tony gh

Hello Pete sorry for the confusion with the naming of the file etc. Yes it was the naming the macro that did not pop up. I have some of the controls working with my switches, I do have the alternator working (it operates as just a single alternator) but could not set the left switch of the alternator pair of switches for left alt and the right switch for right alt as it is not listed in the FSX or PM options. This was why I was trying to set a macro for the right hand switch to operate the right hand alternator. Maybe there is not a right hand alternator on the flight model (default Baron)? I have just purchased the Carenado Beech 58 and will investigate the switch options in this to see if I can do something with them I cannot with the default model. Am I correct in assuming that if there is not something that can be set via a macro then even when I have named the file, the second actual macro pop up will not show? The PM software does have a lot of switch options in it but they mostly relate to the glass cockpit version of the GA software. Things like the PM EICAS .MCP, ND and PFD. I do not have PM systems so I cannot say what that may additionally do. As I stated above I have a limited number of switch options but am hoping to be able to assign them using fsuipc and macros if at all possible. Thanks for the reply and .advice on event logging Regards Tony

Hello Pete I have fsuipc installed on my vista machine and this acts as a server for two other xp machines that run PM GA software and Plan G respectively. I have tried a number of times to make a mouse macro so that I can switch on the right alternator and with another macro the right fuel pump. The switches work in fsx when using the mouse (they go up and down using a mouse click) but when I come to create a macro, and using the proceedure detailed in the manual, I do not get a seperate screen come up to indicate that the macro is operating a specific switch. I have a switch panel on the lower section of my Beech 58 cockpit and I am trying to get all of the switches to operate the appropriate virtual switches in FSX. I have FSUIPC and Wides fs installed on the Vista machine and two Leo Bodnar cards on on of the servers, one BBI 32 and one BU0836X. The cards are functioning correctly in respect of the rotary encoders I have installed for my altimeter, VOR's and Heading bug as well as the started switches and a number of other toggle switches. The reason I have the Bodnar cards on the server is that I have not been able to get Vista to install either card and I have tried for a long time to resolve this problem. It seems that Vista will not recognise either card and I have tried for nearly a year to get it to do so without any success. Is this what would cause me a problem when trying to create a mouse macro or is there something I am missing. I have my main screen (projected screen image) set to the virtual cockpit view so that I can operate the switches and have fsuipc open to create the macro but when I go into the virtual cockpit and move the switch after creating a macro and naming it nothing else happens.I have watched a number of youtube videos on how to create the macros and the bit that does not happen is the pop up screen appearing to indicate that something has been operated I am building a complete cockpit that has all of the switches and controls of the real Baron 58 so I would like to be able to switch on and off all of the virtual switches in FSX. Is this an FSX issue and if so do I need to get an addon Beech 58 to be able to operate all of the virtual switches? Sorry for the long post, hope it makes sense. Regards Tony

Hello Pete yes you are correct I did mean clients not servers. I am going to investigate further why my Vista machine does not recognise the card. It is similar to the BU803X from Leo Bodner so yes it has buttons and switches.(or it will when I get them wired up) I was only asking if there were some special instructions as I thought that I needed to do something to make the fsuipc software recognise the card, but if it is dependent on the Wide fs link then it should be fine once I get the card and encoders wired up properly. As ever thanks for the reply and assistance. Regards Tony

Good evening Pete I have spent the whole of today reading the FSUIPC and Wide FS manuals as well as the advanced manual for FSUIPC in order to try and use my newly aquired BBI button box interface. I Have a vista 64 bit machinea acting as a server and two client mahines one running XP Home and one XP pro. I have Project Magenta GA IFR panel on the XP Pro machine and have Plan G on the XP Home machine. My Vista machine seems not to recognise the BBI box but the XP machines do. What I am trying to establish is if I can attach the BBI to one of the servers and then use the buttons and rotary encoders I plan to add to the BBI to control the VOR and other instruments on the PM GIFR software. I can see form the documentation that the go flight and epic hardware can be accomodated but was wondering if there is some way in which I can conect my BBI to act as an additional set of buttons etc.I am also considering replacing the BBI with the newer BU8036X card as that is supposed to work on vista. It may be that I have not understood something in the manuals but for the life of me I cannot see how I am able to do what I wish. If it is in the manual and I have not got it could you please give me a pointer to the method? Many thanks and regards Tony

Hello Peter That is something to be pleased about. I am grateful for the reply. Regards Tony

Hello Peter I have a registered version of FSUIPC and wide FS. I am looking to purchase project Magenta software for the setup I am running and would like to know if I need to purchase another copy/licence for Wide FS as I am intending to install project magent on another networked machine. I currently run one networked machine for Plan G and am going to get another machine for the PM software, I will in all likleyhood get more networked machines in the future so I would like to know now if I am going to need to urchase a copy for each machine. Many thanks Regards Tony

Thanks for the help Pete, I will be looking into sorting out my system then. Tony

Hello Pete Thanks for the assistance you have provided and I will start my search for an answer this week. If I find out what has caused it I will send you the details in case it is something that may help someone else. On a different topic, if I got wideVeiw would this enable me to place the GPS from my flight sim cockpit into a seperate screen on my client machine, or is it designed for window views rather than the instruments? Thanks again Regards Tony

Hello Pete, I hope you had a good weekend. I spent most of mine working my way through every aspect of my systems including my network and safety settings. I do not have any issue with my network in as much as I am able to access each and every drive across the network including moving files between each and all of them. I do however seem to have an issue that has perplexed me somewhat. If I ping my client machine (XP) from the Vista machine (the server running FSX) it sends the data and records no loss of data at the end of the time. If however I do the same from my XP machine to the Vista machine it tells me that it has timed out on connecting to the vista machine and no data has been received by the Vista machine. I am at a loss as to why it will work one way but not the other when I have no access issues across the whole network? It would seem that this is what has caused the issue with the data from the fs eliminator to the FSX machine but I have no idea how to rectify this. If you can suggest anything I would be grateful but I realise that this is not an issue related to your software so I will understand if you are unable to assist. I would however like to thank you for your continued assistance so far. Regards Tony

Hello Pete I have checked the Dll and it says the signature is OK, it is timestamped 14 Feb 2013 SimFlight GmbH I checked the loader Dll as well and it is the same. What is strange is that I thought that when I installed Just flight Traffic 360 that this had caused my problem, and when I initially un installed it the plan G software worked of again. Then I stopped for a while and after I removed all of my other AI it worked for one evening but the next time I turned the machines on it had stopped again. I will run a virus Check on both machines tonight and make sure it is not something on one of them and then I will contact you again on Friday. I wonder if it is worth uninstalling both fsuipc and wide fs and starting again. I will check my emails to see if I can find my original registration document. Thanks for the continued help. regards Tony

Hello Pete Sorry if my comment was a bit wierd, I changed the last digits on my computer address as it is on display to all who look here, The 000 is not a valid address end. I have added my Fsuipc log from today I am not sure why it wont let me attach my log files so I have added it manual? ********* FSUIPC4, Version 4.86 by Pete Dowson ********* Running inside FSX on Windows Vista Module base=706D0000 User Name="edited out by me " User Addr="edited out by me .com" FSUIPC4 Key is provided WideFS7 Key is provided 125 System time = 06/03/2013 17:57:29 125 FLT UNC path = "\\VISTAMACHINE\Users\edited out by me\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\" 203 Trying to connect to SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 ... 203 FS UNC path = "\\VISTAMACHINE\F\flight sim\" 984 LogOptions=00000000 00000001 984 SIM1 Frictions access gained 1000 Wind smoothing fix is fully installed 1000 G3D.DLL fix attempt installed ok 1000 SimConnect_Open succeeded: waiting to check version okay 1000 Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 Oct07 3859 Running in "Microsoft Flight Simulator X", Version: 10.0.61637.0 (SimConnect: 10.0.61259.0) 3859 Initialising SimConnect data requests now 3859 FSUIPC Menu entry added 3906 \\VISTAMACHINE\Users\edited out by me \Documents\Flight Simulator X Files\gtwc start.FLT 3906 \\VISTAMACHINE\F\flight sim\SimObjects\Rotorcraft\Bell206B\Bell_206B_JetRanger.AIR 138422 System time = 06/03/2013 17:59:47, Simulator time = 17:57:34 (17:57Z) 138422 Aircraft="Bell 206B JetRanger Paint1" 138593 Starting everything now ... 138765 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled 202937 Sim stopped: average frame rate for last 64 secs = 59.0 fps 202937 Average weather filter write interval in that time = 4602.6 msecs 212422 Weather Mode now = Real World 212422 \\VISTAMACHINE\Users\edited out by me \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\Previous flight.FLT 223343 System time = 06/03/2013 18:01:12, Simulator time = 17:57:32 (17:57Z) 223343 *** FSUIPC log file being closed Average frame rate for running time of 64 secs = 59.0 fps Average weather filter write interval in that time = 4602.6 msecs G3D fix: Passes 7081, Null pointers 0, Bad pointers 0, Separate instances 0 Memory managed: 27 Allocs, 27 Freed ********* FSUIPC Log file closed *********** Added here is the install file for fsuipc after I re installed it yesterday. Installer for FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.60a Looking in registry for FSX install path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\10.0 Parameter"SetupPath" ... >>> OK! FOUND FSX! <<< ... Looking in registry for ESP install path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft ESP\1.0 Parameter"SetupPath" Not there, so looking in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft ESP\1.0 Parameter"AppPath" ... NOT found! ... =========================================================== INSTALLATION FOR FSX: AppPath="F:\flight sim\" Checking version of FSX.EXE: ... Version 10.0.61637.0 (Need at least 10.0.60905.0) Checking compatibility with installed SimConnect: Found SimConnect build 60905 (Original) Found SimConnect build 61242 (SP1 May07) Found SimConnect build 61259 (Acc/SP2 Oct07) Checking if there's already a version of FSUIPC4 installed in: F:\flight sim\Modules\FSUIPC4.DLL ... Version 4.860 found. Installed version is later: it is not overwritten. Looking for the current user's Application Data path: ... found as "C:\Users\removed by me \AppData\Roaming" Now finding \Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG for all users, including this one Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me \AppData\Roaming" Found FSX.CFG in "C:\Users\removed by me \AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX\FSX.CFG" Now checking DLL.XML ... ... There is a previous DLL.XML, checking for FSUIPC4 section. ... FSUIPC4 section already exists but will be replaced. ... FSUIPC4 section of DLL.XML written okay Now checking for a SimConnect.XML file ... ... There is a SimConnect.XML, checking for "local" section. ... "local" section already exists, file not modified. Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me \Application Data\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Contacts\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Cookies\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Desktop\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Documents\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Downloads\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Favorites\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Links\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Local Settings\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\log files\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Music\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\My Documents\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\NetHood\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Pictures\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\PrintHood\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Recent\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Searches\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\SendTo\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Start Menu\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Templates\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there Looking in "C:\Users\removed by me\Videos\Roaming" ... No FSX.CFG there "Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder already exists. Now installing additional files into the "Modules\FSUIPC Documents" folder: Installed "FSUIPC4 User Guide.pdf" okay Installed "FSUIPC4 for Advanced Users.pdf" okay Installed "FSUIPC4 History.pdf" okay Installed "List of FSX controls.pdf" okay Installed "GlobalSign Root.exe" okay Installed "FSUIPC Lua Library.pdf" okay Installed "FSUIPC Lua Plug-Ins.pdf" okay Installed "Lua License.pdf" okay Installed "Lua Plugins for VRInsight Devices.pdf" okay Installed "Example LUA plugins.zip" okay FSUIPC4.DLL signature failed: trying GlobalSign Root fix ... Problem! My signature check fails on the installed FSUIPC4.DLL. (Error ref FFFFFFFA) Deleted GlobalSign Root fix program ... no longer relevant =========================================================== All installer tasks completed okay! *************** End of Install Log *************** I have removed my full name where indicated on each log Just as an added piece of info I have added below the last part of the Plan G log that related to today and the information about FSUIPC. 5:57:07 PM PlanG constructor 5:57:07 PM executableFolder: C:\Plan-G_0.9.1\Plan-G 5:57:09 PM Starting Plan-G, build 0.9.1.423 5:57:09 PM FSX is installed 5:57:10 PM FSX database is built 5:57:10 PM Selected data set is FSX 5:57:21 PM Starting map 5:57:22 PM Initialisation complete. 6:44:05 PM PlanG constructor 6:44:05 PM executableFolder: C:\Plan-G_0.9.1\Plan-G 6:44:06 PM Starting Plan-G, build 0.9.1.423 6:44:06 PM FSX is installed 6:44:06 PM FSX database is built 6:44:06 PM Selected data set is FSX 6:44:17 PM Starting map 6:44:17 PM Initialisation complete. 6:45:52 PM RibbonButton_Click_ConnectFS 6:45:52 PM FSUIPC.Connect 6:45:53 PM Error opening FSUIPC: FSUIPC.FSUIPCException: FSUIPC Error #14: FSUIPC_ERR_RUNNING. FSUIPC is not running. at FSUIPC.FSUIPCConnection.Open(FlightSim RequiredFlightSimVersion) at FSUIPC.FSUIPCConnection.Open() at FS.FSUIPC.Connect() Sorry for the mass of info but the forum wont let me load my log files Regards Tony

Hello once again Peter. This evening I have been checking both of the machines on my network and both of them have no firewall on. I tried to re install fsuipc 4 and it recognised that I have the current version FSUIPC 4.86 It did however notify me that the system check failed on installed FSUIPC 4 DLL and that I needed to check if it was an untrusted publisher in Internet explorer/internet content/publisher. It is not listed as an untrusted publisher. I have changed the port numbers for my fsuipc INI and wideclient INI but it does not seem to have made any difference so far.I have included the log from wideclient just in case you can see anything obvious. ********* WideClient Log [version 6.991] Class=FS98MAIN ********* Date (dmy): 05/03/13, Time 20:11:07.015: Client name is SIMULATOR 125 LUA: "C:\wide client\Initial.LUA": not found 125 Attempting to connect now 140 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 140 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 21156 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10060] Connection timed out 21156 Ready to try connection again 22187 Attempting to connect now 66125 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 66125 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 (This I have changed to 000 as it is on display) 132312 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 132312 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 198500 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 198500 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 264625 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 264625 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 330812 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 330812 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 397125 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 397125 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 463250 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 463250 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 529437 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 529437 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 595375 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 595375 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 661812 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 661812 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 728312 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 728312 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 794812 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 794812 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 861062 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 4507 ... 861062 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.000 I don't know what 125 LUA: "C:\wide client\Initial.LUA": not found means, is there something missing that would launch the app or start the connection? Sorry this is going on so long but I really like using your software to run Plan G on a second cockpit monitor and I wanted to see if I can get it back up and running. Thanks for your help so far Regards Tony

Hello Peter Thanks for the reply at this time of day. I will look at it again tomorrow evening and change the fsuipc and wideclient ini file details at the same time. Regards and thanks again Tony

Hello again Peter, I am currenlty looking through my machines to check there are no blockages, I have turned off the firewall on both but it is still not working. I will persevere with my checks and contact you again if I have no luck. It seems that even with the firewall off I am not getting a connection to fsuipc from the client machine. Could you breifly outline the items that need to be on each machine and if there is a specific place to put them? I currently have wideclient config and wideclient fs eliminator in my plan G folder on the client machine and Fsuipc installed on the flight sim machine that is the server. I am not sure if I have done something wrong with my installation and if so is there a way to remove both parts completely and re install them from new. I do not remember where I put my registration for the two so I would need to obtain the original registration from you again of that was possible. Sorry to be a pain but I am starting to pull my hair out at the moment? Do I need to alter the simconnect xml file also?

hello Peter I have FSUIPC 4.86 and wideclient v6.94. My wideclient log is below ********* WideClient Log [version 6.991] Class=FS98MAIN ********* Date (dmy): 03/03/13, Time 16:20:44.874: Client name is SIMULATOR 125 Attempting to connect now 125 LUA: "C:\Plan-G_0.9.1\Plan-G\Initial.LUA": not found 140 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 8002 ... 140 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.226 11297 New Client Application: "Plan-G" (Id=3524) 21281 Error on client pre-Connection Select() [Error=10060] Connection timed out 21281 Ready to try connection again 22312 Attempting to connect now 66250 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 8002 ... 66250 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.226 132750 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 8002 ... 132750 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.226 199250 Trying TCP/IP host "Vistamachine" port 8002 ... 199250 ... Okay, IP Address = 192.168.1.226 This is the log from the wide server in FSX modules folder ********* WideServer.DLL Log [version 7.86] ********* Blocksize guide = 8192 (double allowed) Date (dmy): 03/03/13, Time 16:12:07.719: Server name is VISTAMACHINE 15485 Initialising TCP/IP server 15485 Initialising UDP/IP server 16016 Broadcasting service every 1000 mSecs I am not sure if something is missing or I have done something wrong with the new setup but it used to work very well. Perhaps it was not my installing Trafic 360 that caused the issue but something else? Hope this is a help regards Tony

Hello again Peter I have now installed the current version of FSUIPC as well as the wide Client exe and at present I seem to have an issue with wide client connecting to the server. This was not an issue before I did the install and I am at a bit of a loss as to why it is happeneing. I have installed FSUIPC in the same location as previously and have added wide client exe to my networked PC as well as a copy into Plan G. I have a copy of the log from wide client (it is a TXT file but I seem not to be able to save it to this document) but am unsure why it is now causing an issue. Any help would be gratefully recieved

Thanks again for the response Peter. I will look into downloading the required items this weekend. On the same topic, I did download and install .net 4 when I downloaded the latest version of Plan G but after using the newer version decided I liked the original better. Could .net 4 effect anything in respect to wideclient and fsuipc?

Hello Peter Thanks for the reply I will reload the Ai stuff and have a look at the port numbers. If I download the latest wideclient and fsuipc do I need to re register them or will they be automatically registered as the originals are?

Hello, I have wideclient FS eliminator for FSUIPC Version 6.7.8.0 running on a small network with my fsx running on a vista machine and plan g from Tim Arnot running on an xp machine. I have used this setup since I got Plan g some two years ago without issue. I installed Just Flight Traffic 360 this week and since I did so it will not connect the plan g software to the flight sim. Once I remove traffic 360 I get it back to working again. Do I need to update Wideclient as a matter of course or is this not necessary if it all works OK. ( at present without 360) and if so what id the method to do so please? I wil contact Just flight to see if there is a patch to solve this problem but thought I may as well check the situation regarding updating Wideclient. Many thanks Tony GH