Thank you Ving! You have no idea how much time I've spent searching the internet and various support forums to find an answer. Will be trying this again tonight. Rep to you!
Hardware & Technical CH Pro Throttle
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Ta! And when you install their program do you get their new configuration screen (drivers) in Windows when you config a device from USB Controllers etc?
Not sure I completely understand the question, but here goes. You can calibrate the throttle in Windows Control Panel or you can calibrate inside the Control Manager software. But installing CM doesn't change the calibration screen in Windows Control Panel. I believe I read somewhere that CM does not include drivers for the throttle, only software to manage it. Hope this helps.
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The configuration software is good for adjusting the response curves of the three axes. This is particularly useful for the mini stick which doesn't centre itself that accurately, better than using a deadzone IMO.
That's the only thing I use the software for, since I have a TM16000m rather than a CH stick, I use glovepie for automation and for tying the devices together.
That's the only thing I use the software for, since I have a TM16000m rather than a CH stick, I use glovepie for automation and for tying the devices together.
That's not a CH site, but give it a go. The disc and manual that came with my CH throttle gives different advice -- plug and play using Windows drivers. The back of the disc cover has a tag "This is not a driver CD". I do notice that the website you point to refers to v4.2. The latest CM version is 4.55a, so maybe those instructions you have are out of date.
I don't like installing things unless I have to... So I'll just go with the 4.55a CM if I can. I assume you need that program always running if you have macros etc?
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That's my understanding -- that you have to fire up CM each time before starting ED. I'm hoping Ving or someone with experience will chime in here. Again, I ran into a problem (that Ving solved for me) so I stopped using CM. Now plan to try it again and set up macros for power distribution.
Surely there must be a run at windows startup option (minimised) then?
Glad that sorted your problem out
In my experience you shouldn't need to start anything when you boot up before running E: D. Most of the time I just fire up the game and everything works.
Occasionally (like once every 2 weeks or so) I will start Elite and my bindings have gone, which usually means the CH devices are in direct mode for some reason, so then I have to fire up the CH Control Manager and re-Download the profile (or hit the Mapped Mode button, but I always Download out of habit). I don't know why this happens, might just be something to do with Windows / USB. (By the way, I leave my controllers plugged in all the time)
The CM Control Center software is the little prog that runs in the taskbar but I don't have it running, although it is installed. As far as I'm aware it just provides an easier way of switching profiles & operating modes without having to open a profile in the Control Manager. If you close it it unloads from memory though, so it's not running hidden in the background or anything.
So I would say set-up your mapped profile in CM, re-bind in Elite if you need to, and then hopefully you shouldn't have to touch anything most of the time.
Just been reading the CM documentation...see this page for info on how the drivers work in conjunction with the Windows drivers: http://www.stickworks.com/cmoperation.htm
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I'm not sure why mine normally works on start-up without having to do anything, it may be because I have a combined device configured so the Throttle and Fighterstick appear as a single virtual device and the drivers for that persist across re-boots or something. Just guessing though.
Anyway, adding CMStart to you Windows Startup is the easiest way to activate mapped mode...you don't need to give it any command line arguments, just run it and it will activate the last map that was downloaded.
According to the very last bit:
I'm not sure why mine normally works on start-up without having to do anything, it may be because I have a combined device configured so the Throttle and Fighterstick appear as a single virtual device and the drivers for that persist across re-boots or something. Just guessing though.
Anyway, adding CMStart to you Windows Startup is the easiest way to activate mapped mode...you don't need to give it any command line arguments, just run it and it will activate the last map that was downloaded.
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Purely ED. I just got my Pro Throttle, and started configuring it, and this is how I got it configured.
Using this thing will take some getting used to...
I've put a pair of 3mm velco fluff pads half way along which seems to give a nice detent feel.
I thought about something along those lines.
The unit is quite a bit larger than I expected. And the number of buttons is a little overwhelming. Both of these are a good thing, of course
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Aren't those really old? ie: They don't still make them?