Community adapter set for one SCN5 Adapter (order by mirai or here)
Hello,
I start this thread for the questions about how to use the SCN5 /SCN6 synaptrix plugin of x-sim.
Please do buy this starter sets directly from mirai factory outlet. They are cheap and we and mirai will support you with the fitting cables.
The actuators get full warranty and are the cheapest shipping solution you get. The link to the shop is in our X-Sim shop.
The actuators get full warranty and are the cheapest shipping solution you get.
For a better unterstanding: the SCN5 and SCN6 electronic control is the same, so I talk from now on only from SCN5.
NOTE: Questions about the hardware can be asked in the SCN5 hardware thread!
-click here to go to the hardware thread-
The plugin is ready usable installed in X-Sim3, you will find it if you start the X-Sim converter application and press the interface setup button. In the best case the SCN5 is completely autodetected if you have connected it to the serial port or the serial converter. The SCN will autocenter if you open the converter and will then be displayed in the interface setup. If it is not displayed you did something wrong and you have to read this thread carefully.
The plugin will detect any SCN5 or SCN6 actuator on any RS232/RS485 converter which is displayed in the comport section of the
windows device manager. It will also detect any SCN5/6 with different hardware ID's on one RS485 bus. This can be done by connecting them in a serial line. (=one converter for up to 16 SCNx, but this is not prefered and reduce the update rate dramatically).
But normaly you use one comport for one SCN5.
After you have started the X-Sim converter application there should be a SCN5 listed in the interface setup -> output table.
If not: check your hardware, visit the hardware thread, ask there your questions!
Now select in the plugin table the SCN5Serial entry and press the "Open setting" button.
Automode interfaces do not need DTR and RTS and the do not care the settings made.
Manual interfaces do not need the delaytime.
This three option are global for all comports and SCN5. You can not mix different automode and manual mode interfaces!
This setting window could be placed byside for later use, you should see all SCN5 modules in the combobox.
Change the SCN5 device ID if using only one RS485 converter
If you only own a single RS485 converter or USB device and like to try more than one SCN5, you are able to connect all SCN5 to the same bus system parallel. Before you do so, you have to change the device ID for each SCN5, so it will not response on a command of another SCN5. There are 16 device ID's possible to connect to one RS485 bus system. The SCN5 are delivered all with factory default values and device ID 0. This means you have to change a second SCN5 to a higher device ID number.
Please note: If you use more than one SCN5 on one comport the update rate will be devided by the number of scn5 connected. So if you have one SCN5 connected and reach 150 outputs/second (normal) and you attach a second one, you only have 75 output/second left. If you reduce this output/seconds you will notice this in the smoothness. (not in lag)
Step by step X-Sim converter configuration:
1. Insure SCN5 is detected and displayed
2. Start the X-Sim extractor application and select the test plugin.
3. let move the test slider 21 in auto mode
4. press "try connect" button
5. go to the math setup and insert a axis
6. insert a gforce with effect 21 and automode
7. now there must be drawn a sawtooth line
8. go to ouput setup and to Synaptrix IO
7. choose axis and a SCN5 as direct output
Renaming SCN5:
The SCN5 comes with serialnumber as name, but you can give them better names. This is helfully, if you share your profile, so other know what they should exchange with this axis.
Enable the rename checkbox and enter a valid non doubled name in the edit box, else the serialnumber will displayed again.
Center SCN5 after game has stopped:
Go to the program setup and enable the center option. Choose 2 seconds is enough.
Changing speed:
The sliders will tell you the current settings, you can change in realtime while moving.
Use also the smoothness addon of the g-force math plugin to reduce bad hard movements.
Tips if the SCN5 is not detected
If you are using USB devices such as USB<->RS232 or USB<->RS485 adapters:
Download the latest drivers for that chip from the internet that is used in your adapter. This might be a FTDI chip or a profilic chip. Both need the latest drivers, FTDI have to change the standard response speed to "1" and the printer support must be enabled in the advanced driver setup (device manager->comport xy->advanced).
Go to the hardware thread and compare the five point compare list, if your adapter fullfill the needs and the setup would be correct to reduce the possible combinations of errors you could have with the plugin.
If your adapter seems not to work, you can change into a step by step debugmode, which will tell you what happens on the X-Sim converter startup. If there would be a response but some other error occours, you are able to see here any success.
Open registry editor and go to
HotkeyLocalMachine/Software/X-Sim/Force-Profiler2/Interface-Plugins/SCN5Serial
(64bit Windows: HKLM/SOFTWARE/Wow6432Node/X-Sim/Force-Profiler2/Interface-Plugins/SCN5Serial)
and make a Reg_SZ value with value 1. (0 to disable it again)
If there is no response after a "SCN5 detection try", you don't get any response.
You can also compare the serial connection with the "free serial monitor".
http://www.serial-port-monitor.com/
If here comes no response you have to got to the hardware thread!
Make screenshots or copy paste the box in a text file to post it here.
Now we can discuss ...
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