I need some advice concerning my autopilot on X-Plane 11.  The Logitech Autopilot panel runs fine when it is running … no problem there.  However, each time I shut X-Plane 11 down and/or put the computer to sleep, the autopilot does not come back on.  I can only get it to run by disconnecting the USB plug each time and plugging it back in, but this gets to be a pain since the plug is located on the rear of my simulator and it is difficult to get back there.

Is this a "normal" problem with this device that I have to live with, or is there some kind of "fix" that can prevent the device from shutting down.

lI am a "Newbie" to flight simulators and this forum so please overlook my ignorance.

Hose A

Longview, Texas

 

Not much of an expert here - but it does sound like an operating system/device problem rather than a X-Plane problem.

I have a smiliar problem with my HP printer - sometimes it just won´t print unless I unplug and re-plug the USB connector. All my other (myriad) USB devices are fine.

You may get a response out of the manufacturer of your autopilot device, possibly a firmware can be updated or such.

Good luck, Jan

If you are using Windows 10, open your device manager and look down the list for "Universal Serial Bus Controllers".  Open that section and there will be a list of said controllers.  Click on each one and, on the ones with a "Power Management" tab, open that tab.  You will find that many, if not all, have a check block titled, "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".  Uncheck all these blocks and click OK.  That SHOULD take care of it.

John