User Manual Yoke Kit
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1. Starting the calibration First leave the Yoke in the middle position Now start your Windows Control Panel look for Game controllers and double click on it Your screen shows Game Controllers x These settings help you configure the game controllers installed on a a POU computer Installed game controllers Controller TRC YOKE v2 Advanced Troubleshoot OF Now press the button Properties you will see TRC YOKE 2 properties i 2 x Test the game controller If the controller is not functioning properly it may need to be calibrated To calibrate it go to the Settings page Ames H ARS T Axis Page 11 A SIMKITS SIMULATOR PARTS TRC YOKE v2 properties x Settings Test Game Controller Calibration IF your game controller is not functioning properly on the Test page it may need to be calibrated Click Calibrate and follow the instructions to calibrate the controller Reset to default OF Cancel Apply On the Settings page click on Calibrate Now your screen shows the Calibration Wizard used to calibrate your Yoke System Game Device Calibration Welcome to the Device ON Calibration Wizard Use this wizard to calibrate the axes of your game controller Press the Next button Your screen shows Game Device Calibration Find Center Point Leave the handle centered then press a butt2. a SIMULATOR PARTS A a LA j GIM 2 Construction Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System with dedicated USB Controller Installation Calibration amp Connecting to Flight Simulator X and Flight Simulator 2002 4 Release 1 August 2007 Copyright 2007 TRC Development b v Stationsweg 39 4241 XH ARKEL THE NETHERLANDS Phone 31 183 562 522 Fax 31 183 564 268 email support simkits com C SIMUITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System SIMULATOR PART S cm _ Js Parts for the Yoke Kit L Inbus bolt A Yoke wheel front M Set of bolts and screws 10 black 2 B Yoke wheel back blank 2 black self tapping for C 10 screws for mounting Yoke front potentiometer shafts and back together N Potentiometer spring mount with D Yoke tube stainless steel spring guides E Yoke internal frame Aluminium O Tube springs F Yoke overall frame P Roll slider G Front mounting plate Q 10K potentiometers H USB Controller PCB R Mouting plate for 2nd nylon bearing I Slider bracket S M20 nuts for yoke tube J Potentiometer and spring brackets T Nylon bearing K Tube ring USB Cable not shown Page 2 FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System SIMULATOR PARTS The TRC472 Yoke System can be assembled with minimal tools What you need is Phillips type screw driver Torx H10 type screw driver Small saw Solder
3. Simulator will recognize the hardware immediately and will show X Rotation in the open field Click on OK to accept this assignment This will bring you back to the window SETTINGS CONTROLS Now scroll down untill you have reached the Event Elevator Axis from the Assignment list Click on Change Assignment Move the Yoke in and out without moving the Yoke left and right This movement will be recognized by Microsoft Fligth Simulator and the Y axis is now assigned to the Elevator Axis Now click on OK to save the settings This concludes the assignment procedure in Microsoft Flight Simulator which you only have to do once Page 14
4. and use the square plate to the potentiometer must be mounted with the terminals secure the nylon bearing using the M4 bolts downwards Page 4 FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System SIMULATOR PARTS 11 Bend the terminals of the potentiometer around the 14 Position the small spring attachment over the edge of the PCB p4tentiometer shaft as shown maea TI i GOY BES E TTT C oad gt 12 Secure the potentiometer but don t use excessive 15 Position the second of the smaller brackets over the force poteniometer shaft as show 13 Position one of the smaller brackets over the 16 To mount the PCB and brackets to the frame first slide poteniometer shaft as show the end of the PCB into the back of the frame Page 5 SIMULATOR PARTS FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System 17 Now mount the PCB by pressing it backwards into the 20 Now mount the larger bracket onto the right inner side slot of the frame You will hear a click when fitted of the yoke frame Leave the upper holes free They will not be used 21 Unscrew the inbus bolt from the yoke ring when 18 Secure the brackets onto the frame using the 4 black supplied The smaller inbus bolt is of no use anymore M4 screws 19 Bend the pins of the potentiometer over the edge of 22 Mount the larger inbus bolt just enough not to loose it the PCB and solder the
5. Now choose the Event Ailerons Axis from the Assignment list and click on the button Change Assignment Page 13 AA SIMKITS SIMULATOR PARTS CHANGE ASSIGNMENT This key or button is available Click OK to accept the assignment or click Clear and choose another button or key for this event X Rotation f Clear F Do action when key is released Click OK to accept any changes you made in this dialog box SETTINGS CONTROLS CALIBRATION BUTTONS KEYS _ Flight mode Controller type TRC YOKE v2 E m e Normal O Slew Assignment list Event o S O ty Ailerons axis X Rotation z Brake left axis Brake right axis Elevator axis Elevator trim axis Engine 1 mixture axis Engine 1 propeller axis Engine 1 throttle axis Engine 2 mixture axis Engine 2 propeller axis Engine 2 throttle axis Engine 3 mixture axis a Change Assignment 3 E Delete Joystick Assignment 5 E Reset Defaults a j CHANGE ASSIGNMENT This key or button is available Click OK to accept the assignment or click Clear and choose another button or key for this event Y Rotation Clear j F Do action when key is released Click OK to accept any changes you made in this dialog box Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System The Change Assignment screen is shown Now move the Yoke to the left and to the right without moving forward or backwards Microsoft Flight
6. he slider side may show a little notch hardly seen 33 Make sure the slider bracket is positioned exactly because it may be very small This is due to the horizontally prior to mounting the yoke tube ring production process Use a file to make the side of the slider run smoothly into the slider bracket 31 Now move the yoke tube to the back of the yoke frame 34 Tighten the yoke tube ring using the inbus bolt and position it as shown in picture 33 VERY IMPORTANT the yoke tube and the yoke bracket must be hold in the positions as indicated in picture 32 and 33 Page 8 SIMULATOR PARTS FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System 35 The supplied springs need to be shortened The length 38 Mount the right spring onto the slider bracket and the of the spring body may not exceed 50 mm larger bracket on the right side of the yoke frame 36 To ease the shortening of the spring use 2 39 Mount the left spring onto the potentiometer spring screwdrivers to bend off the part of the spring which mount on the left side of the yoke frame should be partly cut off later 37 This shows how the spring is bend Now cut of the part 40 Mount one of the two M20 nuts onto the yoke tube of the spring which is not needed but leave one half prox 10 mm before the thread ends winding so that the spring looks as in the beginning but shorter Page 9 SIMULATOR PARTS FH SIMKITS Construction amp I
7. ing iron Silicone kit If any questions arise please address them to support simkits com 1 The potentiometr for the Roll movement has to be 3 Dril a 2 5 mm hole approx 5 mm from the end of the shortened to 12 mm Cut it with a small saw to length potentiometer shaft in the flattened part of the shaft through and through 2 The potentiometer which pick up the roll movement has 4 Check the holes in the Yoke frame and evantually use a to be shortened to 12 mm 4 mm drill to enlarge the holes on the left and right side to allow the M4 screws to enter the holes without difficulty Note do not enlarge the holes on the front of the frame Page 3 FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System SIMULATOR PARTS 5 Check the large holes in the thick brackets to be 6 5 8 The nylon bearing should be position as shown prior to mm and if the potentiometer shaft will go easily into the mounting the square plate with the M4 bolts large hole of the bracket Note the smaller holes have M4 thread Don t alter it 6 Mount the nylon bearing in the middle of the frame and 9 The mounted bearing and plate should look like this secure it with the small bracket You will need a Torx H10 when properly mounted screwdriver for the self tapping screws 7 Now insert the front nylon bearing into the hole which 10 Mount the roll potentiometer as shown Pay attention might go difficult on purpose
8. ller l Enable Controller s Sensitivity and null zone Controller Type TRC YOKE v2 E nce ontrols Select the joystick ais you want to adjust and then move its Sensitivity or Hull zone slider Flight mode Normal O Slew Engine 1 throttle axis Engine 2 mixture axis Engine 2 propeller axis Engine 2 throttle axis Engine 3 mixture axis Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System How to assign the USB Yoke System in Microsoft Flight Simulator The TRC472 USB based Yoke System is considered as a Joystick in Windows and Microsoft Flight Simulator This means that you have to assign the TRC472 USB based Yoke System to certain functions in Microsoft Flight Simulator The pixtures on the left are taken from Microsoft Flight Simulator X FSX but the way to assign the functionality is equal in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 From the top function bar select Options then Settings and finally Controls The Settings screen is shown Choose from the pull down menu the Controller Type TRC YOKE v2 if you have no other HID devices connected to your PC the TRC YOKE v2 is already shown After you have assigned the functionality properly you can also use this screen to set the sensitivity Now click on the tab CONTROL AXES The window CONTROL AXES gives you the possibility to assign hardware to a certain function within Microsoft Flight Simulator
9. m onto the PCB but leave the inside of the ring open to let the yoke tube pass Page 6 SIMULATOR PARTS FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System 23 Slide the slider bracket over the roll slider long metal 26 Now slide the tube into the front bearing of the yoke strip as shown on the next page in picture 30 frame while also sliding the ring over the yoke tube as Note the proper position shown Do not tighten the inbus bolt yet 24 Position the yoke slider over the flattened end of the 27 Slide the yoke tube further through the second middle potentiometer shaft and mount by hand the small black bearing while entering the yoke slider into the yoke tube screw just enough that the screw holds 25 Mount the yoke slider onto the potentiometer shaft s 28 Now mount the slider bracket onto the yoke tube using flat side with the 2 9 mm blakc self tapping screw using a 2 M4 bolts screw driver The yoke slider should now be in the center of the potentiometer shaft Page 7 SIMULATOR PARTS FH SIMKITS Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System 29 Make sure the yoke slider is inserted in the slider 32 The end of the slider bracket yoke tube should be bracket exactly as shown on this picture positioned such that there is a space of 35 mm between the inner frame and the back of the slider bracker Make sure this position is hold during the next steps 30 T
10. nstallation Manual TRC472 Yoke System 41 Slide over the plastic back side of the Yoke wheel first 44 Now tigthen both nuts on the yoke tube firmly but be sure that the position of the tube and the frame does not change ih di I Feuii ih MYRURETETERT AA i ii d LE ETETETT 42 Mount the yoke wheel internal frame onto the yoke tube and mount the second M20 nut onto the yoke tube by hand and tigthen it manually Do not use tools yet to do this 45 Apply on the 4 positions where the springs are attached at the ends of the springs a drop of Silicone Kit see arrows and let it dry This will prevent the springs from making noise when the Yoke is used 43 To easy the positioning of the yoke wheel against the positioning of the yoke tube slider bracket slider and potentiometer and springs turn the complete assembly upside down This positions tube and frame horizontally 46 Mount the plastic yoke halves together using the 10 longer self tapping screws Page 10 G SIMULATOR PARTS Recognized in Windows and MAC OS The TRC472 USB based Yoke System can be used with any Windows based software because it is recognized as a so called HID device Human Interface Device Therefore the TRC472 USB based Yoke System is compatible with Windows software which recognizes a Standard so called game controller No driver software has to be installed Although that HID devices are compatible with the MAC Apple operating sys
11. on on the controller Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System The screens asks you to press a button on the Yoke System to find the center point Just press Next because this product does not have such a button Now the Axis calibration screen is shown as below Game Device Calibration x Axis Calibration Move the handle in complete circles then press a button on the controller x Axis Y Axis I Display raw data Move the Yoke in circles as follows give a full left press full in until stop keep in move full right keep right and pull full then keep pulled and give full left Now release the yoke to the middle position The screen asks you to press a button This product has no buttons just click on Next Yerify Center Point Leave the handle centered then press a button on the controller Cancel The screen asks you to press a button This product has no buttons If the Yoke is back in the middle position click on Next On the window which follows after you have clicked on Next click on Finish to save this calibration The Yoke is now calibrated on your computer Page 12 Ss SIMULATOR PARTS A Microsoft Flight Simulator X Views Help Pause Flight P Simulation Rate R Instant Replay Flight Video Flight Analysis Display Load SETTINGS CONTROLS e CONTROL AXES Contro
12. tem this has not been fully tested No software knowledge necessary The TRC472 USB based Yoke System can be used without any technical knowledge Just plug into a USB port of your computer and the Controller is recognized as a standard Windows Human Interface Device Therefore the standard Windows based installation and calibration software which comes with your Windows operating system is used to calibrate and the functions can be easily assigned in for example Microsoft Flightsimulator 2004 or Microsoft Flight Simulator X FSX First use how to start Connect the TRC472 USB based Yoke System to your PC using the included USB cable When this is the first time for this device in the right hand down corner of your PC screen the following messages will pop up Found New Hardware x TRCYOKE v2 Found New Hardware x USB Human Interface Device a Found New Hardware x Your new hardware is installed and ready to use Do not remove the USB connection from the device during this process since Windows is recognizing the hardware device automatically In case the USB connection is disturbed during this process the following message appears Construction amp Installation Manual TRC472 Yoke System Found New Hardware x A problem occured during hardware installation Your new hardware might not work properly In most cases once reconnected the recognition for the HID device will be continued properly
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