PMDG NGX SDK Released

[Joe Lavery]

Enrico Schiratti announced a few minutes ago on the PM forum that the SDK for the NGX is now available:

His words:

The PMDG SDK has been released... but unfortunately it doesn't help us with the issue of extracting the flight model... of course.   Enrico Schiratti.

Not sure where you get it from though, I couldn't find it on the PMDG site, or through Google. 
I'm sure it will turn up shortly. 

Joe.

[blueskydriver]

What is the exact clarification on who it's released to? There has been some confusion on who, if it's just add-on/hardware companies only, or them plus everyday users?

Do you know anything Joe?

BSD

[dharrison]

Bet it will be released for those who want to look and pay a licensing fee.

That's how I would do it.

Don

[Joe Lavery]

Sorry BSD, I was reading some posts on the PM site and spotted that post from Enrico, that's all I know.
I tried to see if there was any more info on the PMDG site but didn't find any. 

Joe.

[fordgt40]

Sorry guys but this SDK is not going to be available to flight sim hobbyists. According to the PMDG Introduction Manual the SDK will be made available to known hardware developers.

Not surprised here at all - it follows their commercial protection attitude and they also state that the SDK is being made available to hardware developers for them to produce drivers for their own products - also read that this means more PMDG packages can be sold

Excitement over methinks, so perhaps PM and SA are not dead yet

David

[727737Nut]

Sorry guys but this SDK is not going to be available to flight sim hobbyists. According to the PMDG Introduction Manual the SDK will be made available to known hardware developers.

Not surprised here at all - it follows their commercial protection attitude and they also state that the SDK is being made available to hardware developers for them to produce drivers for their own products - also read that this means more PMDG packages can be sold

Excitement over methinks, so perhaps PM and SA are not dead yet

David

Stand by, I will find the quote from the horse's mouth saying it is for ANYONE.  It is up to the hardware folks to make their own drivers.  Good grief, people, quit spreading incorrect info.

[Bob Reed]

Sorry guys but this SDK is not going to be available to flight sim hobbyists. According to the PMDG Introduction Manual the SDK will be made available to known hardware developers.

Not surprised here at all - it follows their commercial protection attitude and they also state that the SDK is being made available to hardware developers for them to produce drivers for their own products - also read that this means more PMDG packages can be sold

Excitement over methinks, so perhaps PM and SA are not dead yet

David

Stand by, I will find the quote from the horse's mouth saying it is for ANYONE.  It is up to the hardware folks to make their own drivers.  Good grief, people, quit spreading incorrect info.

I wil be interested to see this as I have it from a pretty good source that what Dave states is the truth. But I was wrong once.......

[fordgt40]

Rob

Please have the courtesy to recognise that I am quoting direct from PMDG manual !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If they are saying different things to others then shoot PMDG, not the messenger

David

[727737Nut]

Here are some replies to NON commercial folks,

We are releasing an SDK this time that will allow you to program hardware to interface with anything on the plane. The airplane should also be compatible with LINDA, the LUA scripting system/UI developed on another forum here at Avsim.

Another from Ryan,

The NGX's gauges are done in C++, not XML - if that's the only requirement, it should work. I have no experience with this feature though, none of us at PMDG have home cockpits.

As we've said many times though, there is a full SDK being released that will allow you to do access anything in the NGX with hardware as long as you know how to program for it.

There are MANY more quotes like this and one specifically stating it is for ANYONE!, like I said, i could see Sim A and PM loyal people defending their products they spent mucho bucks on spreading incorrect info!  LOL  The great conspiracy! 

Don't forget, I have PM and Prosim. 

[fordgt40]

Rob

Chill out
Protecting investments, conspiracy, spreading incorrect info 
All I did was to quote from an official PMDG document

Lets have a sense of perspective here. Time will tell and frankly I am not bothered either way

David

[727737Nut]

Rob

Chill out
Protecting investments, conspiracy, spreading incorrect info 
All I did was to quote from an official PMDG document

Lets have a sense of perspective here. Time will tell and frankly I am not bothered either way

David

I'm chillin like villian!  LOL

Seriously though, think about it. Person XYZ makes super duper interface to network out displays and full interface the PMDG, what would do to the companies that charge a premium price when you can have it all for under a hundred bucks!???  Just asking.  Playing devil's advocate here. 
Peace
Rob

[Bob Reed]

Rob

Chill out
Protecting investments, conspiracy, spreading incorrect info 
All I did was to quote from an official PMDG document

Lets have a sense of perspective here. Time will tell and frankly I am not bothered either way

David

I'm chillin like villian!  LOL

Seriously though, think about it. Person XYZ makes super duper interface to network out displays and full interface the PMDG, what would do to the companies that charge a premium price when you can have it all for under a hundred bucks!???  Just asking.  Playing devil's advocate here. 
Peace
Rob

Well that gets you the software. You still need hardware. And for folks who have already spent huge bucks are not going to change but it may be good news for those just getting into the hobby. Now if we can get a computer to run it all and 3 projectors as well.........

[fordgt40]

Rob

Peace 

I have no vested interests and fully agree with you. I also have SA and Prosim. If PMDG was better and accessible I would swop like a flash - just somewhat sceptical based on their history.

Lets pend the debate for 6 months and see what has actually happened ie do their actions match their words

David

[Joe Lavery]

Bob, if you think about it, if you can run the NGX on your system you're already running it all. 

The fact that you might want to spilt the instruments and the view onto different monitors shouldn't make any difference. The only criteria would be that your machine can handle that many monitors. As I;m sure you know some of the latest AMD cards can address up to 6 monitors, so that may be an option for those that want an all in one solution.  Just a thought.

I also was told some time ago by Robert that the SDK would be provided to whoever wanted it. I think it's going to need a programmer to actually make use of it though. 

Joe.

[jackpilot]

For the sake of "Forum moderation":

Discussing the potential of PMDG new software is fine, of course.
Bashing the softwares (and their vendors) that are, and will most probably remain, the mainstay of our cockpits is not.
Without them this forum and maybe this hobby would not even exist

Thinking that the PMDG soft is God answer to our needs and that all of us should applaud and discard our "pricy" systems  might be a tad premature.

[Joe Lavery]

I agree wholeheartedly with you Jack, I run PM and have done so for nearly two years with little problems. I also have no intention of dumping everything I've built over the past three years just for the sake of it.

I will enjoy flying the PMDG on my desktop PC until there becomes a valid reason to use it in the pit. I shall however use some of the sound files which are far superior to the default or any others I have come accross.

I don't believe I (personally) have done any software bashing, if that's how it came accross it was unintentional.
I think we should all do as david has just suggested and wait and see what develops over the next few months.

[Maurice]

Thinking that the PMDG soft is God answer to our needs and that all of us should applaud and discard our "pricy" systems  might be a tad premature.

Quite agree. Just a tad 

Maurice

[727737Nut]

Thanks! Just confirmed what I knew was going through your mind Jack and Maurice.  I Never bashed any software and have recommended them all at one point or another. You are Sim A loyalist and I offended you.  Sorry but it is what it is. 

Good luck all, I'm out

Rob

[jackpilot]

Sorry Rob
I use PM.

[Maurice]

Thanks! Just confirmed what I knew was going through your mind Jack and Maurice.  I Never bashed any software and have recommended them all at one point or another. You are Sim A loyalist and I offended you.  Sorry but it is what it is. 

Good luck all, I'm out

Rob

Rob, this is all in good fun. To my knowledge, nobody is trying to offend anyone...just different opinions that's all. Without this kind of discussions, this forum and all forums would be rather boring at times 

Maurice