P3D and FSX remote SimConnect access

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Remote SimConnect allows you to run a "standalone" GUI connecting to a remote FSX/P3D via a "remote SimConnect" configuration. This is something different as a distributed swift GUI connected with a core. :::

If you want to read about remote swift UI: distributedswift{.interpreted-text role=“ref”}

Enable the server side (where FSX or P3D runs)

• From the official P3D documentation
• Another remote [SimConnect]{.title-ref} config tutorial is here.
• In %APPDATA%\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v4 (or Microsoft/FSX) create a SimConnect.xml file
• Example: My path looks like this for FSX: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\FSX
• This file is only needed when remote access is required
• For me the file is identical for P3Dv4 and FSX
• In case one needs to create [SimConnect]{.title-ref} log files, the [.ini`file is here: `C:Users[username]DocumentsFlight Simulator X FilesSimConnect.ini]{.title-ref}

Example file: TODO ADD

Enable the client side (where swift runs)

• On the client machine, go to the Documents folder, something like this: C:\Users\[username]\Documents
• In the documents folder place a SimConnect.cfg file corresponding with the above server

Example file: TODO ADD

You can alternatively use the config option from the swift settings

Logging SimConnect

https://forum.simflight.com/topic/45074-fsx-help-logging-simconnect/