I am a newbie to Windows and have not used FMS before. My new computer uses Windows XP and I have elected to use the audio cable and software from SmartPropoManual (coutesy of the clever japanese gentleman wose name I have forgotten). I went to SmartPropoManual website and downloaded the winmn.dll driver files for using the audio input to Windows XP with my JR radio. I put this driver into the FMS folder and clicked on the .exe file to install FMS which it duly did in the same folder as the winmm.dll file. when I double clicked on the FMS .exe file I get a message "An exception occurred during Dll Entrypoint or DllMain in module C:/Program Files/FMS/winmm.dll" On closing this message I get another message telling me that loading has failed.
Can anyone help me with this please?
Steve
Loading FMS/audio driver/Windows XP - FMS will not load XP/Audio driver
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by Mutchies » Sun Jun 09, 2002 12:47 am
Helo All,
Well, I solved the problem - or actually avoided it to be more accurate. I bought a PIC interface kit from Ken Hewitt (USD14.95) <http://www.welwyn.demon.co.uk/index.htm> Made it up in just over an hour, and it works fine. Setting up is not easy for a newbie to PC's ( I am a reluctant PC user having had Macs all my life). Go to Start-Settings-Cotrol Panel- double click on System, select the Hardware tab, select Device Manager,click on the "+"adjacent Ports, double click on COM 1 (or COM 2 if you plugged into this port). Then you can try to enter the figures from Kens instructions. I interpreted these to be - 9600 bits per second, 8 Data bits, 'None' Parity, 1 stop bit, 'None' flow control. (He said 9600 Baud/0xF0+Sync.......????) lick on 'Advanced' and make sure the sliders are all the way to the right. Start FMS and plug in the PIC cable and Transmitter. Select Controls, Analogue, select Serial PIC Interface. Select Resources and select COM 1 or 2 as appropriate. Select the 9600 Baud/OxFO+Sync button. Then press Mapping/Calibrate and follow the instructions. Move a control and see which graph moves and then change the number on the channel box to correspond. Anyway it works with my settings above. Well, sort of works. I am not happy with the control response of the planes I have tried (Sukhoi and Cub). There is a delay in the respnse to control inputs and having put in a command the model keeps rolling or whatever and is very difficult to fly. I am an Advanced grade aerobatic (F3A) pilot using the real thing. It may work better with different settings to the above which I will try later, or I may have to change model characteristics somehow also later. That's all I know so far. Cheers, Steve
Well, I solved the problem - or actually avoided it to be more accurate. I bought a PIC interface kit from Ken Hewitt (USD14.95) <http://www.welwyn.demon.co.uk/index.htm> Made it up in just over an hour, and it works fine. Setting up is not easy for a newbie to PC's ( I am a reluctant PC user having had Macs all my life). Go to Start-Settings-Cotrol Panel- double click on System, select the Hardware tab, select Device Manager,click on the "+"adjacent Ports, double click on COM 1 (or COM 2 if you plugged into this port). Then you can try to enter the figures from Kens instructions. I interpreted these to be - 9600 bits per second, 8 Data bits, 'None' Parity, 1 stop bit, 'None' flow control. (He said 9600 Baud/0xF0+Sync.......????) lick on 'Advanced' and make sure the sliders are all the way to the right. Start FMS and plug in the PIC cable and Transmitter. Select Controls, Analogue, select Serial PIC Interface. Select Resources and select COM 1 or 2 as appropriate. Select the 9600 Baud/OxFO+Sync button. Then press Mapping/Calibrate and follow the instructions. Move a control and see which graph moves and then change the number on the channel box to correspond. Anyway it works with my settings above. Well, sort of works. I am not happy with the control response of the planes I have tried (Sukhoi and Cub). There is a delay in the respnse to control inputs and having put in a command the model keeps rolling or whatever and is very difficult to fly. I am an Advanced grade aerobatic (F3A) pilot using the real thing. It may work better with different settings to the above which I will try later, or I may have to change model characteristics somehow also later. That's all I know so far. Cheers, Steve
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