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Hi Pete I now use standard toggle switches instead of TQ switches which was only a temporary arrangement. These are mounted on my instrument panel and work well with fsuipc/FS assignments. My engine controls are two break before make rotaries switching five magneto contacts each. One worked perfectly but the other gave trouble quite like that TQ button, namely the intended assignment with a related second one, in this case "start both engines". I replaced the offending switch. The new switch works normally with fsuipc. Without an oscilloscope I can't prove it but my opinion is contact bounce causes these glitches. I'm not criticizing fsuipc, merely making this observation. Your work is so useful to the home developer. Fred

Hi Pete I've established a particular key also triggers an adjacent with a particular USB unit. When that key is cleared and the operation is transferred to a different key there is no problem. Please consider this. My 'spike' is very brief but long enough to trigger the instruction but too short to allow fsuipc to identify and name the key! Standing by for hollow laughter! fredpop

Hello Pete Before I opened up TQ I disconnected the yoke, pedals and buttons and found the problem was still present in TQ, the only USB connected. With TQ opened up I could find no obvious reason why I was getting a spurious response from the allocated brake button. Perhaps there's a 'spike'. I've now cleared the 'up' and 'down' actions and allocated them to a different button. Both 'flaps' and 'brake' now work normally. Both functions will be handled by dedicated hardware, when I get round to it, and will free the keys for when a need arises. My earlier reference to ctr+. keypress was about when I was unsuccessfully trying to identify the problem when I had an earlier fsuipc version installed. Thank you for your help. The logs pointed to the source. fredpop

Hello Pete Do you think the log file indicates the flaps key operates when the adjacent brakes key is pressed? In the past I've opened TQ and this may be the cause....

Hello Pete I'm running 4.929 now. Here're the INI and Button & Event log files. I just ran FSX a very short time to select and deselect Parking Brakes. [General] UpdatedByVersion=4929 History=RH8WACPNLX4GQIXXATM7R InitDelayDevicesToo=No NewInterceptTextMenu=No UseSystemTime=No UseMidMouseBtn=Yes MouseWheelMove=No MouseWheelTrim=No MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1 JoystickTimeout=20 PollGFTQ6=Yes BlankDisplays=No FixControlAccel=No FixMachSpeedBug=No DeleteVehiclesForAES=Yes AutoScanDevices=Yes VisibilityOptions=No OneCloudLayer=No CloudTurbulence=No CloudIcing=No GenerateCirrus=No SuppressCloudTurbulence=No MaxIce=-4 MinIce=-4 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 SmoothBySimTime=No 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 BrakeReleaseThreshold=75 SaveDataWithFlights=No ZapSound=firework ShortAircraftNameOk=Substring UseProfiles=Yes EnableMouseLook=No DelayedMouseLookZoom=No AxesWrongRange=No TCASid=Flight TCASrange=40 AxisCalibration=No DirectAxesToCalibs=No ShowMultilineWindow=Yes SuppressSingleline=No SuppressMultilineFS=No AxisIntercepts=No DontResetAxes=No InitDelay=0 GetNearestAirports=Yes OOMcheck=Yes WeatherReadFactor=2 WeatherRewriteSeconds=1 CustomWeatherModify=No SimConnectStallTime=1 LuaRerunDelay=66 Console=No FSVersionUsed="Microsoft Flight Simulator X",10.0.61472.0 SimConnectUsed=10.0.61259.0 [JoyNames] AutoAssignLetters=No 0=Button Box Interface 0.GUID={EC941400-8BD1-11E3-8003-444553540000} 1=CH THROTTLE QUADRANT 1.GUID={EC4EA690-8BD1-11E3-8002-444553540000} 2=CH PRO PEDALS USB 2.GUID={EC193EB0-8BD1-11E3-8001-444553540000} 3=CH FLIGHT SIM YOKE USB 3.GUID={746E5E30-8BD2-11E3-8001-444553540000} [buttons] ButtonRepeat=20,10 1=P0,8,C66241,0 2=U0,8,C66241,0 3=P1,5,C65752,0 5=P1,4,C65752,0 6=P1,6,C65759,0 7=P1,7,C65758,0 8=R1,11,C65607,0 9=R1,10,C65615,0 [AutoSave] Next=1 Interval=60 Files=10 SaveOnGround=No AutoSaveEnabled=No [GPSout] GPSoutEnabled=No [GPSout2] GPSoutEnabled=No [WideServer] WideFSenabled=Yes [sounds] Path=H:\FSX\Sound\ Device1=Primary Sound Driver Device2=Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Device3=Realtek Digital Output(Optical) (Realtek High Definition Audio) Device4=Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio) ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.929 by Pete Dowson ********* Reading options from "H:\FSX\Modules\FSUIPC4.ini" Running inside FSX on Windows 7 Module base=6E900000 User Name="FTP" User Addr="@gmail.com" FSUIPC4 Key is provided WIDEFS7 not user registered, or expired 515 System time = 02/02/2014 19:25:04 515 FLT path = "C:\Users\thomas\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 531 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ... 531 FS path = "H:\FSX\" 656 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 656 SIM1 Frictions access gained 656 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 656 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 656 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 656 Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 1607 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61472.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0) 1607 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 1607 FSUIPC Menu entry added 1638 C:\Users\thomas\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\Welshpool.FLT 1638 H:\FSX\SimObjects\Airplanes\beech_baron_58\Beech_Baron_58.AIR 276465 Aircraft="Beech Baron 58 Paint1" 276481 System time = 02/02/2014 19:03:34, Simulator time = 19:06:01 (18:06Z) 281099 Starting everything now ... 281099 Using "E:\GoFlight\GFDEV.DLL", version 2.2.2.0 282393 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 303703 LogOptions changed, now 60000000 00000001 307510 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65758 (0x000100de), Param= 0 (0x00000000) FLAPS_INCR 307556 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1, Btn=5, Pressed 307556 [buttons] 3=P1,5,C65752,0 307556 FS Control Sent: Ctrl=65752, Param=0 307556 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65752 (0x000100d8), Param= 0 (0x00000000) PARKING_BRAKES 308149 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1, Btn=5, Released 311519 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1, Btn=4, Pressed 311519 [buttons] 5=P1,4,C65752,0 311519 FS Control Sent: Ctrl=65752, Param=0 311519 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65752 (0x000100d8), Param= 0 (0x00000000) PARKING_BRAKES 311519 *** EVENT: Cntrl= 65759 (0x000100df), Param= 0 (0x00000000) FLAPS_DECR 311940 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1, Btn=4, Released 323734 LogOptions changed, now 00000000 00000001 329506 System time = 02/02/2014 19:04:27, Simulator time = 19:06:25 (18:06Z) 329506 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Average frame rate for running time of 25 secs = 22.3 fps G3D fix: Passes 5163, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0 Memory managed: 13 Allocs, 13 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** Thanks fredpop

FSUIPC 4.9.28, WIN7 64bit After programming Buttons & Switches to operate the parking brake I've found it also simultaneously operates flaps (either up or down). I've tried selecting "parking brakes" or keypress - "ctrl+." but the unselected flaps movement occurs with either instruction. This appears to be within fsuipc because fsx keypress ctrl+. works normally from the keyboard. It's present in two default aircraft I've tried with fsuipc. Fredpop