April 15, 201511 yr Hi there I am having trouble getting my GNS to work after not having it installed for a while. I am using current version 1.08.0005 and P3D V2.3. On startup I get the error message MPI Gauge failed to load Sim Connect interface.dll Error code 14001. After I click okay, P3D starts and the gauge displays but will not turn on. I would appreciate any help with this please as I have tried everything I can think of. I did notice that in the Mindstar folder there is no sim connect dll for V2.3 only V1.4 - V2.2 not sure if that's a clue or not? Regards Glenn.
April 15, 201511 yr Commercial Member It is. I will look into this. Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 16, 201511 yr Commercial Member Apparently we haven't made a SimConnect interface for this version. However, locate the line ISIMCONNECT= in the file GNS.INI located in the folder you installed Mindstar into (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Mindstar\Flight Simulator Addons\). Change it's value to NONE. That will have it not try to load SimConnect and it should then continue to function. This should allow you to get to function until we get an update with a 2,3, 2.4 and a 2.5 version in place. Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 16, 201511 yr Author Hi again Ed, thanks for your reply. I have entered the line ISIMCONNECT=NONE in the gns.ini file (It didn't actually exist at all) and it has removed the error message on start up, however the units will still not turn on. I have reinstalled, reactivated and ensured that I have full permissions. Regards Glenn.
April 17, 201511 yr Commercial Member And you followed instructions on how to declare the 5th parameter for each GNS in the panel.cfg file, right? Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 17, 201511 yr Author Hi again Ed. Yes 5th parameter was included. I have just installed into the Mooney Bravo and it is working! My installation in the Piper Cub does not work, only shows the bezels.I don't know why this is, I have checked and rechecked the panel.cfg. Anyhow thanks for your time and help on this one. Regards Glenn.
April 17, 201511 yr Commercial Member Post the relevant panel.cfg contents here... I'll see if there's anything that stands out. Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 18, 201511 yr Author // Panel Configuration file // Piper J3 Cub // Copyright (c) 2002 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. [Window Titles] Window00=Main Panel Window01=Radio Stack Window02=GPS Window03=Electrical Panel Window04=Clock Window05=Mini Panel [Window00] file=Piper_J3Cub_background.bmp size_mm=1024, 768 position=7 visible=1 ident=MAIN_PANEL gauge01=Piper_J3Cub!throttle, 2, 591 gauge02=Piper_J3Cub!trim_indicator, 87, 698 gauge03=Piper_J3Cub!rpm, 198, 484 gauge04=Piper_J3Cub!airspeed, 337, 492 gauge05=Piper_J3Cub!compass, 460, 492 gauge06=Piper_J3Cub!fuel, 513, 195 gauge07=Piper_J3Cub!altimeter, 584, 492 gauge08=Piper_J3Cub!oil, 709, 484 gauge09=Piper_J3Cub!engine_primer, 811, 596 gauge10=Piper_J3Cub!mixture_carb_heat_knobs,920, 666 gauge11=SimIcons1024!Kneeboard Icon, 192, 622 gauge12=SimIcons1024!ATC Icon, 216, 622 gauge13=SimIcons1024!Map Icon, 240, 622 gauge14=SimIcons1024!GPS Icon, 264, 622 gauge15=SimIcons1024!Electrical Panel Icon, 288, 622 gauge16=SimIcons1024!Radio Icon, 312, 622 gauge17=SimIcons1024!Clock Icon, 336, 622 [Window01] BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 size_mm=208,129 position=7 visible=0 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=Handheld_Radio!radio,0,0 [Window02] size_mm=456,520 window_size=0.5 position=8 BACKGROUND_COLOR=0,0,0 VISIBLE=0 ident=GPS_PANEL gauge00=MPI_GNS!GNS530, 0, 0, 456, 331, 1:1:225 gauge01=MPI_GNS!GNS430, 0, 331, 456, 189, 2:1:225 [Window03] size_mm=178,313 position=0 visible=0 ident=125 // Mooney bravo panel.cfg [Window Titles] Window00=Main Panel Window01=Radio Stack Window02=GPS Window03=Annunciator Window04=Overhead Panel Window05=Mini Panel [VIEWS] VIEW_FORWARD_DIR=2.000, 0.000, 0.000 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window00] file_1024=mooney_background.bmp file_1024_night=mooney_background_night.bmp no_luminous=1 size_mm=1024 position=7 visible=1 ident=MAIN_PANEL gauge00=Mooney_Bravo!Clock, 105, 509, 65, 37 gauge01=Mooney_Bravo!Nav GPS Switch, 115, 586, 25, 29 gauge02=Mooney_Bravo!Magneto, 93, 695, 66, 67 gauge03=Mooney_Bravo!Airspeed, 314, 415, 120, 120 gauge04=Mooney_Bravo!Turn Coordinator, 314, 555, 119, 118 gauge05=Mooney_Bravo!Master Alt Bat, 86, 629, 40, 55 gauge06=Mooney_Bravo!Avionics Switch, 131, 629, 39, 56 gauge07=Mooney_Bravo!Fuel Selector, 321, 699, 57, 57 gauge08=Mooney_Bravo!Attitude, 445, 400, 142, 135 gauge09=Mooney_Bravo!HSI, 445, 549, 141, 134 gauge10=Mooney_Bravo!Standby Vac, 390, 702, 34, 54 gauge11=Mooney_Bravo!Prop DeIce, 430, 702, 34, 54 gauge12=Mooney_Bravo!Pitot Heat, 470, 702, 34, 54 gauge13=Mooney_Bravo!Boost Pump, 509, 702, 34, 54 gauge14=Mooney_Bravo!Elevator Trim Switch, 549, 702, 34, 54 gauge15=Mooney_Bravo!Altimeter, 598, 412, 120, 119 gauge16=Mooney_Bravo!Vertical Speed, 598, 554, 119, 120 gauge17=Mooney_Bravo!Fuel Flow, 196, 686, 110, 46 gauge18=Mooney_Bravo!Altitude Alerter, 190, 493, 110, 49 gauge19=Mooney_Bravo!DME, 200, 446, 88, 43 gauge20=Mooney_Bravo!VOR2, 183, 554, 119, 119 gauge21=Mooney_Bravo!Cowl Flap Display, 594, 691, 35, 74 gauge22=Mooney_Bravo!Cowl Flap Switch, 639, 702, 34, 54 gauge23=Mooney_Bravo!Flaps Switch, 693, 715, 30, 37 gauge24=Mooney_Bravo!Left Fuel, 734, 398, 56, 50 gauge25=Mooney_Bravo!Right Fuel, 790, 398, 56, 50 gauge26=Mooney_Bravo!Amps, 846, 398, 56, 50 gauge27=Mooney_Bravo!Fuel Pressure, 734, 460, 56, 51 gauge28=Mooney_Bravo!Oil Pressure, 790, 460, 56, 51 gauge29=Mooney_Bravo!OAT, 846, 460, 56, 51 gauge30=Mooney_Bravo!Turbine Temperature, 734, 511, 56, 50 gauge31=Mooney_Bravo!Oil Temperature, 790, 511, 56, 50 gauge32=Mooney_Bravo!CHT, 846, 511, 56, 50 gauge33=Mooney_Bravo!Manifold Pressure, 732, 569, 81, 81 gauge34=Mooney_Bravo!Tachometer, 823, 569, 80, 81 gauge35=Mooney_Bravo!Rudder Trim Display, 744, 660, 75, 35 gauge36=Mooney_Bravo!Rudder Trim Switch, 843, 660, 54, 34 gauge37=Mooney_Bravo!Thrust Controls, 737, 702, 245, 66 gauge38=Mooney_Bravo!Gear Lever, 935, 416, 26, 66 gauge39=Mooney_Bravo!Elevator Trim Display, 930, 518, 34, 85 gauge40=Mooney_Bravo!Wing Flap Display, 930, 613, 33, 83 gauge41=Mooney_Bravo!Master Caution, 131, 553, 39, 25 gauge42=Mooney_Bravo!Gear Light, 930, 487, 34, 18 gauge43=Mooney_Bravo!Autopilot Switch, 139, 483, 17, 16 gauge44=Mooney_Bravo!OMI Lights, 258, 418, 39, 15 gauge45=Mooney_Bravo!Flight Director Switch,160, 483, 17, 16 gauge46=Mooney_Bravo!Speed Brake, 87, 552, 37, 26 gauge47=Mooney_Bravo!Whiskey Compass, 957, 296, 61, 44 gauge48=SimIcons!Kneeboard Icon, 198, 742, 20, 20 gauge49=SimIcons!ATC Icon, 218, 742, 20, 20 gauge50=SimIcons!Map Icon, 238, 742, 20, 20 gauge51=SimIcons!Avionics Icon, 258, 742, 20, 20 gauge52=SimIcons!GPS Icon, 278, 742, 20, 20 gauge53=n_number_plaque!n_number_plaque, 663,677,67,19 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window01] Background_color=2,2,2 size_mm=157,270 position=8 visible=0 windowsize_ratio=1.6 ident=RADIO_STACK_PANEL gauge00=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Audio, 0,0 gauge01=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 1, 0,29 gauge02=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Nav-Comm 2, 0,86 gauge03=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio DME, 0,142 gauge04=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio Xpndr, 0,179 gauge05=Bendix_King_Radio!Bendix-King Radio AP, 0,224 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window02] Background_color=0,0,0 size_mm=456,378 position=8 visible=0 ident=GPS_PANEL window_size=0.5 gauge00=MPI_GNS!GNS530, 0, 0, 456, 331, 1:1:225 gauge01=MPI_GNS!GNS430, 0, 331, 456, 189, 2:1:225 //-------------------------------------------------------- [Window03] Background_color=2,2,2 size_mm=156,34 position=0 visible=0 windowsize_ratio=1.6 ident=ANNUNCIATOR_PANEL
April 18, 201511 yr Commercial Member Ok, those look fine... how about the contents of your dll.xml file? Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 20, 201511 yr Commercial Member Same location as the Prepar3d.cfg file. Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 22, 201511 yr Author <?xml version="1.0" encoding="WINDOWS-1252"?>@namespace html url(http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml); :root { font:small Verdana; font-weight: bold; padding: 2em; padding-left:4em; } * { display: block; padding-left: 2em; } html|style { display: none; } html|span, html|a { display: inline; padding: 0; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; } html|span.block { display: block; } *[html|hidden], span.block[html|hidden] { display: none; } .expand { display: block; } .expand:before { content: '+'; color: red; position: absolute; left: -1em; } .collapse { display: block; } .collapse:before { content: '-'; color: red; position: absolute; left:-1em; } <SimBase.Document version="1,0" Type="Launch"> <Descr>Launch</Descr> <Filename>dll.xml</Filename> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad> <Launch.Addon> <Name>FSUIPC 4</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path> </Launch.Addon> <Launch.Addon> <Name>HyperGauge</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad> <Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3Dv2\Modules\hypergauge.dll</Path> </Launch.Addon> </SimBase.Document>
April 22, 201511 yr Commercial Member First, you should never use a web browser for this file... it's a simple text file. Second... nothing appears to be amiss. Since you didn't post your entire panel.cfg for the aircraft having problems... I really can't determine if there's something else amiss or not at this point. <SimBase.Document version="1,0" Type="Launch"> <Descr>Launch</Descr> <Filename>dll.xml</Filename> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Launch.ManualLoad>False</Launch.ManualLoad> <Launch.Addon> <Name>FSUIPC 4</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <Path>Modules\FSUIPC4.dll</Path> </Launch.Addon> <Launch.Addon> <Name>HyperGauge</Name> <Disabled>False</Disabled> <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad> <Path>C:\Program Files (x86)\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2\Modules\hypergauge.dll</Path> </Launch.Addon> </SimBase.Document> Ed Wilson Mindstar AviationMy Playland - I69
April 22, 201511 yr Author Okay thanks I will try the cub again after I update to p3d 2.5 and see if I can replicate the problem on a fresh install.
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