Manny

Sorry Pete. Lets do this again. Goal: I want to program a button on the CH Yoke to send Shift+C keystroke...each time I press that button. 1. I goto FSUIPC from the menu and select the tab "Buttons+Switches" 2. I then Click my button. It recognizes that I just clicked on the button. Its now asking me to select an option "Choose the action for this button": "Select for Key press" or "select for FS control". But I am unable to select either. Moving the cursor over either of them and left mouse click does nothing. and I can't get out Manny In fact, once I click on the "Buttons+Switches" tab, I can't go to another tab. Mind you..I have not clicked on a button or a key.. I simply go tothe "Buttons+Switches" tab and I now try to go to any of the other tabs and it wouldn't let me do that. the only way to get out is to kill FSX.

I was trying to assign a key stroke to a button on my ch-yoke. So I go to the FSUIPC Setting Key press tab and then I click the button I want to program. then it tells me to press the key ..I do "Shift+C". Nothing happens... I now can't get out. I try to hit another tab ..it wouldn't accept. I hit esc ..nope. Nothing. I keep hitting all kinds of buttons and what not... I try selecting some of the open check mark options on that pop up. Nothing. I have to kill FSX to get out. I remember I had this issue a while back, I thought this problem went away later..and now is here. Or maybe its always been here. Not sure. and Mind you ..if I leave FSX and this point and go to a Browser or something.. I can't get this assignment pop to appear by changing window context.(Alt-Tab). I have to close all the open windows and I would see a strange looking pop up without any letters on it.. This is assignment popup. Manny PS. I have the latest FSX October 23rd 2007 (3 MB) release

If I knew I wouldn't be allowed to say. Unlike MS spokespersons (it seems) most others involved are subject to very strict NDAs. There will be an FSUIPC for FSX. I can't say any more, but whether that is because I don't know or can't say I'm afraid you'll have to guess. Sorry. Regards, Pete I understand. Thanks Pete. Never hurts to try...... :P

I read this http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=1925&page= The exact quote for #2 is: "We are working very closely with Peter DowsonSo he's working directly with us to make sure that those aircraft that use that will work, and it'll be easier for third-parties to not have to use that in the future because they can use our API. We'll be releasing quarterly updates to our API so that if we don't get 100% of it in the beginning we'll be able to catch up." But I thought I'll ask the source of truth directly. Its interesting. Anything you would like to add Pete? As to the future strategy of FSUIPC and MS? :P Manny

Hi Pete. Sorry for the late reply. I was away for a week, I just got back yesterday. Well here is the deal. I got it working. The confusion was, 1. When I click on that 1=12, 2 = 34 and then test the throttle while I am in the FSUIPC joystick tab page3, it does not work. The lever 1 moves throttle 1 and 2. But the lever 2 moves throttle 2 and throttle 4. Only when I get out completely and try it out with an airplane, it works fine. Does that make sense? 2. I didn't understand 1=12 (twelve) and 2=34 (twenty four) meant. I may have understood it if it were 1=1,2 and 2= 3,4. :) Well anyway.. Now everything is fine. Thanks Manny

Hi Pete. I do have it and I did look at it before I came here. I see in page 31 (MS Word - User Guide). where the "THROTTLE1_SET THROTTLE2_SET THROTTLE3_SET THROTTLE4_SET " "–4096 (full reverse*) via 0 (idle) to +16384 (full forward). All four are operated together if you map a single axis assigned to AXIS_THROTTLE_SET to these. Since FS2002 these are replaced by those with the AXIS_ prefix. FSUIPC handles both identically, except when calibrating the 4 axes separately, where there’s now an option to only process the new AXIS_ ones. This option is useful for those aircraft panels which themselves use the older controls for “fly-by-wire” type operation. * The actual negative value for “full reverse” is defined in the aircraft parameters (the .AIR file). Since version 2.975 FSUIPC has calibrated reverse to match the aircraft, so you will see different values here, not just the nominal ‘–4096’. ' --------------------------------------------------------------- Then I saw something called "compund button" in the advanced users.doc. don't know if that is the way to go. Hmmmm..... The I saw this. "• A similar facility is available for flying 3-engined aircraft with two levers. In this case the first lever controls both engines 1 and 2, and the second one controls engine 3. Follow the same calibrations as in the previous instance, but then check the option “Map 1->12, 2->3”. This mapping only occurs when a 3-engined aircraft is loaded. This facility also applies to the mixture and propeller pitch levers." I got that to work.. meaning.. Lever one controlled Throttle 1 and 2...but when I move Lever 2, that moves throttle 2 and Throttle 3.. I think.. If I assign it to thorttle 3. Then I have three engines controled with these two levers.. How do I get the throttle 4 in? Hmmm.... :D

I was told on the AVSIM cockpt forum that that I can assign Two throttles in 1 lever.... This way I can fly the 4 engines with two levers. How do I do that? I am on tab 'Joysticks'-->3 of 11 Seperate throttles per engine I see Throttle 1....Throttle 4 I see box for 'filter' . Don't know what that is. I see a box rev..don't know what that is. I see a box for Exclude THROTTLEn SET. Don't know what that is. OK..When I toggle the Set/Reset button..I get the Map 1->12, 2->3 under the Throttle 3 and Throttle 4 All I can do is select them...but how do I say...sync it to a specific throttle? I know how to assign 1 lever for all four engines. but I want to assign two throttles to each levers. Manny

Actually this is a good idea. I wouldn't mind running ELITE or ON TOP flight sim with MSFim visuals. :D Manny

WOW... Pete. Thank you. BTW.. That is my first post here and I have been using FSUIPC for a while now. I want to thank you for such a wonderful tool. :) Manny

Yes.. I have the CH Throttle using FSUIPC configured for a twin. But I want to configure it differently for the PMDG 744 since it has four engines. I want the middle 4 levers as throttles. Can this be configured diffferntly just for one single aircraft wihtout disturbing the twin configuration for all other aircrafts? If so, how do I do that? I tried selecting airplane specific (I know there was a select option there), but it still only recognize the first two levers as throttles... not the third lever. hmmm... :shock: thanks. Manny