FSUIPC for P3d v3.4 and PFC

[N987PL]

I just installed the latest version of Prepar3D (v3.4...) and the latest version of FSUIPC.  My PFC throttle quadrant is no longer working.  I confirmed I have the PFC.dll file installed in the P3D modules folder along with the latest FSUIPC.dll.  I can't get FSUIPC (while in P3D application) to recognize the axis' for the PFC throttle quadrant.  Anyone have the same issue or is there a new PFC.dll to go along with the new versions of FSUIPC and P3D?

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit, 32G DDR4 memory, EVGA GTX 1080, 1000W Corsair Power Supply, etc.

[Pete Dowson]

40 minutes ago, N987PL said:

I just installed the latest version of Prepar3D (v3.4...) and the latest version of FSUIPC.  My PFC throttle quadrant is no longer working.  I confirmed I have the PFC.dll file installed in the P3D modules folder along with the latest FSUIPC.dll. 

There's no "PFC.DLL" for FSX or P3D. Is your throttle quadrant one of the old serially-connected units? If so you need PFCFSX.DLL. And check that you have the COM port set correctly.

And please never just say "latest". I need VERSION NUMBERS! They are not hard to find. Folks have said "latest" and it turned out they were using a year old version, just the "latest" they'd noticed.

43 minutes ago, N987PL said:

Anyone have the same issue or is there a new PFC.dll to go along with the new versions of FSUIPC and P3D?

If you really do mean PFCFSX.DLL, then no. That never needs changing for any FSX/P3D version as it just handles the hardware and passes everything on to FSUIPC.

Pete

 

[N987PL]

Sorry Pete.  Here's what I installed.

FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.946

Also, my PFC quadrant is USB.  All the other functions are configurable with FSUIPC, but FSUIPC does not recognize the rudder trim axis when I try to configure.  I don't believe it's the rheostat for the rudder trim, but I suppose it could be.  I just uninstalled all the PFC utilities after defining the rudder trim "not present".  I guess I'm giving up.  The rudder trim on the PFC throttle quadrant console worked perfectly before .... I'm sure I've messed something up but don't know what else to do.

[N987PL]

OH, and one other thing.  I removed the PFC.dll from the modules directory and replaced with the PFCFSX.dll too.

[Pete Dowson]

12 minutes ago, N987PL said:

FSUIPC4.DLL version 4.946

Ouch! That is way out of date and unsupported!!. You should be on 4.958 at least.  Version 4.946 dates back to October 2015, over a year ago! It doesn't know P3D 3.4 and will not be working properly, it pre-dates it by many months!

Please ALWAYS check you are using an up to date version before asking for support.

13 minutes ago, N987PL said:

Also, my PFC quadrant is USB.

Then PFXFSX.DLL is wrong.

The only PFC USB driver I've ever supplied is PFCHID.DLL, intended mainly for their full USB consoles. But if your quadrant looks like a set of standard joystick axes then it needs no driver at all.

Did you never get any information from PFC relating to your quadrant? Have you tried PFC support at all?

Pete

 

[N987PL]

Yes, thanks Pete.  They have determined the rudder control is "fried".  They are sending me a new one.  I have disabled the axis for now.  Everything else is working correctly now.  One other note, I had a modules folder installed in the Lockheed Martin directory in addition to the one within the P3D folder.  Your install of 4.958 installed correctly within the P3D directory.  I'm not sure when the other modules folder (outside the P3D but within the Lockheed Martin folder) was created.  I deleted that one and everything seems to be working OK.  Thanks again for your help!

[Pete Dowson]

8 minutes ago, N987PL said:

One other note, I had a modules folder installed in the Lockheed Martin directory in addition to the one within the P3D folder.  Your install of 4.958 installed correctly within the P3D directory.  I'm not sure when the other modules folder (outside the P3D but within the Lockheed Martin folder) was created.

The FSUIPC installer wouldn't have created that. There are other installers for other programs which use the Modules folder.

Pete