So in the middle of my first flight right now and so far it’s smooth as butter. Using the working title CJ4. Will test some other planes tomorrow. Did no calibration at all just plug and play and it’s ■■■■ near perfect. Not sure if I’m in usb 2.0 or 3.0 I’ll double check tomorrow. Tired af rn so I just plug and played lol. But so far it’s perfect. I love it
Edit: I’m only using the first lever for throttle and the first two switches for flaps and gear which were mapped accordingly by default which i had planned on doing. So far so good
Is there a way to map the speed brake to one of the levers?
If you can figure out whether it’s USB 2 or 3 you’re plugged into it would be interesting to know. Mine is now behaving plugged into my newly acquired USB 2 ports, whilst plugged into 3.0 it jitters.
You can map the axis to whatever you like. I have two profiles, one for GA and one for a jet. You can also use the detent below idle to trigger reverse thrust.
This should set you on the right track…
I tried this and didn’t have any luck with mapping the spoilers to an axis. I was using the working title cj4 so maybe that had something to do with it. Owell no big deal. Still enjoying the quadrant.
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So, Logitech support say…
You’re actually right. We suggest that you use USB 2.0 instead of 3.0 for it may or may not work.
Utter genius wouldn’t you say? Anyway, for anyone else experiencing this jittering it has been all but solved for me by switching from USB 3.0 to USB 2.0.
Anyone with a modern motherboard and no USB 2.0 ports will need a card like this one, assuming the USB 2.0 headers on the board are already in use. I have an ROG Strix X570-F Gaming board and the guys who built the machine reliably informed me this is the only card they could find that would fit it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ports-Express-Expansion-Windows-Vista-default/dp/B08FSXR4XF/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=ST63+4+Ports+USB+2.0+480+MBPS+PCI+Express(PCIe)+Expansion+Card+with+4+Type+A+USB+2.0+Ports&qid=1620393820&sr=8-1
In regards to new units having the jittering effect: remember that your new throttle that just came to you was probably sitting in a container, aboard a ship and those containers on-board can get “very, very hot” if they sitting on the top of the stack. It doesn’t take much for the lubricants/finishes of the throttles to be affected by this heat. It’s like putting cookies into an oven and not expecting them to spread out on the pan. I have unloaded many containers over the years and during the summer months it is brutal inside them.
This finding was recorded in the month of May, early June: We monitored the inside temperature of a container on an international move. What did we discover?.
It may still be a good idea to clean the contacts upon arrival; if there is jitter, because of the exposure to an unknown heat?
I replaced my old Saitek throttle quadrant with a new one that I ordered from Logitech 3 weeks ago, it’s part of the Logitech/Saitek Flight Control Yoke system, which is supposedly supported by MSFS 2020. I was not able to calibrate the new TQ because the function is not available in Windows 10 Pro Control Panel/Devices and Printers. I installed MSFS 2020 Premium Deluxe about a month ago and it asked me to calibrate the control yoke and the rudder pedals at first start-up, which I did, but when I installed the new throttle quadrant, the sim never asked prompted me to calibrate the device so right now the simulator is not usable because I’m getting crazy throttle and flaps (X and Y axes respectively) responses that can only work in the 0 and 100% ranges, nothing in between. Try taxiing or landing with those two axes set like that.
I have X-Plane 11 installed on the same computer but on a different NVME 2.0 SSD device and it has the ability to calibrate the controls any time you want and they’re working fine on that simulator so I know that the new throttle quadrant is not defective.
I also found out that Microsoft/Asobo will be addressing this issue in a future update! According to one of FAQs on the MSFS 2020 site, it said:
“Is there any calibration tool embedded in the simulation?
No, MSFS is currently using Windows calibrations data for each device, but this is something we are considering for a future update.”
I created a request with Microsoft asking them to address this issue ASAP because the simulator is not usable right now, unless the keyboard is used, which I do not want to do. Hopefully they’ll provide a patch with the next update on July 27th.
In response to HURCN30’s message about using Logitech’s script to edit the Windows registry, I don’t know, I might give it a try if I get pretty desperate… I looked at the registry on my system and I was wondering if the Calibration parameter can be set to 1 (True), the screen shot shows that it’s currently set to 0 (False) which will not allow the device to be calibrated in Windows.
Yes, I managed to do that. Although I use spadnext which gives more options to map.
Sorry to resurrect the topic. I have the same brand new quadrant, and I get jitters. Regardless of whether I use USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.
However, I noticed (as I saw on another post) that the jitters seem to increase in amplitude (slightly) when the PC is under load.
It makes me wonder whether the issue is not voltage fluctuation of the USB ports themselves on relatively cheap motherboards. That would also imply poor design on Logitech’s side as well. And it would explain why a PCIe card worked well (better voltage regulation of the port?).
And it turns out I was right. A powered USB hub fixes the issue: when the hub is powered, the jitter is gone. When it is not powered, the quadrant gets the voltage directly from the USB port and its bad design makes the quadrant jitter.
So either buy an expensive motherboard that likely has good voltage control of their USB ports, buy something else than Logitech for pretty much any peripheral on your computer (possible exception: gaming mouse), or use a powered USB hub.
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Hello. Another one with exacly the same problem. All 3 axes are bouncing a little ±5%. Logitech throttle quadrant is brand new and already start doing this! Cleaned all 3 with alkohol and no success. Jumping up and down. Not a lot but it makes me nervous when I see throttle in msfs moving for no reason. And yes I have Only USB 3.0. ports on MB. Will try with my wifes powered USB 2.0 hub when I get home from work. Fingers crossed
I bet the powered USB 2.0 will make it better (powered USB 3.0 would as well). Good luck!
In my experience it’s almost certain that will work. Utter madness that Logitech sell a product in mid-2021 that only works properly on USB 2.0 but there you go.
I only have the problem with dirty pots after a couple of months of use, so cleaning them periodically does the trick. The oddity for me is the Saitek Pro yoke that I’ve had since 2009. For years the LCD was off, having flickered abominably for a long time before it went off completely. Then, earlier this year it suddenly came back to life - flickering as before. Moreover, for the last three or so weeks it’s stable again, as if new. My conclusion is that it has been a software/driver issue that has been resolved by the Windows 10 upates in recent times.
If you can’t use USB 2.0 then maybe USB isn’t for you?