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Hi Lubo

 

What version of LINDA and which hardware are you using?

 

I download this files:

LINDA-1.13.zip

LINDA-1.13-patch.zip

MJC_Dash8_v1_2.zip

 

FSUIPC 4937d

 

HW:

Saitek Radio panel (2x)

Saitek Multi panel

Saitek Switch panel

Saitek BIP panel

Saitek Instrument panel (3x)

Pro Flight™ Yoke with THROTTLE QUADRANT

PRO FLIGHT RUDDER PEDALS

 

 

Lubo

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Hi Lubo

 

Thank you for your setup information. LINDA will only see your Saitek panels as HID (or joystick) devices to which you can allocate functions to the buttons. I am away from my PC but a check of the list of functions at the first post of this thread does not give any for controlling the Q400 radios. There are some default radio functions which are not visible to the user. I will have a look later to see if I can suggest a way to use these.

 

To help me help you, can you confirm that you can allocate other functions to your radio panels?


Andrew Gransden

Scotland, UK

LINDA Support/Developer - VATSIM and BAVirtual - Airbus Flyer

i7 1TB SSD GTX980 - FSX/P3D - Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 - FS2Crew

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To help me help you, can you confirm that you can allocate other functions to your radio panels?

Hi,

 

evening look set radio panel, on which "buttons" are mapped each rotary knobs to Linda soft for RadioPanel.

 

Lubo

 

Oficial forum Majesticsoftware similar problem:

http://majesticsoftware.com/forums/discussion/1068/dash-8-q-400-saitek-panels/p1

http://majesticsoftware.com/forums/discussion/1622

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Hi Lubo

 

I am having difficulty understanding your English. I know that Q400 has a non-standard interface and it would reading the other posts you quoted suggest that the radios are a problem.


Andrew Gransden

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LINDA Support/Developer - VATSIM and BAVirtual - Airbus Flyer

i7 1TB SSD GTX980 - FSX/P3D - Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 - FS2Crew

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Sorry for my English, but I dont speak English, it is only translation - translate.google.com
I watched as the settings are mapped to Linda

SAITEK PRO FLIGHT RADIO PANEL

1. upper row selectors
Radio mode selector:
COM1 - Button 1
COM2 - Button 2
NAV1 - Button 3
NAV2 - Button 4
ADF - Button 5
DME - Button 6
XPDR - Button 7

Active and standby frequency switch - Button 15

Outer rotary (normal adjusts standby frequency, now adjusts active - left frequency)
clockwise - button 19
anticlockwise - button 20

inner rotary adjusts decimals
clockwise - button 17
anticlockwise - button 18


2. bottom row selectors
Radio mode selector:
COM1 - Button 8
COM2 - Button 9
NAV1 - Button 10
NAV2 - Button 11
ADF - Button 12
DME - Button 13
XPDR - Button 14

Active and standby frequency switch - Button 16

Outer rotary
clockwise - button 23
anticlockwise - button 24

inner rotary adjusts decimals
clockwise - button 21
anticlockwise - button 22

I set to test:
button 17 - OHD PanelL Glare inc
button 18 - OHD PanelL Glare dec
button 19 - OHD PanelL OhdCons inc
button 20 - OHD PanelL OhdCons dec

button 21 - MIP DH inc
button 22 - MIP DH dec
button 23 - Ped Range inc
button 24 - Ped Range dec

All the mapped devices operate in cockpit, when rotary the corresponding knob

When I choose ARCDU panel and I tune the corresponding frequency (COM, NAV, ADF, XPDR), my Saitek Radio Panel changing values.
Changes in assets frequency - exchange is also Saitek Radio Panel modified.

For example:
For DH inc/dec is in file action.lua this function:
function MIP_DH_inc ()
    ipc.writeLvar("MJC_VAR_WRITE_VALUE", 1)
    ipc.writeLvar("MJC_VAR_WRITE_CODE", 31252)
    DspShow ("DH", "inc")
end

function MIP_DH_dec ()
    ipc.writeLvar("MJC_VAR_WRITE_VALUE", -1)
    ipc.writeLvar("MJC_VAR_WRITE_CODE", 31252)
    DspShow ("DH", "dec")
end

The same, but with the relevant variables for the radio frequency. But function must reflect that specific frequency (by radio mode Selector - COMx, NAVx, ADF, XPDR) are adjusting.

 

Lubo

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Hi Lubo

 

Do you have any Saitek software running?  I ask because you say that the frequencies are display on your Radio Panel when you select the COM, NAV, ADF buttons.  Are the frequencies displayed the same as for the aircraft?


Andrew Gransden

Scotland, UK

LINDA Support/Developer - VATSIM and BAVirtual - Airbus Flyer

i7 1TB SSD GTX980 - FSX/P3D - Aerosoft Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 - FS2Crew

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No, I dont have any software, only FSX, and official drivers for Saitek. (I tried SPAD, but I had problems with it, first time it went ok, but after few times it did not, I couldn´t change AP, frequency...)

And - yes, on Radio Panel, when I select the COM, or NAV, or ADF, or XPDR and turn knob in ARCDU in Majestic Software aicraft, the same digits are in Saitek Radio Panel on standby. when  I change standby to active, on Saitek Radio Panel is it changed too.

 

Saitek Multi Panel has also mode selector (for Alt, VS, IAS, HDG, CRS) and trought the rotary knob I´m setting appropriate values in Multi Panel and in aircraft are also relevant values changed.

(I have a selector for ALT and rotary in Saitek Multi Panel, turning the knob in the aircraft to adjust ALT. to same on HDG, CRS..

For any default or pay-addons aircrafts Saitek is it working OK... I have problem only with Majestic...

 

Lubo

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I did not found the Condition Levers:

function ConditionLever_1_INC ()
       value = ipc.readLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_1", 0)

       if value == 0 then
              newValue = 73
       elseif value == 73 then
              newValue = 113
       elseif value == 113 then
              newValue = 156
       elseif value == 156 then
              newValue = 200
       end

       ipc.writeLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_1", newValue)
end

function ConditionLever_1_DEC ()
       value = ipc.readLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_1", 0)

       if value == 200 then
              newValue = 156
       elseif value == 156 then
              newValue = 113
       elseif value == 113 then
              newValue = 73
       elseif value == 73 then
              newValue = 0
       end

       ipc.writeLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_1", newValue)
end

function ConditionLever_2_INC ()
       value = ipc.readLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_2", 0)

       if value == 0 then
              newValue = 73
       elseif value == 73 then
              newValue = 113
       elseif value == 113 then
              newValue = 156
       elseif value == 156 then
              newValue = 200
       end

       ipc.writeLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_2", newValue)
end

function ConditionLever_2_DEC ()
       value = ipc.readLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_2", 0)

       if value == 200 then
              newValue = 156
       elseif value == 156 then
              newValue = 113
       elseif value == 113 then
              newValue = 73
       elseif value == 73 then
              newValue = 0
       end

       ipc.writeLvar("Q400_COND_LEVER_2", newValue)
end

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1.2 -> 1.3

some minor changes

added NAV source toggle

 

added AP_VS_PITCH_DNfast and AP_VS_PITCH_UPfast ()

added MIP_SPDBUG_incfast () and MIP_SPDBUG_decfast ()

improved ALT and HDG fast functions

added NH indicators during startup for MCP 2 Combo


Guenter Steiner
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Hello, the link not working?

Not Found

The requested URL /downloads/modules/MJC_Dash8_v1_3.zip was not found on this server.

 

Laurent.

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There are currently server errors again, sorry


Guenter Steiner
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Betatester for: A2A, LORBY, FSR-Pillow Tester
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I can download any programs/files except Majestic Dash 8 Q-400 version 1.3.

 

Tried the same file yesterday, same problem then.

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I did not found the Condition Levers:

Hi, I tried this and I think it only moves the levers without actually changing the RPM. I found a workaround by setting the axis value to fixed values and assigning them in the MJC Control Panel.

By the way, in the Q400 lua-file, there is a function _tl("variable" , "value"), usually in toggle functions. where is this defined?

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Can someone PIN a link in this LINDA Downloads forum to the Dash 8 Q-400 download?  I have downloaded both LINDA 1.3 and LINDA 2.5.7 and neither download has the Majestic aircraft. So there must be another link for just the Majestic. I found an old link in a posting but that link doesn't work.

Thanks,

Steve

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