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Check your SENSITIVITY settings for the VJOY Device after setting this up as mine were not set to 0 and caused issues with sensitivity around the centre! Thank you so much for making this video, it makes a HUGE difference
I just came across this video and it has been a god-send, I've done the same as you did here for the trim wheel although I made it slightly lest sensitive and also add to mappings for the Bravo's right knob as the default mapping is way too slow in the sim requiring huge numbers of turns just to (say) move the heading bug a few degrees.
Thank you so much for the review Mark! I'm so pleased to see people finding the software useful. If anyone has any feedback for the app do let me know and I'll do my best to add fixes and features as they come up.
I find sim trim unrealistic. When flying a real airplane you move the column to get the condition you want and then you move the trim wheel until the column pressure is gone - done. In the sim we don't have the pressure feedback and so we hunt and peck. I am sure the increased resolution will help but it doesn't address the real situation. My best thought is to move the sim column to get the condition you want (like vertical speed zero or whatever you want) and then push a button that sets that condition when you move the stick back to neutral. That would be closer to realism but might be hard to do with an app but would be easy in the sim itself.
@@johnshaw7107 It's not the same as real planes of course but you do trim out the pressure with sims in a way. You have to actively keep using force to push/pull the yoke to the attitude you're looking for and then you trim until you no longer need to apply that pressure, gradually returning the yoke to the default position as you trim.
Great video!! I hate that we have to go through all this. The better option would be for Microsoft to simply add a button multiplier option in game so we dont have to jump through hoops just to get a 250 dollar throttle quadrant to work.
Superb guide Mark, just what I was looking for. It does make you wonder why Honeycomb made it a pulse thing rather than an axis in the first place considering it’s a wheel 🤔👍
Because of the issue with autopilot, which controls the trim, but unlike a real aircraft can't actually move your trim wheel. To visualise with an example: you are flying an approach partially with autopilot, with vpath. You've set your throttle (I only fly GA without auto-throttle), the autopilot will set your trim appropriately for your glidepath. You reach the FAF and want to take over and manually fly the approach. Everything is fine until you inevitably want to fine-tune your trim. At that moment, the sim will read the axis value which could be vastly off from where the AP left it. For arguments sake, imagine the AP had it at 10% nose up and the last time you had turned the wheel the axis value was at 20% nose down. Not a fun experience when the sim suddenly pitches your aircraft down on final approach and you are wrestling the yoke until you've "caught up" with the right trim. Real planes have crashed due to trim malfunction - this is like that.
The newest version of AuthentiKit does not have "Start All", "Stop All", "Start", and "Delete" buttons. I have followed this tutorial to the letter, but Bravo trim wheel is dead. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Thinking that I am not doing "Start All" in the app because there is not that button. My profile, "Elevator Trim Axis" is created (tried both from the Preset and from scratch) and saved. Then loaded from the "File" menu. No way to "Start" it. Then open MSFS and decouple trim wheel from Bravo and set up the vJoy as you did. Any ideas about the current status of this app? Your opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all the videos you create...much appreciated!!
This could be a great solution to the notorious issue with warbirds such as the Spit or the P51D in DCS where it is impossible to fine tune trim unless you have an analog trim wheel!...a DCS review would be much appreciated. thanks
Too bad the " Authentikit" program could not also adjust the pulse rate for the mouse wheel. This has become an issue in MSFS ever since they incorporated the xbox into our PC simulator !
Hi Mark, thanks for your detailed explanation! Really easy to follow when implementing. However, I want to add my experience: The implementation as an axis worked (as in your video), but you must be sure no other controls change the trim, e.g. the buttons on the Alpha Yoke, or the autopilot. For testing this I set the trim to 25% via the wheel, then changed it via the yoke trim buttons to 0%. A light touch on the wheel then changed the trim to 24%, that means where the axis left off. So this way of implementation (as an axis) works only if the trim wheel is the only way you change the trim. This is what I guessed beforehand as other axis (like throttle) show the same behaviour. Then I tried the implementation as button multiplier. However, the tuning app seems to be 'sensitive' to changes in the fields 'Hold after ...ms' and 'Release Hold after ...'. Most of the time the Vjoy did not show anything after this change (I also checked in the Windows game controller settings, where you can see the vjoy buttons fire (if they do)). Additionally, I found that the planes react differently to the trim wheel, some are quite responsive, some nearly do nothing, because the increments are so small. That means, a general multiplier for all planes will not be suitable. So I hope that MS/Asobo will change this in the sim itself, it should be quite easy to setup the amount of trim change triggered by a button 22/23 fire. But don't get me wrong, I appreciate the explanation in your video and also the work of the developer of this tool, just for my way of using the sim (trim also via Yoke buttons and Autopilot) it adds problems while improving other handling, so I will wait and hope for the Asobo fix.
This is a notorious problem and I've spent way too many hours trying to find a solution that works to my satisfaction. Asobo needs to implement an "infinite axis" plus a "continue the setting where it left off" to deal with this. As it is, with the axis settings, it's outright "dangerous" when you fly part of your approach with AP and then disconnect at the FAF to hand-fly. Your trim will be totally off whack and your entire approach becomes the opposite of stabilised.
Hi, I’ve watched several of your videos and found them very informative. I recently got a Honeycomb Bravo and installed the Authentikit Tuning App and vJoy driver, following your video, and had it working for my trim wheel. However I then noticed that MSFS2020 no longer recognized my USB Xbox controller. I run the desktop version of MSFS and use the controller to move the drone camera around. The culprit seems to be the vJoy driver. I finally removed the Tuning App and vJoy driver to restore the Xbox controller function. Do you know if there’s any work around for this issue? Thanks!
Amazing solution!! Works 100% perfect. I would like to suggest for ATA: 1.Minimize to Windows tray option. 2.Load minimized (on tray) 3. Load on Windows startup (also hidden on tray) and 4. Autostart X profile on load. Basically the same options of TrackIR program. Remain hidden but working every time. Tnx!
I'd love to hear answers to the question, "Why didn't Honeycomb implement the trim wheel as an axis in the first place?" It seems such an incredibly obvious choice that I'm at a total loss to explain what method their might have been to their madness. Is there some advantage to Honeycomb's design that isn't obvious to me?
Most likely a question of cost. Probably cheaper to implement button presses because it requires less electronics. An axis would require a potentiometer or hall effect sesnor.
The answer is that having it be an axis interferes with autopilot functionality because the sim can't change what the physical axis is set to so the settings on the hardware and in-simulator end up diverging. Of course that could be fixed with "force feedback" where the sim could set the trim on the physical device as needed. That said, if you don't care about an autopilot having it present as an axis would be clearly the superior option and even virtually mapping it to an axis has some significant benefits. In addition to that if the software had a way to figure out the state of the trim axis in the simulator when autopilot was active, it also could just make the vjoy axis follow the autopilot easily.
Mark, I finally got Authentikit/vJoy working on my Bravo using the Bravo preset - i.e., the axis, not the button-press method. (My initial problem was my fault because I forgot the configuration of the vJoy controller in the sim.) But strangely, now that it is working, I have to set the sensitivity on about 5 or 6, even a setting of 10 will result in the trim going up or down by 10% or more with even a tiny nudge on the trim wheel. I note that you are mentioning sensitivity settings of 500 or even 900, which seem astronomical to me. Have you any idea why my experience is so different?
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Excellent find and can't wait to try it out. The current trim setup (I also have a Bravo) is frustrating to say the least. Many thanks for another great video.
Axis in MSFS always tries to recenter, not keeping position ... vJoy shows the axis position correctly. No other mappings in MSFS for buttons of trim wheel (Honeycomb Bravo). Any ideas?
I find this interesting. I lived for many years using a typical button setup for trim axis, like a hat switch or the trim buttons on the Honeycomb Alpha. I hated the buttons because I could never find the right trim. I would ALWAYS get to the point where on click was too much or not enough and the proper trim was right in the middle. When I got the Bravo it was like a whole other world. I could finally nail the EXACT trim I wanted. Until I saw this video I just assumed it WAS an axis. I don't know how it can still be button presses and yet be so super precise, far more than any other button setup I've ever used. I also don't spin the wheel like you do in this video though, I move it deliberately like I would a real trim wheel. In fact I have the tension set so high on my Bravo the trim wheel won't spin anyway. Maybe that's why it works fine for me as is out of the box rather than needing to do this. Don't know but right now I find it golden heaven and don't want to mess with it, but will keep this in the back of my head.
great Video Mark. I always find your videos incredibly useful. As a Bravo owner I've been waiting for a solution like this to come along. Thank you do much for highlighting this app and for the great tutorial!
hola tengo los alpha yoke y lo Tq de honey comb pero no hay forma de configurar el fs 2020 lo ultimo me bajo el configurador de honey y otro problema porque me instala el X-plane 11 y no mencionan la ruta de instalacion si en Community o donde sea, lo mismo pasa con las descargas de los led, por lo que me veo muy insatisfecho de mi mismo, pues creo que soy un estupido y no se hacerlo. MI profesion es la de pilotp de linea, pero creo que esto de los juegos no es para mi. por favor si me puede ayudar Gracias de antemano
Is it possibel to use it for Thrustmaster LCM propedals for racing, and use it for FS2020 ?, waiting for answer Mark, very useabel videos from you Mark, always checking your videos , greetings from Sweden !
Fantastic tutorial thank you Mark! I have one issue with the trim up where it jumps from around the neutral trim position to max trim up. Trim down works perfectly. Any idea what might be wrong?
Hi again mark. I did get the axiss portion to work on trim not sure about it yet.had to turn it sensitivity way down to like 4 or five. I did put in the button multiplier er but it never showed up. On my v joy in the Microsoft simmulator options. I was wondering? Is this mod just as good as buying a flight Velocity pro trim wheel? Mark do you have any experience with that? Or do you know anybody that has? . Thank you again for any information.
Honestly, I'm not sure if I'd play this game if it wasn't for you. The information in your videos, the tricks you've taught me to make the sim more immersive... the list goes on and on. THANK YOU!
It would be greatly appreciated if you were to show how to " Save " these profiles. Simply clicking on "save" at the top of the VJOY window takes us to the PC file path.....tried to create a new folder inside "authentikit" ,folder....but no joy. Thanks in advance.
@@colmanian Hello ian Tried to report a bug, but too many hoops thru github. I have followed all the steps ( Did find out I have to use the 32 bit version of runtime 5.13, even though I run a 64 bit windows 10, or the authentikit would not recognize it and open. is there not a 64 bit version of the program as I think it's messing up the "program window's "rendering. I think this is my isssue as I can not move forward installing because of this " If you had an email I could send you screen shots. Ps my father is having the same exact issue.
Yes that's how it works for just about any program requiring a save but it didn't work for this one. I suspect there are other issues . I noticed the render of the program window is all messed up.... I suspect that is because this is a 32-bit window render trying to operate in a 64-bit video environment. You can't run both simultaneous in a video program.
Hi Mark, great video on the Authentikit. However, could I ask a favor? Would you please create another video based on the latest version on the Authentikit, as the latest version does not have a Button Multiplier selection?
Hi Mark and greetings from Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Q: Have you, or anyone you know of, tried this application on X-Plane 12? Purchased the Honeycomb A&B a few weeks ago, and as a full scale pilot…noticed the the issue with the Bravo trim wheel does not reflect real world trim action. Would appreciate your thoughts. Best regards, Randy
Thank you SimHanger. Another very useful video. I have a request, saw your video but I am still unable to figure out how to have working lights on the Honeycomb throttle. Would you mind doing one only for this. Thanks and sorry for the request. Ideally for both MSFS and XPlane
This is such a mess. There is no Button Multiplyer listed in Authentikit 1.2.2. No trim movement at all. Nothing else assigned to trim, I've checked all hardware listed. I did remap trim back to my G940, since it works. But bravo trim did nothing. Honeycomb SHOULD be the ones that fix this. After all, they are the ones that took our money, while advertising a 'working' trim wheel on the quadrant. And to think. This morning I just ordered the Alpha yoke too. I wonder if it will actually work as expected? So frustrating when companies skimp on their products, yet charge quite a premium for their junk.
@AuthentiKit Sensitivity at 1,360 or 0 (per another comment on this video) dont seem to be getting any favourable results. This is using the presets since this video was made, any ideas?
Hi Mark, went to Windows 11 download and it basically says it "MAY" work, it is actually the older windows 10 version, there is actually no windows 11 download per say. HELP!
Interesting, but the newest version does not provide Mapping Type: Button Multiplier. Is that part of this tutorial necessary? Edit: It is now "Remap Button to Virtual Button"
Thank you so much for that „aha“-effect! I like the way you explain. Everything right on spot, slow enough to check everything but not as slow as you were sleeping, like many others sound like. This tutorial gets me closer to perfection. Greetings from Germany!
Super interesting Mark, thanks making a guide! Curious as if we need to do both profiles? What's the difference between the first one the one with button multiplier? Thanks!
What Mark said :) The reason we added in the button option was just for the Sptifire Rudder Trim, since unlike the elevator trim MSFS only allows button input for rudder trim, rather than an axis. I'd use axis if the sim supports it for a given control as it's a much more accurate and responsive experience.
Hello. Could you tell me how was your experience with the trim wheel in the honeycomb throttle? I would really appreciate if you could give me your opinion
I am sorry but this website is confusing. They do not tell me how to open the tool, just how to install it. Where does it sit? There is no desktop icon, nor does the app search find it.
I so do appreciate your efforts and research ! Excellent video. Now if I could just get my Cessna 152........to start ! It won't for some reason only you probably know the answer to. Is there a troubleshooting guide somewhere ?
As many times as I have flown the Cessna 152, I oft times forget to turn the Fuel Shut Off Valve on. It is located on the floor at the base of and in between the seats. Not sure it that is causing your problem, but I thought I would throw it out there - just in case. Good luck!
@@ArtG-49 Thanks Art G , fuel's on, but the check list is indicating that it is "Waiting for the throttle" !! I mean...."Cmon, really" ? It's my maiden flight in Hawaii ! I just want to "go fly" Lol I appreciate your feedback !
SOLUTION SOLVED, SEE BELOW Mark, I just used this video to adjust the trim wheel on the Kodiak 100. I have some issues. The version of AuthentiKit appears to be different than yours, and offers some different options for Mapping Type. I did set it up like you did for the AXIS, and when applying down trim, it's very smooth, but when you get back to the neutral position and start applying up trim, it goes very quickly. Also tried to setup the Button configuration you had, but that does not work at all with the Kodiak 100. If you have any insight, that would be greatly appreciated. UPDATE: After playing around with some settings, I managed to get it working correctly. 1. In the VJoy Device for Elevator Trim Axis (-100 to 100%) I have it set to (JOYSTICK R-AXIS X) 2. In the AuthentiKit Tuning App Mapping Type is set to (Remap Button to Virtual Axis). Input Button + (Bravo Throttle Quadrant: Button 23). Input Button - (Bravo Throttle Quadrant: Button 22). Virtual Output Axis (vJoy 1: RX Rotation (R-Axis RX in MSFS) ). Sensitivity at 201. It works perfectly in the Kodiak 100 and the Cessna 172. Not this is a different version of AuthentiKit than the one you displayed in this video. Hope this may help someone, and thanks again Mark.
Hi Mark great video, I tried it and it worked with the axis, then i tried the button method and it wouln't work and the axis stopped working any ideas?
Hi Gerald, it's also worth checking that you don't have multiple inputs bound to the same control in MSFS. E.g. if you've assigned virtual buttons to Elevator Trim up/down in sim, make sure you've unassigned the axis from Elevator Trim -100% to %100. If the axis works for you though, that's the better option anyway to be honest. Good luck! Ian.
Hi is really cool! Unfortunately tried for my X Plane and the input A and B and does not appear even if the bravo is connected. maybe this app is not compatible with X Plane?
How timely! I spent all yesterday afternoon trying to get this very issue resolved with vjoy and Joystick Gremlin without a satisfactory result in my preferred aircraft (the DA62). The axis profile works mostly well, but there is a strange issue where nose down from TO trim is smooth, but nose up from TO is way too sensitive. Turns out that my default sensitivity for the vjoy axis was 85% - no idea where that setting came from, I hadn't set it before! The issue with autopilot trim versus vjoy axis remains, of course.
I've been at this problem for 3 hours tonight with my new Bravo..thought it was all about the Authentikit....and then I saw this 🙂 Thanks Michael. 👍👍👍 85% sensitivity as default!
Does this not then introduce the problem that autopilot will change trim to maintain altitude but when you come off autopilot on approach and then touch the trim, you get an axis input spike? That was the problem with the Saikek trim wheel which although it has an encoder inside, it implements trim as an axis and it's a PITA. I modified my Saitek trim wheel to send encoder outputs to address this and achieve the same effect of sensitivity by managing aircraft profiles in spad.next and sending multiple trim simconnect commands per encoder input.
NOTE: Only noticed this after the video ...on the Axis config, if you turn up the sensitivity to 860 or more it will reverse the axis. This can be fixed by lowering the sensitivity setting or checking the reverse axis box in the vjoy config.
Thank you for the video, Mark! As always, very clear, very thorough, and very helpful. I know it is important to you that your videos are clear, thorough, and helpful, and you've done a masterful job. Since you do care about the details and the gotchas, you may be interested in some things I discovered while making a video tutorial on how to multiply the button presses using some other freeware apps prior to this Authentikit Tuning App coming out. Fortunately, I don't even need to try to link my tutorial because it is obsolete now with this much better solution. At any rate, you may be interested to know: 1) All the digital trim wheels I looked at limit the number of button presses per second (and the minimum pulse width) in order to try to avoid overwhelming the sims. What this means is that spinning the trim wheel quickly (or not even all that quickly, really) you not only stand a chance of overwhelming the sim and getting less movement of the virtual trim wheel but you also reach the speed limit of the trim wheel's button presses, so you aren't really going any faster anyway. Of course, your advice to move the wheel slowly addresses both of these concerns. 2) When using a button press multiplier or holding a button or key that repeats, MSFS 2020 limits the maximum repeat rate in VR to something like half of what is it is 2D. So, you may see less movement of the virtual trim wheel in VR than you do in 2D, if you have exceeded the VR repeat limit. This can be very confusing, so I wanted to be sure to mention it here. If people run into trouble with this, they can make different tuning app profiles for VR and 2D. 3) An analog axis is the best way to get a 1:1 mapping of the movement of your physical trim wheel and the trim wheel in the sim, especially with the settings available in the tuning app, but there are some things to be aware of. First of all, as mentioned in #1 above, the wheel itself will likely limit the button presses per second, so moving the wheel faster will not result in the analog axis going faster once you are over a certain speed. Secondly, an analog axis used for trim means that the trim wheel in the sim is not just moved "up" or "down" as you move your physical trim wheel but that it also is set to an exact position. If you enable autopilot and it adjusts the trim to some other setting, the analog axis doesn't know about this change (although that would be a fantastic addition to the sim). So, once the autopilot is turned off, your trim in the sim may be set to, say, 3 degrees nose down, but your analog axis is still set to what it was before you enable autopilot, say 3 degrees nose up. The trim will stay where the AP set it until you go to adjust the trim with your wheel again. As soon as you touch the wheel, moving it ever so slightly, the analog axis setting takes over and you can see an instantaneous large jump in your trim setting (from what the AP had set it to last to what you had it set before engaging the AP). In a real plane, the trim wheel moves with the autopilot, so this is not a problem. For us, unless we have a motorized trim wheel, there's nothing we can really do about it other than be aware of it.
What an interesting ,clear and concise review Mark ..well done! And well done to Authentikit for a great app 👍. Ps. Can't make up my mind if your grumpy or not ..in your thumbnail 😄😂 I quickly add that i love your sense of humour! .
the wheel in game seems to be rotating in opposite direction as the input wheel when sentivity is set to high both in this video and my own game. but otherwise works great
I have just checked again. I think your right at higher sensitivity settings…weird. Easily corrected though if you use high sensitivity just reverse the axis in the sim settings?
Your video has one difference from other guides using this software... you map the wheel to a vJoy access as the web page and the post on MSFS forums says to do, but then you don't use it; you add a second mapping that affects vJoy buttons and uses an accelerated button press thing and that's what you assign in the simulator. I don't think you need to do the first bit (mapping it to an axis with a sensitivity) because you never assign that axis in the simulator? Sorry I'm not really trying to point out a "mistake", I'm trying to get this right for myself. The axis method is way too jerky, but I'm wondering if your 2nd set of 2 mappings for multiple button presses would be better... just looking for clarification... thanks.
I confess Sir! I've owned my Alpha and Bravo now for three days and I've been spinning that badboy like I'm on 'Wheel of Fortune'! I thought there has to be something out there to fix this and you didn't dissapoint. Your a god damn hero Sir! Subbed and Discorded! Many thanks! 😁
