[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Pete,

Let's continue here. I am sorry.

I have a very basic AMD 2 GHZ, but nothing else running and well tuned with an ATI 9600 XT card.

Roger

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Frame rates in FS was blocked at 50 fps. ( As it ever was without problems)

I made a test with 25 fps and still have the delays.

Why is Wideserver overhelmed now and never was before with the same hardaware???

Thanks for the help, indeed.

Regards

Roger

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

And there's nothing wrong with any of the logs you've shown here or in the PM newsgroup. The only reason I wanted to see the closed log was to check what WideClient's frame rates are -- the "Data rates" shown by PM modules are the rates IT sees changes, not necessarily the rate WideClient is seeing them

I cannot believe it. I had during that flight delays on the PM GC going up to 3-4 seconds??

What is the meaning of the error message in the client log??

Thanks

Regards

Roger

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

And finally I could manage the log file from the client

********* WideClient.DLL Log [version 6.401] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 16:15:16.496: Client name is ROGER-CLIENT

100 Attempting to connect now

110 Trying TCP/IP host "roger-serveur" ...

110Okay, IP Address = 192.160.0.1

130 Connection made okay!

7571 New Client Application: "pfd" (Id=864)

26538 Note: Send() request depth is over 100!

172338 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 1922

172358 Ready to try connection again

172378 Attempting to connect now

172388 Connection made okay!

187479 Note: Send() request depth is over 100!

201630 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 384

201640 Ready to try connection again

201650 Attempting to connect now

201660 Connection made okay!

212616 Note: Send() request depth is over 100!

253675 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 727

253685 Ready to try connection again

253695 Attempting to connect now

253705 Connection made okay!

264520 send() done [27 bytes] after 7 retries, request depth is 113

284900 send() done [27 bytes] after 6 retries, request depth is 370

336534 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 1080

336544 Ready to try connection again

336554 Attempting to connect now

336564 Connection made okay!

349723 Note: Send() request depth is over 100!

360769 send() failed [0 bytes] after 40 retries, request depth is 361

360779 Ready to try connection again

360789 Attempting to connect now

360799 Connection made okay!

376842 send() done [27 bytes] after 14 retries, request depth is 153

401407 send() done [27 bytes] after 8 retries, request depth is 457

411371 send() done [27 bytes] after 20 retries, request depth is 598

451549 Error on client post-Connection Select() [Error=10053] Software caused connection abort

451559 Ready to try connection again

451569 Attempting to connect now

452511 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10061] Connection refused

452521 Ready to try connection again

452571 Attempting to connect now

478398 Reception maximum achieved: 65 frames/sec, 10347 bytes/sec

478398 Reception average achieved whilst connected: 43 frames/sec, 6126 bytes/sec

478398 Max receive buffer = 85395, Max send depth = 1922

478398 ********* Log file closed (Buffers: MaxUsed 1880, Alloc 14500 Freed 14500 Refused 0) *********

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

I cant get a complete client log because Wideclient.exe runs as a process and is shut down with the computer.

I do not know how to exit properly from wide client.exe.

As I do use the old Efis Cockpit, I really do not have that display.

Here a copy of both ini files: ( may help ??)

Client

[Config]

Port=8002

UseTCPIP=Yes

ButtonScanInterval=0

Window=573,235,304,219

Visible=no

serverName=roger-serveur

ClassInstance=0

NetworkTiming=5,1

PollInterval=2000

ResponseTime=18

Timeout=12

TCPcoalesce=No

WaitForNewData=500

; -----------------------------------------------

[user]

Log=Errors+

run1=c:\PFD\PFD.exe

; ===============================================

Server

[Config]

Port=8002

useTCPIP=Yes

ButtonScanInterval=0

AutoRestart=0

AutoUpdateTime=13

MaximumBlock=4096

NoStoppedRestarts=Yes

RestartTime=10

SendTimeout=15

TCPcoalesce=No

; -----------------------------------------------

[user]

Log=Errors+

; ===============================================

[ClientNames]

1=ROGER-CLIENT

2=ROGER-CLIENT2

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Pete,

I dont know which log you mean.

Here is a copy of the server.dll log and shows a poor 13 FPS average, while I always had at least 25, better 30.

I changed to earlier version of all files, including PM GC, FSUIPC, WideFS and had curiously the same symptoms.

Beside the fact that I upgraded to FS9.1 there is nothing that I changed in all three networked computer.

Regards

Roger

********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 6.401] *********

Using blocksize guide of 4096 bytes

Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 14:24:45.546: Server name is ROGER-SERVEUR

15140 Initialising server socket now

15515 Incoming connection Accepted ok (skt=2696)

15671 Connected to computer "ROGER-CLIENT" (skt=2696)

535250 Closing down now ...

Memory managed: Offset records: 120 alloc, 120 free

Throughput maximum achieved: 30 frames/sec, 5514 bytes/sec

Throughput average achieved for complete session: 13 frames/sec, 1621 bytes/sec

********* Log file closed *********

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Here the log of this morning.

********* WideClient.DLL Log [version 6.401] Class=FS98MAIN *********

Date (dmy): 11/10/04, Time 09:52:07.364: Client name is ROGER-CLIENT

120 Attempting to connect now

140 Trying TCP/IP host "roger-serveur" ...

140Okay, IP Address = 192.160.0.1

1051 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10061] Connection refused

1061 Ready to try connection again

1101 Attempting to connect now

6930 New Client Application: "pmsounds" (Id=688)

10315 New Client Application: "pfd" (Id=276)

17685 Connection made okay!

122596 Error on client post-Connection Select() [Error=10053] Software caused connection abort

122606 Ready to try connection again

122666 Attempting to connect now

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Pete,

From what versions before?

I update systematically Fsuipc, widefs and gc as soon as there are some new one.

Two separate things there -- "PM frame rate is poor"? Which rate is that, the graphics rate, the data rate it measures itself, or the actual frame rate WideClient measures? There's a lot of difference depending on what you mean.

When GC runs on the client for itself -not network just demo- I get an 250 OpenGL score with everything as smooth as it ever was since two years. I always had 60 graphic FPS and 30 Network FPS.

Now I cant mesure since there is a bug into PM GC with th "F" key with french keyboard.

It can only be a network problem. But nothing here has been modified, beside the new wide fs file. Yesterday I first tried 6.4 before 6.41 and it was the same. I thought first it was a bug in 6.40 and switched to 6.41

Unfortunately I have not backup of 6.3

Anyway I will see today the logs and give you more infos.

Thanks for your attention.

Regards

Roger

[FS9.1 WideFS FSUIPC and PM GC]

Hi Pete,

I changed today all my files including PM GC 416 : FSUIPC 3.40 and WIDE FS 6.401.

I updated also FS9 to FS9.1.

the first client running PM GC is far behind teh server running FS. PM frame rate is poor.

Before I changed all those files everything ran well and smoothly. Now PM GC is very delayed, a good second behind FS.

I must say that I backed up the new FS9.EXE and came back to the oder no-cd FS9.EXE ( may be a mistake)

What's wrong. Are some new value in the ini file of Wide FS to be configured?

Thanks for your help

Regards

Roger

[Keys commands for audio box]

Pete,

Many thanks.

I do use FS2004. Having read the fsuipc manual I suspected in fact that FS could not handle every toggle swtche. But it is fine so.

Regards

Roger

[Keys commands for audio box]

Dear Pete,

I just finished wiring my Audio Control Box and was looking at the FSUIPC docs. I did not find all needed commands to get it work.

To resume I need at all following commands:

COM1 ON SPEAKER

COM1 ON PHONE

COM1 OFF

COM2 ON SPEAKER

COM2 ON PHONE

COM2 OFF

NAV 1 ON SPEAKER

NAV1 ON PHONE

NAV1 OFF

NAV 2 ON SPEAKER

NAV2 ON PHONE

NAV2 OFF

ADF 1 ON SPEAKER

ADF 1 ON PHONE

ADF1 OFF

DME 1 ON SPEAKER

DME 1 ON PHONE

DME 1 OFF

DME 2 ON SPEAKER

DME 2 ON PHONE

DME 2 OFF

MARKER ON

MARKER OFF

VH1 TRANSMIT

VH2 TRANSMIT

Thanks for your help.

[WideFS and FS2004]

Hi Pete,

Could it be possible WideFS shuts off FS2004 ??? Sometimes running OPEN GC or FREE FD on one computer, FS2004 quits by itself. No error messages, just like I had quit the application.

thanks in advance for your comments, Pete

Roger

[FSUIPC flap settings]

Hi,

look at: http://www.vif.com/users/leolacava/

His "plasma" card will be available very shortly, in the next days. It handles 8 axises and much more.

Regards

Roger

[FSUIPC flap settings]

Hi,

I cannot help as regards the axis settings in Fsuipc but wanted to tell you that the Radio Shack Gamaport-USB adapter has a very low resolution. About 32 steps compared to the 256 offered by an USB Device.

I have some and they are really not adadpted for precise throttle and prop setting.

Roger

[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

Pete,

There are indeed some communication problems. My "frenglish" is not that good. I know.

My hardware comes from a real plane. It has several positions inherent to the plane in question. I have adapted it to used it with MSFS.

As I already wrote it shows 4 positions which can be loched and which are:

Full Power - Flight Idle - Ground Idle - Reverse.

Currently my settings in Fsuipc are

16193 for full power

-13324 for ground Idle

-16192 for the reverser

When my lever is set to Flight Idle the value I read in Fsuipc =0

My problem is that this position on the harware does not match the same position in the software.

The problem is the same for the Flaps Axis. I do have by chance only four positions and they work not to bad. Peoples who are simulating planes with 7 or 8 positions must have a possibility to match the levers of the hardware with the soft, I mean the plane. If they can match using a Joystick axis 8 positions of flaps perfectly, then I should also be able to match 4 throttle positions. Am I wrong ???

It is hard for me to be clear and I understand that it isnt easy for you to get what I am trying to explain.

Kind regards

Roger

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[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

It sounds as if your "flight idle" is in fact just a specific throttle setting ABOVE zero, else you wouldn't be able to use it to taxi? Isn't this measurable on some dial similar to N1 or N2 or EPR or RPM or something

?

Of course. It is just too bad ( for me) that this value does not match the setting on the quad.

When I pull the lever back to flight Idle, the generated values of my pots are simply to close to the ground Idle and the engines do not like that.

It was a dream, may be one day???

Kind regards

Roger

[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

Pete,

Not at all. I do use a real SHORT 360 pedestal linked to the PC with pots.. The throttle quad has several positions for the levers.

As for setting the reverse, between flight Idle and Ground Idle you have to pull the levers before sliding them back. Flight Idle is the minimum rpm of the turbine in flight.

Ground Idle in a descent would shut down the engines.

The space on the quad between ground and flight idle is used to for taxiyng.

Regards

Roger

[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

Peter,

I got it. I understand better.

Thanks for the reply

Kind regards

Roger

[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

Thanks Peter.

I thought it was easy to implement since I do already have the choice to set the value I want for Feather in the Prop setting or Idle in the Throttle setting.

In my understanding implementing a Flight Idle was just a supplementary "STOPS" or "DETEND" which depends of course on the kind of throttle quad and kind of plane.

So, I am very keen to hear about the new add-on.

Regards

Roger

[Turboprops specifics in FSUIPC]

to Peter,

Would it be possible to add in an upcoming version of FSUIPC some specifics for Turboprop aircrafts ?

In the separate Joystick throttle axis would it be possible to add a Flight Idle position. We would then have:

Full Throttle - Flight Idle - Ground Idle and reverse.

In the separate Prop axis could you please add a Fuel Cut Off position and a Min Prop position for those turboprops like the Dash8 for instance which have advanced Condition levers doing both.

We would then have:

Max Prop - Min Prop - Startup/Feather - Fuel cut Off.

I do currently use the fantastic DASH8-300 by Oleksiy Frolov to which all other aircrafts produced for FS2002/2004 are uncomparable.

The handling of that plane is so close to the real thing and unfortunately I have really big problems fine tuning my separate throttles/prop/fuel quad to match the requirements of that plane.

It would help anyway for finetuning any turboprops available.

Thanks in advance.

Roger Wielgus

Strasbourg/ France