Hi folks.  I'm running 2.50 release version and I have built an extension for my Bravo TQ. It has 3  two way switches, and a momentary push button wired up to a Nano arduino board, This is connected to the PC by USB.

I've opened up ports in the firewall as suggested in the documentation. I fire up MSFS, select my aircraft, AAO connects then I run the bridge program, but it only stays on screen for about 5 seconds then disappears. I can't seem to find out why, but I assume Win 10 is removing it despite my best efforts. With the simulator not running it will stay on screen, but the green light on the bridge program never lights up or connects. How can I test whether the board is detected by AAO. It runs on COM 3 when the board is plugged in to the PC.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks

Is there anything in the Windows Event Logs? Or here: \AppData\Local\LORBY_SI\ArduinoBridge?

This sounds like Windows is closing the Bridge because it detects an error of some kind. Without the Bridge this will not work, the Arduino is detected and configured in the Bridge, not in AAO.

But a forum is not really the place for stack traces and logs IMHO. If you find anything, please send an email to the support address with your proof of purchase. Address is on the last page of the AAO manual.

Edited September 12, 20223 yr by Lorby_SI

OK thanks for the heads up. I'll check the event logs first.

This is the event but I'm even more confused now,

Log Name:      System
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
Date:          12/09/2022 18:40:40
Event ID:      10016
Task Category: None
Level:         Warning
Keywords:      Classic
User:          DESKTOP-434G6N9\eddie
Computer:      DESKTOP-434G6N9
Description:
The application-specific permission settings do not grant Local Activation permission for the COM Server application with CLSID 
{2593F8B9-4EAF-457C-B68A-50F6B8EA6B54}
 and APPID 
{15C20B67-12E7-4BB6-92BB-7AFF07997402}
 to the user DESKTOP-434G6N9\eddie SID (S-1-5-21-3528270578-2172618021-1922743909-1001) from address LocalHost (Using LRPC) running in the application container Unavailable SID (Unavailable). This security permission can be modified using the Component Services administrative tool.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM" Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">10016</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>3</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x8080000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2022-09-12T17:40:40.9876803Z" />
    <EventRecordID>35944</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation ActivityID="{4caf4e1a-6e68-4719-b5f8-9c24508c14fa}" />
    <Execution ProcessID="1212" ThreadID="21568" />
    <Channel>System</Channel>
    <Computer>DESKTOP-434G6N9</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3528270578-2172618021-1922743909-1001" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="param1">application-specific</Data>
    <Data Name="param2">Local</Data>
    <Data Name="param3">Activation</Data>
    <Data Name="param4">{2593F8B9-4EAF-457C-B68A-50F6B8EA6B54}</Data>
    <Data Name="param5">{15C20B67-12E7-4BB6-92BB-7AFF07997402}</Data>
    <Data Name="param6">DESKTOP-434G6N9</Data>
    <Data Name="param7">eddie</Data>
    <Data Name="param8">S-1-5-21-3528270578-2172618021-1922743909-1001</Data>
    <Data Name="param9">LocalHost (Using LRPC)</Data>
    <Data Name="param10">Unavailable</Data>
    <Data Name="param11">Unavailable</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

OK, I'll put in a support ticket. Thanks for the quick response though.

Sorry, I've never seen the like before. Seems like a local security issue. Did you try running the Bridge "As Administrator"?
And: how do you know that it is about the Bridge program - I can't see any mention of it in that text.

Edited September 12, 20223 yr by Lorby_SI