Adding two very simple switches with IO Cards?

[twisted8]

Yeah you can do the mouse trapping with FSUIPC then assign a keyboard shortcut to the mouse trap and then use SIOC to call they keyboard shortcut.
The OC transponder would probably use built-in FS offsets, as long as captain sim uses the default FS offsets I think it would work.

[Boeing 747 Flyer]

Okay then.
If I'm using default Offsets will I still need registered FSUIPC? If so, is there any way to get it to interface without registered FSUIPC?

[Boeing 747 Flyer]

Hi guys,

I would appreciate an answer if this is possible without purchasing FSUIPC. Thanks.

[AK Mongo]

FSUIPC is very cheap. Pete Dowson has created an excellent piece of software, that is worth every penny. Just buy the thing!

There is though an unregistered version you can get. It does not offer full function on everything, but you can take a look and see if it fits your needs.

But just buy it.

*disclamer--I am in no way affiliated with Peter or FSUIPC, but have paid a lot more for programs that did not do nearly as much.*

[Buddym]

Yeah, same here ... FSUIPC is an incredible value and has awesome support from Peter and the community.

I have no experience mouse trapping without FSUIPC so to be honest I don't know of another way to do it

Buddy

[Boeing 747 Flyer]

I have owned unregistered FSUIPC for a few years now, I am just wondering is it possible with the unregistered version?

Also, can things like rotary knobs, three-way switches, etc be programmed in FSUIPC?

Furthermore, does the 757 Captain add-on definitely support mouse trapping?

Kind regards,

Jack

[Boeing 747 Flyer]

Would appreciate an answer to the question below guys.

[Buddym]

I have not used unregistered FSUIPC so I cannot say, maybe ask Peter over on his support forum, he is always more than helpful.

If we were talking about registered FSUIPC then realize that the purpose of FSUIPC is to deal with the task of reading and writing to MSFS addresses using the published offsets, not interfacing to hardware. As far as I know you have to have something like SIOC or IOCards (for example if you are using Open Cockpits hardware) to generate reads and writes to the offsets, which FSUIPC then processes to act upon MSFS internals. Trapping a mouse click and then sending to FSUIPC is very different than rotating an encoder or flipping a switch, programatically speaking. FSUIPC has (as far as I know) no method of identifying with or interfacing to any hardware other than game controller devices that show up in the Windows Device Manager. That being said, you could use Leo Bodnar's cards or an MJOY16 card to connect switches and encoders and then possibly trigger your trapped mouse events via FSUIPC without needing anything like SIOC or IOCards software. Have a look at the tutorial on mouse trapping that Nigel did. I would pose the question to Peter Dowson as:

"can I use a button press on a joystick interface to trigger an event based on a trapped mouse click to write to an offset, and can I do this using unregistered FSUIPC?

Also, maybe Kiek chan chime in here, but I think if you look at his stuff over on leekseecon there is some info on trapping and SIOC as well. I will do some experimenting myself this weekend as I am most likely going to be in the same boat with my addon, probably the Wilco A320.

Hope this helps, I am just not as far along on this subject as I need to be yet.

Buddy

[AK Mongo]

Sounds like you need to take the following steps:

1. Start FSX
2. Go to Modules Menu
3. Pick FSUIPC
4. See if your unregistered version will allow you to Mouse Trap. Instructions are here:
5. If it does not appear to, read the manual or their forums to find out if you are doing something wrong, or need to buy the license.
6.Report back to the forum on your findings.

Good luck...

[Boeing 747 Flyer]

Thanks very much guys, all of that information was very helpful.

So, lets say I establish that I can do mouse trappnig (weather I have to purchase or not)...

I want to try making push switches for the Yaw Dampers. What products exactly would I need to do this? I am thinking IO Card, USB Card... What else?

Also, how are the connections wired up? I may try and get the yaw dampers working with the LDS767 somehow.

I am getting there, I understand most of it, but it is just bringing it all together that I cannot grasp!