[slipstream]

Is it normal?using your driver that FSX pauses momentarily every time I select a push button on the MCP? It is quite annoying. Or is it just me that has this problem? Thanks in advance.

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Hello-

no, that's not normal - can you tell us if you have the driver running under Window mode or full screen, and do you still have the driver dialog window open and/or possibly left the debug checkbox checked?

[slipstream]

Ah, debug, I think I may have left it checked. I will have to check and report back. Thanks.

[slipstream]

Lefteris. How do I uncheck the debug option without re-installing the driver? I cannot see how I?can open the driver dialogue box.?The only option I see is to uninstall the driver. If I do have to uninstall, can you remind me what to back up?

Thanks, Keith.

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Hi Keith-

the driver is accessible through the Addons menu inside FSX - in the FSLabs menu item. If you're running in Full-Screen mode, remember to switch to Windows Mode before trying, because otherwise the window comes up behind the FS display and will be inaccessible.

[slipstream]

OK, I start FSX in win mode and then change to full screen as I use multi monitors. I do not have debug selected and I am still getting pauses everytime I select a function.

Any ideas?

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Sorry Keith,

nothing else comes to mind at the moment... How's your frame rate?

Also- does FSX pause momentarily even if you're running in Window Mode?

[slipstream]

Yes both, win and full screen. I have excellent frame rates, locked at 40. Tuning an alt or heading is no problem but selecting LNAV VNAV etc then the sim pauses for approx half a second. Very annoying and unrealistic obviously.

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[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Can you try unlocking the frame rates (just a possibility - not really thinking it might be it).

This doesn't happen to others, as far as I am told...

[slipstream]

I have tried on unlimited and no change. Its a bit of a mystery really. I will report back on which command inputs it pauses on.

[Flyblue]

Unfortunately I am encountering the same pauses.

Basically it happens when I press any of the buttons on the MCP like LVL CHG, CWS A etc.

Also there seems to be occasional polling between FSX and the MCP that causes a short pause as well.

When I disconnect the MCP via the driver and use the MCP via the panel all the pauses are gone.

Regards,

Willem

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Dear Willem and Keith-

could you please try to check with a "virgin" FSX installation that would have only the 747 and the MCPPro driver? Nothing else, if possible (no utilities, not any addons, etc.)

Thanks in advance!

[Flyblue]

Hi Lefteris,

Some additional information: I have tried the MCP with the Leveld 767 and the default 737 and the pauses do not occur.

Regarding a virgin installation: That is quite some work and I unfortunately I do not have time to do that now. I will be travelling basically my whole summer as of later this week and will not be returning until mid-august.

If there are any files, dumps etc. that may become handy please let me know and I will send them.

Hopefully Slipstream has time to do the virgin install, otherwise no rush and?we could be picking this up again in August again.

Kind regards,

Willem

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Hi Willem-

can you make sure at least that you're not running any other CPFlight-specific software at the same time? (what do you use to interface with the 767 and default FS aircraft)?

[Flyblue]

Hi Lefteris,

I can confirm I have no CPFlight software running. In order to test with the L767 and default 737 I start CPFlight FSCOM manually after I have started FSX, I do not do this when I fly the 747x

For flying the 747X I manually enable the FSLabs driver from within the FSX menu.

I did some more testing:
-De-installed FS2Crew -> No change
-Disabled WideFS -> No change
-Stopped UT2 -> No change
-Disabled AES -> No change
-Flying in areas where I do not have any scenery installed -> No Change

Thanks again,

Willem

[pmpilot]

Hi guys

Now i am not using the MCP Interface from CPflight but using the CDU from Engravity .

But as i read this here i just posting here as it looks like the same problem:

The same thing happens to me if i use the CDU from Engravity , with every Button i push the sim stopps
a short time. ( Only a small time off a second ,but annoying anyway )

You can see it best at outside view.
Normaly with my Installation i have no probs at all.

I see this from beginning i use the driver and as i see the tread here i just tought to post here

[B1900Mech]

Any news? this is a show stopper for me.

[KingCat]

I've also experienced a very small pause.

When I'm flying on approach with manual control of the throttles, and when I decide to go around, I then engage the autothrottle and select TOGA on my throttle. The small pause occurs when engaging the autothrottle.

Also when disconnecting the autopilot through the disengage bar, you get an aural warning. It's very audible that this sound is played in a loop (you hear the warningsound, then a small pause, and then the warningsound again). This loop isn't audible when using the "software" MCP.

I'm running everything in fullscreen.


Jon

[KingCat]

I made another flight, and I can also confirm that the pauses (although small, but noticeable) do occur when pressing buttons on the MCP. I do not have this problem with the FlyEngravity CDU driver. Since several users have reported this "problem", it must be something with the driver. Hopefully a solution will be found.


Jon

[Lefteris Kalamaras]

Jon,

it's a known issue and it has to do with the polling nature of the PMDG software. Nothing much can be done on this end.