amnz Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Hello Pete, I have a PFC CAT III USB BATD. I am wondering if I am able to install FS9 and FSUIPC 3 on this system, or does the PFC equipment have to have connections via COM-ports, in order for the PFC equipment to work with FSUIPC and therefore FS9? Kindest Regards, Alexander Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dowson Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 I have a PFC CAT III USB BATD. Not sure what that is. Is it a Cirrus console, or a full cockpit? I am wondering if I am able to install FS9 and FSUIPC 3 on this system, or does the PFC equipment have to have connections via COM-ports, in order for the PFC equipment to work with FSUIPC and therefore FS9? I don't really know. Didn't it come with any instructions or software? I did produce a DLL called PFCHID.DLL which does replace the COM-port based PFC.DLL for the HID/USB devices I knew about a year or so ago. Whether that covers what you have I don't know, but you could try it. The DLL is available in the Download Links subforum. I'm surprised PFC themselves don't supply it? Or don't they know you want to use FS9? The PFCHID.DLL needs a recent version of FSUIPC installed and allows assignment of axes and their calibration in FSUIPC. It doesn't do button assignments though because all of the PFC HID equipment has pre-defined functions for the switches and buttons. Just install a current version of FSUIPC3 (version 3.98 or later -- version 3.989w is available in that subforum), register it, and also install PFCHID.DLL in the same modules folder. It has no real options (there's a INI file with some choices). The menu it adds is just to check that it is running and to give you its version number. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnz Posted January 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hello Pete, Wow, I see that you are very responsive to questions! Just to clear up some things, it is a cirrus console, and PFC states that all that all their equipment is also compatible with Flight Simulator 2004. I will Email PFC later on about how to run the equipment with FS9, and i'll post the solution in this topic, just in case someone has the same problem Thanks for the speedy and helpful reply! Alexander Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Dowson Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Just to clear up some things, it is a cirrus console, and PFC states that all that all their equipment is also compatible with Flight Simulator 2004. Okay. I have the USB Cirrus Pro and complete with radio stack etc and it all works fine with the PFCHID.DLL. I will Email PFC later on about how to run the equipment with FS9, and i'll post the solution in this topic, just in case someone has the same problem It might be quicker to simply install it as I suggested. You should find it all works fine. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnz Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Thank you very much for your help Pete. Alexander Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian Lim Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Hi Peter, I own a PFC Cat III system and bought a registered version of FSUIPC recently. My goal is to use FSUIPC to program the CAT III switches and buttons for PMDG 747X. I understand this can be achieved via creation of macro commands. Can you kindly point me to the relevant documentation so I can get going? Thanks. Fabian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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