How to Set Up Radio (TX16s/T18) Joystick on Windows 10 to work with the Hottest New Simulator: Wings
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- When you connect an OpenTx radio to Windows 10 as a joystick, the wrong driver is selected. This video shows how to correct that problem. After the joystick is setup, I cover how to configure the radio to work with a flight simulator.
With the radio ready to work as a joystick, I show how to use it in the newly released Wings FPV Racing Simulator.
Get wings at wings-sim.com
I have been trying to figure this out myself for like 6 months thank you so much!!!
Happy to help!
I bought "Wings" a couple of weeks ago right after it first came out. I really like it. I am looking forward to more aircraft being added as well as more maps. I just wish they could extend the flying range for long range FPV flights. Setting up my TX16S was easy with this one and it works well with all of my simulators as well.
Yeah, this is a really nice sim. Works perfectly with OpenTx here as well. Thanks for the comment. Seems you're on top of things.
Awesome video!!! Thank you for sharing!! Been looking for this particular video.
Great! Glad to help.
Yet again, you helped me where I couldn't find it elsewhere. Thanks buddy!
Awesome! If you get Wings going, keep an eye on Discord for a race or freeflight with the RCVR subs who have wings. We did it tonight for a little while.
Thank you very much I never would have got this working without your help. Fpv freerider here I come 🙂
Great to hear! Have fun with Wings--it's excellent.
Thanks for the tips I really helpful and got it sorted with the driver update
You helped me a lot, it's great, thanks
You're welcome!
Hi. I know this is a 3yr old video however, I'm trying to set my tx16s up as a joystick. I can get the sticks to work but the switches are also seen as axis controllers which doesn't really work. Any ideas appreciated. Cheers.
I love you! Solved my USB input challenge after win update!
Awesome! Glad you're working.
Is there anyone who doesn't find libusb-win32 in device manager? How can I add?
Yeah this is the problem everyone is having.... Literally nobody has the answer.
Thank you for you help! I have Just bought it and this will help me a lot!!!!!
Great! Have fun with it. It's the best FPV sim I've flown.
Radio shows in Windows and simulator sees it, but no reaction in simulator to inputs? What am I doing wrong?
When you plugged in, were you prompted for Joystick/SD/VCP?
@@RCVideoReviews yes, and Liftoff sees it just find, but Wings - don't :(
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my radio doesn't show up in windows at all, do u know what could be the problem?
wow, u gotta be S'in me, they sent me a usb cable that doesnt recognize data, I swapped it with another usbC cable and it worked
Change your USB cable ;)
I am using tx16s radiomaster and i am unable to connect it to pc,when i open device manager it shows "unknown usb device (device descriptor request failed),tried every thing to make it work but no luck plz help
Upgrade OpenTX on your radio. Starting with I believe 2.3.10 they added a unique USB identifier that allegedly cures the USB issues.
@Rc Video Reviews Hello, are you able to suggest a dongle/cable for my Radio Master tx16s using phoenix 5.5?
There is a process for Phoenix that works with the stock USB-C cable. Google...
I did a mistake 🤦 I forgot to attach the antenna before turning on the radio. I turn the radio on without antenna for approximately 3-5 minutes. I just started learning fpv and want to practice on the simulator. So I don't have any quad yet right now. How to check if my radio is still working before I buy a new quad?
Without test equipment or performing a range check, there is no way to test that I'm aware of. With a receiver bound, you can perform a range test.
@@RCVideoReviews Thank you. Will check on that.
I know I can use my TX16S for my Phoenix 5 sim, but that's not great for FPV training. I'd like to use it for other simulators too, but I can't figure out how to make Win10 recognize the Phoenix dongle as a joystick, any suggestions?
You don't need a dongle for the TX16s. Just plug USB-C into top of radio, other end into PC and away you go. Wings should see it straight away.
Correct, you have to use the USB-C port. Getting Win10 to recognize it as a game controller proved quite an ordeal; after hours of increasing frustration, it turned out to be the software on the radio tha messed things up. When prompted you get two choices: 1) USB access and 2) use as joystick. Option 2) was not recognised by Win10.... Googling the issue, I came accross the fact the two options are swapped in the latest software update of OpenTx. No wonder it didn't work. When I picked option 1), Windows immediately recognized it. Go figure...
For some reason this place is familiar to me, there should be a go kart track not far away :)
You fly Wings? Yes, I think there is a go-kart track. I haven't tried it yet but I will...I'll try them all :)
Looks like the Tokoroa airfield where Bruce Simpson hangs out for sure. I thought that was pretty cool.
@@RCVideoReviews to me it looks like the airfield where Bruce Simpson (Xjet) is flying, and yes I'm flying wings 70%, 25% normal scale airplanes and 5% multirotors...
Hi, I don't have libusb-32win devices folder on my PC, what you think?
If you download the latest copy of wings they changed some things about the USB connectivity. I would suggest starting there.
Another great video.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. Appreciate it.
Thanks John, If I do decide to buy a Tinyhawk 2 Freestyle as my first drone, I'll get some practice in this sim first. I love my helis, but I am curious about the whole FPV thing.
I l-o-v-e FPV. It's the best way to fly IMHO.
@@RCVideoReviews The only thing that puts me off is the really grainy quality of the image you get though goggles, unless you buy the expensive digital ones.
@@Graham_Shaw When your video is setup correctly--the image can be pretty sharp. It's not and never will be HD if you use analog video. It will always be SD. But it can certainly be good enough with which to fly and you use the HD recording later to enjoy the scenery. That's always been my approach. Camera good enough to get out there and enjoy it, HD recorder to see the sights afterward.
@@RCVideoReviews Maybe it's just because I'm a Audio Visual tech, but image quality is a big deal to me. I've watched a good number of TinyHawk 2 Freestyle reviews, and signal noise seems to be a bit of an issue with it.
TYSM! im using realflight and i just couldnt get it to show up. allready all set upp in RF. ty
Glad to help.
just fixed the issue, used with multipex simulator. Best advice. Just remember to reverse the channel if required.
Once I click usb joystick (HID) on my radio, I don't even see the "libusb-win32 devices" to show up on my device manager, what do I do?
Do you hear the usb tone indicating a usb device has been connected? You may want to upgrade to 2.3.11. They claim to have resolved some usb issues with that firmware.
@@RCVideoReviews I do not hear the usb tone. Are you saying to upgrade to 2.3.11 on my radio?
@@RCVideoReviews I can't update the radio firmware if my computer is unable to detect the radio when it is plugged in which sucks
@@ColbyBrickwell Until you hear the tone indicating a USB connection is made, everything else is academic. Are you using Windows 10? You should hear a very distinct audio prompt when a USB device is connected.
@@RCVideoReviews Yes I’m on Windows 10, it’s just that all the videos I see on this issue say to find the “libusb-win32 devices” in the device manager but that isn’t even showing in my device manager. My radio says it’s connected to the computer but the computer itself doesn’t detect anything connected. Might have to find if there’s any sort’ve computer drivers I need to get the libusb option to show in my device manager
i dont have that driver in the options. nothing i can find to help either. Not even downloading libusb works... any help is massively appreciated
Do you hear anything when you plug in? Try a different cable, different USB port. USB issues have been in the rearview mirror for a couple of releases now.
@@RCVideoReviews tried all sorts of cables. had it working last night. today it doesn't want to work again. Can't hear the sound on plugin. sooo frustrating ahaha
If you're not hearing the bong sound when you plug in, something isn't right. I wouldn't get too focused on drivers until you figure out why that USB insert isn't happening 100%.
@@RCVideoReviews So I had this working and was a driver issue. the very next day I went to plugin and it wasn't recognized again.. I downloaded libusb and this is what seemed to get it working before.. that is still installed but for some reason, it has reverted back to not recognizing the joystick
Struggling to make this happen. No options shown here are available. Windows can't find a driver. I loaded a LISBUS driver creator. Windows won't allow their driver to be installed. Don't know if this is an update caused issue, A product ID issue or what. I don't necessarily expect you to know either. Has pretty much rendered this radio useless. I suspect no help from "radio master". I haven't given up quite yet. I've heard this complaint on a few forums now.
The radio is known to work with Windows. If it doesn't work in your instance there is likely something else at play. Radiomaster isn't in the business of desktop support. There are a couple of PD things you can do:
1) Try a different cable.
2) Make sure you're selecting Joystick. If you're not being prompted for Joystick, change your system settings so you are.
3) Make sure your OTX version is the latest. In a recent release of OTX they added a unique USB ID that makes most USB issues go away.
4) Try it on a different computer to validate your hardware.
5) Turn off any anti-virus while you test.
I can assure you having connected my TX16s to Windows 10 Laptop #1, Windows 10 Desktop, Windows 10 Laptop #2, Windows 11 Desktop, and Windows 11 Laptop #1 that the radio works fine. You have something else stopping you.
did u ever figure it out i have the same problem
whether the settings are the same as the helicopter simulator?
Once Windows correctly identifies the connected radio as a joystick it should work for any sim that requires the radio to be recognized as a joystick.
I have a question.I have the phoenix rc 5.5 (i think its up to 6.0 now).Do you know if i can use my radiomaster tx16s with this sim?...thx.great videos!
Yes you can, I just configured my TX16S using the cable and dongle from the Phoenix sim. Look for a tutorial on youtube (can't find the link...)
@@janspoelstra8309 ,i wasnt sure if i could connect that dongle(that has a "headphone type jack") into the top of my tx16.
Did you try it?
@@RCVideoReviews Ofcourse, otherwise I would mention it here. I made a new model according to the instructions, named it Sim and plugged the Phoenix plug into the trainer port. works like a charm.
@@janspoelstra8309 My response was to Sean, not you. He said "I wasn't sure if I could connect that dongle" So I asked him if he tried it.
Thanks for this info!
No problem!
What if your Windows 10 Device Manager does not have libusb-win32 devices?
What device do you get when you plug in? You might have to do some hunting. Have you tried to see if the joystick just works when you plug it in?
In my case, the libusb-win32 device was the default action of windows 10. I had no other drivers for the radio.
@@RCVideoReviews It seems you have to be sure to have the transmitter on and joystick selected before plugging in the USB cable or else you never see libsum in the list. The list just goes from Keyboards to Mice, no libsum. Now the USB Input Device appears under Human Interface Devices, and it is working. Thanks!
@@StevePotter Yeah if it's not on the radio won't offer the option to enter joystick or storage mode. So you got it working?
@@RCVideoReviews I'm having the exact same problem. I have windows 10 and the libsum doesn't show up and yes I tried moving the joystick on my simulator and it doesn't work. Please help. Thanks
@@rupman27isback Try upgrading to 2.3.11 They got a unique USB identifier with that firmware that allegedly clears this issue up.
Would love to find a sim that you could design your own fixed wing models test fly and alter before building
Real Flight allows airframe design: www.knifeedge.com/forums/index.php?resources/
I've never done it, but there are tons of custom airplanes on that site.
@@RCVideoReviews awesome I'll have to check it out over the weekend.
@@russcole5685 Yup, new favorite pastime when I can't fly or work on the channel.
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Appreciate the feedback Steve I really do. I tell my kids the same thing when it comes to money--better 10% of $10.00 than 100% of $0.00 so the logic isn't lost on me. I've only recently started Patreon so I'm still getting my legs under me there and I set the initial tiers based on history. I have a Paypal link on the website and people have been using it for years, so I set the initail levels to bracket the majority of those donations. HOWEVER, I am in agreement with you that it seems more people would be willing to kick in a smaller amount. So I have to look at the tiers and benefits to see how to fit that in.
Anyway, thanks for the perspective and I am definitely going to open up a cheaper tier or two.
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