DLL Request

[AU Sniper]

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has played around with creating a .DLL file that connects to FSUIPC for inputs and outputs. Trying to build a home cockpit based on PMDG737NGX and connection through Labview for hardware switches and annunciators. I can get the switches to work via a Virtual joystick, but its a bit messy, looking to cut out the "middle man" and go direct from Labview to FSUIPC. Unfortunately I'm not very experienced with programming in any language, but i have managed to call functions within a .DLL through Labview. Any help or points in right direction, greatly appreciated.

[Pete Dowson]

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5 hours ago, AU Sniper said:

Just wondering if anyone has played around with creating a .DLL file that connects to FSUIPC for inputs and outputs.

GAUgue files written in C/c++ rather than XML are just DLLs which are loaded with the aircraft rather than at the start of a session. And many such in add-on aircraft used to use FSUIPC for access to assorted internal sim variables in FS9 days and before.  There are still some add-on DLL and GAUges which do, but not many these days with SimConnect being the more direct route which also does not require another 3rd party addition.

But nowadays, when 99% of everything FSUIPC offers actualy being accomplished through Simconnect in any case, any new such add-in would really be better off going direct to SimConnect.

However, the FSUIPC SDK does still contain a section for module Users of the its interface.

For many users a much easier solution is simply to use Lua plug-ins, which also run internally -- if running internally is the important thing.

5 hours ago, AU Sniper said:

Unfortunately I'm not very experienced with programming in any language

In that case it definitely isn't a good idea to try implementing a module for either FSUIPC or SimConnect. Best look at Lua, which is intended to be an easy-to-use scripting lanaguage, a sort of one-up over a CFG or INI parameter file.

5 hours ago, AU Sniper said:

i have managed to call functions within a .DLL through Labview

But LabView is presumably running as a separate process, so the DLL calls you make also operate in that process. Calling things in a separate process is an entirely different kettle of fish.

Pete