Simviation Forum - CH Pro Pedals & MS Sidewinder Pro Joystick

Apr 27^th, 2003 at 10:12am

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Hi y'all................Does anyone know how to (or even if it's possible) to use the CH Pro pedals with the MS Sidewinder joystick. I haven't been able to do it and would like to be able to pilot my Stearmans with the joystick rather than using the Flight yoke and still have the use of my pedals. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tripleace (KGCM) ???

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Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 10:24am

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I've a vague recollection that it is possible, but the method escapes me. I'll have to go dig it out.

If I remember rightly, the solution may be OS dependant. Which windows version do you have?

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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 10:28am

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Couple more questions:

Do you have your pedals plugged into your soundcard and if so, it is a soundblaster card, or is it a USB connection?

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 11:47am

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I would also like to figure this one out... i have a USB MS and a normal soundcard pedals.... ???

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 12:12pm

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Could those having problems please tell me precisely where the problem lies. Is it that you can only select one controller (joystick) or the other (pedals)?

Or is it that when the pedals are connected they don;t perform correctly?

As a start, some versions of these pedals run their commands through the midi interface. If yours are in this category, you'll need to have the midi interface detected and working before you'll get any results.

In the case of the soundcard connection, you can also try this:

Go into Device Manager - Sound video joystick - Gameport joystick - Resources. If your Basic Configuration is set at '0' and your Input/Output reads 0200 - 0201, change the Basic Configuration to '1' and reset the Input/Output to 0200 - 0207.
Only do this if the original settings are as shown and make a note of them in case you need to revert to your original settings.

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 12:49pm

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I want to thank all that responded to my post. Sorry I didn't supply all the info though. I have a Dell 8250 2.4Gz , 512ram, soundblaster sound card, and am using the USB ports. When I try to use the pedals in conjunction with the joystick, the simulator only recognizes the joystick. If I try to use the pedals the aircraft does very strange things. I'm a real novice at these things so try not to get to technical. I need pictures rather than words Tongue

. Thanks again for the help. Tripleace (KGCM). Cheesy

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Reply #6 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 12:52pm

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Sorry Fstipster...I forgot to add the windows version I'm running...It's Windows XP...... Embarrassed

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Reply #7 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 12:53pm

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Sorry Fstipster...I forgot to add the windows version I'm running...It's Windows XP...... Embarrassed

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Reply #8 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 1:03pm

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Sorry Fstipster...I forgot to add the windows version I'm running...It's Windows XP...... Embarrassed

No Problem.

Ok - it would be useful if you ould describe the "weird" behaviour of the aircraft when the pedals are in use, but meantime, could you confirm that you've assigned the pedals (as opposed to the joystick) to the right controls in the options/control assignments screen?

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Reply #9 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 1:18pm

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OK buddy...Let me get the old Stearman out of the hanger, gas it up and take it up for a spin and I'll get back to you in just a tad.... 8) Tripleace (KGCM)

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Reply #10 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 1:53pm

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Hey FSTipster...Just made a short hop around the field and everything is working like a champ...I don't understand why but I'm not going to knock it. The only thing I did different was to plug the joystick into the front USB port and the pedals into the rear USB port. The sim recognizes both the joystick and the pedals now and I can use the stick to operate the rudder or the pedals. Thanks again for the help you rendered and if I ever have a problem again I'll sure enought come to you for the help....Thanks again to all that responded to me problem...Tripleace (KGCM) P.S. If any of you ever make a touchdown at Tulsa International, I'm only about 20 miles due east. Stop by for coffee..I'm buyin'

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Reply #11 - Apr 27^th, 2003 at 2:49pm

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Hey FSTipster...Just made a short hop around the field and everything is working like a champ...I don't understand why but I'm not going to knock it. The only thing I did different was to plug the joystick into the front USB port and the pedals into the rear USB port. The sim recognizes both the joystick and the pedals now and I can use the stick to operate the rudder or the pedals. Thanks again for the help you rendered and if I ever have a problem again I'll sure enought come to you for the help....Thanks again to all that responded to me problem...Tripleace (KGCM) P.S. If any of you ever make a touchdown at Tulsa International, I'm only about 20 miles due east. Stop by for coffee..I'm buyin'

Glad it's all sorted out!

As a matter of purely speculative interest, if your P.C. has USB 2.0 support (and looking at your specs, I would imagine it has) you've almost certainly got 2 different internal internal hubs. One for USB 1.0 and one for USB 2.0. On my own PC, the front USB ports are assigned to USB 2.0 as are 2 at the back. The remaining 2 at the back are on USB 1.0.

It may be that you've split the use of the controllers between 2 diferent hubs resulting in the elimination of a posible conflict on a single hub.

Anyway - academic now! Grin

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