PMDG 737-800 Spoiler operation

[MrRoper]

Ok guys,

So i am starting to play around with what I have here and getting used to using FSUIPC etc

One thing I cant, for the life of me work out, is how to get the spoiler to arm through an axis on the PMDG 737-800, i have searched on here and it looks like this is something thats a problem generally,

has this been solved by anyone yet? as its annoying me!!!

Thanks in advance

[fweinrebe]

Hi,

I haven't done this for spoilers (did this for the flaps), but can offer some help on where to read up on how to setup FSPUIC for this. Use the FSPUIC User Guide and look for the Axis assignment chapter. At the end of that chapter there is a section on setting up ranges. (Used the 3.82 guide) What you'll have to do is set up a range for where the Spoiler is Off, Armed and the rest of the settings.

As you enter and exit these ranges call one of the following commands:
SPOILERS_ARM_OFF
SPOILERS_ARM_ON
SPOILERS_ARM_SET
SPOILERS_ARM_TOGGLE
SPOILERS_OFF

Hope it helps.

[ian@737ng.co.uk]

hi chris.......
there is no way to arm the spoiler on the PMDG with the exception of the mouseclick hotspot. not good. PMDG themselves admit that their spoiler logic is not perfect.
that being said, the spoiler itself does use the normal FS axis. so it is possible to connect an axis and assign it in fsuipc. from there as fritz says you can then assign
functions along the range for off arm and on.
going forward any output card worth it's salt will be able to read the state of the spoiler and illuminate the correct led's. i use the CPFlight MIP737. gives me 'do not arm', 'armed' and 'speedbrake extended' annunciation.
please bear in mind that what i do is distanced from the PMDG. that is i am using a standalone axis to control the spoiler and reading the FS spoiler state to light my annunciators. and the PMDG, using the FS spoilers follows suit.
hope that sorted it for you. i see you were inspired then (he he he).
rgds ... ian

[MrRoper]

Hi Ian

Inspired is not the word.. To be hinest I have been looking for something I can get my teeth into, and learn along the way..and I think this just may be it!!

Anyway, back to the point.

So when you arm your spoiler..is it actually armed? and will it deploy on landing, or do you need to deploy it manually?

It seems that the spoiler does not respond to any of the following fsuipc commands

SPOILERS_ARM_OFF
SPOILERS_ARM_ON
SPOILERS_ARM_SET
SPOILERS_ARM_TOGGLE
SPOILERS_OFF

Thanks in advance

[AchillesP]

Hi,

FS9 or FSX?

Hi Ian

Inspired is not the word.. To be hinest I have been looking for something I can get my teeth into, and learn along the way..and I think this just may be it!!

Anyway, back to the point.

So when you arm your spoiler..is it actually armed? and will it deploy on landing, or do you need to deploy it manually?

It seems that the spoiler does not respond to any of the following fsuipc commands

SPOILERS_ARM_OFF
SPOILERS_ARM_ON
SPOILERS_ARM_SET
SPOILERS_ARM_TOGGLE
SPOILERS_OFF

Thanks in advance

[MrRoper]

fs9 using the pmdg 737-800

[AchillesP]

Hi,

Download the latest version of fsuipc

The offsets are the below

0BCC	4	Spoilers arm (0=off, 1=arm for auto deployment)
0BD0	4	Spoilers control, 0 off to 16383 fully deployed (4800 is set by arming)
0BD4	4	Spoiler Left position indicator (0-16383)
0BD8	4	Spoiler Right position indicator (0-16383)

0366

2

Aircraft on ground flag (0=airborne, 1=on ground). Not updated in Slew mode.

If ODB0 4 = 4800 and if 0366 2 = 1 then you have the auto deploy.

fs9 using the pmdg 737-800