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Ver 2.2 Firmware for UltraStik with mouse mode and other features
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AndyWarne:
Firmware 2.2 is now available. This implements the mouse-pointer feature and also saves maps to temp storage only, when command-line download is used (unless overridden by the /FLASH switch). I have bound it into the installer for UltraMap.
www.ultimarc.com/UltraMap_1_1_18.exe
Note that after upgrading firmware you must:
Go into Device Manager and right click-on the Game Controller and click "uninstall" (rebooting will not work)
Unplug and reconnect the device
Download a map to it.
UltraMap now contains a supplied map which invokes mouse pointer mode.
Also, for advanced users, you can now manually edit the map files to adjust the locations of the borders of the grid squares.

The mouse mode is implemented using a relative pointer where you nudge the cursor around using the joystick. I did experiment with absolute pointer, where the pointer location exactly follows the joystick location. There is one big drawback of absolute mode: it overrides your ordinary PC mouse so you can only use the joystick.
I am going to "park" absolute mouse mode for now. If anyone is interested in seeing what it does I have special firmware available.
destructor:
Works OK.
Before instalation UltraMap remember about manually deleting UltraMap previous folder if uninstaller didn't it (if you install to the same folder new UltraMap). In my UltraMap folder were older firmware files and Windows uninstaller didn't deleted it automatically. UltraMap installer was stupid then and still reset PC because it say that UltraMap removed old drivers.
QuixoteQuest:
So does it upgrade the firmware at the same time it is installing the new UltraMap?

Does the former UltraMap need to be removed from the hard drive before installing? Any old drivers need to be cleaned out first?



fatfingers:

It asked me to uninstall the old UltraMap first.

It does not automatically install the new firmware.  It does put the new firmware file on your disk, but you must manually choose to update to that version.

destructor:
Kowal has problem with new 2.2 firmware. U360 is lost in Device Manager after a few seconds (works few seconds and next looks as disconnected).
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