What to do if the Bravo lights don’t work under MSFS

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What to do if the Bravo lights don’t work under MSFS

The Honeycomb Bravo Throttle quadrant has lights :

 

- 1 - Landing gear

- 2 - Autopilot

- 3 - Anunciator panel
 

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The way lights are managed is different from that of buttons and axes :

- Buttons and axes are simply SENDING data TO the simulator
  via the standard Windows HID built-in driver.

- Lights are READING specific data FROM the simulator.
  This requires a software specific to the the quadrant and to the plane in use

 

If the lights don’t lit, here are several steps to track the issue and in most of the cases, solve it.

 

STEP 1 :
Check the basic electrical function of the quadrant.
Use the Christmas Tree utility to manually lit the lights independently from any software (simulator, driver, etc.)

https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/files/file/6080-honeycomb-bravo-throttle-christmas-tree-application/

 

-> If the lights don’t work, check the cable and test it on another computer. (No simulator or driver needed).
    If they still don’t work or only partially, the unit is defective and you may skip the rest of this procedure.
-> If the lights do work, then the Bravo quadrant is fine and the issue lies somewhere else. Goto STEP 2.

STEP 2 :

Is the appropriate driver installed ?
If the driver is installed and the lights don’t work, goto STEP 3.

Otherwise install the MSFS driver :

http://freeware.aerosoft.com/forum/downloads/AS_HONEYCOMB_MSFS.zip

Restart the computer and load a DEFAULT plane in the simulator.
NOTE : The MSFS driver does NOT have a user interface.
             It is supposed to start automatically with the simulator.
            So, don’t look for any icon or link to start it.

-> If the lights don’t work with a DEFAULT plane, goto STEP 3.
 

STEP 3 :
Windows hasn’t maybe started the driver with the simulator.
This happens sometimes with some Windows configuration and protection system.
Please follow this procedure :
https://forum.aerosoft.com/index.php?/topic/167498-how-to-start-the-msfs-honeycomb-configurator-manually/

 

-> At this stage, the light should work.

NOTE :  Of course lights will only lit if they correspond to an existing system in the plane.
              For instance, the gear light will only work with planes equipped with a retractable landing gear .

             Also note that the lights may not (or only partially) work with addons (third-party) planes.
             The driver only interfaces the MSFS default planes and the ones using the same interface variables.
 

[Ray Franks 0]

Okay so I know am probably doing something wrong but like a lot of folks am trying to get the Bravo lights to work.  I have MSFS 2020 on steam. 

I download the driver from Aerosoft but when it tried to install, I get " MSFS not found'     so am confused as to what am doing wrong for the install to not even see my program.

 

Been flying for a year on PC but just now trying to get the lights to work on Bravo.  Everything else work well, and I tried to Christmas light program just to be sure the lights would lite and they did. 

 

Any help be appericated. 

 

Ray

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