Microstick X & Y deflections unequal
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Hi Scubapics, yes, I think maybe I’ll take the bottom off first and check out the pcb just to see if a blob of anything has shorted something. Then if not, access the double pot and see if anything is going on there - at least I can give it a clean.
Alan
Also check the cables in the arm of the throttle.
There is some minor “cross-talk” in the system. It might be the design. As you move any of the potentiometers all the axis tend to deflect slightly at the same time. This is not normally noticeable in the simulation as it is a small fraction of each axis maximum deflection.
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Hi Scubapics, out of frustration I decided to order the Tusba 2. It is in transit now. Any pointers for how to set it up? Do I uninstall Foxy and program directly via BMS and my other sims?
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There’s a dance you need to do with the TUSBA R2 - I’d forgot about it until I got around to setting mine up on a new computer/BMS 4.34 install.
First, plug in and use the Windows Controller Control panel to directly calibrate your TQS as a USB device. You may find you need to do this a couple times - none of my axes registered full or equal throw the first time I cal’d. Then use the RealSim setup to cal there - at which point you may also note full range doesn’t register; but the RealSim software will grey out and ignore what it’s not using.
After this it gets subtle, in that you can re-set the min/max in RealSim setup, and also set Cursor dead zone in both RealSim and BMS (where you’ll also find you’ll need to noodle out the axes assignments depending on which firmware you’re using - some of the labeling doesn’t exactly mate up)…I had to iterate on this among all places I could do a setup, but after about a half hour or so I ended up with a working, non-drifting, controllable Cursor.
Good thing is that after you’re done with all of this the TUSBA R2 remembers what you did, even if you unplug it (which was more than BMS was doing for me at the time - but I think I fixed that too, yet to test). So as long as you plug it back into the same computer…
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Hi Scubapics, out of frustration I decided to order the Tusba 2. It is in transit now. Any pointers for how to set it up? Do I uninstall Foxy and program directly via BMS and my other sims?
Ah sorry. I forgot all about this. Had a shit week as my dog died totally unexpectedly.
It’s all documented in the pdf manual. Read it through a few times first though. Pretty straight forward in the end.
I have noticed that my x/y microstick still goes out of cal. It’s really strange. Can only think that the voltage supply is drifting but then you would see the other pots drift too.
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Fyi, I just got my Tusba R2 and it solved my Cirsor drift problem. Note, I’m using the Warthog stick and Cougar throttle. Before Tusba, I tried flashing my Cougar Stick/throttle and that killed my cursor operation
I mothballed my Stick and use Tusba. No more problems. Microstick centers and moves better than when my HOTAS was brand new. -
Gentlemen, many thanks indeed for your advice, I so appreciate you taking the time.
I’ve re-run the CCRP calibration routine and then checked the outputs both in the CCRP viewer and in DIView, which gives you a much clearer view of both the raw values which the axis is generating, and what output Windows is sending to BMS.
All axes EXCEPT S2 (Microstick X) and YR (Microstick Y) are giving full deflection; the two Microstick axes gave only a fraction of full deflection. When I used the ‘Axis shaping’ function in CCRP and did a ‘set zero’ on both (so there’s no deadzone and a linear response) I could get max S2 + Min YR together, and vv, but I couldn’t get one to deflect on its own while the other stayed centred.
So in game, all you can do is move the cursors diagonally bottom right to top left.
So I still can’t figure, is this a calibration issue, or are my Microstick pots knackered? I note many many posts about knackered Microstick pots. If mine are knackered, then their low output in certain orientations is curiously consistent?
Any thoughts?
Alan
Hmm….you are Alan
I am the guy behind Falcon Sim Store.
Do hope you finally figure out the Mstick issue.
Many many arguments about the fxxk TM Mstick issues for the past years.
Someone said that you can buy one Mstick from Thrustmaster France for €6.
You may try it and let us know the result.
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Hi Scubapics, I just emailed TM an enquiry about a replacement microstick pot. Thanks for the link.
Alan
Edit: just heard from TM - no more microstick pots available!
Try Thrustmaster France.
Flow32 and Incarus guarantee you will have it for €6 -
Flow32 and Incarus guarantee you will have it for €6
Misinformation from Po-Fu. I never “guaranteed” it and I don’t believe Flow32 did either. I said they were available because I received two from TM. Maybe we got the last ones.
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Misinformation from Po-Fu. I never “guaranteed” it and I don’t believe Flow32 did either. I said they were available because I received two from TM. Maybe we got the last ones.
What if you both really got the last ones?
You still want to advocate your point of view everywhere?
Can you take any responsibility?
I would like to buy 10 TM microstick @€6/piece, how would you say?
To hide behind a wall and be silent? -
What if you both really got the last ones?
You still want to advocate your point of view everywhere?
Can you take any responsibility?
I would like to buy 10 TM microstick @€6/piece, how would you say?
To hide behind a wall and be silent?I stand by my accusation of misinformation that I guaranteed 6Euro microsticks. I guaranteed nothing.
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I stand by my accusation of misinformation that I guaranteed 6Euro microsticks. I guaranteed nothing. Can you take any responsibility?
I take every responsibility of Falcon Sim Store: every part and every mod.
And you? Where is €6 microstick? Find out and show us! -
I take every responsibility of Falcon Sim Store: every part and every mod.
And you? Where is €6 microstick? Find out and show us!
Otherwise, shut up!I think I have a right to correct your incorrect statement about me with out being insulted. I guaranteed nothing.
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I think I have a right to correct your incorrect statement about me with out being insulted.
You are insulting everyone‘s intelligence!
Where did the insultation come from?
You have the right to correct others but can’t accept being corrected? -
You are insulting everyone‘s intelligence!
Where did the insultation come from?
You have the right to correct others but can’t accept being corrected?Just stop the nonsense. I guaranteed nothing.
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Just stop the nonsense. I guaranteed nothing.
I think you have to apologize to everyone in every post and every thread where you mentioned people can buy €6 microstick from Thrustmaster France.
You are spreading a rumor…and now you can’t take any responsibility.
You garrantee nothing, just a rumor! -
please remain civil in your disagreements.
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I think you have to apologize to everyone in every post and every thread where you mentioned people can buy €6 microstick from Thrustmaster France.
You are spreading a rumor…and now you can’t take any responsibility.
You garrantee nothing, just a rumor!OMG. :roll:
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please remain civil in your disagreements.
Cheating is not civilized!
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I think you have to apologize to everyone in every post and every thread where you mentioned people can buy €6 microstick from Thrustmaster France.
You are spreading a rumor…and now you can’t take any responsibility.
You garrantee nothing, just a rumor!Icarus is not the problem here.
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I’ve been away and I was surprised to find where this thread had got to! Some of you were very kind and helpful with my original enquiry, for which I thank all of you. The friendliness and comradeship of this Forum has always been a great feature.
Netstat, do you think it’s time to lock this thread down now, if that’s possible?
Alan