This is a long shot, but I have a Loupedeck CT that I use for video and photo editing and it can be custom programmed for various applications.
I think it would be a great resource in flight sim for controlling Autopilot and other elements
Does anyone have one of these or know of a way to utilise it perhaps?
I also use the Loupedeck CT (for audio production), and after recently getting into FS2020 I feel the same way.
I don’t think it would be a stretch to create a custom loupedeck profile for FS 2020. I just applied for a developer account to see what it would take to build this out.
There’s lots of opportunity to leverage this device for FS2020 actions, and the encoders, dials, and buttons are perfect for mapping to app sorts of FS controls. If I’m able to create something I will certainly share it here.
This is actually easier than I thought.
You can create custom actions in Loupedeck CT configuration software, and map the buttons dials, and softkeys to keyboard shortcuts on the FS computer. You then attach the profile to the FlightSimulator.exe and it works like a charm.
I am working on all of the settings I want to have at my fingertips, but this makes Autopilot SO much easier now. I’ll share my profile when I’m complete.
This looks incredible! I did think there should be a way as you can develop for the Loupedeck, but I just had not got around to looking into it enough.
I love that you even have little logos in there! Amazing.
I definitely think for Autopilot it could be a great resource, but I imagine for other control systems as well.
I really appreciate you sharing this.
That would be lovely if you can share it.
Thanks
I ran into problems which ended up being bugs in the FS autopilot (discussed in another thread and recently patched), and spent way too much time tracking that down, as I thought my loupedeck profile was broken and not sending proper keypresses.
I will setup a shared folder with my Loupedeck custom profile and post this tomorrow so you guys can use this.
Great. Thanks a lot. I will try it and let you know.
The profile below I have been using for several weeks now. it doesn’t do everything, but it works well for the knob functions I really need (altitude, airspeed, vertical speed, etc).
I was going to map out each and every function, only to realize that you can basically set your own keyboard shortcuts in FS2020, so my shortcuts may not match yours. Plus, different shortcuts apply to different aircraft.
I fly the citation and king air often, so the autopilot functions are important to have at my fingertips, this helps a TON.
If you load my profile in your loupedeck app and edit the knob functions, you will see how easy it is to set the keyboard shortcuts. So go into FS2020 options, and look at the shortcuts you want, go back to loupdeck config and set the shortcuts in the FS2020 profile. Once you figure it out, you’ll be off.
Setting the custom images is just icing, and doesn’t really matter if you don’t want to be fancy. When I complete my profile, I will upload a new one, but I didn’t want to keep you hanging, because it’s very valuble even in its current state, just for the knobs.
[Loupedeck Profile for FS2020]
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gKEJHWFiVhgGx1GCuvXnCX_M7IglisTg/view?usp=sharing)
This is amazing. Thanks for sharing. I will try it out later today.
I agree that the autopilot is some of the most useful parts of the application with this.
So you just map the loupedeck to a keyboard shortcut and that is it? Sounds great! Thanks again
I cant seem to get this to import. It wants the profile to be a zip file and then an xml it seems (this is what it creates when I export a profile). Am I missing something?
Which version of Loupedeck software are you running? You will need the latest Loupedeck software.
They have switched from using .zip files, to allowing you to import/export individual profiles. There are also some bug fixes.
Once you upgrade you can import the individual profile.
I’ve updated my Loupedeck CT profile to include several more features, based on the work brockweir did for Loupedeck live (thanks brockweir):
Loupedeck CT:
Loupedeck live:
Loupedeck Live MSFS profile • Flight Simulator 2020
Notes from brockweir (If you don’t have a Loupedeck this is useless to you):
To use: In the Loupedeck Configration software go to Settings (cog wheel), then under Device Settings choose Profile and import the file. It should automatically map to FlightSimulator.exe but you may have to adjust based on your setup (this was for Steam).
Check the comments for some install troubleshooting help.
Current Version has 5 Touchscreen pages, 6 encoder wheel mappings, 3 encoder buttons, and 7 camera & view buttons:
Issues encountered:
fantastic! Thank you
Just my 2 cents, if the soft doesn’t map automatically FS.exe, where I can find the exe with the MS Store version? Even with a search, I cannot find it.
Tanks for your help.
I struggled with that a bit. I found it easier to launch the game and then in louoedeck select it from one of the running programs instead at the top of the list.
Thanks for your answer. I will try asap.
I’ve been trying to get my Loupedeck CT to work with MSFS 2020 for about a week. No luck before or after today’s patch. I’ve used the configs here as well as tried to create my own. The Loupedeck loads the correct profile when I start MSFS, but none of the key commands seem to be heard by MSFS, even when I program them to do something simple like give the letter “N” to open the nav screen. In the keymapper when I press a button on the Loupedeck, MSFS doesn’t recognize any button has been pressed. I have a similar setup in X-Plane and it works flawlessly, so I think it must be something about MSFS being picky.
I have the Steam version of MSFS. Every time I try to create a profile for it, I have to manually give it the path to the program, it doesn’t show up in the list of running programs in Loupedeck. I wonder if this is a sign of part of the problem, but the Loupedeck does load the profile when MSFS is in the foreground, so…?
Did anyone go through anything like this to get it running?
Any chance to get G1000/3000 softkeys and knobs running? (Via Mobiflight or so?)
Very interested in this as just sold small stream deck and considering this or stream deck slip but if this works well and utilises rotary knob then I’m sold.
Does this use simconnect to communicate with msfs or send keypresses. I’m wondering if it’s possible to have a button show altitude, be able to adjust the alt with knob and have new value update in button text.
Looks great work
Follow-up this to see if the people using Loupedeck CT still have success. I use the Store version of MSFS and cannot seem to get Loupedeck to recognize the MSFS .exe (it’s hidden in a WindowsApp folder) even when it’s running, so I ended up adding pages to my Windows profile and had partial success since it remains active with MSFS running, however with the last two patches, having Loupedeck running causes MSFS to CTD anywhere from the loading screen to early minutes of play…
Also had anybody been able to assign a Loupedeck knob to the AP altitude and have it change by the 1000 rather than 100 units?
