Need testers for 737 systems simulator software

[RadarBob]

Hi , I just installed an opencockpits CDU and noticed right away that the EXEC button does not light up like the one on the software CDU when it needs to be pushed. What solution is there for this?

Andy

Hi Andy,

I don't think that the OC CDU hardware incorporates the indicators for the illuminated EXEC button or 'DSPY Fail', 'MSG' indicators?

I think that you can mod it though.

Some discussion on the subject here:

http://www.mycockpit.org/forums/show...its+cdu+driver

Best Regards,

Rob

[dion73]

Hi,

i just started exploring Prosim737 and got the basic stuff working. So far i really like what is has got to offer.
My question and what i do not understand is, how do you guys get the PMDG, Kittyhawk or Posky models working in prosim? It seems everybody just knows how to do this, but i can only find bits and pieces about this on the internet. Now i found this odd little program called AAMv2.2 for editing AIR files. But what to do?

thanks and kind regards,

dion

[ANDYSMITH]

Hi Dion,

As for the POSKY or the default 737 I just installed the plane and went flying. I bought the pmdg 737 and even clicked the box that said "does not work in FSX" , but read numerous posts that said it will work fine in FSX. But when I trried to install I got "can not find the FS9 folder". So I think I have to buy FS9, install there and then copy the plane to FSX. If you have FS9 it might work without editing any thing in the AIR file, but some things like engine starting may not work right.

wish I could help more.

Andy

[dion73]

Thanks Andy,

i'll try the Posky 737 as well. Hope people can shed some light on the subject for us...

Off topic: Meanwhile i found out a lot of the PMDG AIR file content has comments that say 'not used since FS2002 or FS2004', and the same sttings are than to be put in the CFG file. Maybe there is a thread out there with the right info.

thanks again

dion

[iwik]

Hi andy,
No need to buy FS9, just make a folder called fs9 and copy the FS9.exe from root of fsx. I think thats all its looking for.
Planes will be installed in this folder. Now just copy to fSX.
Les

[ANDYSMITH]

Les,
"you the man" thanks I had no idea is was that simple.
Do you know what to do to the files to "strip the logic" as they say? The only thing that does not work right for me is on first start after loading FSx, I have to pull up the onscreen overhead of the default 737 and turn on the APU and APU GEN switches before Prosim will spin up the engines. After that I can shut down and restart from cold and dark with Peosim working normal.
I wil instal PMDG later today and it might work fine without mods.

Thanks again

Andy

[Schraddel]

Hi , I just installed an opencockpits CDU and noticed right away that the EXEC button does not light up like the one on the software CDU when it needs to be pushed. What solution is there for this?

Andy

Hello Andy,

since the last update of 20th JAN the lights work with FSUIPC.
This code works well for me

Var 4000, name messages, Link FSUIPC_INOUT, Offset $052C, Length 2 // CDU leds
{
&ledexec = TESTBIT &messages ,0
&ledmsg = TESTBIT &messages ,1
&ledfail = TESTBIT &messages ,2
&ledofst = TESTBIT &messages ,3
}

Var 5000, name ledexec, Link IOCARD_OUT, Output 48 // led EXEC

Var 5001, name ledmsg, Link IOCARD_OUT, Output 47 // led MSG

Var 5002, name ledfail, Link IOCARD_OUT, Output 46 // led FAIL

Var 5003, name ledofst, Link IOCARD_OUT, Output 100 // led OFST

Thanks to Marty for this update which I missed so much

Cheers, Kai

[iwik]

Hi Andy,
Sorry cant add anymore.
Les

[Schraddel]

Hi Marty,

I have connected my overhead nearly complete with OC. But with "cold and dark" start I now get the failures "generator 1 and 2 not connected" on the instructor page which I have to "remove" manually to get the generators working.

Normally I connect the generators AFTER engine startup and disconnect APU generator.
Am I wrong with that way ?

I've tried the way to connect the Gen's right after ground power connection but with no better result. The failure is still there.

Is it a bug or my fault ?
Greetings,
Kai

[metamarty]

Hi Marty,

I have connected my overhead nearly complete with OC. But with "cold and dark" start I now get the failures "generator 1 and 2 not connected" on the instructor page which I have to "remove" manually to get the generators working.

Normally I connect the generators AFTER engine startup and disconnect APU generator.
Am I wrong with that way ?

I've tried the way to connect the Gen's right after ground power connection but with no better result. The failure is still there.

Is it a bug or my fault ?
Greetings,
Kai

Hello,

In no case should the generator switches ever be disconnected unless something is seriously wrong. If you look at the generator switches in the pictures in this page: http://www.b737.org.uk/electrics.htm you will notice that there are even wires running through the caps that you will need to break before you can open the caps to touch the switches. A generator disconnect cannot be undone until the aircraft is in maintenance. That's why you will see a "failure" box in the instructor station, allowing you to do the maintenance work to reconnect the generators. So, turning off the generator switches and then turning them on again will not give you back the generators until you remove the failure box from the instructor station.

Regards,

Marty