Panning/Tilting camera issues

Do I just highlight those #`s and type in new values/#`s ???, AND is there a "save" function that I have to be aware of..or not...???, I just want to make sure I`m doing it the right way..........#2 Do I recalibrate in windows AND RF...OR just RF...???
 
I have a very vague recollection that I read something here a few months ago about calibration problems with some tx. And there was something mentioned about being sure CH6 (5?) were mapped to proportional or 3-position switches because it (or they?) MUST have REAL center positions. Mapping that/those channels to a 2-position switch with no center somehow prevented the calibration from completing properly, or messed up other channels or something. Whatever it was, I don't have that tx, so I read it without fully understanding it. But I'm pretty sure that when the inputs were mapped correctly, the calibration problems went away. Could there be something like that going on with this? Does anyone else remember the thread I'm talking about? I think it was in the RF8 or RF9 forum.
 
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you may want to copy the ini file to a different folder for safe keeping.

yes erase the old #'s and type the new #'s. normal save should be fine. do not save as it will try to make it a txt file.

don't touch windows calibration. it seems like is just makes a mess.

if the INI gets super hosed deleting it is an option. but you need to set all the settings in RF again. all your planes and airports will be fine. graphics settings, pilot profile, plane history, airport history and the last location of the editor will be cleared
 
legoman said:
you may want to copy the ini file to a different folder for safe keeping.

yes erase the old #'s and type the new #'s. normal save should be fine. do not save as it will try to make it a txt file.

don't touch windows calibration. it seems like is just makes a mess.

if the INI gets super hosed deleting it is an option. but you need to set all the settings in RF again. all your planes and airports will be fine. graphics settings, pilot profile, plane history, airport history and the last location of the editor will be cleared
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Well, (sentence #1), I don`t know how to copy a file to another folder......(sentence #2) first part of, I can do, second part, I`m still a little confused. When I asked about "saving", I was just wondering if it works like the RF editor, by that I mean, if I make the changes you`re recommending, AND they don`t work, CAN I just go back and change them back to what they were AND, does a "SAVE WINDOW" pop open for you (like in the editor) OR do I have to save in a different way ......(Sentence #3), I`m completely fine with NOT touching windows calibrating, it`s pretty vague as to exactly what you`re suppose to do.......NOW (sentence #4) THAT`S just plain scary, that is a scenario I just don`t even want to consider.....As stated, if making the changes in the ini file works like making changes in the RF editor, I`m willing to try that, then recalibrate in RF and see if it sticks.,
 
right click on the file in windows explorer click copy and paste it somewhere else easy to find.
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the ini file is read during startup so if you save the ini file in notepad rf needs to be shut down.
2022-06-04 17_37_17-RealFlight.ini - Notepad.jpg

sentence 4 that is the scary way of saying restoring defaults. the realflight.ini is where the setting are saved. if it is missing rf generates a new one. and you have a first-time setup to do again.
 
OK, I`ve created a file of what appears to be everything in RF, I did that by opening up the ini file and creating a shortcut to my desktop, upon opening up that file on my desktop, it appears everything is there,....SO, is that a good way to save it....AND can I post a copy of that file here so you can look at it..???
 
no a shortcut is a pointer to the original file not an independent copy.

sure i will look at it if you post it i can edit it too if you want
 
Copy paste is what I tried to do, it won`t let me paste it because of file type,, I tried turning/sending it into a zipped file, it still won`t let me paste it for the same reason...????
 
I have a lot of the safety nannies turned off on my computer. the ones to help people not brick their computer.

you might just be lacking administrative privileges for your computer. does it let you save the ini in Notepad? if it does try changing the center 5 and center 6 numbers and see if it made the input semi controllable then try recalibrating the interlink dx. if that does not work, remove all the lines for the interlink dx so the next time rf starts up it will see it as a new controller and it will prompt either a select controller or controller calibration.

remember when editing the ini make sure rf if not running it reads the ini on startup and saves it in RAM and writes a new ini on shutdown based on the current settings in ram if rf crashes it does not write a new ini and the old one is still there.
 
Well Legoman, everything you're saying is pretty much Greek to me. I`ll try and study it and make since of it in the next few days. I`m just afraid to try anything without knowing EXACTLY what I`m doing and making things worse, Anyway here`s a pic. of the 5/6 #`s......Does that tell you anything, THEY ARE different, since I last calibrated it in RF whereas most all of the other #`s the same. :unsure: :unsure:

[Control|HIDController|0E5A1781-0000-0000-0000-504944564944]
Center0=INT:1495
Center1=INT:1514
Center10=INT:1305
Center11=INT:1305
Center12=INT:1305
Center13=INT:1305
Center14=INT:1305
Center15=INT:1305
Center16=INT:1305
Center17=INT:1305
Center18=INT:1305
Center19=INT:1305
Center2=INT:1305
Center20=INT:1305
Center21=INT:1305
Center22=INT:1305
Center23=INT:1305
Center24=INT:1305
Center25=INT:1305
Center26=INT:1305
Center27=INT:1305
Center28=INT:1305
Center29=INT:1305
Center3=INT:1509
Center30=INT:1305
Center31=INT:1305
Center32=INT:1305
Center33=INT:1305
Center4=INT:1451
Center5=INT:1000
Center6=INT:1451
Center7=INT:1305
Center8=INT:1305
Center9=INT:1305
 
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uncle twist said:
Well Technoid, everything you're saying is pretty much Greek to me. I`ll try and study it and make since of it in the next few days. I`m just afraid to try anything without knowing EXACTLY what I`m doing and making things worse, Anyway here`s a pic. of the 5/6 #`s......Does that tell you anything, THEY ARE different, since I last calibrated it in RF whereas most all of the other #`s the same. :unsure: :unsure:

[Control|HIDController|0E5A1781-0000-0000-0000-504944564944]
Center0=INT:1495
Center1=INT:1514
Center10=INT:1305
Center11=INT:1305
Center12=INT:1305
Center13=INT:1305
Center14=INT:1305
Center15=INT:1305
Center16=INT:1305
Center17=INT:1305
Center18=INT:1305
Center19=INT:1305
Center2=INT:1305
Center20=INT:1305
Center21=INT:1305
Center22=INT:1305
Center23=INT:1305
Center24=INT:1305
Center25=INT:1305
Center26=INT:1305
Center27=INT:1305
Center28=INT:1305
Center29=INT:1305
Center3=INT:1509
Center30=INT:1305
Center31=INT:1305
Center32=INT:1305
Center33=INT:1305
Center4=INT:1451
Center5=INT:1000
Center6=INT:1451
Center7=INT:1305
Center8=INT:1305
Center9=INT:1305
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edit center5=INT:1000 to center5=INT:1450 and check that is inbetween the min and max values for Min5=int: and max5=int: so min< center < max. and see if the slider is slightly controllable in rf. if it is try a rf calibration. Make sure everything is center before you start the calibration trims centered and sliders in there detents' and before finishing make sure to flip every switch and move gimbal and slider to the extremes full stop. if they the little bars are having a "sezure" bouncing between 0 and 100 don't stop the reason they are bouncing is rf has no idea how far they can move. move them to there extremes that will clear up as you move them and you will get proper resolution of inputs.
 
Before I change the center5 value, please look at the Min5/Max5=int: values and let me know if the1450 value is still a good.>>>>

Max4=INT:1990
Max5=INT:1500
Max6=INT:1990
Max7=INT:1984
Max8=INT:1984
Max9=INT:1984
Min0=INT:1010
Min1=INT:1010
Min10=INT:1010
Min11=INT:1010
Min12=INT:1010
Min13=INT:1010
Min14=INT:1010
Min15=INT:1010
Min16=INT:1010
Min17=INT:1010
Min18=INT:1010
Min19=INT:1010
Min2=INT:1010
Min20=INT:1010
Min21=INT:1010
Min22=INT:1010
Min23=INT:1010
Min24=INT:1010
Min25=INT:1010
Min26=INT:1010
Min27=INT:1010
Min28=INT:1010
Min29=INT:1010
Min3=INT:1011
Min30=INT:1010
Min31=INT:1010
Min32=INT:1010
Min33=INT:1010
Min4=INT:1010
Min5=INT:1010
Min6=INT:1010
Min7=INT:1010
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yes 1450 is between 1010 and 1500. after a calibration it will likely end up in 1200-1300 range
 
Well Legoman, I tried editing the center 5 from 1000 to 1450, then, went to exit the ini file and got a pop up window directing me to "save" or not (just like in the RF editor), so I clicked "save" and the file closed out as expected. Then I started RF and tried recalibrating the TX making sure everything was centered, went through all the steps, and still no luck getting the left slider to center on the bar graph at all, it`s either 0% or 100% no in between, I`m wondering just for comparison, what # in the ini file represents the RIGHT slider....?????..., ALSO there`s an "edit" function in the "calibrating window" and the sliders channels are 14/15 for the lft/rt sliders respectively, I`m just curious as to why those aren`t the #`s in the ini file the would need to be be used in order to edited the sliders EXAMPLE : I`m editing center 5 instead of center 14 for the left slider...??? On a side note, I checked the ini file today, AND the # that I edited (center5) is back to 1000, Not the 1450 that I put/edited in and "saved" AND the min/max 5 #`s didn`t change either :unsure: :unsure: ..??? I`m beginning that the slider is just plain 🤬🤬 up.
 
uncle twist said:
Well Legoman, I tried editing the center 5 from 1000 to 1450, then, went to exit the ini file and got a pop up window directing me to "save" or not (just like in the RF editor), so I clicked "save" and the file closed out as expected. Then I started RF and tried recalibrating the TX making sure everything was centered, went through all the steps, and still no luck getting the left slider to center on the bar graph at all, it`s either 0% or 100% no in between, I`m wondering just for comparison, what # in the ini file represents the RIGHT slider....?????..., ALSO there`s an "edit" function in the "calibrating window" and the sliders channels are 14/15 for the lft/rt sliders respectively, I`m just curious as to why those aren`t the #`s in the ini file the would need to be be used in order to edited the sliders EXAMPLE : I`m editing center 5 instead of center 14 for the left slider...??? On a side note, I checked the ini file today, AND the # that I edited (center5) is back to 1000, Not the 1450 that I put/edited in and "saved" AND the min/max 5 #`s didn`t change either :unsure: :unsure: ..??? I`m beginning that the slider is just plain 🤬🤬 up.
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it might be just messed up. i don't have my dx (it is many miles away) to confirm that those are the channels. the rest of the channels look like switches and buttons one off settings. so I was guessing on the order.
 
@uncle twist, it does sound like calibration in RealFlight is not completing successfully for the slider. It should be as simple as centering all the controls--including the sliders--before beginning calibration, then moving them to their extents when instructed. The bouncing around and going from centered to full left/right at the merest touch of the control is typical for a channel that is uncalibrated. But it shouldn't be that way after a successful calibration.

If the calibration dialog says you have only calibrated X out of X channels, that means it wasn't able to detect the expected kinds of changes for one or more channels, and they will not be calibrated if you continue. That can happen if you straight up forget one (it happens!), or if you don't center all of the controls when instructed (sliders are particularly easy to miss). Of course it can happen if you fail to exercise a channel throughout its full range during the appropriate step. And it could happen if a hardware problem is messing up a channel's output.

Do I understand correctly that you attempted a calibration in Windows early on in this process? We don't recommend that. We only ever calibrate in RealFlight. I wonder if a bad calibration there is at the root of your problems? RealFlight can only see what Windows sends to it, and if that one slider is badly calibrated in Windows, perhaps the jumpiness and switch-like behavior comes from there? I have no idea if there's a way to clear a calibration in Windows, but it might be worth exploring. If not, it might be worth reattempting the calibration there to see if you can get a better outcome.

Do you or anybody you know have a different computer where you could try the same controller and see if you experience the same issues? That would go a long way toward diagnosing whether it's a hardware problem with that unit or whether things have just gotten into a really bad state on your PC.
 
Bill Stuntz said:
I have a very vague recollection that I read something here a few months ago about calibration problems with some tx. And there was something mentioned about being sure CH6 (5?) were mapped to proportional or 3-position switches because it (or they?) MUST have REAL center positions.
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Could that "no available center positon" for 2-position switches somehow be involved here, or in the thread I tried to find? Also, I noticed that in the ini files, channels are numbered 0-9 for my InterLink-X, but show as 1-10 in the software. I assume that if I'm trying to manually mess with CH6, I'd need to adjust the min/center/max 5 numbers. As a PC tech who built his first microcomputer in 1977, I understand that... but it would be very likely to confuse the average user. Or am I the one who's confused that 1-9 match up but CH10 is saved as 0 in the ini file - which seems unlikely.
 
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