MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

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MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Mon May 03, 2021 20:37

Hello,

My MCG Pro randomly stops working while inputting right roll in DCS.

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnt. There doesnt seem to be any reason for it.

As an fyi, I have the new black box. have had it for a number of months now. The light on it are indicating that everything is fine.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby fallout9 » Mon May 03, 2021 23:23

When you said 'stop working' are you referring to the twist axis or the whole grip (buttons, axes)?

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Tue May 04, 2021 4:15

When I would want to roll right during flight, nothing would happen.

When I would rotate the stick around all the axis's, the plane would roll left, point down , point up, but nothing on the right side.

When on the ground, if I moved the stick left, the left aileron would rise. When I move the stick to the right, nothing would happen.

Everything else works as it should.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby fallout9 » Tue May 04, 2021 4:21

Post a screenshot of Profile/Axes/Logical and Physical Axes.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Tue May 04, 2021 7:00

Attached the profile
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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby fallout9 » Tue May 04, 2021 7:06

Man, I can barely see those numbers, should've posted the config window only. But if I am to guess your twist axis is uncalibrated. Follow this video (skip the flashing part, jump to calibration) for properly calibrating your device; don't forget to include the twist in the process.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Tue May 04, 2021 7:09

sorry, edited the pictures

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby fallout9 » Tue May 04, 2021 7:17

Now it’s better. I could see that you’re on pretty old firmware too, so I would suggest to follow the guide from the beginning.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Wed May 05, 2021 16:36

Ok thanks, will give it a try!

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Wed May 05, 2021 17:06

Flashed it.

What does it mean after I flash it and it says - Error write data: 0?

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Wed May 05, 2021 17:33

Figured it out.
Gonna give her a go!
Thanks for the help!

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Thu May 13, 2021 7:08

Just wanted to report, that I have run into the same issue again.
It appears to only happen when I rapidly put right roll input into it. If I am slow and smooth, it does not appear to happen.
When I ran the calibration from the DevConfig, if I am quick to make a right roll input, instead of the numbers climbing, they seem to sporadically move from anywhere around 41000, all the way up to about 52000.
If I am nice an smooth, they go all the way to the far right and stay at 65535.

Any ideas?

Thanks

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby fallout9 » Thu May 13, 2021 21:35

Take a new screenshot as above and post it please.

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby apar.dspaede » Fri May 14, 2021 18:59

That should be enough reason to switch to Ultimate.. Its like the saying "If it aint broke, dont fix it. Go buy the next one."

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Re: MCG Pro right roll axis randomly stops working

Postby mikpen14 » Sat May 15, 2021 3:55

You can see from the pictures that with full right roll inputted, I am not reaching the amount of input as I should.
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