = 0 181703 System time = 11:43:27, FSX time = 11:25:46 (11:25Z) 181703 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Memory managed: 58 Allocs, 58 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** Hope this might throw some light as to what is going on, as I say, if I just change my hard drive back to XP/FS9/FSUIPC3.72, everything works perfectly as it should with no changes to sim hardware or software. regards Alan
  9. Have been looking at FSUIPC addresses 0890 (mixture lever), 0892 (starter switch), 0894 (Eng 1 combustion flag). From looking at these whilst trying to start the engine and the mixture going to idle cut off, I can see that it is not the actual pushing of starter switch causing the mixture to go to idle cut off, it looks like it is the combustion flag or similar that causes the mixture to idle cut off. I can see a definite delay after pushing starter before both the combustion flag and mixture position number change simultaneously. As a matter of curiosity address 0894 is listed twice in the FSUIPC variables list; the second entry calls it "Eng 1 throttle,switchable input". No useage description is given so I don't know if this is a mistake or if it is significant in my problem. Hope someone, or Peter Dowson on his return may be able to shed some light. It's driving me crazy ! Just rechecked and the sim still works fine with FS9 and FSUIPC 3.7 so it must be something in this later release causing the problem. regards Alan
  10. Well, I've been looking again at this problem and using FSInterrogate I can see that it is associated with the engine starter control. With Simkits MCU software closed everything works as one would expect, i.e. using on screen starter, starts the engine normally. With Simkits MCU running, AND the starter switch programmed as one of its controls, then using either the on screen starter or the mechanical switch button causes the engine to turn over but at the same time the mixture moves to idle cutoff even though physical mixture lever has not been touched. If I look in FSInterrogate , I can see that address (mixture position engine one) 3AF0 has value of .99 with mechanical mixture lever rich, and .003 with mechanical mixture lever at idle cutoff. So this is working normally. With the mixture set rich and mags on "both", if I now press either the starter button physically or the on screen one, then engine turns over and mixture on screen moves to idle cutoff. Using FSInterrogate, address 3AF0 now has had a value of zero (which is mixture idle cutoff) forced in it from somewhere, just by operating the starter. If anyone has any ideas on where I can look next to find where this value is coming from I would appreciate some help as I am not an expert in troubleshooting this interface or using FSInterrogate. As this only happens with Simkits MCU connected, running and with starter programmed I'm swinging back to it being a Simkits issue, but as previously mentioned this same set up works fine with FS9 and FSUIPC3.7 so hard to understand what has changed. regards Alan
  11. Hi, I have a twin piston engine sim built with Simkits instruments and interface electronics. It has been working fine with WinXP,FS9 and FSUIPC 3.x. I just upgraded to Vista, FSX and FSUIPC 4.07 and whilst all the instruments work fine and some of the switches, I now have a strange problem with magneto switches and starter switch. Whenever the mag switches are set on, or the starter activated, the mixture control associated with that engine moves immediately to idle cut off (in FS of course , not my hardware lever), and cannot be put full rich until the mag switches are turned off. This happens with either engine. If I look at FS panel then I can see the correct swithes moving with my hardware mag switches and starter,so they are programmed correctly, and I can see the mixture immediately move to idle cut off if any of the hardware switches are turned on. If I start FS with aircraft engine set started, it immediately dies if my hardware mag switches are turned on. The other switches like battery master, altenator etc seem to work normally and fine. I can see no reason for there to be a link between mag switches/starter and mixture so I am really puzzled. I went back to my FS9 software and everything still works fine with exactly the same hardware, so its not an obvious hardware problem. I contacted Simkits who suggested that as everything works fine in FS9/FSUIPC 3.x it sounds like a problem with FSUIPC 4.07 or maybe FSX. Do any of you experts, (or Peter when you are back) have any ideas if it is possible this is a bug in FSUIPC 4.07/FSX somehow ?? Thanks for any help Alan Using Simkits CCU2 controller Multicontroller 6 port USB controller
  12. My FSUIPC V4 has now registered within windows vista. Here is the answer: Although I installed all software on this P/C and am the only user and seem to have normal admin rights within Vista, (I've been installing programs and setting it up), it seems for some reason FSX does not recognise this. When I right clicked on the FSX start icon and selected "Run as Administrator", FSX started and like before I found and entered my FSUIPC details. Then I closed FSX as instructed, and restarted it, to my amazement FSUIPC was now registered. It seems that although you might seem to have admin priv. in all other respects in Vista, you need to specifically open FSX as an admin to register FSUIPC. Once registered you can open FSX anyway you like and it is all ok. This discovery has taken me many hours, hope it saves someone else a lot of head scratching !!!!!
  13. Here is the log file for FSUIPC from the FSX modules folder. Seems to show that it is seeing my registration but not activating it. I have tried removing and re-instal but exactly the same, and yes I have looked closely at the name, email and key to make sure they are exactly what I got from Simmarket. ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.070 by Pete Dowson ********* User Name="Alan Whitlock" User Addr="awhitlock@hotmail.com" FSUIPC Key is provided FSUIPC not user registered WIDEFS not user registered, or expired Running inside FSX Module base=61000000 LogOptions=00000001 DebugStatus=3 110 System time = 14:38:34 110 FLT UNC path = "C:\Users\Alan\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 110 FS UNC path = "E:\FSX\" 1844 SimConnect_Open succeeded: proceeding to initialise interface! 6094 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.60905.0 (SimConnect: 2.0.60905.0) 21797 SimStart Event: Initialising SimConnect data requests 21797 FSUIPC Menu entry added 22047 C:\Users\Alan\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 22047 E:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\C172\Cessna172SP.AIR 54891 System time = 14:39:29, FSX time = 11:47:31 (11:47Z) 62360 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 261719 System time = 14:42:56, FSX time = 11:47:52 (11:47Z) 261719 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Memory managed: 104 Allocs, 104 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** Any help appreciated, I have no idea what to do next. My old XP/FS9/FSUIPC 3.x worked fine
  14. I recently upgraded to FSX and Vista O/S for which I purchased a new FSUIPC and WideFS key to go with the latest FSCUIPC 4.070 which I have downloaded. I installed it using the exe file. The "add on" tab appears in flightsim and allows me to open the FSUIPC window which tells me software is unregistered etc. I open register FSUIPC window and enter details including new key and click OK. It seems to accept this and tells me I need to restart flightsim for registration to become active. I press confirm When I restart flightsim and look at FSUIPC it has gone back to showing unregistered. Can anyone help, what am I doing wrong or is their a known problem ?? thanks and regards
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