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  1. OK, sorry everyone - problem solved by downloading the latest FSUIPC version ............
  2. Hi there any one who can help ! ......... I cannot get FSUIPIC4 Axis Assignement/Joystick calibration working at all in FSX even though I am using the same procedure that works successfully for me in FS9 - sequence as follows : 1) Go to FSX Controls/Control Axes and delete the joystick assignment for the axis I want to control via FSUIPC4 2) Go to Axis assignment in FSUIPC and select the axis I want to assign. Select Action Required as "send direct to FSUIPC calibration" and then select the action from the drop down list (rudder, toe brake etc..). Click OK 3) Go to Joystick calibration and select the relevant function (rudder etc). Verify that the axis movement is being picked up (it is but the figures displayed are much more "jerky" than those shown in FS9). Click the SET button, make any additional adjustments and then click OK to close the FSUIPC panel. When I have done all this FSX completely ignores my axis inputs and won't give me any control unless I add the axis back into the FSX Controls area ... Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong ??? Many thanks David
  3. Hi, Can anyone tell me if there are FSUIPC offsets for LANDING LIGHTS UP & LANDING LIGHTS DOWN (FSUIPC controls 65863 & 65862) ? Many thanks David
  4. Dooooh ........ thanks - easy when you know how !
  5. Hi, Has anyone else experienced this ? I have just loaded MS FSX and have noticed that the Menu bar function doesn't appear to work properly. ALT makes the bar visible but pressing ALT again doesn't hide it. Anyone now how to fix this ? Many thanks David
  6. Pete, A long shot this one ................. Can you think of a way to program a delay of (say) 3 seconds into a [bUTTONS] line entry so it will perform the relevant action 3 seconds after the button is pushed - I wondered if the Offset Cyclic increments can be used for this - if so, how ? Many thanks David
  7. Pete, I have just home-built an EPIC type interface board as per instructions on the following site : http://www.mindaugas.com It works well and provides a really cheap alternative to EPIC boards. However, I have noticed that FSUIPC only recognises 32 of the 64 available buttons, presumably because Windows itself only sees 32 buttons. Is there a way to get FSUIPC to see the "missing" buttons ? If not, do you intend to support the MJoy16 interface board in future versions of FSUIPC. Many thanks David
  8. Yes, I know that it can be done via the menu's (my default flight is saved with this set to OFF) but I use WideView on multiple PC's and fly with VATSIM and IVAO - whenever I start the relevant clients (Squawkbox or IvAP) Traffic labels gets reset to ON so I am looking for a less laborious way of swtching it off again !
  9. Pete, I've looked on this forum and in the programmers guide with no luck on this one. Do you happen to know if there is an offset to turn FS2004 Traffic Labels on/off ? Many thanks David
  10. Pete, Up until now I have been using ADvDisplay to send messages to Showtext on another PC to display the status of my joystick Shift keys (the text is generated using offsets in the [buttons] section of my FSUIPC.INI file and displays R for right shift, L for left shift and L+R for both). I have now removed AdvDisplay and ShowText no longer displays these characters - I notice the User Guide says "ShowText will now work with FSUIPC alone, for multiline messages only". Am I right in assuming that the text I am generating (R, L, L+R) is not classed as a multi-line message and that is why it does not appear. If this is the case then I presume I will still need to use AdvDisplay Thanks
  11. Pete, One more question - I have connected a joystick to another PC that talks to FS via Wideclient/Wideserver (the PC runs PM software). I can see the joystick buttons in FSUIPC and can assign them functions but I cannot see the joystick axes - should I be able to or there something wrong with my set-up ? Many thanks David
  12. OK, thanks, I'll enable the logging and see what it says - I don't think it's the aircraft model because the reverse thrust/braking combination works fine from the keyboard Many thanks
  13. The condition flag is there so that I can control when the reversers will activate by setting a zone on the throttle axis (to ensure they will only work when the throttle is closed). The reason I thought that the repeating decrease thrust control was preventing the wheel brakes being applied was the fact that wheel brakes don't activate on my set-up when reverse thrust is being applied - as soon as I cut reverse thrust the wheel brakes work normally again - they are activated by : 32=CR(F-1,10)(F-1,11)1,0,C65588,0 The conditions are for left and right shift buttons on my joystick
  14. Pete, I have almost finished building my new throttle quadrant but have come across an issue with my reverse thrust levers (which are really just swtches). I have used the following code in FSUIPC.INI [bUTTONS] to get the switches to work : 162=CR(F+15,4)169,1,C65966,0 163=CU(F+15,4)169,1,C65967,0 This works fine apart from tha fact that I cannot use the wheel brakes until reverse thrust is disengaged - I presume this is because I am repeating the "decrease throttle" control so that max reverse thrust is achieved Can you think of another way of doing this that doesn't interfere with the wheel brakes ? Many thanks David
  15. OK, I understand you now - I've reset it to 0 and it works fine. As you suggest, I was confusing my joystick values with those that FS uses. As a matter of interest, where in your documentation does it state that FS throttle values are different to the ones the joystick is sending - I can't find it ? David
  16. OK, I'll try and explain my logic here ............ My original post was all about effectively disabling reverse thrust on my throttle axis so that no matter where you position the throttle lever reverse thrust would not engage (at this stage I was using a button to activate reverse thrust on its own). To do this, I set the throttle closed position below the actual lowest reading I can obtain with the physical throttle axis : Throttle1=-16500,-16500,-15409,15805 As you can see, the fully closed position is set to -16500 - the lever will only actually go down to about -16000 - in other words it never passes through the "Idle" zone into the reverse zone thus ensuring that the throttle always closes fully Now, instead of using a button to activate reverse thrust I want to use a separate lever (axis) to do so which will give me reverse thrust that can be throttled just like the real thing. So, I figured that in order to work, the main throttle would need to be closed before the separate reverse thrust throttle could be activated - in this case (allowing for small variations in the potentiometer output) I decided to set the MaxThrottleForReverser to -15000. This obviously isn't correct as my separate reverse thrust axis does not work when my main throttle axis is closed (in fact it doesn't work at all). I hope this explains it well enough for you to understand what I'm trying to achieve. By the way, I have one other question related to this : Is it possible to combine conditional arguments when assigning axes and applying them to the four "Types of action" that can be assigned (like you can with buttons) ? e.g. If button 1,1 is pressed than perform action 1, if button 1,2 is pressed than perform action 2 Many thanks David
  17. Pete, Following on from my original post in this thread, I have now tried to use a separate joystick axis for thrust reverser throttling (in this case Thrust reverser 2) and I can't get it to work - I've re-read your documentation but can't work out where I'm going wrong. My steps are as follows : 1) Ensure the relevant axis (joystick 1, axis Z) is not assigned by FS 2) Open the FSUIPC joystick assignment tab, select joystick 1, axis Z and assign it to "Reverser 2" using the drop-down list under "type of action required" and selecting the "Send direct to FSUIPC calibration" radio button. 3) Switch to the Joystick Calibration tab and locate Reverser 2, and then set the min/max ranges by moving the axis. As far as I can see, it should now work but it doesn't. My FSUIPC.INI file looks like this : [JoystickCalibration] FlapsSetControl=0 ReverserControl=66292 MaxThrottleForReverser=-15000 AileronTrimControl=0 RudderTrimControl=0 CowlFlaps1Control=0 CowlFlaps2Control=0 CowlFlaps3Control=0 CowlFlaps4Control=0 Aileron=-16256,-1100,1100,16256 SlopeAileron=7 Elevator=-16256,-1100,1100,16256 Rudder=-16256,-200,1000,16059 SlopeRudder=15 ExclThrottleSet=No SepRevsJetsOnly=No Reverser1Control=66422 Reverser2Control=66425 Reverser3Control=66428 Reverser4Control=66431 FlapDetents=No Spoilers=-16016,-7182,-1000,16015 Throttle1=-16500,-16500,-15409,15805 Throttle2=-16500,-16500,-15811,16001 Reverser2=-16384,16383 [Axes] 0=1Z,256,D,42,0,0,0 Many thanks in advance for your advice David
  18. Pete, Many thanks - I've tried that and it works perfectly - Reversers no longer cut-in when the throttles are returned to idle David
  19. Pete, I am setting up a new home-made twin throttle assembly and want to use FSUIPC to control it's input to FS2004. I have successfully set max, min and idle positions within FSUIPC but I cannot disable the reverser function when the throttles are returned to idle - current settings (both throttles) are : Throttle1=-15409,-15409,-15409,15805 I have tried to set the idle figures to LESS than -15409 (e.g. -15600) but they always reset to the lowest figure so this obviously isn't going to work because the reversers kick-in when I return the throttles to idle. Is there another way to disable thrust reversers in this scenario - I don't need them here as they are controlled by buttons instead ? Many thanks David
  20. Pete, I wonder if you can throw any light on this issue as you have done some work on joysticks with FSUIPC. I use FSUIPC for all my joystick inputs into FS2004 because I find it easier to get the correct "feel" for the various axes (especially the rudder/ground steering which is appaling in FS2004!). For the past few weeks firstly the rudder and now the joystick seem to be losing thier calibration settings when I start FS2004 - as a result the a/c can be uncontrollable unless I calibrate each time and then reset the axes parameters within FSUIPC. I don't this that this is a FSUIPC problem but have you any idea what could be causing it ? Many thanks PS - my joystick is a Saitek with a self-calibrating driver - my rudder pedals are old-fashioned Thrustmaster which are calibrated manually
  21. Pete, Florian has resolved it for me - thanks for your response David
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