JetMax Throttle Installation Instructions

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1 JetMax Throttle Installation Instructions 1

2 The JetMax 737 Throttle unit is designed to bring our customers a highly realistic looking device that covers all the basic requirements needed! Features Include: -USB Plug and Play (No Drivers Required!) - Functional Twin Thrust Levers - Reverse Thrust Handles - TOGA Switches - A/T Disconnect Switches - Flap Handle - Speed Brake Handle - Fuel Cut-off Levers - Parking Brake Lever and Light - Realistic Representation Trim Wheels (non-rotating) The JetMax 737 Throttle unit is the perfect match for the SSTD, Desktop use or in your full scale project. The JetMax 737TQ arrives fully assembled and requires no custom drivers. Please Note: *The 737TQ is not a motorized device. Trim Control is achieved via your Yoke setup and EICAS display. *Requires calibration and switch assignments in FSUIPC. *Extra wire and connector for Optional Steering Tiller Mechanism Basic knowledge of FSX and FSUIPC is required (FSUIPC Manual is recommended reading) *The JetMax product is not designed for commercial use. Any such use would void any warranties stated or implied. 2

3 Important Information regarding the JetMax throttle: The JetMax Throttle is a plug and play device using a custom game controller. This controller can be accessed through the Windows Game Controller. There are calibration instructions that need to be followed as outlined in this manual. Also some switch offsets assigned via FSUIPC. A registered version of Peter Dowson s FSUIPC is required and available here: FSUIPC Settings are accessed through Flight Simulator. Some Flight Simulator settings need to be deleted. *Please refer to the FSUIPC Manual for assignments and calibration. Some are covered in this manual but a detailed listing of all FSUIPC assignments and instructions are available in the FSUIPC Manual located here: C:\Your Location of FS\Modules\FSUIPC Documents 3

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5 JetMax Throttle Cables and Harness The JetMax Throttle comes with a USB cable and also a harness (with Red/White/Black wires) for the Optional Steering Tiller. The Steering Tiller comes with a harness and plug to connect to the Throttle connector and plug. Remove the attached jumper and connect the Steering Tiller. Instructions for adding the Steering Tiller are in this manual. If you do not have the Optional Steering Tiller you must leave the jumper attached to the Throttle harness. Throttle harness for Optional Steering Tiller Jumper 5

6 The JetMax Throttle will work with the following Avionics Suites: Aerosytems FS9 /FSX / Prepar3d (limited functionality, some switches require an Avionics Suite) ifly (Requires iflytofsuipc) PMDG Requires: PMDG Module v1.1.zip Project Magenta ProSim Sim-Avionics More to follow... Configuration is dependant on the offsets used by each program. Some experimentation may be required and involves some trail and error. Some configurations may require questions in the above mentioned Forums. *** This JetMax manual is only a basic guide.*** 6

7 JetMax 737 Throttle Game Controller Location of the Game Controller below: Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers Accessing the JetMax Throttle Game Controller allows you to test all the functions of the Game Controller via Windows. *Windows 7 shown above 7

8 Right-click on the JetMax controller Select Game Controller Settings Select Properties 8

9 Listing of potentiometers and switches: Slider Engine 1 X-Rotation Spoiler Y-Rotation Engine 2 Z-Rotation Flaps Dial Steering Tiller (optional) 1. Parking Brake 2. ENG 1 TOGA 3. ENG 2 A/T Disc 4. ENG 2 TOGA 5. ENG 2 Reverser 6. ENG 1 A/T Disc 7. ENG 1 Reverser 8. ENG 2 Fuel Cut-off 9. ENG 1 Fuel Cut-off 9

10 How to start the calibration and switch assignments 1. Whenever a game controller is plugged into Windows for the first time in FS9, FSX or Prepar3D the default settings are applied. You need to remove these settings from FS via OPTIONS / CONTROLS and select the Game Controller (in this case JetMax 737 Controller). Go to Joystick Axes and scroll down the Axis list. Select each Axis and click on Delete Joystick Assignment. Do this for every Axis listed under the JetMax 737 Controller. NOTE: if you have other USB devices (Pedals, yoke etc) they will show in the Joystick Type in the drop down menu. Only do the JetMax 737 Controller. See Figure 5 *Extra wire and connector for Optional Steering Tiller Mechanism *Please refer to the FSUIPC Manual for complete instructions and detailed information related to FSUIPC. *** This JetMax manual is only a basic guide.*** 10

11 1) Figure 5 2) Select Axis 3) Click on Delete Joystick Assignment 11

12 4) Next delete all the Joystick Buttons that are from the Default settings. Again select the Button and click on Delete Joystick Assignment See figure 6 Figure 6 5) Now we are ready to calibrate and assign switch offsets to your JetMax Throttle. 12

13 Assigning Potentiometers in FSUIPC Open FS and select FSUIPC (Modules in FS9 and Add-Ons in FSX) 13

14 Selecting an Assignment in FSUIPC 1. Move the Axis you want to assign (does not include switches, only potentiometers). 2. Select Send Direct to FSUIPC Calibration. 3. Click the first box 4. From the drop down menu select the axis function you want to calibrate (ie: Flaps) 14

15 Select Joystick Calibration and go to the Flaps section (page 6 of 11) Click on Set and proceed to Set the Flaps Up and Flaps Down positions in FSUIPC. 15

16 Low setting High Setting *Please refer to Page 46 in the FSUIPC Manual for complete instructions and detailed information related to FSUIPC. *** This JetMax manual is only a basic guide.*** 16

17 Continue assigning the following Axis : Speedbrake (Spoilers) Throttle 1 Throttle 2 Flaps Steering Tiller (optional item) 17

18 Selecting Switches in FSUIPC Pressing a switch, it will show in the box above. 18

19 After pressing a switch, it will show in the box as above. 19

20 Throttle Lever Set-up Assigning ENG 1 and 2 requires checking the No Reverse Zone You are then only calibrating the IDLE and MAX settings for the Throttles. *Reversers are assigned to switches in FSUIPC. (See next page for detailed information) 20

21 Engine Reversers Engine reversers are switches in the JetMax throttle lever, use the following offsets: Offset Word Set Eng 1 Offset x088c Parameter End 2 Offset x0924 Parameter Use Offset Word Set and the same offsets but use 0 as a parameter for returning to IDLE. 21

22 After you click OK and re-open FSUIPC it will show the following Parameters as a Hexadecimal. Each Engine can be controlled separately. 22

23 ifly Switch Information The use of the JetMax Throttle with ifly requires the use of iflytofsuipc software created by Jouni Tormanen. This software interfaces ifly to FSUIPC and has a complete list of switch offsets to use with ifly. iflytofsuipc available here: Version: v2.14 In the Zip file is the manual for iflytofsuipc and it has all the offsets listed along with instructions. Please follow the instructions, have all the latest ifly updates installed for this software to work properly. Remember you can also compare the actions from the hardware by bringing up the panels in ifly. Compare Switch actions and Annuciators to see if you have programmed it correctly 23

24 Offsets from iflytofsuipc for the JetMax Throttle 232 KEY_COMMAND_AUTOMATICFLIGHT_AUTOPILOT_DISC (for Yoke) 233 KEY_COMMAND_AUTOMATICFLIGHT_AUTOTHROTTLE_DISC 234 KEY_COMMAND_AUTOMATICFLIGHT_TOGA 510 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_IDLE 511 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_CUTOFF 513 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_2_START_LEVER_IDLE 514 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_2_START_LEVER_CUTOFF 1177 x049a KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_OFF 1178 x0499 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_ON Settings in FSUIPC when assigning switches in ifly require the following: Select FS Control Offset Word Set (from Drop-Down menu) Offset x9400 (don t forget the x ) Parameter (switch offset in ifly ie:233) To create an ON/OFF action you need to assign the ON then the OFF using the same Offset Word Set, Offset x9400 and use the correct command in ON and the off command for OFF. See the examples on the next 4 pages. 24

25 As explained on the previous page the following selections are required to assign the Parking Brake KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_OFF 1178 KEY_COMMAND_GEAR_PARKING_BRAKE_LEVER_ON 25

26 NOTE: Don t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the Clear button. 26

27 As explained on the previous pages the following selections are required to assign the ENG Start Levers. 510 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_IDLE 511 KEY_COMMAND_ENGAPU_ENG_1_START_LEVER_CUTOFF 27

28 NOTE: Don t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the Clear button. 28

29 Setting up the Steering Tiller on your JetMax 1) Plug the Red/White/Black wire from the TQ to the Steering Tiller *Extra wire and connector for Optional Steering Tiller Mechanism 1 2) Open FSUIPC from your Modules or Add-on s menu in FS 3) Move the Steering Tiller to find the action 4) Click on Send direct to FSUIPC Calibration under Type of Action Required (top one of the 3 choices) 29

30 Send direct to FSUIPC Calibration selected 30

31 4) Select the first row by clicking in the small box on the left 5) Select Steering Tiller from the Drop-Down Menu 31

32 6) Go to Joystick Calibration and use the right arrow to go to 9 of 11 to locate the Steering Tiller settings page. 7) Click on Set 32

33 9 11 8) Turn the Tiller to the right and select Set (- numbers in left) 9) Center the Tiller handle and click on the center Set once 10) Turn the Tiller to the Left and click on the left Set 11) Click on the center Set again (This creates any Null zone) 12) Press OK and return to FS. This saves the changes to the configuration file in FSUIPC 33

34 ifly B737 Spoiler Setup FSUIPC Notes In this section you can set up two 10 zones (ranges of values) on the current axis that will each, separately, trigger a control. The controls are any of the button/switch controls that you can assign in FSUIPC s button section all are listed in the drop down according to the same rules as on the Buttons + Switches tab. Those controls which take a parameter can do so here, and you can enter an offset too for the FSUIPC offset controls. Everything is exactly comparable to assigning buttons, except that the trigger is related to the values arriving from the axis. 34

35 First you set the range of values in which this action will occur. The little spin control on the left selects which of the 10 ranges you are now setting (you can go back and change or adjust them using that spin control). Then you simply move the lever to the two extremes of the range, clicking the From button at one end (the lower number) and To at the other (the higher number). If you get these the wrong way round, no matter FSUIPC will still understand. The values should be different, though. The check boxes Up and Down allow you to select whether the action is to occur when the axis is moving from low values to higher ones ( Up ), or the other way ( Down ), or both. This allows you do have different things happen one way than the other. Translation: This will allow you to configure ifly to use the Speedbrake lever on the JetMax throttle and have the Speedbrakes deploy and retract fully. Follow the instructions on the next pages to configure your Speedbrakes. Using the ifly offset info below: 9428 Set Speedbrake lever position //Pro only. Val:0~208. 0: Speedbrake down; 25: armed; 67: 50% Speedbrake; 161: flight detent; 208: Speedbrake full up 35

36 Step 1 Step 6 Step 2 Six Steps to setting the Speedbrake in ifly See the following pages: Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 36

37 Step 1 Speedbrake DOWN Move the Speedbrake (SB) lever and watch for the Data Place Speedbrake lever in DOWN position #1 setting, click on Up and Down boxes Offset Byte Set in the drop-down menu Offset x9428 and Parameter 0 (Zero) Click on From in Down position, move SB lever out of the Down position about half way to Armed. Click on To 37

38 Step 2 Speedbrake ARMED Set to #2, UP box only, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 25 Move SB lever to the Down side of the Armed detent. Click on From Move the SB lever to the opposite side of the Armed detent and Click on To Note: Don t panic when you see the Parameters change, FSUIPC changes them to a hexadecimal code. If you need to change what you assigned you can use the Clear button. 38

39 Step 3 Speedbrake 50% Set #3 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 67 Move SB lever to Down side of 50% and click on From Move SB Lever to opposite side of 50% and click on To 39

40 Step 4 Speedbrake Flight Detent Set #4 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 161 Move SB lever to Down side of Flight Detent and click on From Move SB Lever to opposite side of Flight Detent and click on To 40

41 Step 5 Speedbrake Full UP Set #5 Up and Down Box, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 208 Move SB lever to Down side Full UP and click on From Move SB Lever to Full UP position and click on To 41

42 Step 6 Speedbrake DOWN Reset Set #6 Down Box only, Offset Byte Set, Offset x9428 and Parameter 0 Move SB lever to Down side of ARMED and click on To Move SB Lever to Down position and click on From This resets the Speedbrake to the DOWN Position. Note: Some of the Data numbers may not match exactly as shown in the previous pictures, parameters will change in FSUIPC as it changes to a Hexadecimal number. 42

43 INTRODUCTION: aerosystems TOGA and A/T Disconnect aerosystems use the standard FSUIPC offsets plus dedicated offsets that allow you to read and write data to and from the aerosystems software. You can send button presses, turn switches on and off. The dedicated AeroSystems offsets in FSUIPC start at address 7370 hex and occupy 32 bytes. SENDING A COMMAND TO AEROSYSTEMS: Sending a command is very simple. A command is sent using the addresses below. Address description length 7370 command 1 byte 7371 value small integer (2 bytes) Before you send a command you must first make sure that address 7370 hex has a value of 0. if it is 0 you can write a command to that address, with an optional value to address 7371 hex. When aerosystems has finished processing the command, aerosystems will set 7370 hex back to 0, informing you that it s ready to accept another command. 43

44 11 AT ARM toggle (read status from FSX to determine initial state) 24 Push TOGA takeoff mode 1 - pilot pitches aircraft manually for takeoff 25 Push TOGA takeoff mode 2 - autopilot pitches nose-up at Vr and takes off by itself (auto takeoff) 44

45 Default Boeing 737 Using the default B737 you can control the Engine Cutoff switches using the following info. Engine 1 Offset 0890 Offset Word Set Engine 1 Mixture lever, is ON and 0 is OFF Engine 2 Offset 0928 Offset Word Set Engine 2 Mixture lever, is ON and 0 is OFF 45

46 Default B737 Engine Cutoff Switches continued: Parameter showed in Hexadecimal 46

47 Sim-Avionics Offsets Check in the Sim-A Server FSUIPC_IO which offsets is assigned to the Fuel Control Switches. ENGINE_L_FUEL_CONTROL_SWITCH=5452 ENGINE_R_FUEL_CONTROL_SWITCH=5453 Then back in the FSUIPC Buttons tab move the Fuel control switch until it's detected. Then assign. Offset Byte Set Offset = 5452 value = 1 You will also need to assign the button Released value (0). And obviously depending on which way round the switch is wired Idle might be 'button pressed', so the values will need to be changed accordingly. A/P, A/T Disconnect and TOGA Switches To assign a button go to: FSUIPC Buttons tab + press the button to assign Offset Word Set Offset = 53DB value = xxx 551 = A/P Disconnect 567 = TOGA 563 = A/T Disconnect 47

48 737NGX ifly Manual layout and design by Steve Cos with assistance from Peter Cos and Mark Hastings. Version 1.2 September