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Still need to work on sorting out the bitmap files and aligning them. But , we are getting somewhere.

O.k I could not leave well enough alone. I uh ,well you see I uhm just had to ahhh You know uhm. I made a call to MainPanel:rotorrpm and I assigned the result to my fip. It kinda works!!!! Then I added more stuff cuz I got more fips and ... It kinda works. I need help with bit map headers or something , I get pixels and their moving, so I am pretty sure it is updating the gauges. I just need to straighten them out . Everything on high, using the tnext function at 2.0, I get 23 fps which is 2 less than normal. I get the "hiccups"time lag which I think that can be cleaned up. anyhow , HeeeLP !!!!!! If you have fip/s and want to test , help , annoy , pester, solve or are just nosy here you go. :helpsmilie: :book: Export.lua

Done deal !!!! Sent a Pm out to Wags with link. Maybe devs can come in and keep an eye on things for us. Fast track. I have to admit I am totally stoked. Having Purchased the x-52 3-4 years ago because of the mfd, even though I had a solid X-52 non pro. Now no one is really working on plugins much any more. Slayer, Thanks for the tip and idea.

Hey, anyone out there willing to explain to me if it is possible to correct the bitmap headers with export lua to display the shared texture mfd. I can If so, how would I go about it? I have saitek fips and want to display to them. They can display png bmp and jpeg images with rendering to vid card. Also , is it possible to create / draw the gauges from export lua ,which is another option. I see a bunch of "create gauge" calls and wonder if I can access the gauge images from the sim. I hope I am clear in what I am asking.

I am using two 5770 in xfire mode with catalyst 12.1 I get 27 fps with everything set to high and with traffic enabled. I was as shocked as most people when I saw my fps. I might get ten more fps with xfire off , not much more than that. (all this in instant action.) Let me try free flight in high and I will get back.

Welcome and thank you for coming on this new and ongoing seminar for the Saitek X52pro and Fip. Currently we have the X52pro up and running on all Dcs products to this point . Check it out have fun and remember , as I learn more I will Teach more, Feel free to add your contributions. The fips will be up an coming soon, I want to get as much out of the X52Pro as I can before I tackle the task of trying to figure my way around making , displaying pictures. Once again welcome to our new home. Enjoy your visits :thumbup: EDIT : after years of tinkering and toiling ( with the help of others) it is too the point that this project is working. Rather than having everyone dig through all of the post to find a particular script I have condensed the current versions here via hyper links. Cpias main and a-10c gauges http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2385283&postcount=336 KA-50 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2485884&postcount=343 Huey http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2485903&postcount=344 P-51 & T51 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2485942&postcount=345 Bf-109 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2485961&postcount=346 Fw-190 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2485977&postcount=347 Mig 15 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2486040&postcount=348 F86F http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2695793&postcount=381 Mig21 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2794577&postcount=407 (more to come as life permits) Also make sure to use these drivers as the newer drivers are borked at this time. http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2507414&postcount=356 X52proLedExporttutorial.lua

We are moving to How to threads !!!!!!!!! I agree, but now that we are at this point in the project under which section? Input out put , mods and apps, how to ..... Crap , I will move all this stuff to how to section.( self Explanatory I am sure)!!! http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=94174 Good Idea Devrim, Call it done. ;)

Pepin, it is now working in all Dcs products . Take a gander at post # 38 and #39. Their is also a little tutorial how to get things displayed in the attachment. BS1, BS2, A-10, and world. I am trying to find a "connection" point for World that will point to a particular script for a particular aircraft. Also , got output from landing gears to change lights on the joystick. Soon I will explain how to make lights work. :book:

OH, well look at you , working smarter not harder....lol Not a bad Idea for starters.. Thanks. Did you get that other issue sorted?

Sorry, I was not clear with my question ( I re-read it). I meant the images (the .png files in the examples folder). Did you create those images? If so ,what program did you use to create the png gauges. I hope that makes sense... It's still early for me.

Chrilith, What are you using to create your gauges? I like what you have done for the new examples.

Cool Beans, I'm loving it !!!1

For some reason the Damn dll wont attach. Try again here . Ahaaa!!! Read the darned instructions ....LOL And I wrote a tutorial..Jeeez!!!:doh: Saitek lua tutorial.zip

Tutorial for using Saitek x52pro in DCs products Hey, I think it is understandable at the basic level so I will share. I created a small semi step by step tut for using the saitek lua dll. I hope it is o.k to share the new 64 bit dll which is required. I asked the author if he had a problem with me doing so , he has not gotten back to me yet. ( I think he may be on the runway in Batumi....LOL ) Anyhow it should be straight forward with examples. I will put out lesson two shortly as there are many things I am still learning . If anyone has ideas or knowledge please share. so with out further rambling........enjoy :joystick: Saitek dll tutorial.lua

Chilrith, Not sure if the pm's are going through, Please let me know if you receive them. Some of the math is wrong for the mfd , so I will need to clean up and recalibrate, but first I want to get A-10 and p-51 online. Just a little more patience....

So!!!!! Why all the sad faces??????? Here let's turn those frowns upside down...LOL Yes , I am in a good mood!!! I got the dll to work with bs2. Let me clean some things up and I will give details. Chrilith, look for a pm, I answered your question for you.

So, If you had BS 2 you could assist in further investigating? It's a yes or no question... lol :noexpression:

Actually Saitek is quite fond of those connectors. The x52 (pro and non pro) have cables with the connector on both ends. The X65 has one end soldered to the throttle pcb board and the other end is a 5 pin connector that plugs into the stick. I had to send one back because the connector came out and one of the pins shorted against another and rendered the stick useless. I think the best bet would be to glue the connection together if feasible for your situation.

Let me poke around some more , It might be something I am doing wrong. I am not familiar with debugging techniques so it might take some time . Your post may shed some light on things here. Be back soon.

O.k had a quick go with the new dll. Bad news guys, still getting the "not valid win32 program" error. Chrilith, I think I need help or we Need an update. Here is what I did For Black shark one ( I am sure it is obvious in the provided script). 1) Inserted the saitek dll into the bin folder. ( I was also able to use the dll when I inserted the dll into the lua clibs folder and not in the dcs bin file.) 2) Went to the export file and added require ("saitek"). (did not matter if it was in c:Lua clibs or in Dcs/bin. The dll was loaded. 3) Called the functions in export after frame i.e. saitek.AddPage...etc. simple as that basically, everything works. Now when I do the same for Blackshark 2 I get the not a valid win 32 program error. Not sure if that is enough for debugging. Same thing in Dcs world and A-10. For the most part , it seems the newer version do not look past what ever drive the sim is installed on unless specifically directed and if directed else where it wont find the specified file. If I was not already bald , I would be pulling my hair out ....( no, those hairs are not an option.)

They use the same dll, I tried to use them with the export "mfd" etc . I still need to get up to speed on how to get the graphics together. Once I get Strings out to the x52pro using the new dcs modules, I will get on the fips. I think I am going to have to learn how to make my own gauges for these. I have 4 of them so I will get to them. Just a matter of getting "focus" time on this project.

just a heads up, I have not had much time to play with things , I will try to get to it soon.

Thanks. I noticed that I spelled your handle wrong in a previous post. My apologies. I need a little time to sort things out and see if this works. Currently I get a " not a valid win 32 program" or whatever error with the new dll in both Black shark 1 and 2. as stated earlier the original dll plays nicely with black shark 1 and lua for windows is not needed. I will post more as time permits. once again thanks.

As I was afraid. Thank you for the info.

Are we talking about the Lua dll? and if so , when I installed and run as 64 bit I am using the 64 bit lua ? Or are you saying I can still tap into the 32 bit lua in the program.