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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
My friend is just like that. If I cancel some pin can I schedule other,otherwise not.
I have 3 arduino boards 1 made in italy and 2 made in china.
The problem also exists with only one card.
It's a mystery!

Best regards

Stefano
2017-10-17 21:12
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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
Hello friend I found a old post that talked about my problem.
https://www.mobiflight.com/forum/topic/300.html

Best regards

Stefano
2017-10-17 21:38
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pizman82
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Yes... The 1. posting sounds exactly like your Problem.....
BUT.... You see the guy not work together with sebastian and the problem was never solved !

Again.... i Can not help you without Detailed informations.... i can´t see your System and i can´t reproduce this.

For example the same question like Sebastian ask the other guy multiple times " What do you mean with IT NOT WORKES ?? "

Are you be abel to create a Device on that "Free Pins" in the Settings/Devices/MobiflightBoard Tab ?
If not, why not ?? Are the Pins not listed in the DropDown Menue ??

if Yes.... Can you Upload the New Devices to board without a Error Warning ??

If you now create a new config (For Example a INPUT if you set a Button to one of the problematic Pins)... Can you now use as Device THIS Button you create before?
Is it in the List ? Is there any Error Warning there ?

if Yes..... What happend if you now Run Mobiflight and Simulator ? You say it not Work !
Does the LED on Arduino Blinking when you push the button ? Does the Logging Debug String of Mobiflight report a Press and Release of the Button ?
Can you maby confirm you try out different Input Configs..... Maby you simply use a Config that is wrong.... Try the Parking Brake Preset with a standard Aircraft of FSX.

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I Know thats depressing..... But i can only help you if you do some research work for us.

In that cases i do a real 100% Confirmed Test.... Simply connect 26 Buttons and 26 LED to ONE Arduino..... Create all the Devices.
Set to all 26 Switches the same Command like "Toggle Parking Brake EventID" ... Set to all LED the Same Offset like Parking Brake LED.
If everything is ok then EVERY Button should do the same.... and all 26 LED should light up same way.
Good Luck !
2017-10-17 23:24
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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
Yes... The 1. posting sounds exactly like your Problem.....
BUT.... You see the guy not work together with sebastian and the problem was never solved !

Again.... i Can not help you without Detailed informations.... i can´t see your System and i can´t reproduce this.

For example the same question like Sebastian ask the other guy multiple times " What do you mean with IT NOT WORKES ?? "

1) your question: Are you be abel to create a Device on that "Free Pins" in the Settings/Devices/MobiflightBoard Tab ?
My answer: Yes i 'm!

2) your question : if Yes.... Can you Upload the New Devices to board without a Error Warning ??
My answer: Yes i can without a error warning!!!

3)Your question :If you now create a new config (For Example a INPUT if you set a Button to one of the problematic Pins)... Can you now use as Device THIS Button you create before?
My answer: Yes i can!!

4) Your questin: Is it in the List ? Is there any Error Warning there ?
My anser: Yes it is !

5) Your question: if Yes..... What happend if you now Run Mobiflight and Simulator ? You say it not Work !
My answer: No, it works but I lose a pin that before it worked.

6) Your question: Does the LED on Arduino Blinking when you push the button ? Does the Logging Debug String of Mobiflight report a Press and Release of the Button ?
My answer: Yes it does!

Best regards

Stefano
2017-10-18 21:52
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pizman82
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From: ETSI, Germany
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First Thanks for cooperating and help by research !

iconMAGICGURU:


5) Your question: if Yes..... What happend if you now Run Mobiflight and Simulator ? You say it not Work !
My answer: No, it works but I lose a pin that before it worked.



Again... thats not detailed enough.....

What do you mean with "You lose a Pin"

1. Is the Device gone ( For example if then Pin 25 is problematic.... Is the Device in the /Settings/Mobiflightboard/ that was on that pin not longer existing ?
2. OR Is the Device still there but it is not longer availible in the Config..... So the Config that use THAT Pin/Device now NOT have a active Device ?
3. OR Is the Device still there, too but it not working correct.....
If Yes... Same Question. Does the LED on Arduino Bling on THAT Device now / DebugString? OR If it´s a LED does the TEST Function Work and it light up there ?
4. Is there a logic you can confirm like "If you use Pin X the always Pin X is missing... or If you use another free pin... what is the seccond missing Pin ? the next in the row ??

Again i´m sorry for that.... But i can´t reproduce that. You have to find out youreself and tell me..... maby it will be usefull if you explane me axactly step by step WHAT you do exactly when you create a device on that problematic Pins..... maby you have a mistake in basic technic i never think about myself.

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Good Luck !
2017-10-19 14:21
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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
Will the evidence and then I tell you!

Anyway thanks!!!

Stefano
2017-10-19 23:26
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pizman82
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Hi Stefano.

today i found this .... https://www.mobiflight.com/forum/topic/902.html

Sounds like your Problem.

If Posible please confirm this.....
I not know your device names ( Myself i only use a Key/Number Combo without Space or Special Signs like _#§$%&/() . So A Device on my system have a maximum 8 Diggit Code only with 0-9 and A-Z.
MABY This is the Problem in your System, too..... if you use Device names that are to long or using Spaces and Things like _- and so on.
PLEASE Add a New Device with a SHORT name like "A1" ( No Signs or Spaces)
DOES the problem now come again ??? IF YES.... Please rename the NOW problematic Device ( That stop working after Add the new stuff) . Please rename THIS Device now in for example "B1" Again Short, no spaces no sign.... Not forget to UPLOAD the Changes !
DOES THIS solve your Problem now ?

@ SEBASTIAN Please observe this !
Good Luck !
2017-10-23 11:08
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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
Thanks Sebastian for your reply, the problem was what I've written.
Thank you very much

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :w00t: :w00t:

Stefano
2017-10-24 01:00
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pizman82
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iconMAGICGURU:

Thanks Sebastian for your reply, the problem was what I've written.
Thank you very much



That wsn´t Sebastian :P

BUT.....

Please CONFIRM again.... Does the change of Names solve the Problem ?
Can you report us a logic.... Like Maximum xx Numbers for a Device Name..... or Can you say that symbols like _-#+* are problematic ???

I think Sebastian will check this himself.... But some Imput from you will be helpfull ! Thank You !
Good Luck !
2017-10-24 15:24
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MAGICGURU
Posts: 47
pitzman excuse, but last night when I read the post I don't had glasses.
Anyway I solved the problem by naming the inputs and outputs only with numbers.
For example:
Pin 2 (parking brake) he was appointed (2)
Pin 3 (apu on) he was appointed (3) etc.
I did not use any symbol (+ =% #_ \).
However it is resolved thanks.

But the problem of long names you could fix with some update of Mobyflight?

Thank you

Stefano
2017-10-24 21:17
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ArnoB
Posts: 2
Hallo Pizman

I already wrote about the same problem in

https://www.mobiflight.com/forum/topic/902.html

Initially I used devicenames like;
sw1 output1 led1
sw1 output2 led2
And
Sw4_enc_HDG

After assigning almost all switches, using all pins of Arduino, except the last 8 switches, it started with random problems.

After shortening all device names using names like;
Sw1LDNAV
Sw1LDALTHOLD
Sw4encHDG
and deleting spaces and “_” it started to work again and know it is working fine.

So my problem was somewhere in length of devicenames, total length devicenamelist, use of spaces or the use of “_”

Arno
2017-10-31 19:18
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