FSUIPC reset/restart while FSX is running

[RoB2]

Hi,

is there a possibility to trigger an 'on-the-fly' reset/restart/reload of FSUIPC while FSX is running? I mean the action that seems to be executed when exiting the FSUIPC menu with the 'OK' button.

I am asking because the wind direction control with offset 2DE0 that I use for FSXWX still gets very randomly and rarely stuck (and I have no idea why): look at this older thread for more info.

And entering / exiting the FSUIPC menu seems to 'solve' this problem. That's why I like to trigger this event in the background.

Regards

Robert

[Pete Dowson]

is there a possibility to trigger an 'on-the-fly' reset/restart/reload of FSUIPC while FSX is running? I mean the action that seems to be executed when exiting the FSUIPC menu with the 'OK' button.

You mean updating the INI file? Why, if there are no changes?

There's no "reset/restart/reload of FSUIPC". It doesn't do anything specific on entering or exiting the menu -- excepting just a rescan of joysticks on entry. The only thing which might be doing something for you is effectively completely pausing FS. Most FS menus do that too.

I am asking because the wind direction control with offset 2DE0 that I use for FSXWX still gets very randomly and rarely stuck (and I have no idea why): look at this older thread for more info.

But that has these bits in it:

ME: "Could you please download FSUIPC 4.859f test and test this with your method? I've added the wind setting to other palaces. Maybe this will overcome your detected omissions? Let me know, please."

OP: "Just finished my standard testflight EDDL-EGLL and wanted to give a brief result: No more wind deadlocks!"

So what's changed since December?

And entering / exiting the FSUIPC menu seems to 'solve' this problem. That's why I like to trigger this event in the background.

Apart from actually stopping the sim and starting it again, how do you think this "event" can be done. To trigger an "entering menu and exiting" you'd need to actually enter the menu and exit.! surely no one would ever want that happening automatically?

Pete

[RoB2]

My question was purely based on the oberservation that *something* is happening when entering/exiting the FSUIPC menu.

I assumed that it could be any kind of FSUIPC reset because it does have an effect on the wind values.

But when the only thing that it does is pausing FSX, then it is clearly not FSUIPC but maybe rather the pause itself.

So what's changed since December?

Primarily, I have more spare time at the moment to continue on FSXWX and testing.

Furthermore, I have added turbulence, gusts and variance that are also done with these offsets.

As a matter of fact, sooner or later the stuck wind direction recovers, which causes a wind shift because the internal interpolated wind direction (that is send to FSUIPC) already 'moved on'.

Maybe, I have noticed it only now, because with variance I have larger wind direction fluctuation that I didn't have before.

To trigger an "entering menu and exiting" you'd need to actually enter the menu and exit.! surely no one would ever want that happening automatically?

Of course, I didn't want the actual menu to open and close ... ;-) But rather the process that might get triggered by that.

Regards

Robert

[RoB2]

Ah, I might have found the reason in my own program code (a kind of timer mixup).

So, please disregard my initial question.

Edit: Yes, I am confident that I have found the bug. Thanks anyway!