Just downloaded this after watching your video. After rebooting and setting run as admin, there are several other selections to wade through on startup. The firewall access, I just allowed access on Private network. The next is that you can select from several other applications such as PhotoShop, etc. and it will give you some default settings. The BIG gotcha is that you have to purchase the Pro version to import plug-ins. So you need to install it on your android/ios device to continue. THis might trip up some folks trying to follow along in the video. But as usual, a GREAT video! Keep them coming Mike!
Already have an headache just thinking about all the great things I can do to create a full functioning FO. Almost like a Stream Deck.... WONDERFUL FIND!
Upside with StreamDeck is the two-way so I can have not just buttons but also gauges. also personally prefer the separate buttons. But a cheap alternative.
great follow on vid, love the detail. And yes, many others are much better at designing decks like you showed than I'll ever be, but something to aspire to :)
Many thanks for a great Tutorial. It must have taken ages and I really appreciate that as it saved me hours of my time. Some of navigation is updated since you made the video but it was not too hard to figure out how to achieve the same things.
Thanks so much for doing this video and sharing the links, I was tring to work my way through the setup but missed the connection to MSFS. Awesome Help.
What would be great is a way to illuminate the blue visual cue around a command with a simple TouchPortal button. That way, I could play the instructor and tell a friend using a VR headset "Turn the battery on", click on a button in TouchPortal, and the visual cue around the battery switch would illuminate in the headset.
I've used Touch Portal for many applications in the past, but I've never considered using it for MSFS. After watching this video, I am convinced that it offers almost endless possibilities for controlling MSFS. But I'm wondering: at the beginning of the video you explained how to integrate NeoFly and SPAD into Touch Portal. In the further course you didn't go into the two apps anymore. Do I need this to integrate Touch Portal with MSFS? If yes, in particular: why do I still need SPAD when I can have all the necessary functions via the Touch Portal plugin?
So will this effectively allow me to control autopilot, and more specifically the ALT, HDG etc? I prefer just to be “in” the sim, but adjusting things like ALT can be frustrating with head/eye tracking
I’m thinking one page per plane, so it could be customized for the specific plane you are flying. Is the 100 button limit per page or overall? Been subscribed to your channel for a while, this is great content - thanks! Scott
Great video as usual and very helpful, thank you. I have a small question: how to change the state of the Connect button (like the example of the battery in your video) which would allow you to know if you are well connected at a glance. I can't find the right variable. thank you for your reply
did not work for me followed you to the letter. can not get it to turn on batt. he only thing i see that might be stopping me is i cant turn on incoming on the firewall. looks like i m going to try to get my money back in the next few days.
That's brilliant, a game changer? Will it work on my Amazon 8 Tab? Also fantastic use for a device & how would somebody connect it to there desktop PC is there a video on that, Mike? Cool Gadget by the way. I hope it works. Slainte Captain 😍👍💚
Hey Mike, I remember messing with this when it first came out. Seems to come a long way!. The set of buttons you downloaded, and are in the video. Will This set of buttons work with all planes, including pay ware planes? Is it kind off generic? Thanks, cool video...I don't know where you find the time...lol
This looks great and i tried it. I just could not get it to work. I got to the point where i added the battery button and it worked, but i could never get the imported page to display on the IPAD.
I have been messing with this for days. I have everything set up like your tutorial. I didn't create my own buttons. I used some of the templates , that others made ,for my pages. My iPad says its connected. The buttons that I made are on my iPad, but when i push one of the buttons on the iPad, nothing happens, no windows pop up, but it says iPad is connected. What the hell did i miss...its driving me to drink
36:45 "When Button state changes to:" - You get a drop down with loads of options. I only get On or Off in the drop down. Any ideas? Everything else has worked so far per your great tutorial but I am stuck on this part. Thanks.
Great video. I was a little unsure how and where all the files go, but after watching your video 3 times I think I got it for the most part. The problem I ran into is that I made the battery icon and had it all set up in the Flight folder Problem is that when I tried to use the flight button nothing happened. It wouldn’t go to the page with the battery button on it. I selected Connect a few times still nothing. I also checked and made sure my iPad was connected which it was. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
2nd try... I'm the author of this plugin. I get to provide support for it also. The "SltSim 2020 v1.2.1" page referenced in this video and details has an issue which causes it to NOT WORK on iPad and iPhone devices. Users have a bad initial experience because all they see is a "loading" icon on their devices. Please read the plugin's README for more details and a fix. BTW, contributions of all kinds are more than welcome. This is a free open source project. Thanks, -Max
I gave up trying to get the landscape version of FltSim to work, I would call it up from my iPad and it just freezes Touch portal on the PC and iPad. Oddly the portrait version works, guess I’m going to need to spend some time trying to re-arrange that one.
Hi. I bought it 1 year Ago. I never got it Running good. Never a answer of the support. For me Personal a Bad experiance. Insted i boughtq the Stream deck xl and use it without any Problem
Hello, great VBideo :), I have one more question, I can call up all the pages via the panel, only this one not "FltSim-msfs2020-Control" The app hangs in the >iPad and only a remnant of the desktop app revives it. Has anyone else had this problem, if so what helps? Edit: I have found the solution.
@@wizznet86 It is the background image on those pages which causes problems on iDevices in particular. There are new backgrounds on the plugin's site (GitHub repository), or just remove/replace the background image with something else.
Looks like a great Add On! I've tried and tried and I can't get the tablet to connect to the desktop. Seeking help on Discord but so far no one has solved it :(
You have said in the past that you don't care for software that takes away from the immersion of being in an aircraft. This software does just that. Since I have to click buttons anyway, I would rather use the cockpit switches as it is more realistic and the best way to learn how to operate. I can see the many uses this software has for other non-fsim programs, but for simulators, I have a greater appreciation for hardware and cockpit visuals to control the many systems rather than take a shortcut and use software that doesn't exist in a real aircraft. Just my two cents.
Last time I flew IRL I didn't use a mouse to operate the controls. Personally I find that a bigger break of immersion than having something like this, especially if it is set up to mimic the layout of the controls in the plane I'm flying.
LOL. It took until about 20 minutes into this video when it occurred to me that I was being punked. This has to be a joke. Who would go through all this nonsense to install this application.
Being punked??? Sigh.. OK Or you were being shown a tool that can be used to create your own virtual switch box like myself and many others have done. But OK.
Just downloaded this after watching your video. After rebooting and setting run as admin, there are several other selections to wade through on startup. The firewall access, I just allowed access on Private network. The next is that you can select from several other applications such as PhotoShop, etc. and it will give you some default settings. The BIG gotcha is that you have to purchase the Pro version to import plug-ins. So you need to install it on your android/ios device to continue. THis might trip up some folks trying to follow along in the video.
But as usual, a GREAT video! Keep them coming Mike!
Thanks for taking time to build this tutorial with screen shots and everything
Grazie 1000 per questo prezioso ed accurato tutorial, mi ha aiutato moltissimo e seguendo le tue istruzioni si arriva al risultato senza stress.
Great video...there's no way I would have figured out how to get this running without it. Thank you!
Hey Mike, I've been at Touch Portal all night. Totally AWESOME...
RIGHT!!!??
Already have an headache just thinking about all the great things I can do to create a full functioning FO. Almost like a Stream Deck.... WONDERFUL FIND!
Very timely. I was looking at this recently.
Been using Touch Portal for about a year now...with Run8 train simulator as well. Very handy for use in an old tablet.
Thank you for sharing how to setup. I was really lost trying to import everything the right way.
Excellent...wonderful video as always. Now we be able to have a friend over he he can be the FO/Co-pilot
Upside with StreamDeck is the two-way so I can have not just buttons but also gauges. also personally prefer the separate buttons. But a cheap alternative.
great follow on vid, love the detail. And yes, many others are much better at designing decks like you showed than I'll ever be, but something to aspire to :)
Many thanks for a great Tutorial. It must have taken ages and I really appreciate that as it saved me hours of my time.
Some of navigation is updated since you made the video but it was not too hard to figure out how to achieve the same things.
Thanks so much for doing this video and sharing the links, I was tring to work my way through the setup but missed the connection to MSFS. Awesome Help.
That looks awesome, I will be trying it for sure.
What would be great is a way to illuminate the blue visual cue around a command with a simple TouchPortal button. That way, I could play the instructor and tell a friend using a VR headset "Turn the battery on", click on a button in TouchPortal, and the visual cue around the battery switch would illuminate in the headset.
Hey Overkill within Spad next are you going to publish your profiles?
It's been a while and Touch Portal has changed a bit
I've used Touch Portal for many applications in the past, but I've never considered using it for MSFS. After watching this video, I am convinced that it offers almost endless possibilities for controlling MSFS. But I'm wondering: at the beginning of the video you explained how to integrate NeoFly and SPAD into Touch Portal. In the further course you didn't go into the two apps anymore. Do I need this to integrate Touch Portal with MSFS? If yes, in particular: why do I still need SPAD when I can have all the necessary functions via the Touch Portal plugin?
You have to purchase the pro version, when I try to add the MSFS plugin.
So, How many times can I watch this before I wear the video out? LOL😂
I paid for the upgrade but its not showing it. Tech support seems to be useless.
So will this effectively allow me to control autopilot, and more specifically the ALT, HDG etc? I prefer just to be “in” the sim, but adjusting things like ALT can be frustrating with head/eye tracking
Downloaded the plugin files but no .tpp file in the zip?
Will this work with an Amazon 8 fire table? Great work on the video, Mike. Slainte ❤😢
I’m thinking one page per plane, so it could be customized for the specific plane you are flying. Is the 100 button limit per page or overall?
Been subscribed to your channel for a while, this is great content - thanks!
Scott
Great video as usual and very helpful, thank you.
I have a small question: how to change the state of the Connect button (like the example of the battery in your video) which would allow you to know if you are well connected at a glance. I can't find the right variable. thank you for your reply
how do you configure the slider buttons to throttle axis in MSFS? please make a video on that
Is it possible to control throttle with the slider in touch portal for MSFS 2020?
did not work for me followed you to the letter. can not get it to turn on batt. he only thing i see that might be stopping me is i cant turn on incoming on the firewall. looks like i m going to try to get my money back in the next few days.
The two way connection is likely required so that could be the problem. :(
That's brilliant, a game changer? Will it work on my Amazon 8 Tab? Also fantastic use for a device & how would somebody connect it to there desktop PC is there a video on that, Mike? Cool Gadget by the way. I hope it works. Slainte Captain 😍👍💚
overkill explains how to connect to your pc in the video.
Hey Mike, I remember messing with this when it first came out. Seems to come a long way!. The set of buttons you downloaded, and are in the video. Will This set of buttons work with all planes, including pay ware planes? Is it kind off generic? Thanks, cool video...I don't know where you find the time...lol
Excellent review!! Would you use this instead of Elagato “stream deck”? Similar functionality?
Keep the excellent reviews and updates coming…see you on Patreon!
Thanks!!! And yes I think I like this more
This looks great and i tried it. I just could not get it to work. I got to the point where i added the battery button and it worked, but i could never get the imported page to display on the IPAD.
Can it be used with MSFS steam version?
Do I need to Open programme as admin or not
In the amount of time it takes to set that up, I could have built a real plane. Okay, 189 man hours to build a Kitfox Lite.
Hi, I might be interested in replicating the MCDU of the Fenix A320 but I don't know if it is possible
Theres another app like this i forget the name clearly. But i used it for american truck sim.
I did miss how to connect to computer. Is it blue tooth or usb?
I have been messing with this for days. I have everything set up like your tutorial. I didn't create my own buttons. I used some of the templates , that others made ,for my pages. My iPad says its connected. The buttons that I made are on my iPad, but when i push one of the buttons on the iPad, nothing happens, no windows pop up, but it says iPad is connected. What the hell did i miss...its driving me to drink
I love the tool but it seems that it does not work with the PMDG 737 latest version😢. Please let me know if someone was able to make it work.
36:45 "When Button state changes to:" - You get a drop down with loads of options. I only get On or Off in the drop down. Any ideas? Everything else has worked so far per your great tutorial but I am stuck on this part. Thanks.
You under events? Or pressed?
So i need to buy the Pro version to install the Plugin??
Yup
Does it work with xbox too?
Great video. I was a little unsure how and where all the files go, but after watching your video 3 times I think I got it for the most part. The problem I ran into is that I made the battery icon and had it all set up in the Flight folder Problem is that when I tried to use the flight button nothing happened. It wouldn’t go to the page with the battery button on it. I selected Connect a few times still nothing. I also checked and made sure my iPad was connected which it was. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
So, as someone that's lazy... is there a way to share/download/etc templates for MSFS2020 for this app, so you don't have to recreate the wheel?
There are some links to known pages and some examples on the plugin's site (GitHub repo). Contributions welcome!
2nd try... I'm the author of this plugin. I get to provide support for it also.
The "SltSim 2020 v1.2.1" page referenced in this video and details has an issue which causes it to NOT WORK on iPad and iPhone devices.
Users have a bad initial experience because all they see is a "loading" icon on their devices.
Please read the plugin's README for more details and a fix.
BTW, contributions of all kinds are more than welcome. This is a free open source project.
Thanks,
-Max
PS. Check my channel for a quick demo video of the new Sliders functionality with latest version of the plugin.
Do I need to create my own Pages it will take ages
There are a bunch of pages on flightsim.to I believe
I gave up trying to get the landscape version of FltSim to work, I would call it up from my iPad and it just freezes Touch portal on the PC and iPad. Oddly the portrait version works, guess I’m going to need to spend some time trying to re-arrange that one.
I have the same problem. It keeps freezing when i tap on the button to open the actual page Flt Sim 2020 Landscape. All other buttons work just fine
@@mattsemryck5522 what about the portrait version?
@@danceswithsheep3058 Strange on how that works for me as well. Needs a little fine tuning but the headaches are now gone :) I love it!!!
same for me
Yea Id rather Streamdeck imo but if you dont want to spend the money then this is a low alternative
I can not import plug ins, keep getting error...HELP !!!!
You have to purchase the pro version to import plug-ins.
Does this work with pmdg 737 msfs inputs?
Hi. I bought it 1 year Ago. I never got it Running good. Never a answer of the support. For me Personal a Bad experiance. Insted i boughtq the Stream deck xl and use it without any Problem
This looks like the X plane controller.
Hello, great VBideo :), I have one more question, I can call up all the pages via the panel, only this one not "FltSim-msfs2020-Control" The app hangs in the >iPad and only a remnant of the desktop app revives it. Has anyone else had this problem, if so what helps?
Edit: I have found the solution.
What was the solution?
@@wizznet86 It is the background image on those pages which causes problems on iDevices in particular. There are new backgrounds on the plugin's site (GitHub repository), or just remove/replace the background image with something else.
Looks like a great Add On! I've tried and tried and I can't get the tablet to connect to the desktop. Seeking help on Discord but so far no one has solved it :(
Have you reached out on mine?
@@OverkillSimulations No I haven't, where do I put it on yours?
@@jfsnyder15 just reach out to me direct and I'll try to help this evening
You have said in the past that you don't care for software that takes away from the immersion of being in an aircraft. This software does just that. Since I have to click buttons anyway, I would rather use the cockpit switches as it is more realistic and the best way to learn how to operate. I can see the many uses this software has for other non-fsim programs, but for simulators, I have a greater appreciation for hardware and cockpit visuals to control the many systems rather than take a shortcut and use software that doesn't exist in a real aircraft. Just my two cents.
Last time I flew IRL I didn't use a mouse to operate the controls. Personally I find that a bigger break of immersion than having something like this, especially if it is set up to mimic the layout of the controls in the plane I'm flying.
More immersive than using a mouse.
it ok
No stupid editorial dictates what i need...
11:16 yes lets install. phone ask every permission for text app you install LOL thats how harmfull bots get start installing them lol
LOL. It took until about 20 minutes into this video when it occurred to me that I was being punked. This has to be a joke. Who would go through all this nonsense to install this application.
Being punked??? Sigh.. OK
Or you were being shown a tool that can be used to create your own virtual switch box like myself and many others have done. But OK.