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EFIS range PMDG v1.2.6

iandavidiandavid
edited October 2013 in GoFlight Interface Tool - Technical Support
Hi Steve

Just thought I'd let you know about the anomalies with the EFIS range settings in 1.2.6. I have two EFIS modules.

Pilot:

10-640 ticked - range on NGX VC display = 5-320
10-640 unticked -range on NGX VC display = 5-320

Copilot:

10-640 ticked - range on NGX VC display = 2.5-180
10-640 unticked - range on NGX VC display = 1.25 - 80

Regards

Paul

Answers

  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    Hi Paul,

    I can't replicate what you are seeing at all.

    Does anyone else have this problem?

    Thx

    Steve

     

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1

    Hi Steve

    Re-checked last night and it is still the same. It's no problem at all just thought you'd like to know.

    Second issue I'm now having is with the MESM. As you may remember I had a replacement unit sent from GF.

    Now using GF v2.22 & PMDG 1.2.6 I sometimes have a problem with the RH rotary as follows.

    1. load GF NGX profile, only GF166's are assigned, all others blank

    2. start FSX

    3. load an NGX plane

    4. start NGX interface.

    At this point functions of MESM work perfect. (acft on gnd power)

    5. start APU, put on APU power and programme the FMC. Now the RH engine start rotary has fallen asleep and will not respond on the OH panel. LH start and ignition switch selection work fine.

    6. restart NGX interface and RH rotary comes back to life. 

    7. at the end of the flight recheck the MESM, out of curiosity, and the RH rotary has gone to sleep again.

    Do I need to change any of the delay sliders, or check the multitask box?

    Paul

  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    Hi Paul,

    I'll check if I can reproduce this over the weekend.

    Best wishes

    Steve

  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    Hi Paul,

    When it goes to sleep, can you bring up the status tab of the Interface and monitor the Goflight LED to see if it flashes when you turn the selector.

    Thx

    Steve

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Hi Steve

    Found something interesting by mistake. The RH only goes to sleep if the ign switch is in L or R. Set to both all works perfect!!

    Paul
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    OK, but can you do the led test for me and also check that the synchronising switches and selectors stage completes (it shows up in the Log tab).

    Thx

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    synchronising switches and selectors completes but I don't know what you mean by led test?
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    I asked you to do this in a prior post:

    When it goes to sleep, can you bring up the status tab of the Interface and monitor the Goflight LED to see if it flashes when you turn the selector.

    Thx

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Hi Steve

    It doesn't actually go to sleep as I thought previously because I was setting the IGN switch just before start to either L or R which kills the RH sector. The panel loads with IGN at both so it was working.

    So what is happening is: - IGN switch on both and the LH and RH work perfect. IGN on either L or R and the RH selector on the overhead panel does not respond to the MESM rotary. The GF led's flash when you turn the RH selector with the IGN switch in L or R position.

    Paul


  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    Hi Paul,

    Yes I understand the situation, but I need you to recreate the condition where it does go to sleep so you can do the led test as stated above.

    Thanks

    Steve

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Hi Steve

    Sorry I'm not explaining myself properly. 

    I thought t was going to sleep but it was my sequence that led me to believe that. 

    I'll explain again. Load plane, panel loads with IGN set to both. All MESM functions work correctly. I then programme the FMC, set up all systems and pushback. I'd then select either IGN L or R and it is as this point that the RH start switch on the MESM goes dead. However if you operate the switch the LED"s respond but the switch on the OH panel does not move. If I move the IGN back to both on the MESM the RH comes back to life. So it's linked to the IGN switch position on the MESM.

    Just to be sure I did a clean reinstall of 1.2.6 but the EFIS range and the MESM issues are still there.

    Paul
    Paul
  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Steve

    Something else I've just realised. If you set the IGN to L or R on the NGX overhead panel the RH start on the MESM works fine. It only stops working when you select IGN L or R on the actual MESM panel. The LED's blink when you operate ALL the functions on the MESM including the IGN.

    Paul
  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    any update?
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    No Paul. I have done one long haul flight to test and couldn't recreate the problem as yet. I need to find some flying time to have another go.

    Best wishes

    Steve

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1

    Steve

     

    ok thanks, not a big issue at all just curious.

     

    Paul

  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1

    Hi Paul,

    Are you using Windows 8?

    Thx

    Steve

  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    No Win 7 Ultimate.

    It's the same if I use the GIT or PMDG interface. Boils down to selecting IGN L or R on the MESM kill the RH start rotary. Selecting IGN L or R on the O'head and the RH rotary works fine. Worked ok, albeit the wrong way, (L & R swapped), before you sorted the IGN MESM.
  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Hi Steve

    Any update on my MESM problem? It would be great to have it working correctly.

    Paul
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    edited November -1
    Hi Paul,

    This is fixed in the versions released today.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • iandavidiandavid
    edited November -1
    Hi Steve

    Brilliant, thank you.

    Best wishes

    Paul
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