RealSimulator TUSBA TQS R2 User manual

ELECTRONICA, MECANICA Y CONTROL, S.A.
RealSimulator
User Guide
TUSBA TQS R2
Throttle USB Adapter

TUSBATQSR2-UserGuidev1.07.1
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Contents
Overview 4
Package Content and Technical Data 6
Package content 6
Technical data 6
First Connection 8
Tools Installation 10
Firmware Update 16
TUSBA Set Up 20
Pairing 22
Axes calibration overview 23
Calibration of an axis with no central position 25
Throttle calibration 26
Calibration of an axis with central position 31
Manually configure Raw Axes 34
DX Buttons 36
Revision History 40
FAQ 41
I have just received my RealSimulator device and I want to install it, but I do not find the drivers in anyplace. 42
I can’t update the firmware of my device with DCC. 42
I want to install a new version of DCC or RS_HID_DEV_TOOL, but I cannot uninstall the older one. 42
How to integrate TUSBA DX buttons in Falcon BMS? 43
My cursor is in the central position but their associated DX measures are not centred. 44
When I move an analog axis, I have spikes in the measure. 45
How to know if when a switch or axis of throttle does not work the problem is in TUSBA or in the throttle hardware. 45
My device has suddenly stopped working after connecting it or turning on the computer. 46

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Overview
Date: 28/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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DESCRIPTION
T.USB.A is the acronym for Throttle USB Adapter. This special version has been
designed for the F16 Cougar TQS and let you connect your loved TQS to any standard
USB socket.
TUSBA uses standard HID drivers included in your installed operating system, no
matter if x32 or x64, XP, W7 or other higher MS operating system, TUSBA will work in
all situations.
TUSBA has been designed with state of the art last generation microcomputer and has
been adjusted to improve the accuracy and precision of your hardware, giving you a
full free noise 12 bit resolution (4096 steps) in all analog variables.
TUSBA is available in two models:
a) TUSBA R1: provides conversion for the 5 analog axes and 13 buttons (10 standard
buttons plus the center position of Comms, Dogfight and Speed Brakes switches)
and it is not firmware upgradeable.
b) TUSBA R2: is a device externally similar to TUSBA R1 but with notable
enhancements as more memory and program space, firmware upgradeable and
support for the standard axes and buttons and the next extra axes and buttons:
Three additional axes for throttle control, called “Idle”, “Mil” and “Afterburner”

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that allow advanced users to configure the throttle axis with more
possibilities, like a “reverse” in Flight Simulator for instance.
Three DX (DX1, DX6 & DX9) buttons to indicate when switches with more
than one position are in neutral position. These buttons can be used to
associate their center position with any function of a simulator.
16 DX (DX17 to DX32) buttons which can be configured to turn ON or OFF
when a specific value is reached in some analog axis.
TUSBA R2 is the object of this User Guide, so hereinafter when you read TUSBA you
must understand always TUSBA R2. If you are interested in TUSBA R1 you can see its
specific information in the product’s website:
(http://www.realsimulator.com/html/tusba.html),
Beside the above characteristics, the product is supplied with a firmware update tool
(DCC) to install new versions of firmware and a GUI application (RS_HID_DEV_TOOL)
to configure and calibrate the device. Both tools can be downloaded from the product’s
website.

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Package Content and Technical Data
Date: 28/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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Package content
TUSBA is supplied as a plug and play device with no necessary hardware installation
or drivers. The package, showed in the before picture, contains the following
components:
1. TUSBA adapter.
2. USB type A extension cable 0,5m.
Technical data
D-Sub 15HD female socket.
USB - A male plug.
Plastic sealed cover.
14 bits analog conversion and 12 bit measures full free noise.
Low pass filter (Glitch Reject).
5 analog channels (Throttle, Cursor X and Y, Range and Antenna Elevation).
13 DX buttons (10 standard buttons plus the central position of Comms,
Dogfight and Speed Brakes switches)
3 additional axes: Idle, Mil, Afterburner and 3 associated DX buttons to each
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throttle area.
16 additional DX buttons linked to analog variables.
Compliance with Windows XP, W7 or other higher MS operating system, x32
and x64 versions.
Firmware upgradeable.
Weight: 60 gr.

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First Connection
Date: 28/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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DESCRIPTION
The first time that you connect your TUSBA in your computer, you will take notice
about really your TUSBA are several devices living in the same hardware. In fact,
inside your TUSBA there are:
- A Boot system, to allow you to update TUSBA with new firmware.
- A HID Game Device, to let you communicate TUSBA directly with MS operating
system and let you control your simulator or some other game with DX axes and
buttons.
- Two additional comms ports for special comms with the device.
As soon as you connect TUSBA, MS operating system will detect it and will start
looking in its data base to install the appropriate drivers for it. As you know, from the
FSSB R3 we have avoided custom drivers or additional special system in order not to
have any problems in the future with new MS operating systems. Just as you know,
every time MS improve its OS, all of us have a headshake with incompatibilities,
drivers, etc. so we have learnt from the past, that the best is to use the own legacy MS
drivers for comms and this is what we have done in the TUSBA system, use only MS
drivers, so when you connect your TUSBA to the computer, MS will look in its data
base for the best MS driver for it, in fact its own HID drivers.
The first device to look for drivers is the TUSBA Boot system, and a few seconds after
taking comms with MS, the TUSBA Boot will left the system and will be disconnect to
allow working the Game device and additional Comms ports. You will see as this USB

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input device will be showed in red (have a look to the next picture). And as soon as the
Boot goes out a USB Composite Device with 3 USB Input Devices will start looking for
drivers.
As these HID devices will not go out from your system, after a few second or minutes
you will see as your MS OS will found the drivers and install them in your computer
and the USB Composite device and the 3 USB Input devices will be tick in green.
This picture is what you normally will have if you are running W7 64bits, perhaps it will
look different in other OS, but it will be similar.
About the first USB Input Device, ticked in RED, don’t worry it will be connected the
next time you upgrade your system with the DCC software. Not necessary now.

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Tools Installation
Date: 26/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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DESCRIPTION
The product is supplied with two software tools, a firmware update (DCC) to allow
installing new versions of firmware in the device and a GUI application
(RS_HID_DEV_TOOL) to configure the device.
Both tools can be downloaded from the download’s website inside the same package.
The package also includes the RealSimulator device metadata files, latest firmwares
and the product User Guide.
To download the tools, please, go to the RealSimulator download’s website by clicking
the next hyperlink:
http://www.realsimulator.com/html/download.html
and download the latest version of RS_TOOLS and save it where you prefer.
NOTE: If you have a previous version installed in your computer, please, uninstall the
older version prior to install the newer one.
System requirements are Windows XP sp3 or above MS operating systems and
Microsoft .NET 4.5 or above.
To install it, please, run the downloaded program by double-click on the file icon, at this
moment “setup_RS_Tools_V1_01.rar”although the procedure is equal if there is other
newer version.

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Any case, you should have a window like this one.
where setup_RS_Tools_V1_01.exe is the tools installer. To install it, please, run the
file with a double click on the file name.
After some seconds extracting and decompressing the package the installation wizard
will launch, then select Next to continue.
A standard licensing agreement must be accepted before moving on. Choose I accept
the terms of the license agreement and click Next.

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If you want to install all program features (DCC, RS_HID_DEV_TOOL, Metadata files,
firmwares and User Guide) select the Complete setup type and click Next to continue.
Or select Custom if you want to choose the features to install and click Next to
continue. Select the features to install and click Next.
The wizard is now ready to start the installation process. Please, click on Install.

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If the User Account Control window appears click the Yes button to continue.
The installation of RS_TOOLS_V1_01 may take several minutes to complete.
Wait until the wizard finishes the installation and click Finish.
The installation is now finished, if you have connected to the PC your flight controls
with the TUSBA kit installed you can see a new device image in the Devices and
Printers window.

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For this, click in the windows START button and select Devices and Printers. You
should see an icon device like this
NOTE: sometimes Windows does not update immediately the icon device and you see
the standard game device icon, in those occasions press the F5 key to force windows
to update the icon devices cache.
Also, after the installation you will find in your desktop, two new icons: DCC and
RS_HID_DEV_TOOL application shortcuts.
Finally, if you press the windows START button and look the All App section in the R
letter you will find in the Realsimulator folder shortcuts to the DCC and
RS_HID_DEV_TOOL programs, RealSimulator devices User Guide and the FSSB R3

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BluePrint.
As general information, here it is the default directories where the installer saves programs:
C:\Program Files (x86)\RealSimulator Code\DCC
C:\Program Files (x86)\RealSimulator Code\RS_HID_DEV_TOOL
And, the User Guide, Metadata, Firmware and BluePrint files on:
%APPDATA%\Realsimulator Data\

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Firmware Update
Date: 28/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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DESCRIPTION
Usually you will receive your RealSimulator device with the last firmware version
installed, so it will not be necessary to use DCC to update your device immediately
after its reception.
If you check the product’s website periodically you could find new versions with
enhancements and issues fixed, so you will need to use the DCC program.
To start the DCC program, launch by double click the DCC desktop icon or click in the
windows START button and select All Program > Realsimulator > DCC > Launch
DCC.exe. If the User Account Control window appears click YES to continue.
Select the tab labelled as TUSBA and follow the instructions given in the groupbox

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Instructions to update the device.
Unplug the device from USB extension cable supplied or computer port.
As you can see in the next picture, Status groupbox shows a light device image, it is
normal, this image will only be in normal colour when the device is running the
bootloader program, in other cases, with the device unplugged or in normal operation
the image will be light.
At first, the Select the firmware to update message will be blinking in red, so click the
Load button to open the Open Firmware File window to select the new firmware to
install, select the desire file clicking the filename and click the Open button to close the
window.

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Second, with the previous message in green, the following message Connect your
TUSBA R2 will blink in red.
To start the updating we must plug in the previously unplugged device, which will
launch the bootloader for some seconds and DCC program will start the
communications with the device sending the new firmware. During this data
transference we will be able to see the progress in the Progress bar and the status
image in normal colour.
Finally, when the update finishes the device will exit from the bootloader program and
will run the new firmware.
DCC program will show a new window to confirm the firmware update completed
successfully and it will ask you to continue with other device or exit.

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Click Yes to exit.

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TUSBA Set Up
Date: 28/06/2018
Version: 1.07
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DESCRIPTION
TUSBA, like all devices manufactured by RealSimulator that must be connected with
customer’s hardware, is shipped without configuring, it is necessary to do this labour
by himself when receives the device.
RealSimulator has developed a tool called RS_HID_DEV_TOOL to facilitate this
action; thereby you will be able to customize and adjust easily the different options
offered by the device and get the maximum performance from your hardware.
TUSBA gives functionality for the following axes and buttons:
- Throttle, Cursor X and Y, Range and Antenna Elevation axes.
- Three additional axes associated to throttle: Idle, Mil and Afterburner.
- 10 standard buttons of throttle and the center position of Comms, Dogfight and
Speed Brakes switches.
- 3 buttons associated to the throttle position.
- 16 additional buttons linked to analog variables.