Configs are executed with NO controllers connected.

MobiFlight/ExecutionManager.cs

@@ -815,21 +815,6 @@ public void updateModuleSettings(Dictionary<string, ArcazeModuleSettings> arcaze
         /// </summary>
         private void ExecuteConfig()
         {
-            if (
-#if ARCAZE
-                !arcazeCache.Available() &&
-#endif
-#if MOBIFLIGHT
-                !mobiFlightCache.Available() &&
-
-#endif
-                !joystickManager.JoysticksConnected() &&
-
-                !midiBoardManager.AreMidiBoardsConnected()
-            ) return;
-
-
-
             // this is kind of sempahore to prevent multiple execution
             // in fact I don't know if this needs to be done in C# 
             if (isExecuting)

MobiFlightUnitTests/MobiFlight/ExecutionManagerTests.cs

@@ -633,5 +633,67 @@ public void FrontendUpdateTimer_Execute_ConcurrentDictionaryModification_ShouldN
                 Assert.Fail($"Unexpected exceptions occurred: {exceptionSummary}");
             }
         }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void ExecuteConfig_WithNoControllersConnected_ShouldStillExecuteConfigItems()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var outputConfigItem = new OutputConfigItem
+            {
+                GUID = Guid.NewGuid().ToString(),
+                Active = true,
+                Name = "TestOutput",
+                Source = new VariableSource()
+                {
+                    MobiFlightVariable = new MobiFlightVariable() { Name = "TestVar", Number = 123.45 }
+                },
+                Device = new OutputConfig.CustomDevice() { CustomName = "TestDevice" },
+                DeviceType = "InputAction" // Special type that doesn't require physical devices
+            };
+
+            var project = new Project();
+            project.ConfigFiles.Add(new ConfigFile() 
+            { 
+                ConfigItems = { outputConfigItem } 
+            });
+            _executionManager.Project = project;
+
+            // Verify no controllers are connected
+            Assert.IsFalse(_executionManager.ModulesAvailable(), "No MobiFlight modules and/or Arcaze Boards should be connected");
+            Assert.IsFalse(_executionManager.GetJoystickManager().JoysticksConnected(), "No joysticks should be connected");
+            Assert.IsFalse(_executionManager.GetMidiBoardManager().AreMidiBoardsConnected(), "No midi controllers should be connected.");
+
+            // Set up the variable so the config item has data to read
+            _executionManager.getMobiFlightModuleCache().SetMobiFlightVariable(
+                new MobiFlightVariable() { Name = "TestVar", Number = 123.45 });
+
+            // Get access to the updatedValues dictionary via reflection
+            var updatedValuesField = typeof(ExecutionManager).GetField("updatedValues",
+                BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            var updatedValues = (Dictionary<string, IConfigItem>)updatedValuesField.GetValue(_executionManager);
+
+            var initialUpdatedValuesCount = updatedValues.Count;
+
+            // Act - Instead of relying on timer, directly call ExecuteConfig via reflection
+            _executionManager.Start(); // This sets up the execution manager state
+
+            // Use reflection to call the private ExecuteConfig method directly
+            var executeConfigMethod = typeof(ExecutionManager).GetMethod("ExecuteConfig", 
+                BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.Instance);
+            Assert.IsNotNull(executeConfigMethod, "ExecuteConfig method should exist");
+
+            executeConfigMethod.Invoke(_executionManager, null);
+
+            // Assert - The config item should be processed and cloned into updatedValues
+            Assert.IsTrue(updatedValues.ContainsKey(outputConfigItem.GUID), 
+                "Config item should be cloned and added to updatedValues when processed");
+
+            var clonedConfigItem = updatedValues[outputConfigItem.GUID] as OutputConfigItem;
+            Assert.IsNotNull(clonedConfigItem, "Updated config item should be an OutputConfigItem");
+            Assert.AreEqual("123.45", clonedConfigItem.Value, 
+                "Cloned config item should display the correct variable value");
+            Assert.AreEqual("123.45", clonedConfigItem.RawValue, 
+                "Cloned config item should have the correct raw value");
+        }
     }
 }