Airbus A330 - 200 PC Simulation  Optional Extras

The A330-200 PC simulation is designed to be the core of a physical hardware flight simulation. As such the various components of I/O, Visual, Displays etc will be run on separate  computers networked together.

Over Head Panel

As part of our cockpit development, we offer this separate overhead panel. It can be run on another networked computer, or if there is enough room on your screen ( or if you have multiple screens) it can be run on the same computer running the A330-200 PC simulation.

To set up the separate overhead panel simulation. please follow the instructions below

Download the free add on for the overhead panel and the VS Simulation Transceiver to each computer that you intend to use.

One computer will have the Overhead Panel on it and the other will have the A330-200 PC simulation. However, a copy of the VS Simulation Transceiver will need to be on both.

Over Head Panel : Instructions  (Networked)

Ensure that the Shared Memory identification is the same on all VS Simulation components

The Add On works by interfacing with the shared memory of the simulator on one side and transmitting via Ethernet on the other. It is therefore vitally important to have the correct version of shared memory working in all the VS Simulator components.

The Shared Memory identification is shown in the title bar of each VS Simulation component.  The number is typically a 3 digit value such as 3.6.7 or 4.8.1 It must be the same on the Over head panel as on the A330-200 PC simulation. If it is not, please down load the latest versions of the software.

When setting up the VS simulation components on separate computers, some knowledge of networking is required. Do not attempt to perform these tasks unless you are comfortable with changing file permissions, and modifying Ini files, and setting up IP addresses.

Download the free add on for the overhead panel

Over Head Panel : Instructions  (Same computer)

It is possible to run the Overhead Panel on the same computer as that running the A330-200 PC simulation. In this case, there is no need to set up any network communication and the VS Simulation Transceiver  is not needed.

Ensure that the Shared Memory identification is the same on all VS Simulation components

The Shared Memory identification is shown in the title bar of each VS Simulation component.  The number is typically a 3 digit value such as 3.6.7 or 4.8.1 It must be the same on the Over head panel as on the A330-200 PC simulation. If it is not, please down load the latest versions of the software.

Run both the Overhead Panel and the A330-200 PC simulation

Set the option on the A330-200 PC simulation to slave to the over head panel

Setting this option allows the inputs from the separate overhead panel and locks out the buttons, switches and knobs of the over head panel portion of the A330-200 PC simulation

Set up the VS Simulation Transceiver ini files on each computer.  

The VS Simulation Transceiver  works by reading its corresponding ini file to determine what data it will send to which computer. The ini file in the  over head panel computer will tell the VS Simulation Transceiver in that computer to send the over head cockpit data to the computer running the A330-200 PC simulation ( The main computer ) and to receive from the main computer the inputs for the over head panel.

The instructions for setting up the Ini files are here.

Run the Overhead Panel on its computer and the A330-200 PC simulation on its own computer, and run the  VS Simulation Transceiver  on both computers.

Set the option on the A330-200 PC simulation to slave to the over head panel

Setting this option allows the inputs from the separate overhead panel and locks out the buttons, switches and knobs of the over head panel portion of the A330-200 PC simulation

Press the connect button on each of the VS Simulation Transceiver  and check the data transfer blocks.