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FFB-Bridge user manual

A complete illustrated guide to installing, configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting FFB-Bridge.

v1.6.5 61 pages 9.5 MB English A4 PDF
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FFB-Bridge user manual 1.6.5 PDF · 61 pages
FFB-BRIDGE 1.6.5

Contents

01

Safety first

Secure the base before enabling forces, begin with a conservative physical ceiling, keep the emergency disarm control within reach, and never use guided tests during a live flight.

02

Install and first launch

FFB-Bridge uses a per-user Windows installer, a self-installing Linux AppImage, and a signed, notarized macOS disk image.

03

Hardware

Hardware is the single home for every setting that belongs to the physical stick or yoke.

04

Tuning aircraft feel

Tuning controls how the aircraft feels. Device selection, physical limits, calibration, and button assignments belong under Hardware.

Centre cam →

05

Helicopter force feedback

Set up cyclic damping, force trim and rotor cues in a Rotorcraft profile, then assign the controls you use on your own hardware.

06

Troubleshooting and support

Use Flight Check to isolate the failure, then export a support bundle before changing multiple settings. The bundle preserves the evidence needed to diagnose the device, simulator, and force pipeline.

07

Aircraft Library

Get to know the aircraft you fly. Aircraft Library brings AirframeDB's background stories, manuals, pilot accounts and videos into FFB-Bridge, alongside your simulator.

Manual sections

Every section of the user manual, with a link to the matching part of the online guide.

  1. About this manual
    1. Supported hardware
  2. Install
    1. Windows installer
    2. SmartScreen on first run
    3. Windows 11: Smart App Control
    4. Linux AppImage
    5. udev rule (Linux)
    6. macOS DMG
  3. First launch
  4. Connecting MSFS 2024 / 2020
    1. Where SimConnect.xml lives
    2. Support's one-click fix
  5. Connecting X-Plane 11 / 12
    1. Trim in X-Plane 12.2 and later
  6. Dashboard
  7. Tuning
    1. Master gain
    2. Centre cam
    3. Slider groups
    4. Dirty indicators
    5. Spring response curves
    6. Saving
    7. Aircraft auto-select
  8. Profiles
  9. Aircraft Library
  10. Settings
    1. Language
    2. Joystick Arm / Disarm (VR)
  11. Support: Diagnostics
  12. Support: Health Checks
  13. Hardware
    1. Helicopter cyclic balance
    2. MSFS pitch and roll setup
    3. Managed and custom AY210 setup
  14. Mock Sim
  15. Flight Check
  16. Force effects reference
  17. Tuning guide
  18. Troubleshooting
    1. Stick doesn't move
    2. MSFS connects but forces feel wrong
    3. Supported stick feels inverted or unstable
    4. Control friction is absent, uneven, or bites after a dead zone
    5. Tray icon doesn't appear (Linux)
    6. Crash on launch
  19. Support bundles
  20. Licence and disclaimer
PDF manual

The installer includes the English PDF. The website offers the manual in all 15 site languages; select your language before downloading. Changing the app language does not replace its bundled manual.