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Engravity CDU with PMDG737NGX in P3Dv4

wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
edited July 2017 in Engravity CDU PMDG Interface - Technical Support
Hi,
Is P3Dv4 already supported with the interface tool version 1.777.0.0? If I currently start the interface tool, it connects to the CDU but doesn't get data via Simconnect (and yes, the pmdg ini file has the broadcast line added (EnableDataBroadcast=1). Also reinstalled simconnect but still no joy.
Any feedback is appreciated.

Kind regards,
Willem

Comments

  • gmcallisgmcallis
    Seems I'm having the same issue with GoFlight modules and P3dv4.

    Graham
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Willem,

    The Engravity CDU PMDG Interface does not yet support P3D v4. I have been attempting to get it to work correctly, but I think issues either in the aircraft or P3D are causing problems.

    Hopefully the recent updates by PMDG have resolved the issue. I will be testing this week.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    edited July 2017
    Hi Steve,

    Thanks for your swift reply. I am looking forward to your testing results and hopefully you can get it to work (or I have a cdu for sale ;-))

    Willem
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Hi Willem,

    New version is available for download that works with v4.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Hi Steve,

    New version works like a charm! Thanks for the quick follow up and thanks to you, my CDU is back in business! Very much appreciated.

    Kind regards,
    Willem
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Jolly Good! :)
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Hi Steve,

    I do have a small issue right now with the CDU driver (v2.0.0.0). All was working well until I uninstalled P3Dv3. Now I have P3Dv4 connection with the driver where the status shows CDU 0, Simconnect & PMDG aircraft connected (green). My CDU boots up but no information on the display (backlight CDU is on, buttons are responding looking at the virtual CDU).
    I reinstalled the driver already and also upgraded to the latest USB/UART drivers.

    Logs shows the following:
    11:01:38 MainViewModel: CDU0 Starting.....
    11:01:38 SimConnectWrapper: SimConnect Message Processing Started
    11:01:38 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: Start Event Received!
    11:01:38 MainViewModel: Event Received: Aircraft Type Changed
    11:01:38 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: SIM, 1
    11:01:39 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: PAUSE, 0
    11:01:39 AircraftInterfaceNGX: Left CDU Data Received
    11:01:41 CDU0: Exception of type 'A.+CommErrorException' was thrown.
    11:01:41 CDU0: Status Changed:
    11:01:41 CDU0: Message Received: 2

    Any idea on how to get it solved?

    Kind regards,
    WIllem Jan
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    P3Dv4 and PMDG are still a little flaky. I would suggest a uninstall and reinstall of the PMDG aircraft concerned as this has fixed similar issues for GIT users. Use the latest version of the setup program from PMDG's website.

    Is there a NO DATA message on the status tab in the Aircraft section?

    I will be checking the CDU interface at my end later today as someone else is having similar issues, so you may want to wait for my testing feedback before doing anything further.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited September 2017
    The other user with the same problem was running the wrong version of the interface and it now works for them so it would be worth double checking you are not making the same mistake.

    Also check the entries in the FAQ.

    My checking came back OK for P3Dv4.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Ok, I will check again for any obvious mistake. Thanks so far.
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    edited January 2018
    Didn't really had to time to check anything but now I found the rootcause of the problem and it was indeed an obvious mistake. Due to the reinstallation of the PMDG, the ini file changed back to default. So in the end it was just adding the line EnableCDUBroadcast.0=1 to the SDK part of the 737NGX_Options.ini and we're good to go.
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Hi Steve,

    I appreciate your driver of the Engravity CDU with PMDG737NGX very much but as you know, now also the NGXu is released. Are you planning to update the driver to the new SDK from the NGXu as well? Thanks in advance.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Yes, this week hopefully.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    That sounds good, thanks!
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    New version (64Bit only) is out that supports the NGXu.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Downloaded, installed and working again like a charm. Thanks Steve for the fast update, appreciated!
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Hi Steve,

    First of all, all the best for 2020 an beyond!
    I have an issue with the Engravity software (v2.0.3) in combination with the CDU and NGXu. When I start the software with the NGXu running, my CDU screen starts with no information (software shows 'No incoming data'. I tried reinstalling software and drivers and even Simconnect but issues remains. Now I found out that as soon as you open the CDU within the NGXu and press one software button, the Engravity CDU shows the information and everything works again like a charm also via the Engravity CDU. The same setup with the NGX is fine. Any idea what that could be?

    Logs:10:02:25 MainViewModel: CDU0 Starting.....
    10:02:25 SimConnectWrapper: SimConnect Message Processing Started
    10:02:25 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: Start Event Received!
    10:02:25 Aircraft: PMDG EnableDataBroadcast SDK option is OK in Prepar3D v4
    10:02:25 Aircraft: PMDG SDK option is OK in Prepar3D v4
    10:02:25 MainViewModel: Event Received: Aircraft Type Changed
    10:02:25 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: SIM, 1
    10:02:26 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: PAUSE, 0
    10:02:26 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: UNRECOGNIZED_ID
    10:02:26 LockheedMartin.Prepar3D.SimConnect.SimConnect: UNRECOGNIZED_ID
    10:02:30 CDU0: Exception of type 'A.+CommErrorException' was thrown.
    10:02:30 CDU0: Status Changed:
    10:02:30 CDU0: Message Received: 2
    10:02:56 AircraftInterfaceNGX: Left CDU Data Received
    10:02:56 AircraftInterfaceNGX: Left CDU Data Received
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    What happens if you start the Engravity Interface before loading P3D?

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • wjvdmeerwjvdmeer
    Then it works (that's how I initially tested it, I think). If I then close the interface and open it again it doesn't work until you press an input button on the CDU (can also be a physical button on the Engravity CDU)
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    OK, it sounds like PMDG have changed something in the NGXu for when data gets pushed. I'll look into it.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    This is fixed now. Download the new version in the normal way.

    Best wishes
    Steve
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