Hi Bob,It's going to be a little while before I can complete this document so I thought I'd give you the jist of how I did it. I'm sure you are more than capable of filling in the holes! <g>
Firstly, the outline. I have three pieces of harware - the Pro Throttle, Pro pedals and Yoke identified as Devices 1, 2 and 3 respectively. In Control Manager (CM) they are identified as Joystick 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Under the Program Settings tab / Mode Control I have chosen Pro Throttle. This enables tabs Mode 1, 2 and 3 allowing for multiple virtual devices.
Next, by pressing button 1 on the Pro Throttle I switch to Mode 2 (Red light) and select the Pro Throttle, Mode 2 tab. Under DX Device it currently says None. I select Joystick 4. The DX Axis is Z Axis. No other values are changed on that screen.
In order to get Windows to recognise this new virtual device I activate the current map. Windows XP recognises a new piece of hardware and the wizard takes me through the steps of identifying and configuring it. I repeat this action for the Pedals and Yoke for the remaining Modes. I end up with this arrangement...
Pro Throttle in Mode1 is Joystick 1.
Pro Throttle in Mode2 is Joystick 4.
Pro Throttle in Mode3 is Joystick 7.
Pro Pedals in Mode 1 is Joystick 2.
Pro Pedals in Mode 2 is Joystick 5.
Pro Pedals in Mode 3 is Joystick 8.
Yoke in Mode 1 is Joystick 3.
Yoke in Mode 2 is Joystick 6.
Yoke in Mode 3 is Joystick 9.
I allocate each button or axis to the relevant joystick (a long process unfortunately) but this only needs doing once. It's important that each button or axis is allocated because if None is chosen FS will not be able to assign that button to a control. Having done all that (with plenty of saves during the process) I'm ready to load FS2002 and sort out the axis's.
Having loaded FS2002 I decide which mode is what. I've decided that Mode 1 will be for jet's flying with Radar Contact. Mode 2 will also be for jets but using the default ATC facility. Mode 3 will be for props using the default ATC.
Jet's don't have mixture or propeller controls and as I have a seperate throttle I allocate the three levers on the yoke as follows: -
Left - Spoiler
Middle - Not used.
Right - Elevator Trim.
For Mode 3 (props) I allocate as follows: -
Left - Elevator trim.
Middle - Prop
Right - Mixture.
All the default FS2002 button assignments are deleted. Instead of assigning things in FS2002 I will use FSUIPC. This has the benefit of keeping things seperate and FSUIPC identifies the correct joystick automatically. It should be remembered that the joystick assignments start at zero not 1 so my nine virtual devices start at zero and end at 8.
If any buttons can't be assigned to a control the problem probably lies in CM software. The buton is either incorrectly assigned to a wrong joystick or the DX Control value for the button is set to None.
Okay, I hope that gives you the gist of how I've done it. Oh, one last thing. I do assign the Yoke's 8-way hat switch via FS2002 as there's no equivalent command in FSUIPC. If you do this in Mode 1 it automatically becomes available in Modes 2 and 3.
I hope that covers everything. If you or anyone else has any questions I'd be happy to help. One other thing. It's necessaru to delete all the axis assignments for all nine devices for SLEW mode. otherwise when you enter Slew mode the aircraft probably won't stay still!
Thanks for the link to your document. I had downloaded it but then lost it. As to whether you think your way is better than mine I'll leave up to you. My brain needs a rest now. <g>
Regards,
Ray Proudfoot,
Cheshire, England
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