X Plane configuration - alesskerbinek/FlightSimPanel GitHub Wiki

X-Plane 11 Configuration

Simulator PC and units have to be connected to the same network. The following considerations have to met for the system to work properly.

Data output

  • Go to settings > Data Output > General Data Output.
  • Check the "Network via UDP" checkbox for records according to the unit you're using. You can find the used Data on the specific unit page.
  • Output rates: UDP rate 20 packets/sec should be fine
  • Network configuration: Check the "Send network data output" checkbox and enter broadcast IP Address for your network. The receiving port on the unit is configurable using Configuration Protocol (local port) but defaults to 2000.

DataRef

  • Go to settings > Data Output > Dataref Read/Write.
  • Check the "Read This Dataref" and/or "Write This Dataref" checkbox for records according to the unit you're using. You can find the used DataRefs on the specific unit page.
  • Data sources: Check "Networked computer" checkbox and enter broadcast IP Address for your network. The receiving port on the unit is configurable using Configuration Protocol (local port) but defaults to 2000.

NOTE: Please mind that some versions of X-Plane 11 are not applying DataRef configuration in runtime and the application has to be restarted for it to take effect. The common symptom is that X-Plane outputs selected DataRefs but with all values 0. A simple restart solves the issue.

Commands

  • Go to settings > Network.
  • Set "This machine role" as "Master".
  • Open UDP PORTS section and set "Port we receive on" the same as configured on unit using Configuration Protocol (remote port). The value defaults to 49000.

Checking connection

  • Go to settings > Network.
  • Sending data to: You can see the IP Addresses to which X-PLane is sending data. Check both are set to broadcast addresses of your network.
  • Receiving data from: If you push some button on the unit, the last received message should be refreshed.
  • This machine's IP addresses: you can find the address that you have to set on unit using Configuration Protocol as remote IP.