Help with CFS2 data aquisition...

[Overwhelmed]

:shock: Please excuse my ignorance all. This forum stuff is all new to me. I hope this gets read by DA MAN though. I want to know if it is possible to capture the data that comes into a cfs2 hosting computer? I think I understand that the UIPC modules works for controls etc..I don't want to control anything. I Just want to be able to record and use the data sent in. I want to use some of this data in a program I plan to build. I have looked for weeks possible months for any information on this that I can understand and use. I would certainly appreciate any help anyone can give. Salute!

Thanks in Advance

[chazzie]

That's what it's for basically. You can only write a few values, such as coordinates and some other variables. Other than that it's just reading from FS-memory space.

If you want to make a program, you will need to contact Pete Dowson for a key to use FSUIPC. It is free if you will be releasing your software as freeware, otherwise you must pay a license fee.

Have a look in his forum here on simflight for information.

[Pete Dowson]

I want to know if it is possible to capture the data that comes into a cfs2 hosting computer? I think I understand that the UIPC modules works for controls etc..I don't want to control anything. I Just want to be able to record and use the data sent in.

What is it you mean by "data that comes into a CFS2 hosting computer"? Comes in from where?

Please check the documentation inside the FSUIPC.ZIP for descriptions of what FSUIPC is and does. It most certainly is not about "controls", that's just an add-on user facility extending the assignment capabilities of FS. FSUIPC is primarily and originally an INTERFACE into the insides of FS. Most everything is about READING data from inside FS, WRITING data to FS is less useful in most circumstances.

CFS2 is not explicitly supported, none of the CFS series is, but certainly, FSUIPC does run in CFS2 and, because CFS2 is, internally, something like a cross between FS2000 and FS2002, it does provide access to some of the same data. For details you need the Programmer's guide in the FSUIPC SDK (eee http://www.schiratti.com/dowson).

However, I'm not sure this covers your need for "data that comes into a CFS2 hosting computer" -- that sounds like you are talking about something writing to the computer from another? via a Network? If so then you probably want a Network monitor, nothing that runs inside CFS2.

Regards,

Pete