Jose_Pereira

Hi, I didn't even get anywhere near SerialFP2 or VRiSim (how it is called now), so I can't help there. Aerosoft SDK might give some light about some grey things but for the most part the LVAR say it all. I had some issues about climb and descend HDG/VS vs TRK/FPA modes but I managed to solve them all. As far as I could tell the new version 2.2 of Linda config files made by Capt Pero solve part of the problem about descending in HDG/VS but I couldn't find anything related to TRK/FPA mode, Cheers, Jose

and the other file: config-mcp2.lua in ..\Modules\linda-cfg\aircrafts\Aerosoft Airbus X\, this file has blocks for each part of the unit EFIS, BARO, MCP/FCU, etc and 3 modes for each block, at the moment I am only using MODE 1 and i only posting some of the change lines. It will be easy to go from there and make you own changes. -- EFIS block buttons and switches EFIS1 = { ["ENABLED"] = true , ["IDENT"] = "Main" , ["FD ."] = Autopilot_FD_toggle , ["ILS ."] = Autopilot_LS_toggle , ["InHg."] = BARO_Unit_inHg , ["hPa ."] = BARO_Unit_hPa , ["CSTR."] = ND_CSTR_toggle , ["WPT ."] = ND_WPT_toggle , ["VORD."] = ND_VOR_toggle , ["NDB ."] = ND_NDB_toggle , ["ARPT."] = ND_ARPT_toggle , ["VOR1:"] = ND_ARROW1_left , ["VOR2:"] = ND_ARROW2_left , ["VOR1."] = ND_ARROW1_right , ["VOR2."] = ND_ARROW2_right , ["ADF1:"] = ND_ARROW1_right , ["ADF2:"] = ND_ARROW2_right , ["ADF1."] = ND_ARROW1_left , ["ADF2."] = ND_ARROW2_left , } -- MCP/FCU block buttons and switches MCP1 = { ["ENABLED"] = true , ["IDENT"] = "Flgt" , ["MACH."] = SPD_MACH_toggle , ["TRK ."] = HDG_TRK_toggle , ["MTR ."] = ALT_Step_toggle , ["SPD ^"] = Autopilot_SPD_set , ["HDG ^"] = Autopilot_HDG_set , ["ALT ^"] = Autopilot_ALT_set , ["VVS ^"] = Autopilot_VS_pull , ["AP1 ."] = Autopilot_AP1_toggle , ["AP2 ."] = Autopilot_AP2_toggle , ["LOC ."] = Autopilot_LOC_toggle , ["ATHR."] = Autopilot_ATHR_toggle , ["EXPD."] = Autopilot_EXPED_toggle , ["APPR."] = Autopilot_APPR_toggle , } -- USER block buttons and switches USER1 = { ["ENABLED"] = true , ["IDENT"] = "Lght" , ["BTN1."] = Autobrake_dec , ["BTN2."] = Autobrake_inc , ["BTN3."] = Autobrake_max , ["BTN4."] = empty , ["BTN5."] = empty , ["BTN6."] = EFIS_MODE_toggle , ["BTN7."] = MCP_MODE_toggle , ["BTN8."] = USER_MODE_toggle , ["USR1."] = empty , ["USR2."] = empty , ["USR3."] = empty , ["USR4."] = empty , ["USR5."] = empty , ["USR6."] = empty , ["USR7."] = empty , ["USR8."] = empty , } All of this only works after you install version 2.2 of Airbus X Extended posted above. Enjoy, Jose

Here you go: handlers-mcp2.lua in ..\Modules\linda\system you need to replace this BUTTONS = { ["MCP"] = MCP_buttons , to BUTTONS = { ["FCU"] = MCP_buttons ,

Hi, Ok. Try to download the latest version of the Aerosoft Airbus X Linda config files from this post http://forum.avsim.net/topic/394358-aerosoft-airbus-x-extended-module-version-21/page__st__50#entry2587547 You don't need to mess up with common.lua, I have done but because I wanted to chage the way data was displayed on FCU, Default common.lua will work just fine. There are at least 1 or 2 files you will need to change after installing the files above. I will look at them and post the relevant part here. Regards, Jose

Hi Pavel, In the end I couldn't understand were you able to configure or not? All the configuration I have made was not done with Linda GUI, because that was done to support Boeing style only and that's a choice of the author, which I respect. The GUI would help to get things done but it can be done manually. Regards, Jose

Hi Andy, Thanks will email them, SDK might do the trick. :smile: Jose

I would say it was a good share of luck, as I was getting desperate after more than 12h debugging. You know where VRinsight commands (like RST and CON) can be found, any documentation about it? Now that you mention connect, probably just sleeping a little more between reset and connect might do the trick also, but I am happy as it is (always) working right now. Jose

Hi, Apparently giving more time to the hardware initialization in the file common.lua solves the problem with MCP Combo 2 Airbus. I did replace sleep time from 150 to 250 also tried with 500 and 5000 ms it works with all values. With the default value of 150ms usually doesn't. Don't ask me why as I have no clue what those two com.write funcitions do, I can guess "CMDRST" does a RESET to the unit, but I can't figure out what the other might do. function InitMCP () if dev == 0 then return end -- initialize MCP Combo ipc.sleep(250) com.write(dev, "CMDRST", 8) ipc.sleep(250) com.write(dev, "CMDCON", 8) ipc.sleep(250) .... .... .... } This was my main issue to use MCP Combo II Airbus with Aerosoft Airbus X Extended with modified files created by guenseli, a big Thank You for those files as they were a major start in my case. I have been messing up with default files and functions, so my files aren't at a stage to share because they really mess configuration files for other aircrafts, not to mention they completely void the use of MCP Combo II Boeing. Jose

If I start VRSim after Linda the MCP is not listed there, actually that is the only hardware I have from VRInsight so nothing is listed there, Jose

Hi Andy, Thanks for your answer. No I am not trying to run any VRSim software. After posting I also did make a complete re-installation of VRSIm drivers and it is still the same behavior. I don't even know how to explain the behavior but it is always the same. Looks like that Linda is taking control over the hardware and all buttons become unavailable. Before I did manage to "break" Linda loading somehow and when Linda stops loading, in this case, the message in Radio Panel is "Instrument Radio by VRIsim" buttons work with no issues, on the other hand if the last message is "Instrument Ry Linda v1.11" (Yes i spell it right "Ry" apparently the "R" is from VRSim Radio panel message) it doesn't work at all. I have been looking from where "Linda v.1.11" message might be coming coming from, to check code there, but I haven't been able to locate this message until now. I don't have an MCP 2 Boeing style, but for what I could see hardware is almost identical, there are a few changes in the knobs "names" but that's all I could find not working with Linda configuration files for MCP 2 Boeing style. Thank you, Jose

Hi, I am aware that MCP2 Airbus style is not supported by Linda, yet I have been able to put it to work and everything works...at times. Why at times, because when I load Linda and as soon as the Radio panel displays "Instrument by Linda v1.11" replacing "Instrument Radio by VRIsim" message, buttons on the MCP stop working. Until today i was able to reload Linda a couple of times and if the message stays as "Instrument Radio by VRIsim" all works perfectly. Anyone has any ideas? As I said everything works and everything is correctly configured, FSUIPC and Linda related. If I remove Linda from ipc.Ready file, FSUIPC can see all MCP buttons. I am also wondering if I might need VSPE to overcome this issue, as it looks like a conflict in the handling of the COM port assigned to MCP device, yet I have WIN 7 64 and I need to spend some cash on the software I don't want to do that only to find out that VSPE will not solve this issue. Regards, Jose