xoomigo

Okay, I only need the JSON file. Here's the derived PP file. Hope it works. MH-60R.pp

Sadly, no. The JSON file is part of the DCS-BIOS mechanism to work a specific aircraft module. The JSON file for each aircraft selected during DCS-COINS setup is also replicated into the TP plugin folder - as it is also needed by the "dcs-bios-api" (a 3rd party library by Daniel Tian) which made DCS-COINS possible. Were you able to get any of the FP's DCS-BIOS modder to commit on supporting your mod?

Unfortunately, I am no good with LUA. Yes, it would be great if someone from FlightPanels mod team can build the support for your mod. Once done, let me know and I will generate the PP file for it. Anyway if you or anyone is still interested, here's the PP record structure: paramID: Aircraft parameter ID tpstID: TP State ID tpstDesc: TP State Description tpActionType: TP Action Type: (0: No action) "set_state" "fixed_step" DEC INC by 1 "variable_step" -<num> +<num>|"suggested_step":<num> "action": arg:"TOGGLE" "hold"/"set_state" "connector/slider control/variable_step" (superset of "3") tpActionStep: Increment/decrement value tpActionType 1: "0" tpActionType 2: "0" tpActionType 3: <"incr/decr value eg. 1, 3200"> tpActionType 4: "0" tpActionType 5: "0" tpActionType 6: <"incr/decr value eg. 1, 3200"> tpValType: Data type, enumerated list of options tpstDef: Default/Starting value in TP

Ah, great to hear that it's working for you now.

Frankly, neither do I. Basically, I just mined (programmatically extract keywords and their associated values) the DCS-BIOS json files to generate the PP files. But if I had read you wrong and you have the json file already complete and ready, I get use it to generate the PP file concerned. I will get back to you on the PP file details.

Ka-50_3 is only supported in DCS-BIOS version 0.7.49. The "aircraft connection" event is crucial for DCS-COINS to determine the PP file to load the actions and events to interface with TP. If the aircraft connection parameter is not forthcoming or updated, the plugin will not recognize/respond to the TP aircraft-specific commands.

Hi all, DCS-COINS release 2023-09-09 is now available. - Fixed: F/A-18 Hornet variants not recognized - Fixed: C-101 and variants not recognized - Added: F-15E, MB-339 and Blackshark 3 support - PP files updated with FlightPanels' DCS-BIOS v0.7.49 (Refer https://github.com/DCSFlightpanels/dcs-bios/releases) https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3319022/ Cheers! Hi Tanuki44, Got it. I will take a look tomorrow and get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks.

Hi SuperTonique, You are the first that I know who are using the plugin for SA342 Gazelle. I do not have this module. DCS-COINS is merely a vessel to enable Touch Portal to interface with DCS with DCS-BIOS enabling the actual communication (commands and status updates between them). From the sound of it, it appears to be a DCS-BIOS bug. Not all aircraft module parameters were 100% tested by end-users and some bugs were unknown or unreported for even older modules. I myself found a few in the Mosquito, and another (I believe it's the Hornet) - which either does not work or was labelled incorrectly. At least one or two DCS-COINS users had tried using it with the A-10C and encountered some issues for a few controls as well. Option is to hope that it gets fixed in future DCS-BIOS releases - you can file a bug report with the developers. And sorry, I don't have any connections with them. Cheers. xoomigo

SuperTonique, Looks like DCS-COINS is receiving DCS-BIOS data, and A-4E-C is setup and recognized. Which controls have you tested which are not working? I have briefly tried a few and they worked except for the Canopy action. Please share the segment of the output from DCS-COINS (command-line execution "dcs-coins -v") when you trigger a DCS-COINS action in TP. Expect the command to DCS-BIOS to be logged.

Execute Touch Portal (if it's not loaded on start-up). From your Windows, right-click on the "Start" button and click on "Run". In Open field, type "cmd" (without the double quotes) and click "OK". In the pop-up window, type "cd \Users\"<your Windows user ID (eg. SuperTonique)>"\AppData\Roaming\TouchPortal\plugins\Munt.G_DCS-COINS" and press ENTER. Type "dcs-coins -v" (again without the double quotes) and hit ENTER. You should get a series of messages indicating your selected aircraft modules and after that a series of event initialization, followed by DCS-BIOS events and TP response and commands on DCS execution. Note: If the A-4E-C is not listed in the list, you can run "DCS-COINS_Setup.exe" again to select it, and reload the generated TPP file into Touch Portal. Run DCS and load the Skyhawk mission. With that, switch back to the command prompt window, capture the output and paste it here. You may safely close the command prompt (and the dcs-coins program) after this.

SuperTonique, Please share your snapshot of "dcs-coins -v" output in command line - at the point when you load your your Skyhawk mission in DCS. I need to see the aircraft name as reported by DCS-BIOS. There's also a new DCS-BIOS release by FP which I have yet to test and bundle with the DCS-COINS package. It may be a fix to the issue. Changelog Planes: #A-4E - changes from 2.1 patch I have been "grounded" for the past few weeks due to a home project. Need to find time... please be patient and check-in here or the DCS-COINS download page once in a while.

I thought you were building your own TP pages. Apparently, I was mistaken. One thing to do firstly is to make sure that there's no conflict in any of the mods that you have installed. To confirm that, edit your Export.lua in the Saved Games\DCS\Script folder, and temporarily disable all the mods except for DCS-BIOS. You do this by adding a double hypen at the beginning of each line in the file. eg. dofile(lfs.writedir()..[[Scripts\DCS-BIOS\BIOS.lua]]) --pcall(function() local pw=require('lfs');dofile(pw.writedir()..[[Scripts\pw-dev_script\ExportInit.lua]]); end,nil); --pcall(function() local dcsSr=require('lfs');dofile(dcsSr.writedir()..[[Mods\Services\DCS-SRS\Scripts\DCS-SimpleRadioStandalone.lua]]); end,nil) --local pw=require('lfs');dofile(pw.writedir()..[[Scripts\pw-dev_script\Export.lua]]) --dofile(".\\A10VCServer\\Main.lua") --A10VCHook --local Tacviewlfs=require('lfs');dofile(Tacviewlfs.writedir()..'Scripts/TacviewGameExport.lua' Then load up TP, run "DCS-COINS -v" in command prompt, load up DCS and just fly the hornet in the air and toggle some switches in the cockpit within the game (not using the F-18C touch portal pages) for about 2-3 minutes. Exit the aircraft. Then send me the screenshot of the output of DCS-COINS -v logs (as you have done earlier).

Abeone, The logs showed that Touch portal and DCS-BIOS interfaces are both working with the plugin. Please share how you setup your TP slider control.

Okay, good to hear that your DCS-BIOS is now working with DCs-COINS. Landing Gear and Hook buttons are set to toggle, they should work - I have just tested it on my side. Same goes for the brightness controls via the TP sliders on the page. Note that sliders will always start at the minimum level - they will not synchronize with the aircraft setting, but will turn the knobs concerned accordingly in the cockpit if you slide up or down. Post your DCS-COINS -v command line output when you push the TP buttons or slide the sliders concerned for review whether the commands to DCS-BIOS are sent. Also, note that brownish and reflective top buttons are meant to display the status only. This applies to the ATC button as well (not mean to be pushed) as I have ATC function bound to my throttle device. You can modify it to be a push button though. However, I just realized that the ATC control is inadvertently disabled for the Hornet. To enable it, just edit the acdb\FA-18C_hornet.pp file at line# 441. THROTTLE_ATC_SW|throttle_atc_sw|Throttle ATC Engage/Disengage Switch|4|0|#OffOn#|OFF Remove the 2 '#' characters on the line so it will become" THROTTLE_ATC_SW|throttle_atc_sw|Throttle ATC Engage/Disengage Switch|4|0|OffOn|OFF You may want to do the same for the next line for the Throttle Cage/Uncage control: THROTTLE_CAGE_BTN|throttle_cage_btn|Throttle Cage/Uncage Button|4|0|#OffOn#|OFF Then, save the file and then re-run DCS-COINS_Setup to regenerate entry.tp, And finally, reinstall DCS-COINS plugin in TP. In Windows TP, click on the ATC button. In the "On Pressed" tab, key in "ATC" to search for under "Add Actions" on the left, and you should be able to see the option "Throttle ATC Engage/Disengage" to add. Click on it and set it to toggle, and save, I will update the 2 controls in the FA-18C_hornet.pp in the next DCS-COINS revision.

Try this relocating the highlighted DCS-BIOS script to the top of the Export.lua file. And restart DCS. If this still fails, you will need to delete your DCS-BIOS folder and reinstall it from DCS-COINS_Setup.

No, it's not working as expected. FC3 page is merely triggering one-way keystroke commands from DCS-COINS to DCS, independent of DCS-BIOS. DCS-BIOS and DCS-COINS interface does not appear to be working. The aircraft online status should always be reflected accordingly if both are communicating properly. Please share your latest screenshot of DCS-COINS output (running) in verbose mode in the Command Prompt - when you first load up your F-18C DCS session.

Looks like port 5010, which is used by DCS-BIOS is blocked. Also, note that port 12136 is used by DCS-COINS. Please check and ensure that both these two ports are not disallowed by your firewall.

It's advisable to have DCS-COINS_Setup do the installation of DCS-BIOS to avoid potential version compatibility issue. The installed path of the latter is indicated at the top of DCS-COINS_Setup program (typically C:\Users\<yourusername>\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\DCS-BIOS). Please provide: 1) Your Touch Portal logs - sections that contains text 'DCS-COINS'. 2) A screenshot of DCS-COINS output (running) in verbose mode in the Command Prompt - when you first load up your F-18C DCS session.

Does DCS respond to your keyboard commands? If not, it could be because the keyboard device within DCS had been inadvertently disabled. If not so, then please share the content of C:\Users\<yourusername>\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\Export.lua - always a good place to start the troubleshooting.

Looks great! Will link it to the DCS-COINS download page.

I have 2 other aircraft pending on my list and a non-DCS related side project. If I no longer have a day job, perhaps...

TrackHat now has a new face tracking device. Has anyone tried it yet? https://www.trackhat.org/sensorv2

Ouch! That's really, really unfortunate... I was looking forward to add your work on A-10C to the list of ready-to-use DCS-COINS aircraft pages.

If you don't load DCS UFC, will Touch Portal keystroke commands get through to DCS World? If the answer is yes, then I woulrd generally conclude that there's a conflict in the DCS UFC and Touch Portal clients in your Windows. Did you recently update your TP Android and/or Windows programs - before experiencing the issue? If yes, I would suggest that you downgrade it back to the earlier version.

Yes, TP is still relatively new. But the devs are listening and will respond in a matter of time. Appreciate the your effort and time to share your work with other flyers of L-39C/ZA. When it's ready, I can add the link to your download in the DCS-COINS page.