I have searched the forum and can't seem to come up with an answer to what has to have been asked and solved long ago. My apologies if I have missed it.
I have a pair of real 737 yolks in my sim and don't want to modify them. For reasons I won't get into I would like to use the AP disconnect button as the PTT button.
I have Squawkbox installed on the main FS computer to which I have the phidget card plugged in. I have the second part of SB installed on a second computer which is where the mic and sound card are.
I have set the offset (can't remember what it is) in the custom phidget screen (as I couldn't find a PTT button in any of the normal releases eg) 429 etc). When I push the button on the yolk and I look at the small dialogue box that SB invokes on the FS machine I see the Tx light up as it should. The problem is that the mic doesn't get turned on even though the Tx light comes on.
My guess is the command from the phidget card is being sent to the FS machine as that is where it is attached and the little SB dialogue box is, however, that is not where the mic is located which is on the other machine. My guess is the command stops at the FS machine and never makes it across the network to the other machine - and why would it. I haven't told it to push the button on the second machine for the mic.
Does this make sense? Is this correct or is there another reason? If so what do I do to transmit this phidget button to the second machine? If not how do you make the mic come on if you have SB installed on two machines with the Phidget card plugged into Computer A and the Mic on Computer B. If Phidgets only talked to FSUIPC this would be a piece of cake.
Please help..........
Bruce Day
Toronto