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I hope someone here can help me out. I wish to set up a phidget 64LED board for annunciator warnings. Most have gone OK so far but I can't seem to find a data ref that controls the "Rotor Brake ON" LED or the corresponding output data set through the UDP settings. Also, I can't seem to find the UDP setting that corresponds to the "sim/cockpit2/annunciators/low_rotor" data ref. I thought it might use the data points from the prop rpms but I can't seem to get it to work.( I am using the Simplugins plug-in that used the UDP settings to communicate with the phidget board) I am new at most of this so please forgive me for my noobiness. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I just installed the LED64 with the exact same settings and it didn't work either. I wrote an email to Reinhard this morning to see if he might be able to set me in the right direction. I'm reasonably sure it has to do with my UDP nework setup. I'll let you know what happens and I'll give you the details on the servo plugin as soon as I get it working. Thanks for your help Lizz.

Lizz, Thanks for your reply. I do have both client and plugin .ini files set to port 50002. I did notice that the plugin does not show that it is "ready to receive" as shown in the manual. I also have the 64 LED phidget plugin and I am having the same UDP issue...At least I think it is a UDP issue. What ports are you using for the LED plugin? Are you using "localhost" in the plugin or the IP 127.0.0.1? Lastly, what port is your output on x-plane set at? Sorry for all the questions but I have been going nuts trying to troubleshoot this. I will send an email to Rheinhart once I narrow down the problem a bit more. Again, thanks for the help. Sal

Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice regarding simplugins for X-plane 9 from someone that has some familiarity with these things. I am using a Phidget 8 servo controller operating Hitech 422s servos. I have installed the Phidget Library 21, the latest .net Framework and the PhidgetAdvancedServo plugin from simplugins.com. Here's the problem: I am able to use the Phidget Control Panel to operate the servos. I can also run the test sequence on the plugin control panel. (This causes the servos to go through a test cycle twice) I wish to use the plugin on the same computer that x-plane is installed on rather than two networked computers. Can someone here tell me what the UDP settings should be in this plugin and what needs to be ticked or set up in X-plane to get it to talk to the plugin? Specifically, what are the UDP and port settings and do I need to modify the dot INI files beyond that of just adding datarefs? (I am using the sample rpm dataref and port 50002 as indicated in the example provided in the manual for testing puposes) By the way, this is a Robinson R-22 setup. The install/user manual is attached. Any help here would be GREATLY appreciated. Sal

I am new to this forum and I am looking for some advice regarding simplugins for X-plane 9 from someone that has some familiarity with these things. I am using a Phidget 8 servo controller operating Hitech 422s servos. I have installed the Phidget Library 21, the latest .net Framework and the PhidgetAdvancedServo plugin from simplugins.com. Here's the problem: I am able to use the Phidget Control Panel to operate the servos. I can also run the test sequence on the plugin control panel. (This causes the servos to go through a test cycle twice) I wish to use the plugin on the same computer that x-plane is installed on rather than two networked computers. Can someone here tell me what the UDP settings should be in this plugin and what needs to be ticked or set up in X-plane to get it to talk to the plugin? Specifically, what are the UDP and port settings and do I need to modify the dot INI files beyond that of just adding datarefs? (I am using the sample rpm dataref and port 50002 as indicated in the example provided in the manual for testing puposes) By the way, this is a Robinson R-22 setup. The install/user manual is attached. Any help here would be GREATLY appreciated. Sal