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goflight mcp pro

pilotincmdpilotincmd
in GoFlight Interface Tool - Technical Support
I am running xplane 11 and installed goflight and pollypot software.When i start goflight tool all three green lights are on and mcp panel shows all 0's,Buttons and switches have no effect.What am i not doing right?

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  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited June 2017
    It sounds like the GIT plugin is not running. Re-run the setup and make sure when prompted it is installed in the correct X-Plane installation.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I reran the setup and installed it in my solid state F drive where my xplane folder is. When i run goflight config i get a listing of com-patable flight sims but xplane is not listed. E nclosed is a screen shot.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    It's not the GoFlight Drivers but GIT that you need to reinstall. Towards the end of the setup process you will be prompted to confirm that the correct X-Plane directory has been found where the GIT plugin is to be installed.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I reinstalled the git but nothing changed. It loaded git into my "F" drive/xplane/resources/plugin.I did this three times.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Can you check the plugin is actually running in X-Plane. There is a menu option to enable and disable plugins - it should be listed and enabled there.

    Thx
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I checked and it is enabled.enclosed are screen shots.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Having looked at your screen shot from your very first post, it looks like the LED and Display data is missing. Can you load up the aircraft in X-Plane again and then on the MCP PRO tab, click the Default FS button.

    Thx
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I clicked the default button and the display came on .When i turn on the flight dir and auto throttle the green lights come on but the switches on the flight sim do not turn on.Also i can adjust each display on mcp panel and everything changes except the co pilots course. It changes on the mcp but not on the flight sim. The two CW buttons below the auto pilot buttons are on and i cant turn them off.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Default FS configures the MCP PRO for a basic MCP. It will need tweaking for most aircraft. Alternatively download one of the freeware 737's and use the pre built configs from the Downloads section of this website.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    What do i do to tweak the mcp?
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    You need to use Detective to monitor what Datarefs change when you activate something in the VC. If you can't find anything then try some Commands.

    I know when I was testing, some functionality of the 738 MCP could not be mapped.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I watched a you tube video on using pollypot and it shows how to program LVARS but LVARS do not show in my program.All i get is the events toggle.As far as the mcp do i only put commands in the events toggle?
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    The LNAV and VNAV buttons do not work and the co-pilots course display doesn't change when i rotate the course dial on the mcp for the co-pilot.
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    also when i toggle fd and auto throttle switches the green lights go on but switches in sim do no turn on.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    Datarefs are the X-Plane version of LVars and Commands are the X-Plane version of Events.

    Detective will show Dataref changes only.

    You will need to read up on the concepts (https://www.pollypotsoftware.org.uk/support/user-guide/goflight-interface-tool-x-plane/34-concepts.html) and process (https://www.pollypotsoftware.org.uk/support/user-guide/goflight-interface-tool-x-plane/36-detective.html).

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • pilotincmdpilotincmd
    I read the manual several times.When i select detective ,run data refs then pause and hide ,good so far. Then i press a button on the sim after unpausing but all data refs show. I cant SEE THE COMMAND TO TURN ON THE LNAV LIGHT. iS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO ASSIGN THE COMMAND TO TURN ON THE LNAV LIGHT AND SEND ME A SCREENSHOT of the goflight interface command and data ref box THEN I CAN DUPLICATE IT AND DO THE REST FROM THERE.
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    If all the Datarefs are showing after unpausing then you haven't hidden them properly. You need to let Detective run for 30 seconds or so, then select the detected Datarefs by clicking the "Detected" button, click the top checkbox so all of them are selected and then click the hide button. All the hidden Datarefs should be shown in the hidden view when you click the button "Hidden".

    You could of course try searching for lnav in commands or datarefs and then try them on the MCP PRO.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • DavidWilliams5620DavidWilliams5620
    pilotincmd,
    Are you flying Zibo's Boeing B738-800 modified version ? (http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/111305-boeing-b738-800-modified/). I've mapped the GF-MCP Pro, GF-EFIS, 2x GF-166 (Com and Nav) and the GF-LGT II.
    The only problem I have is the map mode position switch. The mode changes in the MFD but the position switch doesn't animate in the sim. I'm still working on that one. There's also some mucking around in the aircrafts folder but I'll provide a readme file to spell out what needs to be done after you install the aircraft.

    Steve,
    What specific files need to be included in the zip file?

    Thanks.

    David
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    David, please see https://www.pollypotsoftware.org.uk/support/user-guide/user-guide-git/19-operating/108-sharing-your-work.html

    Thx
    Steve
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