Solving engine select prpblem with FSUIPC

[jfri]

In some planes I can't select individual plane engines with E 1 E 2 E 1 2.

The reason for this I have heard is that commands from the plane come in before I select a number so my number get no relevance to engineselect.

I try assign key 1 2 3 to engine with parameter 1 2 3. But this seem not work why?

[Pete Dowson]

In some planes I can't select individual plane engines with E 1 E 2 E 1 2.

The reason for this I have heard is that commands from the plane come in before I select a number so my number get no relevance to engineselect.

Yes, it is a problem with some rather badly designed panels which seem to constantly bombard FS with repetitive commands to no discernible useful purpose.

It was to correct this sort of problem (which not only affects engine selection, door selection and pushback operations, but also makes some MCP values constantly accelerate) that I enhanced the "control acceleration fix" option (on the Technical page in FSUIPC options) to deal with it in recent versions of FSUIPC. Have you tried that?

I try assign key 1 2 3 to engine with parameter 1 2 3. But this seem not work why?

Because that FS control does not accept a parameter. It is exactly the same control as assigned to the "E" key you've been pressing!

If you aren't happy with the two key pressing method you could program your own control using the FSUIPC added control "Offset Byte Set", with offset x888 and parameter values 1, 2, 4, 8 for Engines 1, 2, 3, or 4 respectively. Add these together for combinations (e.g. 15 for all 4 engines). The offset x888 is where the E + 1 2 3 4 FS control operates.

Regards,

Pete

[jfri]

It was to correct this sort of problem (which not only affects engine selection, door selection and pushback operations, but also makes some MCP values constantly accelerate) that I enhanced the "control acceleration fix" option (on the Technical page in FSUIPC options) to deal with it in recent versions of FSUIPC. Have you tried that?

No but I tried when I read this and it seems so far to be working.

If you aren't happy with the two key pressing method you could program your own control using the FSUIPC added control "Offset Byte Set", with offset x888 and parameter values 1, 2, 4, 8 for Engines 1, 2, 3, or 4 respectively. Add these together for combinations (e.g. 15 for all 4 engines). The offset x888 is where the E + 1 2 3 4 FS control operates.

If I encounter further problems similar to this I would like to know how to do this. But for the moment the first suggested suggestion did work.

[Pete Dowson]

If I encounter further problems similar to this I would like to know how to do this.

Sorry, but I thought I just explained how to do this? i.e.:

program your own control using the FSUIPC added control "Offset Byte Set", with offset x888 and parameter values 1, 2, 4, 8 for Engines 1, 2, 3, or 4 respectively.

There is really nothing else at all to explain!

Pete