News offsets to future release

[André Gonçalves]

Good afternoon Peter

I am a user of FSUIPC some time and have used it a lot since I started building my 737NG cockpit. I have implemented many things via FSUIPC and SIOC and now I'm doing a module for pushback and other things and felt the need of having some features not found offsets for this. I was looking at the site of SimmConnect and found some interesting things and would like to see the possibility of being implemented in an upcoming release.

PUSHBACK ANGLE Pushback angle (the heading of the tug),

PUSHBACK CONTACTX The towpoint position, relative to the aircrafts datum reference point.

PUSHBACK CONTACTY Pushback contact position in vertical direction

PUSHBACK CONTACTZ Pushback contact position in fore/aft direction

reference: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc526981.aspx

I am also squawkbox user and for me it was a great advance when you entered some of the same offsets. I would like to do with you if there was the possibility of implementing the offsets: 0x7b9d, 0x7b9a, 0x7b96, 0x7b93. reference: http://squawkbox.ca/doc/sdk/fsuipc.php

Another application is where I get the documentation of all offsets release 4.70?

I've got a project you can follow in http://agsimulators.com.br where ever put the pictures of my cockpit. Also intend to develop a software to connect to the VATSIM only one I'm not finding documentation to make a point of departure. Do you have idea where I get this documentation?

Hope I'm not bothering you now and thank you. Congratulations for the beautiful work.

[Pete Dowson]

...now I'm doing a module for pushback and other things and felt the need of having some features not found offsets for this. I was looking at the site of SimmConnect and found some interesting things and would like to see the possibility of being implemented in an upcoming release.

PUSHBACK ANGLE Pushback angle (the heading of the tug),

PUSHBACK CONTACTX The towpoint position, relative to the aircrafts datum reference point.

PUSHBACK CONTACTY Pushback contact position in vertical direction

PUSHBACK CONTACTZ Pushback contact position in fore/aft direction

Yes, I can add offsets for those. they are only omitted because they are new to FSX and no one asked before.

You do realise that they are read-only, not control values? At least that is so if the SimConnect documentation is correct (sometimes it isn't).

I am also squawkbox user and for me it was a great advance when you entered some of the same offsets. I would like to do with you if there was the possibility of implementing the offsets: 0x7b9d, 0x7b9a, 0x7b96, 0x7b93. reference: http://squawkbox.ca/doc/sdk/fsuipc.php

Can you tell me how to do this? The information on how to link up the mode was supplied by someone else. I don't use SquawkBox at all, so I am not in a positions to decode the SimConnect client data SB4 uses. Perhaps you can decode it and let me know. Also, whether they are just read or written too. I'll implement an interface once i know how.

Another application is where I get the documentation of all offsets release 4.70?

The current SDK contains a version of the FSUIPC4 Offsets Status document which is up to date for 4.70. Any changes/additions since then will be listed in the Notes in the Download Links subforum.

I've got a project you can follow in http://agsimulators.com.br where ever put the pictures of my cockpit. Also intend to develop a software to connect to the VATSIM only one I'm not finding documentation to make a point of departure. Do you have idea where I get this documentation?

Sorry, I don't understand the question? Do you mean the identity of the current airport? If so the only way i know is to look up the Lat/Lon in a database.

Regards

Pete

[André Gonçalves]

Yes, I can add offsets for those. they are only omitted because they are new to FSX and no one asked before.

You do realise that they are read-only, not control values? At least that is so if the SimConnect documentation is correct (sometimes it isn't).

Can you tell me how to do this? The information on how to link up the mode was supplied by someone else. I don't use SquawkBox at all, so I am not in a positions to decode the SimConnect client data SB4 uses. Perhaps you can decode it and let me know. Also, whether they are just read or written too. I'll implement an interface once i know how.

The current SDK contains a version of the FSUIPC4 Offsets Status document which is up to date for 4.70. Any changes/additions since then will be listed in the Notes in the Download Links subforum.

Sorry, I don't understand the question? Do you mean the identity of the current airport? If so the only way i know is to look up the Lat/Lon in a database.

Regards

Pete

Peter thanks for responding. About squawkbox, I'll try to explain better to decode in the future to implement offsets.

On VATSIM, I'm intending to develop software for a connection where I can make some kind of integration with the FMC is to ProSim 737 or Project Magenta. The idea is to receive private messages as it receives a message and ACARS flight plan is sent when the configuration of the FMC (with routes, altitude, etc.). What would you like to know if you know or know where to have a documentation specifies methods of development for VATSIM.

Thank you!

Best regards

[Pete Dowson]

Peter thanks for responding. About squawkbox, I'll try to explain better to decode in the future to implement offsets.

You'd need to decode the way SB4 uses its SimConnect "ClientData". I know how to read and write its data because I do this for the Mode switch, but since I don't have or use SB4, nor understand the use of those other things, I cannot decode the ClientData for them. You'd need to analyse its client data whilst switching the things which influence it.

On VATSIM, I'm intending to develop software for a connection where I can make some kind of integration with the FMC is to ProSim 737 or Project Magenta. The idea is to receive private messages as it receives a message and ACARS flight plan is sent when the configuration of the FMC (with routes, altitude, etc.).

That sounds very complicated and I'm not sure I understand it. Why would the FMC integrate with ATC? And I thought ACARS, in real life, is something used by the airlines themselves, not ATC.

What would you like to know if you know or know where to have a documentation specifies methods of development for VATSIM.

Sorry, I don't understand this part. Are you asking me about how to program for VATSIM? I'm afraid I know nothing about any of the on-line flying side of FS.

Regards

Pete

[Pete Dowson]

I was looking at the site of SimmConnect and found some interesting things and would like to see the possibility of being implemented in an upcoming release.

PUSHBACK ANGLE Pushback angle (the heading of the tug),

PUSHBACK CONTACTX The towpoint position, relative to the aircrafts datum reference point.

PUSHBACK CONTACTY Pushback contact position in vertical direction

PUSHBACK CONTACTZ Pushback contact position in fore/aft direction

Okay. Download FSUIPC 4.715. I've added those read-outs as follows:

Offset - size - type - units - value

0334 - 4 - Float32 -- Radians - Pushback angle

0338 - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact X

033C - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact Y

0340 - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact Z

They are read-only. I tested writing and that generates a simconnect exception.

Regards

Pete

[André Gonçalves]

Okay. Download FSUIPC 4.715. I've added those read-outs as follows:

Offset - size - type - units - value

0334 - 4 - Float32 -- Radians - Pushback angle

0338 - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact X

033C - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact Y

0340 - 4 - Float32 -- Feet - Pushback contact Z

They are read-only. I tested writing and that generates a simconnect exception.

Regards

Pete

Thank you very much Peter, I go testing

Regards

André Gonçalves