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  1. Autosave Question

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    No, it isn't any different from pressing ";" and entering a name. AutoSave calls exactly the same routine in FS to make it happen, supplying its own generated filename. This has always worked too with other add-ons which save their own data, like the PMDG aircraft and also Wilco and PSS I think. I don't know how Doug's code differs. Maybe he only takes note of the Flight-Save dialogue command, which will of course be a different command and context. Did you check if it saved when using the ';' key?

    Regards

    Pete

    The gauge is in fact watching for the SITUATION_SAVE control. I wasn't aware of any other way to achieve this.

    Doug

  4. FSUIPC 3.712

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    ********* FSUIPC, Version 3.715 by Pete Dowson *********

    Verifying Certificate for "D:\fs2004\MODULES\FSUIPC.dll" now ...

    SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!

    Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)

    User Name="Doug Dawson"

    User Addr="douglassdawson@netscape.net"

    FSUIPC Key is provided

    WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

    Module base=61000000

    ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E

    WeatherOptions(Orig)=40003605[40003605]

    InitDelay: 0 seconds

    WeatherReadInterval=4

    LogOptions=0000000D

    DebugStatus=15

    Doug

  5. FSUIPC 3.712

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    What Windows version, please? So far, of those who have told me about this, they all all still on XP SP1 or WinXP x64. All my systems are fuly up to date and are SP2 and I cannot reprodcue the problem.

    Are you running FSX on the same system? Because FSUIPC4 contains EXACTLY the same certificate checking code.

    Regards

    Pete

    Yes, running FSUIPC4, v4.064 - seems to be working OK.

    I'm running WinXP, SP2. It's a reasonably fresh install. Just checked with Windows Update - it's not showing any critical updates that I need.

    Doug

  6. FSUIPC 3.712

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Pete,

    With 3.714, I am getting this:

    ********* FSUIPC, Version 3.714 by Pete Dowson *********

    Verifying Certificate for "D:\fs2004\MODULES\FSUIPC.dll" now ...

    FAILURE! "WinVerifyTrustEx" error 0x80092003:

    This return is non-standard, possibly specific to trust provider

    Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)

    User Name="Doug Dawson"

    User Addr="douglassdawson@netscape.net"

    FSUIPC Key is provided

    WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

    Module base=61000000

    ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E

    WeatherOptions(Orig)=40003605[40003605]

    InitDelay: 0 seconds

    WeatherReadInterval=4

    LogOptions=00000001

    DebugStatus=15

    WINTRUST.DLL is version 5.131.2600.2180, dated Aug 4, 2004.

    Despite FSUIPC reporting in the log that it is registered, it runs in the game as unregistered.

    I had previously clicked on the FSUIPC certificate to install it in the certificate store.

    Doug Dawson

  7. Mapping hardware axis values to offsets

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Hi Doug,

    That's the procedure set up by "register_key_event_handler". I use it myself for intercepting and logging events, but I didn't know there was any way to CHANGE or STOP the events it intercepted. How's that done, please? The parameters received by the handler are simply the event and its parameter (not a pointer to them for changing), and the return is void so you cannot indicate acceptance or rejection.

    Is is done somehow via the PVOID userdata parameter?

    Thanks,

    Pete

    Pete,

    When the event being controlled is detected, measure the current position of the related control surface. Then issue an Axis Set command with the current position as the parameter. Also set a user declared control variable to allow this responding command to bypass the test. The original command will go through, but have no effect.

    Doug

  9. Setting Airspeed

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Keep in mind that FS will continually try to "correct" the values you are writing. Your results would seem to indicate that this process continues even when the sim is paused. Try writing the required value immediately before releasing pause. If pause is to be released by the user, you will likely have to write the values on a continuous basis as long as the sim is paused.

    Doug

  14. Reading TCAS data in gauge (stupid question ?)

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Björn

    Have a look at the log, but I suspect that when you specify the size of the block of memory to be read, thus: sizeof(TCAS_ARR), what you are getting is the size of the pointer itself, not the size of the block of memory it points to.

    Also, if you read in the entire TCAS block on every gauge update, you will likely notice a bit of a frame rate hit. FSUIPC provides an array of byte elements at 0xf008 which get incremented when the relevant TCAS slot is updated. You can use these counters to determine if you need to re-read the data for a particular slot. This approach greatly reduces the amount of data that you need to request from FSUIPC. I did it like this:

    int j;

    _TCAS_DATA airborne[100];

    _TCAS_DATA2 airborne2[100];

    BYTE Mem[4100];

    BYTE slots_changed[100];

    BYTE slots_now[100];

    BYTE slots_then[100];

    CopyMemory( &slots_then[0], &slots_now[0], 96 );

    FSUIPC_Read ( 0xf008, 96, &slots_now[0], &Result );

    FSUIPC_Process(&Result);

    j = 0;

    while ( j < 96 )

    {

    slots_changed[j] = slots_now[j] - slots_then[j];

    if ( slots_changed[j] != 0 )

    {

    FSUIPC_Read ( 0xf080 + (j * 40), 40, &airborne[j], &Result );

    FSUIPC_Read ( 0xd840 + (j * 20), 20, &airborne2[j], &Result );

    FSUIPC_Process(&Result);

    }

    j++;

    }

    Doug

  15. FSUIPC Write Protected Password

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    I am one of the authors of the package in question. It was released at the beginning of January 2005.

    The version of FSUIPC included in the package is 3.44 and the documentation advises that the user can always obtain the current version at http://www.schiratti.com/dowson.html

    I have checked and none of the files in the archive are flagged as read-only. There is nothing in the archive which requires a password.

    My e-mail address, and that of Rob Barendregt, the co-author, are both included in the documentation if the original poster requires any further assistance.

    Doug Dawson

  18. FSUIPC F16.GAU KEY

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Your problem isn't with F16.gau. It is here:

    24391 Client Application: "fs9" (Id=136)

    24391 C:\FS2k4\fs9.exe

    24391 Product="Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 - A Century of Flight"

    24391 Company="Microsoft Corporation"

    24391 Illegal read attempt: offset 0B78, size 4 [P136]

    24391Program or module not accredited for use with this unregistered FSUIPC

    Have a look at Pete's explanation in this thread:

    http://forums.simflight.com/viewtopic.pess+method

    Doug

  19. Trouble with FSUIPC

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Have another look in the .log file. You will see lines that look something like this:

    97625 Module [M3] identified = "dsd_ipc2xml.GAU"

    97625 READ0 [M3] 3304, 4 bytes: 00 00 00 35

    97625 READ0 [M3] 3308, 4 bytes: 07 00 DE FA

    97625 WRITE0 [M3] (failed, read-only!) 330A, 2 bytes: B0 04

    100015 Illegal write attempt: offset 6D40, size 32 [M3]

    100015Program or module not accredited for use with this unregistered FSUIPC

    101406 ### IPC Message processed in 1391mSecs ###

    In this example, my gauge dsd_ipc2xml.gau, which does not have FSUIPC accreditation, opened communications with FSUIPC at timestamp 97625, and was identified as module [M3].

    At timestamp 100015, the gauge attempted an FSUIPC write, which FSUIPC refused. You can see that the offending module is identified by the number assigned by FSUIPC - [M3].

    In your log file, look for the illegal read or write attempt and find the number of the program or module making the call. If the offender is a gauge or FS module, the number will be in the form [Mx]. If the offender is an external program, the number will be in the form [Px]. Now have a look further up to find where that program or module is listed as opening communication with FSUIPC. It will be there.

    Doug

  23. PROBLEM ABOUT OFFSETS ON FS2004

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Hi,

    My need is to know the values of X - Y - Z accelerations ( offset: 3060 -

    3068 - 3070) and Pitch - Roll - Yaw accelerations ( offset: 3078 -

    3080 -3088).

    I've already read the "Guide for Programmers".doc...

    Can I read these offsets flying with Flight Simulator 2004

    or I have to use Flight Simulator 2002?

    :?:

    Yes, these offsets are available in FS2004.

    Doug Dawson

  24. Offsets for panels

    in FSUIPC Support Pete Dowson Modules

    Posted

    Alvaro,

    The controls you will want for use through offset 3110 are:

    KEY_PANEL_ID_TOGGLE 66506

    KEY_PANEL_ID_OPEN 66507

    KEY_PANEL_ID_CLOSE 66508

    Each takes, as a parameter, the ID number of the panel window you wish to control.

    There is a function defined in GAUGES.H to determine if a panel window is visible or not, but it is just that - a function, not an FS Key Event.

    Doug Dawson

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