FS2004 +Logitech Attack 3 j.s. & calibration problems

[Aslan]

Hi Pete,

I am using FS2004 with the Wilco Airbus 319-321 addon with an new Logitech Attack 3 joystick. I have elite throttles & rudder combination which use their patch which includes your software (unactivated). Hence the purchase etc. I have the latest version 3.82 installed.

While testing the joystick controls for full movement, a problem occurs that at full displacement, left or right, up or down, the controls crossbar (on the PFD) jumps back to neutral position.

Pg 43 of the FSUiPC user guide suggests to deactivate the joystick within FS:

Of course, if you are using FSUIPC for everything to do with joysticks, be sure instead to disable the joystick input in FS‘s own Options-Controls menu).

If I do this, I don't receive any values when moving the joystick left/right etc for the calibration in FSUIPC and the joystick doesn't work.

Also I don't find a FS2004.cfg or FS.cfg in my FS2004 root directory to edit as you suggest:

2) For more predictable responses from your joystick, consider editing the FS CFG file and adding:

STICK_SENSITIVITY_MODE=0 To the [CONTROLS] section. This makes FS treat the raw joystick readings in a linear fashion. By default, since FS2000, FS has applied a time-change formula to the axes that, in my opinion at least, which can give rise to some unwanted behaviour. You will need to edit the CFG file before running FS, as any changes you make whilst FS is running will be overwritten.

Which cfg file are you referring to?

Any ideas what I need to do to get the joystick controlled via FSUIPC and not FS and to get rid of the automatic deflection back to the null point when reaching any full deflection/displacements etc. This problem only occurs for the joystick and not a yoke...

Thanks

Aslan

[Pete Dowson]

While testing the joystick controls for full movement, a problem occurs that at full displacement, left or right, up or down, the controls crossbar (on the PFD) jumps back to neutral position.

Are they calibrated in FSUIPC? Do you by any chance have the "spike removal" options set in FSUIPC (on the Miscellaneous tab). They might be seeing extreme values and assuming they are invalid. (Mind you, they''d simply ignore them, not change them to zero).

If neither, then it sounds like the controls are faulty. Test them with the attached Logitech program, DIVIEW.

Pg 43 of the FSUiPC user guide suggests to deactivate the joystick within FS:

Only if you are assigning them in FSUIPC! They must be assigned to whatever you want them to do in one place OR the other, just not both!

If I do this, I don't receive any values when moving the joystick left/right etc for the calibration in FSUIPC and the joystick doesn't work.

Evidently you aren't assigning then, then. They can't work if they aren't assigned to a function.

Also I don't find a FS2004.cfg or FS.cfg in my FS2004 root directory to edit as you suggest:

I never suggested that CFG file was in your root directory. It's in your Document and Settings folder, under your log-on name, in the Application Data, Microsoft, FS9 folder. Please refer to general FAQs for FS in the FS2004 Forum.

Which cfg file are you referring to?

The FS CFG file for the version of FS you are using, of course. Every user of FS should always become familiar with that file, it is the common repository of everything you set in FS. Please check the general FS2004 Forum to learn more about FS2004. Don't mess with such files first.

Before using anything to do with Joysticks in FSUIPC you really need to be reasonably confident that they work in FS using normal FS methods. FSUIPC cannot fix faults in hardware, so if they aren't working properly (as seen in FS) then you will only confuse you more and things will get worse. First, just see if they give correct repsonses in the attached program, which is actually by Logitech too.

Regards

Pete

DIView.zip

[Aslan]

Hi Pete,

Thanks for the quick and detailed reply. I'll get to work and see what happens

cheers

Aslan