Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedals Config Guide + Hotfix / Minor Bug Fixes

TBAS Study Pro

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The following is only applicable to the beta, and is not supported in the full version as of 2024/01/13. The Issue: By default, Thrustmaster TFRP Rudder Pedals do not work when not as a part of the Thrustmaster T. Flight Full Kit setup (i.e. they do not work when used as a separate controller with they're own USB cable); This is because the game engine that TBAS Study Pro is built on fundamentally does not recognize/support certain inputs from the TFRP pedals when used with its own USB cable. The Fix: A hotfix for the TBAS Study Pro beta has been shipped to accommodate the following workaround- [olist] [*] Install Thrustmaster's official "TARGET" software using this [url=https://support.thrustmaster.com/en/product/tfrp-en/]link[/url] (If the link does not work, the URL may have changed). [*] Once the TARGET software is installed, open the "TARGET GUI" program and select "NEW CONFIGURATION". [*] On the following pop-up, give a name to the new configuration file, select "BASIC" as the "Type", create a folder where you want the configuration file to be stored, and click "OK" [*] On the following screen, scroll to the right until you see the "TFRP Rudder" pedal listed. Select them and click "NEXT". [*] On the following screen no selections need to actually be made. Simply click "NEXT". [*] On the following screen, click "SAVE". This will create your configuration file (with the ".fcf" extension) [*] You can either select "Run Configuration" or click "Finish"/"Exit to Dashboard" and select "Run Configuration" from the following screen. On the Browse window that appears, select your configuration file (.fcf). While the configuration is running your TFRP controller identifier will be replaced with "HID:44F-FFFF". This is how it will appear in the "MANUALLY BIND CONTROLLERS TO TESTS" menu. [*] In TBAS Study Pro, in the Aircraft Tracking Test, in the REBIND CONTROLS menu select the "PEDAL CONTROLLER" type until you see "HID:44F-FFFF" (This may appear differently depending on your setup); this should have replaced your normal TFRP Rudder Pedal input, and you should not be able to select TFRP Rudder Pedals as a kind of input while the TARGET configuration is running. [*] Under "Joystick Bindings", select the input for "PEDAL" and move your pedals until it registers "Z" or "Slider" as the input. If it registers anything else, that may be because it's registering inputs from either other controllers or from the TFRP left or right "Toe Brake" (Stick/X or Stick/Y). You can get passed this by repeatedly attempting to get the pedals to register as "Z" or "Slider" (while avoiding putting pressure on the toe-brake), or by simply disabling the Toe Brake inputs in your TARGET software configuration. [/olist] After following all of these steps, TBAS Study Pro should register your pedal inputs as you would expect. NOTE: If the TARGET software does not register your Pedals as even connected, or when following these steps something doesn't work, please ensure that, on your RJ12 USB adapter, your mode-select switch is switched from "CAR" to "AIRPLANE" mode because TARGET will not be able to reconfigure your pedals otherwise. Also, make sure the TARGET reconfigured controller profile is fully timed-in before running TBAS Study Pro. If anything does not work at first, try restarting TBAS Study Pro or resetting the test screen.