P3d v5 and Saiteck Pro Flight Quadrant

[macpilot 22]

P3d version 5 won't let me calibrate the Throttle, Prop and Mixture levers. The levers are erratic. When I go to calibrate them P3d v5 does not recognize them. Switches work fine. They work in P3d v4.5 fine. Are there new drivers for v5. If so I can't find them anywhere.

Thank You 

Bill McCracken

[skystar 10]

First thing for me in every FSX or P3D since many, many years: Disable the Controllers (within the flightsim) and the use of the paid version of FSUIPC to assign axis and buttons.
I never really had a need to calibrate any axis usign FSUIPC.

Even when I tried "LINDA" or "SpadNext" for my old Saitek stuff, there was always a need for me to use FSUIPC in addition.

Ralf

 

Edited April 21, 2020 by skystar

[SolRayz 392]

Call it a cash grab if you want, but everyone has to pay bills.

[Lorby_SI 2,036]

There is a freeware solution for controller assignment too: LorbyAxisAndOhs. 

The app is limited to only handling controller assignments, so it is naturally a lot less powerful than FSUIPC. But if that is all you need to do, it may be an alternative.

Best regards

[Mgard78 141]

30 minutes ago, SolRayz said:

Call it a cash grab if you want, but everyone has to pay bills.

Doesn’t seem to be the case with many, many, many, MANY other devs...

[SolRayz 392]

I find fsuipc indispensable so I have no issue with upgrade fee. 

[Biggles2010 342]

 

8 hours ago, Mgard78 said:

You would think that by now, and with so many iterations of P3D, something as simple as handling your controls, as well as being able to save profiles would be something incorporated into the sim....

Really don’t understand the lingering need to require a 3rd party app for this...

Your first comment about P3D may be valid, but if you have a  'personal' issue with Pete, or anyone else, it should be kept that way and dealt with privately. Mud slinging rarely achieves anything useful.

Edited April 21, 2020 by n4gix
Removed quote of hidden post's defamatory slurs.

[macpilot 22]

I have a registered version of FSUIPC. I have never had to use it for this type of a problem. So am I to belief this is a problem that I only I have? No one else has seen this? I was wonder if the cause was that I have v4.5 and v 5 on the same drive. Or I  have a bad installation.  

 

Thank You.

Bill McCracken

[vgbaron 3,504]

2 hours ago, macpilot said:

I have a registered version of FSUIPC. I have never had to use it for this type of a problem. So am I to belief this is a problem that I only I have? No one else has seen this? I was wonder if the cause was that I have v4.5 and v 5 on the same drive. Or I  have a bad installation.  

 

Thank You.

Bill McCracken

Version 5 or 6 of FSUIPC? Perhaps V6 will solve the issue?

Vic

[macpilot 22]

Something I hadn't taken notice before. When I select calibrate the Windows "game Controllers" window pop's up. Not the P3d calibration window. I now think I have a bad installation. I'm going to uninstall and re install. Didn't notice before till I went to V4.5 calibration. Forest for the trees.

 

Thank You. 

Bill McCracken

[Mgard78 141]

11 hours ago, Biggles2010 said:

 

Your first comment about P3D may be valid, but if you have a  'personal' issue with Pete, or anyone else, it should be kept that way and dealt with privately. Mud slinging rarely achieves anything useful.

Mud slinging would be to actually state what happened, which I have not and kept private. It was just a comment that explained my desdain for this extra tool that needs to be purchased.  Sorry to see some folks don't like freedom of speech, I'll keep it in mind. (Also it was not "personal" in that way, it was 100% related to the product and support, which makes it even harder for me to understand how it is ok to write about problems and issues people have with some devs or stores, but not with others...)

Edited April 21, 2020 by Mgard78

[vgbaron 3,504]

OK - let's stay on topic please.

 

Vic