Unrecognized Ministick in Saitek X52 Pro (PC)

[Pisodeuorrior]

Hi all,

not a big deal as all other buttons work and this HOTAS is actually fantastic.

But the ministick on the right side of the throttle is not recognized by ED, while it seems to work properly when checking in the Joystick Control Panel.

I was wondering if anyone has had this issue and if there's a way to fix it.
Thanks!

 

[Terekhov]

What are you trying to map it to? Strictly it's a PoV hat, so the individual directions map in places you'd use keypresses rather than as an axis. I'm using it for my vertical and lateral thrusters.

I moved to an x-52 pro a couple of weeks ago (from an xbox controller) mainly to get the analogue throttle... I'd have preferred an analogue thumbstick on the throttle lever for thrusters, but the digital ones will gave to do.. I avoided the x-56 as it was not clear if it still suffered quality issues. I'm still finding my way around using the x-52 pro and refining mappings.

 

[Pisodeuorrior]

What are you trying to map it to? Strictly it's a PoV hat, so the individual directions map in places you'd use keypresses rather than as an axis. I'm using it for my vertical and lateral thrusters.

I moved to an x-52 pro a couple of weeks ago (from an xbox controller) mainly to get the analogue throttle... I'd have preferred an analogue thumbstick on the throttle lever for thrusters, but the digital ones will gave to do.. I avoided the x-56 as it was not clear if it still suffered quality issues. I'm still finding my way around using the x-52 pro and refining mappings.

I was thinking of mapping it to Headlook, but it seems to be undetected.

 

[Night Hawk]

You need to program the ministick via the Saitek SST software. Do a search on programming the ministick for X52/Pro - it is doable, but requires a bit of trial and error to get it working.

I am using the ministick on my X52 for controlling the FSS movement, which works well for me and makes full use of the HOTAS.

 

[Pisodeuorrior]

You need to program the ministick via the Saitek SST software. Do a search on programming the ministick for X52/Pro - it is doable, but requires a bit of trial and error to get it working.

I am using the ministick on my X52 for controlling the FSS movement, which works well for me and makes full use of the HOTAS.

Thanks, mind checking what yours is programmed to when you get the chance?

 

[Night Hawk]

No Problem - will check and let you know.

 

[Night Hawk]

Using the ministick to control headlook will work, however, movement may not be smooth or controlled enough to make it workable - your welcome to give it a try.

Also - before you modify any of your custom keybinds in ED, make sure you know how to save, backup and restore your keybinds.

Here is a basic overview:
Check that you have set up Headlook Mode - Mouse Headlook to ON in your ED Controls profile.
Go to you Saitek Flight Control System (SST) and Open the Profile Editor - this creates a blank profile to work with.
Scroll to the bottom of the columns till you find the Ministick Setting Boxes
Check they are set to Ministick X Axis = Mouse and Ministick Y Axis = Mouse (in all 6 modes)
Do not change or alter any other settings.
Save and name your Profile and then select it as your default profile via the little Saitek App on your windows taskbar.
Now when you move your X52 ministick it should move your mouse cursor and when your in-game and have activated headlook, you will be able to use the ministick for headlook.

Hope this works for you - 07

 

[metatheurgist]

The ministick does mouse by default, so if you activate headlook by default it will do that.

 

[Jez]

If you keep the X52 properties open in the background, all buttons work. I've always had this issue, and there doesn't appear to be a decent fix out there (as the profiles thing did nothing for me, but I last checked that several years ago).

So, open windows settings, then Devices, then devices and printers (from the related settings option on the right side of the screen) Right click the X52 option and click game controller settings, and lastly click properties.

 

[SMcA]

If you keep the X52 properties open in the background, all buttons work. I've always had this issue, and there doesn't appear to be a decent fix out there (as the profiles thing did nothing for me, but I last checked that several years ago).

So, open windows settings, then Devices, then devices and printers (from the related settings option on the right side of the screen) Right click the X52 option and click game controller settings, and lastly click properties.

That must have been a while ago. The latest drivers and s/ware from Logitech corrects that problem. You no longer need to have the usb properties open for the HOTAS to work. In fact if I use the s/ware to send a macro to ED. It will only work if the properties box is closed.

 

[Night Hawk]

The ministick does mouse by default, so if you activate headlook by default it will do that.

I am using a 12 year old X52 along with the original Windows 7 64 bit drivers from Saitek because they have proven to be stable over the years. The ministick controller does move the mouse by default, but only if I have a profile loaded - which is why I suggested to the OP to create a profile and enable it.

In my case I have a profile setup to enable me to use the ministick to control the FSS movement, as this setup works for me. I set my FSS controls up this way from day one, because it allows me to operate the FSS in a natural way via HOTAS controls. I spent a many years flying Falcon 4 with the X52. The normal setup to simulate a real F16 HOTAS with an X52 was to use the ministick to control the radar cursor on the throttle and the hat switches on the joystick to select or de-select a target. To me using the same setup for the FSS works very well.

Normally you dont need to have a special joystick profile as the default one provided by ED works fine for most people and you dont need to setup a special profile using the Saitek software, which can be a bit tricky at times.