• Aerosoft 747 Mcp

May 06, 2010 HiI have just managed to get hold of a second aerosoft 747 Mcp panel but am struggling to get this working. This is what I am doing but feel I must be missi.

Is there any way that FSUIPC could be used to control the hardware 747MCP or does it always have to be an external app? Sorry, it's a long time since I had one of those, but Iseem to remember it was pretty flexible. Lots of folks use them, even with Project Magenta. And doesn't it come with a good enough driver? What's your real question?

What are you wanting to do that you can't? Please don't confuse FSUIPC with any sort of hardware driver. FSUIPC is an interface into FS - hardware drivers interface to FSUIPC, FSUIPC interfaces to FS. There's no hardware access code in FSUIPC.

Regards Pete. I was just wondering if FSUIPC could see the Aerosoft box in the buttons/axis tab and allow me to map FSUIPC macros/FSX default commands/functions to the MCP buttons? The windows driver is fine and the box works with what it was designed/released to work with aka FS9, some addon developers like PMDG LevelD produced new software to allow their product to communicate with the MCP but the newer products on the fsim scene do not design any support for the MCP anymore because it is a discontinued product. I have tried emailing the creator Andrew Mclean but he never responds either, which is a shame I had hoped he would maybe release the inner workings so that the 'clever' end users could come up with some flexible alternative, this product has lots of life left in it even though it is best part of 7 years old!

FSlabs produced a new app to allow PMDG 744FSx to communicate with the MCP but its quite expensive and I dont own the 744 X I would guess there are many more out there like me who just want to try and eek every last drop out of what was and still is a fabulous piece of FS hardware and thats why I popped this question to you. I have read that the MCP used FSUIPC to communicate but I dont know if that was true or not? Based on what I read is the reason I asked this question! BTW a big thanks for your continued work on the Fsim series, I only recently moved over to FSX and the 1st addon I bought was FSUIPC/widefs as in my opinion FSX cannot live without them! Regards Keith. I was just wondering if FSUIPC could see the Aerosoft box in the buttons/axis tab and allow me to map FSUIPC macros/FSX default commands/functions to the MCP buttons?

It could only do that if the Aerosoft MCP driver either fed those buttons into Windows as genuine joystick type buttons, or set the virtual button offsets. I recall that, in fact, I first invented the 288 virtual button bits in the FSUIPC offsets specifically for the Aerosoft driver to map the 288 possible buttons it supported!

This is for extra button boards you connect to the MCP via its expansion ports. But I'm pretty sure, now I remember that, that the main MCP functions were pre-programmed into the Aerosoft driver, that it interfaces directly to the correct FSUIPC offsets to do its job. But the newer products on the fsim scene do not design any support for the MCP anymore because it is a discontinued product.

I have tried emailing the creator Andrew Mclean but he never responds either, which is a shame I had hoped he would maybe release the inner workings so that the 'clever' end users could come up with some flexible alternative, this product has lots of life left in it even though it is best part of 7 years old! Well, yes, it would need some sort of SDK for anyone to do any sort of new drivers. If there were an SDK I'm sure someone could knock up a more generalised interface program for it which would allow FSUIPC button assignment. I would guess there are many more out there like me who just want to try and eek every last drop out of what was and still is a fabulous piece of FS hardware and thats why I popped this question to you. I have read that the MCP used FSUIPC to communicate Yes, but only by driving the correct offsets to make it work as an FS MCP. Maybe you could ask other cockpit folks over in.

I'm sure there are plenty of other Aerosoft MCP users there. There's even one chap who's making stick-on backlit fronts for it in correct Boeing 737 colour! Regards Pete. Hi Pete Yes your correct in that Aerosoft adapted their software each time a new addon came out which provided the relevant offsets they could use to drive their box. Windows cannot see the front panel buttons, I suppose they are like buttons on a printer in that they have a function but are embedded at the driver level so my guess is that a new driver would have to be made to allow windows to see the box as a USB HID. Easier to go and get the bits from opencockpits and make a newer more flexible MCP! Thanks for your time and wisdom!

Will have a trip to the other forum Kind regards Keith. Yes your correct in that Aerosoft adapted their software each time a new addon came out which provided the relevant offsets they could use to drive their box. Yes, but I just noticed that FDS (Flight Deck Software - ) say they support the Aerosoft MCP too, and FDS is relatively recent - certainly long after Aerosoft stopped MCP support. So I really must assume there's an SDK available, or else some clever folks have decoded the original Aerosoft driver.

The only Aerosoft kit i have is a Piper Arrow III console (the 'GA28R') - a full analogue-gauge equipped front end for a Piper Arrow III. It is only one of 5 they made, apparently.

They supplied a driver for it, but it won't work on 64-bit Vista or W7 and has its serial port interface rather limited in how it operates. Andrew Maclean kindly supplied full interface details for me and I've now written a little DLL which interfaces directly to it and FSUIPC4 and drives it very efficiently on my Win7 64-bit system. I'm sure someone could easily do something like that for the MCP, given the information which I think must surely exist. Note, however, that my GA28R driver does NOT allow the buttons to be assigned anyway you want.

They do drive the GA28R as a PA28 Arrow III, interfacing to the inner equivalent functions in FSX (only - I'm not doing one for FS9). So in that sense it is similar to the Aerosoft MCP driver - that drives the built-in MCP in FS, right? There's no way I could use my Piper Arrow console to fly a PMDG 747 or MD11!;-) Regards Pete.

I've been looking at MCP panels as an addon for my FSX. I fly the so would be looking for ones compatible and modelled on this. Any suggestions? I don't want to spend too much but do appreciate they are faily expensive. I've looked at the panels but none of those are really what am I after. Let me know your thoughts.

ThanksI use nine modules including their MCP-Pro Whilst NOT compatible with ALL commercial 'planes I have found these units to be fully compatible with ALL freeware aircraft and most commercial add-ons. I recently reviewed the -200/300 which was not fully compatible but I did develop a work round by changing two gauges ('stole' them from the default gauges) so that now everything does work as it should. If the prices at GF are out of range try taking a look at that other forum in their 'Swap Meet forum' I purchased three of my units from there at less than half price including the delivery costs Hope that helps. Go-Flight's is the 'Boeing' MCP.

Modeled off of that, but has all the modes, LNAV/VNAV etc. Works great with other aircraft I have, but not so with others, sadly. The Starship will be fully compatible with it for those who have the hardware. John Thuot II A+/Network+Is the the preferred with simmers? Is this one fully compatible with FSX, and Windows 7 64bit? So far I have looking at the following ones:- 1. Boeing MCP 2.

Combo MCP (more for your money??) 3. MCP (discontinued, but looks the closest to:-( 4. CP Flight MCP - any feedback?? Are there any others worth considering? Thanks Last edited by mdavenport; at 12:39 PM. Is Go-Flight Preferred? Well, I guess the answer to that is that it depends on what your preferences really are.

Aerosoft 747 Mcp

If you do your research on them (I'm not trying to be funny by saying that either) you'll find they all have their own unique differences. Is very high quality - I've owned my rack system since 2001, and it looks brand new and works very well still to this day, no issues at all with it. I have since in 2005 added the radio panel, and then now the MCP Pro later that same year, and it's been fantastic.

It works right out of the box with the Level D and other jets as well. Publishings 737 is great for it also. John Thuot II A+/Network+.