Saitek panels after fsx:se / new FSUIPC

[BIMER]

After installing Steam version, and the new FSUIPC my saitek panels are not working proberly.
The Flaps button does not make flaps go up and down in steps, but fully all the time. The trim is kind a stuck, it moves, but kind a moves back again when roling in the weel. The buttons on switchpanel only works if you push then 3-4 times.

Anyone know a fix to this? It's both in Steam and legacy version :(

[jcj78]

Originally posted by BIMER:

After installing Steam version, and the new FSUIPC my saitek panels are not working proberly.
The Flaps button does not make flaps go up and down in steps, but fully all the time. The trim is kind a stuck, it moves, but kind a moves back again when roling in the weel. The buttons on switchpanel only works if you push then 3-4 times.

Anyone know a fix to this? It's both in Steam and legacy version :(

just from my experience wi Saitek stuff I'd say you have some conflicting axis assignments. Check your axis assignments under settings>controls>control axes>

from there, check your rudder pedals, and make sure you don't have an axis somewhere assigned to elevator trim. If its not that controller, start going thru the others. Anything plugged in recently also might be suspect.

Also check at madcatz and see if they have issued new drivers for your switch panels since the new uiPC.

Double check for conflicts and improper flap assignments would be my first step. I'd go to settings>controls>buttons/keys
pick a random key assignment, say "ATC window display/hide". Click on it. Click on the "new Assignment" button. Hit your flaps down switch and see if it says "This event is currently assigned to 'flaps down (fully)' or 'flaps down (incremental)'. Then hit 'cancel' to not save the new assignment. If it reported that it had the improper assignment, fix it.

If I'm telling you stuff you know and checked, sorry. Just trying to be thorough.

If this doesn't help holler back and i'll try to dig deeper. I'm pretty familiar with Saitek gear and software. Lightning got my instrument panels and my yoke's usb hub (and the yoke is acting spooky) right before SE came out, so I haven't checked for drivers.

[Dan-TXHills]

[quote=jcj

just from my experience wi Saitek stuff I'd say you have some conflicting axis assignments. Check your axis assignments under settings>controls>control axes>

from there, check your rudder pedals, and make sure you don't have an axis somewhere assigned to elevator trim. If its not that controller, start going thru the others. Anything plugged in recently also might be suspect.

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Exactly - check ALL controllers - not just the ones that you think should have a particular assignment. FSX likes to assign things to completely inappropriate axes - like rudder to throttle quadrands and landing gear to toe brakes.

[BIMER]

The panels isn't assigned in the controls, there assignment are made in the drivers, and its not possible to change them (as far as i know). If I push the buttons on the switch panel in controls in FSX, nohting happens. The same goes for all the other panels, such as the "flap" button og multipanel. I think i will try with the SPAD driver instead of saiteks own drivers..

[Flat Basset]

I have a full set of Saitek, and the solution I had to use was to go to SPAD, a user made driver set.. Saitek has not released a driver upgrade as of yet for FSX:SE... when you get SPAD installed follow the instructions to add it to the exe.xml file so it will auto start when you launch FSX.. but stay alert, as certain actions will shut it off (like importing scenery to the library mid game, and occasionally changing aircraft or locations mid-game) and you will need to manually restart SPAD.. I am also not certain that it is completely stable with FSX:SE, and may cause CTD's haven't been able to narrow that down for certain (and probably won't, as I have abandoned SE for a while and gone back to P3D)

[Average_Geek]

Originally posted by KW Driver:

I have a full set of Saitek, and the solution I had to use was to go to SPAD, a user made driver set.. Saitek has not released a driver upgrade as of yet for FSX:SE... when you get SPAD installed follow the instructions to add it to the exe.xml file so it will auto start when you launch FSX.. but stay alert, as certain actions will shut it off (like importing scenery to the library mid game, and occasionally changing aircraft or locations mid-game) and you will need to manually restart SPAD.. I am also not certain that it is completely stable with FSX:SE, and may cause CTD's haven't been able to narrow that down for certain (and probably won't, as I have abandoned SE for a while and gone back to P3D)

wtf...i have "a full set of saitek" also and i have everything working right with the good drivers dl on saitek site...i have my CH products pedals that aren't working so i sold them i buyed saitek cessna pedals, will give some feedback



good luck....

[Eubby]

SPAD is the only working solution I have found too.

[Flat Basset]

Originally posted by Luis Ayrton Senna:

Originally posted by KW Driver:

I have a full set of Saitek, and the solution I had to use was to go to SPAD, a user made driver set.. Saitek has not released a driver upgrade as of yet for FSX:SE... when you get SPAD installed follow the instructions to add it to the exe.xml file so it will auto start when you launch FSX.. but stay alert, as certain actions will shut it off (like importing scenery to the library mid game, and occasionally changing aircraft or locations mid-game) and you will need to manually restart SPAD.. I am also not certain that it is completely stable with FSX:SE, and may cause CTD's haven't been able to narrow that down for certain (and probably won't, as I have abandoned SE for a while and gone back to P3D)

wtf...i have "a full set of saitek" also and i have everything working right with the good drivers dl on saitek site...i have my CH products pedals that aren't working so i sold them i buyed saitek cessna pedals, will give some feedback



good luck....

well, I'd like to know how you got the panels working then... my combat rudder pedals, proflight yoke, and 3 throttle quads are working, but not using the Saitek device driver, but rather the vanilla USB input device driver that shipped with Win7-64.... but the switch panels all require the drivers from Saitek or the SPAD drivers....

[Capsaicin Junkie]

I use SPAD and LINDA. SPAD to assign non-working functions to a virtual joystick, LINDA to assign a new function. AFAIK FSUPC recognizes the virtual joystick. It should since LINDA requires FSUIPC.

[BIMER]

SPAD did the trick :)

[jcj78]

thanks for posting the solution. Too many people come in and ask for help and we never hear from them again. Makes it hard to use to search later and get an answer.

Glad to hear you got it worked out.

[orionexplorer]

I'm having the same issue, X-52 joystick and throttle work but ALL of my panels are dead. So what is SPAD? and where do you get it? I've never heard of it before. Thanks

[Flat Basset]

SPAD = Saitek Panels Advanced Drivers available here: h t t p:// fstools . weebly . com

remove the spaces..