My Simconnect journey begins

[por930 51]

Hi, 

I have recently purchased Active Sky Next and PMDG777. I have never be able to get the weather radar working, so thought I would see if my Simconnect is working ok..eg, does it connect between ASN and FSX and the PMDG 777 radar. Is there a way to see if this is working ok? what tell's me, "yep, it works ok"? I do know that the weather reports are downloaded to the FSX FMC ok from ASN. 

 

I have FSX. No network(one machine) I use win 7 64 bit

 

With the latest registered version of FSUIPC, it fires up when FSX starts, it's log mentions 

SimConnect_Open succeeded:waiting to check version okay

Trying to use SimConnect Acc/SP2 oct07

Running in Mic..Fl..Sim.. X version 10.0.61472.0

Initialising SimConnect data requests now

 

So, this seems to say SimConnect is working as far as FSUIPC is concerned.

 

I have reinstalled the FSX SDK.

 

 

I have copies of two logs from.USERS,NAME,APPDATA,ROAMING,HIFI,ASN,FSX............ I have no idea what they mean?

 

From ASN_SimConnectionsLog.txt

 

HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.

3:18:15 PM:0544-FSX Connect Post Attempt: Instantiated = True / mConnected = False

3:18:15 PM:0544-FSX Connection Attempted

3:18:15 PM:0544-Post Connect FS_Connected = False

3:18:25 PM:0104-Pre Connect FS_Connected = False

3:18:25 PM:0104-FSX Connect Pre Attempt: Instantiated = True / mConnected = False

3:18:25 PM:0104-Sim general message:Sim Msg: fsx_simconnect is NOTHING ...

3:18:25 PM:0105-Sim general message:Sim Msg: Connection request sent ...

3:18:25 PM:0116-Sim general message:SimConnect Msg: Data request sent ...

3:18:25 PM:0117-FSX Connect Post Attempt: Instantiated = True / mConnected = False

3:18:25 PM:0118-FSX Connection Attempted

3:18:25 PM:0118-Post Connect FS_Connected = False

3:18:29 PM:0050-Sim general message:Sim Msg: Connected to FS

3:18:29 PM:0657-Sim general message:Sim Msg: Exception received: SIMCONNECT_EXCEPTION_ERROR

 

 

From ASN_log.txt

 

3:16:41 PM:0908-Verifying Active Sky Next for FSX License

3:16:41 PM:0923-AppPath = D:\ASNext_FSX

3:16:41 PM:0923-AppDataPath = C:\Users\Geoff\AppData\Roaming\Hifi\ASNFSX\

3:16:41 PM:0923-FSXPath = D:\FSX\

3:16:41 PM:0923-FSXFlightPlansPath = C:\Users\Geoff\Documents\Flight Simulator X Files

3:16:41 PM:0923-FSXAppDataPath = C:\Users\Geoff\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX

3:16:41 PM:0939-ASConnect module load position was modified

3:16:41 PM:0939-ASConnect module installation/configuiration was successful

3:16:43 PM:0951-Wx Station Database loaded: 11903 station(s)

3:16:43 PM:0983-VOR station list initialized!

3:16:44 PM:0029-NDB station list initialized!

3:16:44 PM:0092-Airport station list initialized!

3:16:44 PM:0092-Weather station list initialized!

3:16:44 PM:0123-Loading previously loaded weather...

3:16:44 PM:0201-Bytes in bin section of extended data: 2686320

3:16:44 PM:0217-Map image provider initialized!

3:16:45 PM:0019-SimConnect found and initialized

3:16:45 PM:0059-Local client IP address: 127.0.0.1 - Port: 19284

3:16:45 PM:0069-Weather read complete

3:16:45 PM:0139-SimConnect SP2 instantiated!

3:16:45 PM:0649-Current Version = 1.0.5410.16208 / Latest Official Version = 1.0.5410.16208

3:16:45 PM:0699-Downloading global weather data for 14/01/2015 (05Z)...

3:16:45 PM:0709-Scanning servers for best performance...

3:16:46 PM:0279-http://nimbus.hifitechinc.com/ = 773ms

3:16:46 PM:0969-http://stratus.hifitechinc.com/ = 786ms

3:16:48 PM:0219-http://cirrus.hifitechinc.com/ = 1448ms

3:16:49 PM:0599-http://cumulus.hifitechinc.com/ = 1382ms

3:16:50 PM:0429-http://calvus.hifitechinc.com/ = 829ms

3:16:50 PM:0429-Best server: http://nimbus.hifitechinc.com/ - 773ms

3:16:54 PM:0109-Using Client ID: A997B8F16FD64E50F14A860531C2FC07

3:17:01 PM:0273-Start Download Content License Result Check

3:17:01 PM:0273-Content Length: 2641130

3:17:01 PM:0273-Finished Download Content License Result Check in 0 ms

3:17:01 PM:0273-Start Download File Output

3:17:01 PM:0289-Saving weather to disk

3:17:01 PM:0289-Finished Download File Output

3:17:01 PM:0289-Start Decrypt/Decompress

3:17:01 PM:0289-Populating weather stream with new data...

3:17:01 PM:0351-Bytes in bin section of extended data: 2686320

3:17:02 PM:0007-Weather read complete

3:17:02 PM:0022-Download complete

3:17:02 PM:0022-Downloading pireps for 14/01/2015 (05Z)...

3:17:02 PM:0022-Using Client ID: A997B8F16FD64E50F14A860531C2FC07

3:17:02 PM:0537-Pirep Data Received...

3:17:12 PM:0896-Loading previously loaded weather...

3:17:12 PM:0974-Bytes in bin section of extended data: 2686320

3:17:13 PM:0644-Weather read complete

3:17:13 PM:0660-World Magnetic Model has been loaded...

3:18:29 PM:0054-FSX connection established!

3:23:46 PM:0644-Building the theme...

3:23:47 PM:0230-Copying theme file and loading to the sim...

3:23:48 PM:0734-Set Mode to weather theme

3:23:48 PM:0734-Aircraft location on theme load: lat = S19° 15' 20.28" lon = E146° 46' 11.72" alt = 31 feet

3:23:48 PM:0734-Ground elevation at aircraft location on theme load: 16

3:23:48 PM:0735-Set dynamic rate: 0

3:23:49 PM:0091-Allocated new memory during radar array creation: 409600

3:23:49 PM:0093-Allocated new memory during radar array creation: 409600

3:23:49 PM:0094-Allocated new memory during radar array creation: 409600

3:32:13 PM:0637-Downloading global weather data for 14/01/2015 (05Z)...

3:32:13 PM:0637-Using current server: http://nimbus.hifitechinc.com/

3:32:13 PM:0637-Using Client ID: A997B8F16FD64E50F14A860531C2FC07

3:32:25 PM:0455-Start Download Content License Result Check

3:32:25 PM:0456-Content Length: 2641159

3:32:25 PM:0456-Finished Download Content License Result Check in 1.0001 ms

3:32:25 PM:0456-Start Download File Output

3:32:25 PM:0459-Saving weather to disk

3:32:25 PM:0460-Finished Download File Output

3:32:25 PM:0460-Start Decrypt/Decompress

3:32:25 PM:0460-Populating weather stream with new data...

3:32:25 PM:0529-Bytes in bin section of extended data: 2686320

3:32:26 PM:0192-Weather read complete

3:32:26 PM:0296-Download complete

3:32:26 PM:0297-Downloading pireps for 14/01/2015 (05Z)...

3:32:26 PM:0297-Using Client ID: A997B8F16FD64E50F14A860531C2FC07

3:32:26 PM:0822-Pirep Data Received...

3:32:28 PM:0762-Building the theme...

3:32:29 PM:0484-Copying theme file and loading to the sim...

3:32:30 PM:0986-Theme reloaded

3:32:30 PM:0986-Aircraft location on theme load: lat = S19° 15' 20.30" lon = E146° 46' 11.78" alt = 31 feet

3:32:30 PM:0987-Ground elevation at aircraft location on theme load: 16

 

Any ideas would be very welcome, as I am a complete novice "under the hood"

 

Regards

 

[Gregg_Seipp 565]

If I were to guess, the first log is entirely devoted to getting a connection to SimConnect as well as, perhaps, errors they might receive while using it. 

 

The second log looks like it's broader, also logging actions taken by ASN in terms of connecting to their own weather server out on the internet, building their data, building the themes, gathering information from the sim.

 

In this case, it looks like it started processing, couldn't get a connection for a time (which is shown in your first snippet) but then it got connected and the second log shows that they began to use the connection...started using it to populate weather and gather information.   This looks pretty normal and nothing in it speaks to why the weather radar wouldn't be working.

[por930 51]

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the reply. Yes, when I checked the logs, it seemed different the second time I would start ASN and FSX working. Anyway,  I removed ASN, made sure all references from machine gone, then using the latest version of ASN, (as distinct from updating the earlier version) re-installed it....And the weather radar now works. So, some how the one or both of the programs were corrupted some where.

 

Regards