FSUPIC & Wide FS and Go Flight - basic programming question

[Iain Williams]

Hello Peter:

I wish to use three Go Flight modules (button/switch modules) with FSX running WIN 7 (two computers correctly networked). I have WideFs which connects OK.

Can I install the Go Flight configuration software onto the client, then through WideFs, have the Go Flight modules operational when I use FSX from the server?

I assume, the way to do this is to install Go Flight software & driver onto the client, then copy the GFDev.ddl to the Wide FS folder on the client computer?

Finally, in your opinion Peter, is there any benefit in running the Go Flight configuration software on the client to provide allow maximization of processing power for FSX?

Thanks Pete, Iain

[Pete Dowson]

Can I install the Go Flight configuration software onto the client, then through WideFs, have the Go Flight modules operational when I use FSX from the server?

Sorry, I've no idea about GoFlight's own software. I think it needs to interface directly to FSX, but if it uses SimConnect it might work remotely too. I'm pretty sure it doesn't use FSUIPC and therefore not WideFS either, at least for FSX.

The FSUIPC support for GoFlight devices is separate and only needs the GFDev.DLL interface which would normally also get installed with their software but which can also be downloaded separately from the Download Links subforum here.

I assume, the way to do this is to install Go Flight software & driver onto the client, then copy the GFDev.ddl to the Wide FS folder on the client computer?

Ah, so you do mean using FSUIPC for assignments, and/or Lua gfd library support? When you said "have the Go Flight modules operational" I thought you might be referring to their own drivers, not the interface DLL. Yes, you can do what you say, or simply download GFDev.DLL from here and put it into the WideClient folder.

Finally, in your opinion Peter, is there any benefit in running the Go Flight configuration software on the client to provide allow maximization of processing power for FSX?

If it were possible, which i don't know I'm afraid, I doubt that you'd notice much difference. The main reason to use networked PCs for hardware instrumentation would be when video displays are involved (which would take resources from FSX), or simply because of the location of things in a cockpit, to avoid overlong USB cables needing boosters.

Regards

Pete

[Iain Williams]

If it were possible, which i don't know I'm afraid, I doubt that you'd notice much difference. The main reason to use networked PCs for hardware instrumentation would be when video displays are involved (which would take resources from FSX), or simply because of the location of things in a cockpit, to avoid overlong USB cables needing boosters.

Regards

Pete

Thanks Peter. Your response has been very helpful. As Go Flight drivers do not use a full-time display, there isn't much point in trying to network them.

On another note, I like the method you use to reply to questions (even if there are multiple questions in a thread). Using the quoted question and answering separately beneath each entry takes a bit of time, but it makes it so much easier to comprehend the reply. Cheers, Iain