FSX and Simkit Incturments

[Ajpetty]

I'am New to this ground piloting and flight Sim programs. I purchased Sim Kit standby instruments but I can not get them to work in either 2002 or FSX. even throught they say they will work. I have my computer updated the best I can with XP(I do not go on line with it) but when I start FSX the insturments do not work at all. They will calibrate but thats about it. Any suggestions? Thanks

[Pete Dowson]

I moved your post to the Support Forum, where it can be properly answered. Please post general support questions here in future.

 

 

I'am New to this ground piloting and flight Sim programs. I purchased Sim Kit standby instruments but I can not get them to work in either 2002 or FSX. even throught they say they will work. I have my computer updated the best I can with XP(I do not go on line with it) but when I start FSX the instruments do not work at all. They will calibrate but thats about it. Any suggestions? Thanks

 

Did these instruments come with a driver or some sort of interface software? If so, does it use FSUIPC? If it does use FSUIPC, did you install it, or did it install automatically? Does Sim Kit have any support you can ask questions of?

 

Pete

[Ajpetty]

Pete all these posting sites give me a headache. I don't know where a post should go, so I am basically shooting in the dark trying to get answers. Thanks for the re direct. As for the Simkits No there was no disk and really no instructions to them except how to assembly them and even that was slim. I don't even know what FSUIP is or what it is suppose to do. The instruments will calibrate, but they will not load into 2002,2003, or FSX when I start or run the FS. As I said I am new to this ground piloting and my previous experience with flight sims was on B-52's and F-16's. I never had to build one just fly it, and I sure did not know how to work on one. I've tried I think downloading the FSUIPC it shows in the add-ons when I run FSX, but that does not help get the instrument responding. I'm using a static computer for the Sim I've built last summer, and it is all up to date as well as all the service packs for the Sim programs. I just want to get rid of this TV screen and use instruments on the sim. Any help would be greatly appreciated in getting me headed in the right direction.

[Pete Dowson]

Sorry, the SimKit supplier is the only place you are likely to get help. I can't believe you get no information with them! Seems you chose the wrong parts if you can't use them.

Maybe you can find someone else who uses them, but there's really no way I can help. You always need a driver, even if you have to write one yourself -- and in the latter case you need information on how to handle the gauges!

Pete

[Thomas Richter]

Hi,

 

on SimKits page (www.simkits.com) --> Support --> Software Centre (http://www.simkits.com/software.php) you will find their driver software for their devices.

If you use those they connect via USB, each instrument, then you need their Simkits USB Aircraft Gauge setup software (http://www.simkits.com/downloads/software/SimkitsUSB127.zip)

It contains the software to drive the instruments from Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002, 2004 (FSUIPC needed)
or Flight Simulator X Deluxe Version (FSUIPC not needed) and the software to calibrate the gauges.
It has been updated from the previous version to support Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit and contains the value
for a G-Force gauge. This version number is 1.27 and the date of release is September 1, 2011. Some minor bugs
have been solved and Rotor RPM Gauge function code has been changed.