Programming TFDi MD-11 Event ID's

[xkoote]

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Hello,

I am referencing TFDi's website TFDi Design MD-11 Integration Guide | Invernyx Docs where it documents eventID's for most buttons in the cockpit. (Click on EventID's on the left to slew the page to the list). With these it was a breeze to program all EFIS SD system page buttons on my joystick. However now I am trying some oth buttons but have hit a wall. The procedure does not work. I have attached the log file. The event between 32906 and 33422 is a successful programming and implementation of selecting a button in the cockpit. (SD ENG page). The events between 37812 and 38047 show how even though I programmed the button exactly the same way as the previous one. It does not work.

Any ideas?

 

FSUIPC7_prev.log

Edited April 9 by John Dowson
Moved to FSUIPC7 support sub-forum

[John Dowson]

30 minutes ago, xkoote said:

The event between 32906 and 33422 is a successful programming and implementation of selecting a button in the cockpit. (SD ENG page). The events between 37812 and 38047 show how even though I programmed the button exactly the same way as the previous one. It does not work.

What event/control numbers are those? Third-party events start at number 69632, and the first/lowest custom event number shown in that web page is this one:
    EVT_MD11_PED_CPT_RADIO_PNL_XFER_BT_LEFT_BUTTON_DOWN            69644
i.e. event 69664.

If you look at the log file you posted, you will see this:

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     4140 Mapping custom control numbers 69632 - 84232

So this is the range you can use for third-party events (also known as custom controls). Looks like the TFI Design MD-11 uses third-party control numbers from 69644 to 96323, so you currently won't be able to use those above 84232. This is currently a hard-coded maximum. For the next release I will add an additional ini parameter so that the max custom control/event number can be specified. I will release the next version shortly after SU15 is released, which should be any day now. Once I have made this change, I will also post details in this topic and can maybe supply you a beta version to test (if not released yet).

Your log file shows errors when using custom events above 84232:

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    37812 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=2 (L), Btn=11, Pressed
    37812 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 70=PL,11,C86094,0
    37812 FS Control Sent: Ctrl=86094, Param=0  <86094>
    37812 Exception 1 "ERROR", Ref 19655, Index param 2 on TransmitClientEvent, object=1, id=86094 (????), data=0
    38031 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=2 (L), Btn=11, Released
    38031 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 71=UL,11,C86095,0
    38031 FS Control Sent: Ctrl=86095, Param=0  <86095>
    38047 Exception 1 "ERROR", Ref 19656, Index param 2 on TransmitClientEvent, object=1, id=86095 (????), data=0

These other errors in your log file:

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     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 17=PJ,31,CPMD11 AutoBrake OFF,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '1 (>L:md11_ctr_autobrake_sw,number)'
     5109 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1 (J), Btn=16, Pressed
     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 31=PJ,16,CPMD11 No Smoking AUTO,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '1 (>L:md11_ovhd_lts_no_smoke_sw,number)'
     5109 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1 (J), Btn=18, Pressed
     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 32=PJ,18,CPMD11 Seatbelt AUTO,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '1 (>L:md11_ovhd_lts_seat_belts_sw,number)'
     5109 Button changed: bRef=0, Joy=1 (J), Btn=24, Pressed
     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 34=PJ,24,CPMD11 Landing Light Left OFF,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '0 (>L:md11_ovhd_lts_ldg_l_sw,number)'
     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 35=PJ,24,CPMD11 Landing Light Right OFF,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '0 (>L:md11_ovhd_lts_ldg_r_sw,number)'
     5109 [Buttons.TFDi Design MD-11 GE Factory Rollout N111MD] 36=PJ,24,CPMD11 Taxi Light OFF,0
     5109  [ERROR]: Error setting Client Data Calculator Code [-2147467259]: '0 (>L:md11_ovhd_lts_nose_sw,number)'
...etc

are because you are trying to use  buttons assigned to presets before everything is loaded. You cannot use presets/lvars/hvars until the WAPI has established a connection and the initial set of lvars have been received, which is logged here:

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    12047 -------------------- Starting everything now ----------------------
    12047 Starting WideServer now ...
    12047 Starting WAPI....
    12047   [INFO]: **** Starting FSUIPC7 WASM Interface (WAPI) version 1.0.4 (WASM version 1.0.3) using connection -1
    12047   [INFO]: Connected to MSFS
    12109 Lvars received: 1584 L:vars & 0 H:vars now available

So you need to wait a short while (an additional 7 seconds or so) after the aircraft is loaded before you try and operate it via FSUIPC7 assignments to presets.

John

[John Dowson]

Try the attached version, 7.4.12d. Add the following to the [General] section of your FSUIPC7.ini file:
     MaxCustomControlNumber=96323

John

FSUIPC7.exe

P.S. As your question/issue is with FSUIPC7, please use the sub-forum dedicated to FSUIPC7 / MSFS for such posts. I will move your post.

[xkoote]

Hello John,

The numbers I posted were for the log file lines.

thanks for the post. yes sorry wrong forum. I will check it out tomorrow. 

Cheers,

 

Xander

[xkoote]

John,

was too excited so I tested it, and it works like a charm!! Thank you so much 😉

[John Dowson]

1 hour ago, xkoote said:

was too excited so I tested it, and it works like a charm!! Thank you so much 😉

👍No problem! 😎