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MIAP V2-V5 MANUAL
CONNECTIONS
The USB cable is made of silicon to maximize flexibility and longevity. Nevertheless,
we stress never putting strain on the cable to prevent damage or loose cable
connections. USB2 and USB3 ports can be used to connect the cable. Once connected
the MIAP will be recognized as a game controller and the back-lit panel will light up.
In some rare cases, your PC may encounter instabilities after connecting the MIAP
unit, and the external power connection is available on the left side of the some
units for this purpose. On older versions of the MIAP where the connector is available
an adapter can be connected to add additional power if the USB port of the PC used
cannot deliver enough power.
NOTE: Only use a 5V adapter with a maximum
current of 1.5A to prevent damage to the unit or your PC. AXIAR cannot warrant
be held responsible for damage related to powering the unit with a wrong adapter
type.
BUTTON AND SWITCHES
The rotary knobs
can rotate 360 degrees left and right and have a switch build in,
activated by pressing the top of the rotary knob. All the switches have momentary
functionality except the frequency knob (18) which acts as a toggle switch, on/off.
Technical note: Rotary switches build in the MIAP unit are of a digital type because the common
PC flight simulator software does not support analog signals to process most cockpit dials. The
rotaries are therefore debounced by timing the internal press and releases. This means that the
functionality may differ per simulator software package. You might encounter slower or faster
processing differences.
The Momentary buttons
are of click-to-feel type can be used to control cockpit
buttons and if the simulator software supports it, also function as a toggle switch.
Technical note: Ghosting of the buttons is minimized by using hardware shift
registers instead of a button matrix.
The Toggle switches
can be used to switch function on and off but also to switch to
different functionality of the rotary and momentary buttons.
Technical note: The switches are hardware connected via shift registers to minimize
possible switch ghosting.