FMS IRQ Serial and Parallel Port Setup
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This requires data on the PC serial/parallel port being used. The information needed is the interrupt request number (IRQ) and address. These are found as follows (for Windows 95,98 etc):
Right click on ‘My Computer’ and select ‘Properties’. This brings up the System Properties box. Click the ‘Device Manager’ tab. Click the ’+’ next to Ports (COM & LPT) to reveal the available ports. Then double click on Communications Port (COM1), (COM2) or (LPT1) whichever is planned to be used. Now click on the ‘Resources’ tab. This will show the Input/Output Range and Interrupt Request. Note these down.
FMS 2.0 Beta 6:
Start FMS. Click on Controls (‘alt‘ + C), select ‘Radio Transmitter’. It should say "State: no signal". In the box I/O-Port select the Input/Output Range noted above and then in the Interupt box select the and Interrupt Request also noted above. Now connect your transmitter. The display should now say "signal connected ". Next press " Calibrate". Move each stick in turn to its full extremes. Press "Finish" and "Ok". Now set up the channels. Choose a stick - say elevator. Move it to see which number channel this is on. Enter this number alongside ‘Elevator’. Some trial and error might be required to see which channels should be reversed.
You should now be flying your PC. Press "I" to get to the take off position and off you go.
Before you ‘Esc’ to finish go to File>Save settings so you do not have to set it up all over again when you return.
FMS 2.0 Beta 7:
Start FMS. Click on Controls (‘alt‘ + C), select ‘Analogue’. There are two options for paraller/serial interfaces. The 'Parallel-serial IRQ-interface 32-Bit-VXD' is the easiest to set up. Press 'Ressources' and select COM1, COM2 or LPT1 as appropriate. I found that this option limited my frame rate to 60 frames per second. I saw much better performance with the 'Parallel-serial IRQ-interface 16-Bit-DLL'. Again press 'Ressources'. Now enter the I/O-Range and Interrupt as found above.
To set up the controls press Mapping/Calibration. Connect your transmitter. Press 'Calibrate' and follow the instructions. Then set up the Mapping. Move your rudder stick to see what channel it is on and enter the number in the channel box. Continue through the elevator, ailerons, throttle. The next 4 are the controls for the helicopters. I set these up in the same order as the first 4. The requirement for Inv (inverse) is best found by trial and error. Press 'OK' and you should be flying.
Happy flying.
