The event is not listed

[toolpusher33]

Hi I am trying to select the alt bug from a button on my controller.  I know FSUIPC is working as I can allocate other things to the button and it works. From the console on the sim I can see the event triggered is A32NK_FCU_ALT_PUSH but thats not listed in FSUIP. I cant find the  HEX number to create a custom control either. Any help please

[John Dowson]

1 hour ago, toolpusher33 said:

From the console on the sim I can see the event triggered is A32NK_FCU_ALT_PUSH but thats not listed in FSUIP.

That is because it is not a standard MSFS control/event, but a custom event. Presumably its from a 3rd party add-on, do you know which one? It doesn't look like a MobiFlight event/preset, or an FBW  one - the corresponding FBW event is A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH - do you mean that?

To use such events in FSUIPC, you need to make an event file (*,evt) to make them known to FSUIPC. Please see the Advamnced User Manual.
A bunch of event files are included in the EventFiles sub-folder of your FSUIPC7 installation. If the event is the FBW A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH (and not A32NK_FCU_ALT_PUSH), then you can make this (and other FBW events) known to FSUIPC7 by moving the file flybywire-aircraft-a320-neo.evt from the EventFiles sub-folder to the main installation folder (i.e. up one level).

John

[toolpusher33]

Thanks for the help yes it is A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH that I am trying to activate . While I was waiting I created a file call FBW.evt and entered 0=A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH and have it in the main installation folder and now I see it in the listing but it still does not activate the alt bug. I will check some more

[toolpusher33]

Hi sorry for being a thicky regards this but I dont see these event files folder anywhere?

 

[John Dowson]

10 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

Thanks for the help yes it is A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH that I am trying to activate . While I was waiting I created a file call FBW.evt and entered 0=A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH and have it in the main installation folder and now I see it in the listing but it still does not activate the alt bug. I will check some more

A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH  and A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH are different events....
Are you using the latest dev version of the FBW? Dont think this is available in the stable version yet.

4 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

Hi sorry for being a thicky regards this but I dont see these event files folder anywhere?

Make sure that you are using the latest version of FSUIPC7, v7.2.10.  The folder will be under your FSUIPC7 installation folder, which you can open from the File -> Open Installation Folder... menu item in FSUIPC7.

John
 

[toolpusher33]

Hi John

I am using the latest dev of the a32NX and now the latest version on FSUIP7 so now I do see the events. 

I am now trying A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL but still having no luck. i added A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL as an event. On the sim console I can  see when I use the mouse this triggers ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 1 and ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 0 so I added that to happen after the button was pressed. When I press the button now and let it go I can see in the console ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 1 and ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 0 are activated BUT not A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL

[John Dowson]

13 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

I am now trying A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL

How many times do I have to say this....
Where/what is the event A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL and what handles this? I can only see A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH - they are different!

17 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

On the sim console I can  see when I use the mouse this triggers ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 1 and ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 0 so I added that to happen after the button was pressed. When I press the button now and let it go I can see in the console ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 1 and ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET: 0 are activated BUT not A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL

Well, if you assigned to ALTITUDE_SLOT_INDEX_SET then that is what you will see! And again, I do not know what the control A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL is, or what handles that.
Have you tried with A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH, as I keep advising....
And note that these are FBW events, nothing to do with FSUIPC7. FSUIPC7 just provides the mechanism to use custom events, via use of event files. If they don't work, you need to contact the provider of the event, i.e. FBW.

John

[toolpusher33]

Hi I know A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL  and A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH are different events.  Ok thanks for the help anyway

 

[John Dowson]

1 hour ago, toolpusher33 said:

I know A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL  and A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH are different events. 

Yes, but sorry - I meant 'I can only see A32NX.FCU_ALT_PULL', i.e. with a period ('.') and not an underscore ('_').

1 hour ago, toolpusher33 said:

Ok thanks for the help anyway

Well, its still not clear to me what you are trying to do, as I have no idea where the event A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL  comes from, how you would use it,  or what handles it....
Custom events must contain a period ('.'), which is why I keep asking you to try A32NX.FCU_ALT_PULL and not A32NX_FCU_ALT_PULL, or A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH and not A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH.

John

[toolpusher33]

Ok will give it a try thanks I recently had a stroke so my cognitive  function's are not so good. So thanks for putting up with me. Yes think I missed the bit about the period 

[toolpusher33]

Hi John Thanks for sticking with me I have this working fine now .

I think I was getting confused by the sim console as when I use the mouse to press the heading bug it was telling me A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH  was being activated and not A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH . Also we I push the button  on my controller to activate the same it tells me on the sim console I have pressed A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH and not A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH. although thats what I entered into the evt page.

So thats made life a lot easier for me as my hand shakes and instead of using the mouse to try and change  alt which I found difficult I now just press a spare button on my controller. So as I have few buttons spare on my controller I can add A32NX.FCU_ALT_PULL as well

Thanks again for the help and a great product by the way 😀

[John Dowson]

2 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

I have this working fine now .

Good to hear!

2 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

I think I was getting confused by the sim console as when I use the mouse to press the heading bug it was telling me A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH  was being activated and not A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH . Also we I push the button  on my controller to activate the same it tells me on the sim console I have pressed A32NX_FCU_ALT_PUSH and not A32NX.FCU_ALT_PUSH. although thats what I entered into the evt page.

Yes, I think the custom events (those with a period '.') get translated by the handling code in the MSFS/WASM.  In FSUIPC, you always need to declare (and assign to) custom events with an embedded period.

4 minutes ago, toolpusher33 said:

Thanks again for the help and a great product by the way 😀

Thanks!

John