Blue73

Hi, My experience with the Hornet, since August 2018 I've had to reprogram a few modules on two occasions. Though right now the FLIR switch and the one next to it no longer works. Usually it's the output elements like LEDs that are affected, input controls are mostly stable, aircraft specific of course.

great job, love it!

That's great to hear, glad it worked out! There's polling function in there too, so if you want the current position sent to the sim on startup take a look at my other thread, or I can help you here. cheers John

No this is DCS-BIOS, 0->65535 represents GND->Aref(V).

Hi, I've added extra functionality to the Potentiometer function, it'll help you here. I can give you my header file if you like?

That's great news! I source all my switches from local electronics shops, sorry the part numbers are the retailer's part numbers only. Order yourself some Max487's so you can start working on master/slave modes. Get them from Aliexpress, way cheaper.

Hi, Yes straight in, DCS-BIOS configures the input pins with the internal pull-up enabled. This is true for all switch types. Check out my diagram on page 22. cheers John

Happy to help mate. It's a standard 8 click position rotary switch. It does have a washer/selector so you can set the max number of steps you want. All my 3pos switches are on-off-on. Good to get started with this, it's actually really simple to use DCS-BIOS. Took me 15mins to get a switch operating in the sim, the original dev has done a good job. I expected master/slave to be a hassle, but that turned out to be simple as well.

Hi, I bought this one and a short axial version from Mouser, A12505RNZQ. I had a few issues with this panel, the pull to position three for the radar has no DCS-BIOS message and until recently the flir and ltd toggles aren't recognised by the sim. I'd be very happy if you can find a solution. cheers John

Hi All, Has anyone had the issue where the FLIR_SW and LTD_R_SW switches on the Sensor panel no longer does anything in the sim?

That was impressive, great job!! I've switched to raised 0.4mm lettering then paint the tops white. Works much better than indented.

Please send them through, I'll model it in to see how I can get it to fit. Thanks.

This is pretty damn good, especially considering the organic shape a flight stick has! :thumbup::thumbup:

Thanks Casper! I designed the MFD with that in mind, the tough part will be sourcing a display with the correct dimensions. u never fail to impress, amazing work as usual :) . got plans to add screens and lcd just to make it fully complete? (even tho i know your in vr) Casper

Cheers :) So many possibilities with a 3D printer, you made a great choice.

Hi Guys, all good here just been real busy with work. I usually get an email when I receive a Discord message but for some reason I didn't, sorry Gotwake. Anyways I've completed all the electronics and after trialing the front section in the correct position I realised it sat way too high on my desk. So for practical reasons I've moved the mounting around to drop it below the correct cockpit position. If I decide to do a full pit then I'll move it back up again. Muscle memory is coming along quickly, after an hour I'm already able to find the button, I play in VR. The bus design has been altered to use all 10 lines, interleaving ground and +5V between the signals. Seems to perform allot more stable now for the longer run. I started using tantalums liberally which has helped eliminate the noise I'd sometimes see on the analog pins. I also VRef the ADC off a 3.3V source which has helped. The new slave cct is now standardized and is used for all five front modules you see here. There's still three more to complete. I like the idea from Hyperion I can see that working, could even print in clear that comes out as white/smoked. cheers John

Nice work Hans :thumbup:

Hi, I've been flying for many months with my side panels in vr. Muscle memory does work, exact placement isn't necessary. I'll know soon enough if the UFC and DDIs work as well. I've tested one DDI and there were no issues. Immersion is enhanced when you can physically interact with the controls.

Hey a fellow DCS'er from Geraldton! I buy all my filament from 3DFillies. But I bought my last batch from Amazon. Since I have Prime got it shipped expedited for free rather than pay $10 and wait 2 weeks. Good luck with your printer, I hear allot of people on this board getting Ender Pro 3 printers, must be some good reviews going around for them. cheers John

Thank you Gotwake. Yes I will be releasing the files but they all will need some level of tweaking. I've learnt new techniques along the way and want to retroactively apply to my earlier designs. Also I need to supply build instructions, this in itself is a project. I expect once they're released to be flooded with questions so I'll need free time to answer and if necessary tweak the STLs. At the moment and for the next few months I'm focused on getting it all done. For the past 9 months I've spent all my free time on this project and somehow continue to hold down a technical day job. I can now start to see the finish line! cheers John

Sure have mate, been spending allot of time in cad and with a faulty new printer that had to be returned.

Hi, Sorry I have not kept track, I've certainly gone through quite a few kilos! The hours of printing is easily in the thousands, but of course a final print wont be that long.

Hi, You can try my method, it does work. https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=231236

Hi, Yes you could, there's a repeating "5 side-of-dice" pattern across the face 100mm apart. cheers John

Thanks!