Hello all, I created a topic for about 2 weeks ago regarding a simconnect issue. I had to go offline for a week, so the topic sort of went dead. I've also discovered some new things about my issue so I decided to repost. 

 I've had a strange issue for apprx 2 months now, where all simconnect-dependant addons aren't functioning. Vpilot doesnt register the flight as loaded. Chaseplane has problems connecting to the sim. FSlabs 320 wont fully load. PMDG 747 throttle is stuck. etc. I've read about all these problems and Im quite sure they are caused by simconnect issues. I believe I didn't make any changes whatsoever when the problem appeared, it just spawned. I've tried reinstalling the simconnect.msi clients found in the redist folder, but that doesnt seem to work. Desperate for a solution.

Copied from my recently created post over at the LM forums.

This is also copied from a LM forum post, where someone with the similiar problem found out what he'd done wrong. 

"Instead of just running the three .msi files as Administrator, I decided to uninstall each first. The reinstall then gave an Accept/Decline option which I had not seen previously. This fixed it!"

This didn't make a difference for me unfortunately. 

Super grateful for any reply. 

Thanks.

Wilhelm
 

Just recieved an error message from chaseplane, pasted below. I pressed OK, but nothing happened. So this confirms that its simconnect that is not working properly. Any ideas?

 

 

 

 

Missing SimConnect assembly
---------------------------
ChasePlane need to install the SimConnect assembly. Click OK to launch the SimConnect installer. Simply relaunch ChasePlane after the installation is completed.

P3D requires three SimConnect entries. See attached screenshot of mine.

Go to Control Panel - Programs and Features. Sort Name column in ascending order.

Compare what you have to this screenshot. Report back.

 

Hi, thanks for the repy.

I've the exact same as yours, even version number. 

WIlhlem

Wilhelm, hmmm, strange. Try Verify Files for Chaseplane on your Orbx account.

Thanks again, but that didnt work unfortunately. 

 

To provide som more info in case it helps troubleshooting:

Just tried launching the FSlabs 320, the plane moves and responds to joystick inputs, but there are no visible movements on the in-sim joystick, nor throttle or rudder. The cockpit seems to be in a cold and dark state. 

Thanks again, 

Wilhelm

Edited April 4, 20233 yr by Wilhelm Prytz

I'm struggling to come up with any new ideas. What you could do is uninstall the Client and reinstall it. Retain your licence when prompted.

See if that changes anything. All your scenery and aircraft are unaffected.

Thats understandable, im out of ideas too. I've tried everything I can think of, nothing seems to work. I will try reinstalling the client, I will let you knwo how it goes. 

Thanks

Edit: UNfortunately that didnt work either...

Edited April 4, 20233 yr by Wilhelm Prytz

Here is a cut from an old  post where someone seems to have encountered the same problem as me. It's a post created by DaniloAlonso, where he encountered the same error message from chaseplane: 

Solved!

The SimConnect was installed, but NOT....

Well... I have uninstalled the SimConnect trying to solve some problems with my Comanche... and deleted the folders in C:\Windows\WinSXS (have taken ownership of these folders to ME and deleted)...
The problem is: when I have installed again the SimConnect, the folders with DLLs don't have created in Windows\WinSXS!

Then I reverted back the 'ownership' of these folders to the "ThrustedInstaller" (using a "power prompt"), then, reinstalled the SimConnect again and.. DONE!!!
Chaseplane OK.... Comanche OK.... FSEconomy OK (the FS Economy wont worked too)!!

This saved me of "install the Windows 10 again" 😃

 

I'm not sure how he solved it, but it seems that what he described was the solution. Could anyone help me "translate" his fix?

What he did was to delete folders part of the OS. That shouldn't be necessary and is definitely not recommended.

I'm sorry but I can't think of what else to try. What you did should have worked.

Here's my simconnect.xml for comparison.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Windows-1252"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>

  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>Auto</Protocol>
    <Scope>local</Scope>
    <Address></Address>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port></Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
 
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <Address>192.168.1.115</Address>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>500</Port>
    <MaxRecvSize>4096</MaxRecvSize>
    <DisableNagle>False</DisableNagle>
  </SimConnect.Comm>
     
</SimBase.Document>

You can find yours in %APPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5

And here is the official SimConnect info from LM...

https://www.prepar3d.com/SDKv4/sdk/simconnect_api/configuration_files/configuration_files_overview.html

Wilhelm,

One thing you could try is to create a simconnect.log and see if anything obvious appears.

Be aware it generates a large file so keep the P3D / ChasePlane session as short as possible.

Paste the following into a text file and name it simconnect.ini.

[SimConnect]
level=verbose
console=No
RedirectStdOutToConsole=0
OutputDebugString=1
file=C:\SimConnect%03u.log
file_next_index=9
file_max_index=9

Save it to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Prepar3D v5 Files

Hi ray, 

This is my XML file, which for me wasn't located within Appdata, but found it in my main sim folder//config/SimConnect, which I found by searching simconnect.xml. I don't know if this makes any differnce, just thought you should know. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<SimBase.Document Type="SimConnect" version="1,0">
  <Descr>SimConnect Server Configuration</Descr>
  <Filename>SimConnect.xml</Filename>
  <Disabled>False</Disabled>

  <!-- Example Global (remote) Pipe Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>Pipe</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NAME</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

  <!-- Example Global (remote) IPv6 Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv6</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Address>::</Address>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

  <!-- Example Global (remote) IPv4 Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>global</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Address>0.0.0.0</Address>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

  <!-- Example Local Pipe Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>Pipe</Protocol>
    <Scope>local</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NAME</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

  <!-- Example Local IPv6 Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv6</Protocol>
    <Scope>local</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Address>::1</Address>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

  <!-- Example Local IPv4 Server Configuration-->
  <SimConnect.Comm>
    <Disabled>True</Disabled>
    <Protocol>IPv4</Protocol>
    <Scope>local</Scope>
    <MaxClients>64</MaxClients>
    <Address>127.0.0.1</Address>
    <Port>REPLACE_WITH_PORT_NUMBER</Port>
  </SimConnect.Comm>

</SimBase.Document>
 

Wilhelm, that is an example document, not one that P3D can use.

Paste the following into Explorer.

%APPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5

Does that folder contain simconnect.xml?

If not, that's your problem. You could paste mine but you'll need to change the IP address of your P3D computer.

No there is no simconnect.xml file at your given path. I will paste your in and see if that fixes it. 

3 minutes ago, Wilhelm Prytz said:

No there is no simconnect.xml file at your given path. I will paste your in and see if that fixes it. 

Make sure you change the IP address.