XPlane 12.1.1 & 12.1.2

[SJDobby]

Hi

Since XPlane 12.1.1 (and 12.1.2) my FSA client has not been able to detect Xplane is running.

I suspect it is related to the new “local web server” setup introduced in v12.1.1; Xplane was crashing as and when it got to the main menu unless I ran it with the “no web server” option; but running it like that seemed to prevent client software (not just FSA) from recognising the sim was running. Today I tried a possible fix, which was to launch Xplane from command prompt with an option to use a different “port”; while this allowed me to fly without needing the “no web server” option, FSA was still unable to recognise the sim was running.

Can I ask if anyone else is having or has had a similar problem or if anyone more technically gifted than me can suggest how I might fix this? For now I am having to limit my VA flying to P3D, which is not ideal.

Thanks in advance.

Simon

[joefremont]

This is the first I have heard of this. We have depended on XPUIPC which is no longer supported, if that no longer works we will have to figure out how this web server works

[SJDobby]

Seems to be fixed now - I downloaded the xp12 version of xpuipc (v0.1.3) from xpuipc.com and placed the appropriate “xpuipc +.xpl” in my resource\plugins folder, and then ran Xplane using the option for it to use a specific port for its web server (eg “— web_server_port=8088”). The FSA client now seems to behave normally at least as far as initialising at the gate is concerned. Will double check with a full flight just to be sure when I get the chance this week but I think the issue is resolved.

[joefremont]

This new XPUIPC is a relief as it means I don’t have to do an emergency fix but is also a big question mark, who are the ppl behind it ? With the previous XPU we at least knew the were building on the original XPUIPC code base, since this team started their version number at zero it indicates it’s a new code base, their website is a bit lacking in details but looks like they are working on a different product that needs the interface and may only implement the functions they need. The old XPUIPC did not have all the functions we use in FSUIPC which is why we have some issues recording xplane flight data.

But this new web interface for xplane is interesting, it may be a way to get the data we need without an unreliable third party interface. Won’t be able to say for sure until I can get home and investigate it and this new XPUIPC may give us some time to get it done right.

[chrisjk84]

There are like 3 different versions/developers of xpuipc, so it is confusing on which one to use.
I have one with the version number 2.5.5.9. Works fine for me

[joefremont]

Three versions of XPUIPC? Where did you find 2.5.5.9?

We have a copy of 2.0.5.9 that we have available for download, I did a quick search for a newer version but was not able to, other than that 0.1.12 version mentioned.

[joefremont]

I did do some experiments with the “local web server” using the web socket interface, and my python proof of concept was pretty good at getting data, but unfortunately our client is using a pretty old version of C++ and am not sure how much work it will be to bring it up to a more modern compiler.