IVAO Software Configuration
IvAp Line Key Selection
For the selection of
ATIS and other relevant IvAp functions I
use a stylus for the line key selection on the
touchscreen. Optional it is possible to do it with
the mouse pointer. Depends on flight situation and
sometimes depends on the mood whether I use the
stylus or the mouse pointer.
8" touchscreen
with IvAp user interface, mounted on top of the MIP.
At first glance the monitor
seems to be a little bit oversized, but needed to
display the IFR flight plan template and the log-on
screen.
Multi PC
Configuration
The IvAp user interface
can either run on the FS Server or on a remote
computer (Multi PC Configuration). If the user
interface is running on a remote computer it
requires a bit more installation and configuration effort. For a long
time I had IvAp running on the FS Server. The
touchscreen with the user interface was assigned as
monitor no. 2 in a dual monitor configuration. After
the installation of the 3 projector setup with the
Matrox "TrippleHead2Go" I got into some problems
with the touch screen calibration. By this reason I moved the IvAp user interface to the Admin
PC and the touchscreen now is assigned as 2nd monitor to
this PC.
In order to start IvAp as silent as possible I did the following set-up:
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- The IvAp 'Message
Router' (IVAP.EXE) is started automatically
on the FS Server during the FS9 start phase from an entry in the FSUIPC.ini file - The IvAp user interface (usrhost.exe) on the remote PC is started automatically when the FS9 application is ready from a 'RunifReady' entry in the widefs.ini file of the remote PC. |
IVAP.EXE coordinates
all messages between the different parts of IvAp and
is displaying the four red/green status lights in the
Windows system tray.
From Flight Simulator menu choose IVAO, then IvAp. This will start the multiplayer session and everything else should be loaded automatically.
Keyboard and Mouse
Management
In a few operational cases a keyboard
or mouse is required for IvAp user interface operations, e.g. making late changes to
the flight plan. I had already a keyboard and
a mouse in the cockpit, used for the FS Server. An
additional keyboard and mouse for the IvAp user
interface, which runs on an other computer would not have been
appreciated. The solution was a small WINDOWS application called
'Input Director'. This application allows to control multiple networked Windows systems
using the keyboard / mouse attached to one the computers.
Transitioning to the other computer / monitor takes place
immediately when the cursor hits the edge of the
screen. The tool is free for personal non-commercial
use.
Links:
Input Director:
http://www.inputdirector.com/
Multiplayer Traffic
Library (MTL)
The MTL is a structured library built from
high quality AI models. The MTL is
included in the IvAp installation, this will install
all available models. The library contains popular
real-life company liveries and Virtual Airline
liveries flying on the IVAO network. The
installation will be performed on the FS Server. In
a Multi PC Configuration a reference 'mtl.dat' has
to be copied to the IvAp installation directory of
the remote PC. The MTL library provides you with the
flight models necessary that you can see the planes
of other online pilots in your FS scenery.
Mostly I use B738BERWL, Air
Berlin (winglets) as reference in the IVAO
flight plan, so that other people at IVAO can see my aircraft as
B737-800W with Air Berlin livery. Image source: IVAO