I finally got the displays working thanks to guidance from Kieron.
It was a com port issue and I think microsoft defender firewall was the culprit.
What I did:
Fresh DCS and DCS-BIOS install.
Right click dashboard and close DCS-BIOS
Unplug unit.
Open DCS-BIOS and go to DCS-BIOS Hub.
On the dashboard you should see serial ports (I originally saw none listed)...keep an eye here.
Turn off firewall
Plug in unit
Once I did this my unit showed up as com6, which I clicked on the connect button and checked the autoconnect box. I left other comms off. (See picture)
Fire up DCS and select a mission.
Once mission starts, virtual cockpit will turn green and my unit and display were working. (See picture)
I went back and re-enabled firewall.
Hope this works for you Mark!