[Active FSX window while managing FSUIPC settings?]

The total range FS accepts is -16384 to +16383, so 32768 values altogether. Steps of 256 therefore provide 128 discrete different settings, which is about as much as FS will notice, generally. The lower the delta the more messages are being sent through FS's main processing loop, causing performance degradation. And many devices jitter (i.e. provide slightly different values on each scan), which would make things worse.

 

By all means try a lower value if you feel you'd get better control, but probably the only control where it might matter is trim, assuming you use a trim axis rather than simply increment/decrement controls. And you'd need are really stable axis for sensitive trim.

 

Note that all of the control surface Inc/Dec controls, used when flying with keyboard only, have an delta of 256 too, I think (can't remember now).

 

Higher delta values are needed for badly behaving devices, in order to reduce jitter, though there's also a filter facility for this too. Neither are desirable if it can be avoided -- they reduce either sensitivity or responsiveness.

 

Pete

Excellent, this is gold information, thanks.

 

So I guess I will try to keep delta=256 for my yoke and rudder (Saitek), but will experiment lower delta for trim wheel (Saitek). For example, while I cannot have FSX running while I adjust FSUIPC (hence the post), I can still run Saitek Control Panel, where I have a graphical view of signal transmitted by wheel (a red bar that goes up and down). I noticed already that one step of the red bar (it does not move smoothly) correspond to about delta=100 in FSUIPC, but that varies a bit... Obviously I would like trim control to be smooth in the aircraft, and that is why I also use a "slope" that is flatter in the middle (where I want it to be less sensitive and more precise) and steeper at ends. I am wondering if a smaller delta would make sense, here...

 

I guess the same reasoning would apply for lever to control throttle, prop and mixture (Saitek). I will experiment with smaller delta for those as well, just to make the control as smooth as possible (especially important for throttle, I find).

 

But I understand the overall sense of your answer, and I am not tempted anymore to go crazy with small delta! It is also good to know that the range is always made of 32768 values, so that I can pick a delta that gives a discrete  number of steps:

Delta = 256 --> steps = 128

Delta =128 --> steps = 256

Delta = 64 --> steps = 512

 

Many thanks for your help. Top customer service!

 

Cheers

[Active FSX window while managing FSUIPC settings?]

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Why? First of all unless you are using home made devices with extra special precion, or very low precision, there should be no need at all to change the delta value. The default gives as many Fs-distinguishable steps as any commercially available device.

 

Second, the idea of calibration is to adjust the values being sent to FS to suit the positions of the lever on the device. The values FS needs are fixed -- max - centre - min are always the same values. It's the device values which vary (and the amount of travel or free space you want to allow), not what FS does with them.

 

Pete

 

OK< thank you Pete. All much clearer, now.

One more thing: could you please tell me where the Delta=256 default (isn't it?) comes from? 

[Parameter values for toggle switches?]

'Toggle' by definition does not require a parameter. Just use 0 or 1....your choice. If you use SET, then you need to specify a parameter to pass along. Other conditions such as CYCLIC will also require a parameter.

Got it. Many thanks!

[Active FSX window while managing FSUIPC settings?]

Hello Pete (and others),

this might sound silly, but is there a way to keep FSX running and visible (to see the airplane from outside or its virtual cockpit) while I calibrate my axis in FSUIPC?

Currently, I am accessing FSUIPC from ALT/AddOns within FSX, and as soon as the FSUIPC window appears, FSX in the background goes black.

 

I have latest FSUIPC update, purchased version, and I am running FSX with A2A aircraft and Saitek controls.

 

The reason for this is that I would like to see the ailerons and surfaces move while I set my "Delta" or Centre Set (central null zone) during axis assignment & calibration.

Does this make sense?

 

Many thanks!!

[Parameter values for toggle switches?]

Do you use any micro controller for it... Or any c++ or vb.net application.....? and what kind of aircraft do you want to control ...?

 

perhaps i can help you if you can answer  above...because of ( parameters are varied according to aircraft , very special for pmdg. airbus x.. etc.)

 

no microcontrollers, no other applications.

Just plain old Saitek hardware, SPAD software and FSUIPC4 (latest version, paid).

Aicrafts: Cessna 172 and Piper Cherokee from A2A

 

Thanks

[Parameter values for toggle switches?]

Hello, I have a naive question that is bugging me:

 

I am assigning Saitek switches as toggle commands in FSUIPC (I am using SPAD to convert the physical switch to a virtual button to be transferred into FSUIPC).

All good, except I never understood what the "parameter" field in FSUIPC means for a toggle command (for example, light on/off or fuel pump on/off, etc).

Should I bother, or just ignore it?

I tried "1" and "0" and I don't see any difference in the switch behaviour.

 

Do toggles even have parameters in FSUIPC?

 

The real reason I am looking into this, is that when I start dark&cold and switch battery on through Saitek panel, a number of switches suddenly go ON in the cockpit (battery as well), even if they are in OFF position on Saitek panel...

This does not happen if I use the mouse in VC to switch battery on, so it has to do with SPAD or FSUIPC.

 

Any insight, please?

Many thanks!

[Sending Alt-Enter to FSX]

I tried it, and it works like a charm, many thanks!

[Sending Alt-Enter to FSX]

Thank you Paul,

I did not know about the "asterisk" in the FSUIPC doc.

I will try the solution you suggested, then.

 

Cheers

[Sending Alt-Enter to FSX]

Apologies if I enter this highly technical discussion with a rather simple question:

why isn't the FSUIPC command FULL_WINDOW_TOGGLE working in FSX?

I am using Windows 8.1 (if that matters) and the current FSUIPC 4.939n , registered.

 

I simply would like to add button or a switch to toggle in/out of Full Screen. I just hate the Alt+Enter thing...

 

 

Thanks!

[ALT+Enter ?]

Why not use Alt+Enter? Why use another key combination assigned to send a key combination?

Pete

Because I would like to assign a single keystroke to this toggle. I don't seem to be able to change this within FSX so I was hoping to use FSUIPC. Any idea?

Thanks

[ALT+Enter ?]

Hello,

is there a way to set a keyboard key to toggle between "Windowed" and "full window" modes in FSX, using FSUIPC?

 

Many thanks!

[is FSUIPC "paint scheme-specific"?]

Thank you, Pete.

I updated and switched to Profile Specific. 

Now I have all my repaints under the generic Profile "Cherokee". It works perfectly.

 

Thanks!

[is FSUIPC "paint scheme-specific"?]

Apologies for the weird question... 

Many (all?) aircrafts in FSX can be made to appear with different paint works. When you upload your aircraft in FSX you can then chose the "version" that you want to fly that day.

Here is the question: when I save "aircraft-specific" key-strokes or push-buttons in FSUIPC should they automatically apply to all repaint versions of the aircraft?

For example, I have the Piper Cherokee from A2A and I set up my aircraft-specific command in FSUIPC while "sitting" in the cockpit of my green-gray paint scheme version. I have the impression that these settings disappear when I upload a different paint scheme of the same aircraft....

Is that possible? Is there a fix to this? Am I doing something wrong?

 

Ideally, I would like that all aircraft-specific command I set up in FSUIPC apply to that aircraft regardless of the paint scheme I choose. Even if I add new ones on the future. Is this crazy?

 

Thanks!

[FSUIPC 4.938c is needed for FSX-Steam Edition with January update]

Hi Pete,

I purchased full version of FSUIPC 4 (PID=2068) in October 2014.

I am running FSX Gold with millions of add ons, I am not even sure what the Steam Edition is...

 

Do I need to update to FSUIPC 4.938c?

If so, can I use the same installation key I received with my original purchase?

 

many thanks