CubPilot

It is hard to tell how someone feels from a post sometimes. Anyways, glad it is working for you now. I have made changes to my instructions to cover the problem you had. Cheers! :beer: :pilotfly:

Nope, that wasn't really a question about the TrackIR other than if you had one. Mine works with either joy axes mode also. I used to have my TIR center button on my keypad, but it wasn't the best place for it because I would need to shift my body forward a bit to use it & I had to look for it on the keypad which shifted my view a bit. So I moved it to the joystick pinky lever. That seems to be the optimal location for it (at least for me), I don't have to fumble around and look for a button, the lever is easy to find even blindfolded. I'm not sure if the pinky lever is still unused by the DCS World version or not, but I like the TIR there. Maybe you saw my post (or maybe not) about setting this up so that TIR CENTER & PAUSE actions are on the same button, short press is CENTER, long press toggles PAUSE, similar to the setup of most of the other Warthog buttons. Check it out, it maybe something you can use. A small payment for your great find about the axes! :smilewink: Thanks again! :beer: :pilotfly:

That works. After I posted it dawned on me that the APU binding was now a modifier, hence the red marking in Options. I have a small desktop instrument panel with one of Leo's USB cards that still has some open connections for buttons. So I put the APU switch back to default and temporarily rigged up a switch attached to the lower right side of the throttle to activate the "Tanker" joy axes settings. By putting the activation switch on a different controller everything works now. The Trim, keypad , keyboard, F1 thru F12, etc. work in either mode, no more key binding conflicts & The APU switch is back to doing what it should do. I might make the Fuel Panel & add the "Tanker" joy axes to that panel with an added switch, or rig it to activate when the Refuel Door is open. Easy to do with a DP microswitch which would close two switches at once, one for the door, the other for the "Tanker" joy mode. Thanks for your find & help! :thumbup: Do you have TrackIR? :pilotfly:

You are 100% correct! I missed that part of your instructions :doh:, I had been at it awhile and was pretty tired. Thanks everyone for your help. I got it working, but decided that having it activated by a momentary push button (on left throttle) isn't the best idea. So I did it exactly as Svend did, using a toggle switch tells one if it's activated or not. I set it up in DCS Options using the APU switch (& moving the modifier to the switch box) and noticed a problem with that method. When in the reduced sensitivity mode the trim on the joystick hat button no longer works, switch back to normal mode and the trim works again. One other problem I'm having.... I'm using the APU switch and when activated my keypad & Keyboard quit working! APU toggle switch blocking the keypad & keyboard when activated??? Also, whatever switch/button you use shows up red in the option screen if it has already been assigned previously, I guess that's normal because one changed that key binding into a modifier. Anyone else seeing any of this? :pilotfly:

Well, I'm not there yet. I added the modifier, then added it to the right side of the Modifier Panel under Switches & chose my button, clicked OK. So far so good. I then went to the Roll & Pitch axes, cleared them & added my modifier & the axis from my stick. I got this "Joy BTN15 +Joy Y" & "Joy BTN15 +Joy X". These are the lines in the input file: {combos = {{key = "JOY_Y", reformers = {"JOY_BTN15", }, filter = {saturationX = 1, saturationY = 0.85, deadzone = 0.02, invert = false, slider = false, curvature = {0.15}}}, }, action = iCommandPlanePitch, name = "Pitch"}, {combos = {{key = "JOY_X", reformers = {"JOY_BTN15", }, filter = {saturationX = 1, saturationY = 1, deadzone = 0.02, invert = false, slider = false, curvature = {0.15}}}, }, action = iCommandPlaneRoll, name = "Roll"}, Somehow I don't think this is going to cut it. :cry_2: I'm trashed, beddy bye for me! :sleep: :pilotfly:

Thanks! I will give it a try. I never messed around with adding modifiers before. :pilotfly:

Ummm ..... I don't mean to insult your intelligence. I'm just thinking out loud about what may be preventing this to work for you. I have it working here with the stand alone A-10C & with the DCS World A-10C version. Another thought is trying to run the script in Administrator mode. :pilotfly:

Soooo...... mind sharing the code to have a toggle key (or button)? It may be very easy, but it might keep me from losing more hair trying to figure it out. I have never been accused of being a programmer :megalol: ! And for those being concerned about realism........ I'm sure that the real deal is much easier to do using that long joystick, but it's still a challenge no doubt. Since most of us have short joysticks I don't consider this a cheat, it's more a thing that compensates for the short comings of the computer & our controllers to accurately simulate flight. :pilotfly:

Hmmm... nobody responded ???? Because this sounds like a very good thing to be able to have available. I wonder if this could be activated when the refueling door is opened or instead of holding a button down have it as a toggle button? I was thinking of using the Warthog throttle Autopilot button for this, but holding the button down for use would not be best, it's a stiffly sprung button. But having it activated by the refueling door might be even better. Which version of A-10C are you using this with? I think I will have to try this. Thanks for sharing! :thumbup: :pilotfly:

The Fire & Pickle switches are momentary push buttons, Fire button activates the Gun, Pickle button releases other stores, bombs, missiles, rockets, etc. These are best to be located on the joystick. For building a switch panel go here for some good info. :pilotfly:

OK. Um, try the AHK .exe without using your .bat file. If it works then there is a problem with the .bat file. Could be the path to the AHK .exe file is incorrect or the name of the AHK .exe file is incorrect or a formatting problem with the .bat file. It's easy to make a typo. It shouldn't matter which file is opened first, TrackIR or the AHK .exe, they both just need to be opened before A-10C is started. Are you using Win7 64bit (I am)? :pilotfly:

That seems easy enough, but having to use the mission editor would be something I would not have thought of, been quite awhile since I used Beta2. I will give it a try after I get DCS World d'loaded & installed, only three more D'loads to go :doh:. Thanks for the info. :pilotfly:

Hmm... You are using the correct AutoHotKey script (WH_DCS_A-10_TrackIR_short_long.exe) and running it before opening A-10C as well as TIR? I'm guessing yes, but needed to ask. Also make sure your controller ID= #2 for the controller with the button you are using for TIR. It might also be something with TrackIR. I have the "Exclusive" check box checked for the A-10C profile in TIR. I also have the "Enable", "Toggle", & "Trap" boxes checked. Let me know what fixes this problem, if it does. I will modify the instructions. :pilotfly:

Cool video! So if you were in on the A-10C preorder and have the Beta2 update how do you get the Nevada terrain to work with DCS World? :pilotfly:

If you can't use your controller software to do it I'm pretty sure it will work with BS2 or any other sim & controller. You need to find out what the controller ID# is, and the button number you want to use on that controller and substitute those #'s in the AutoHotKey script. Then edit the AutoHotKey script and after it does what you want it to do compile it into the .exe file & rename it. JoyID's will show you what your controller ID# is and windows will show the button number on that controller. :pilotfly:

If you find out how to get A-10C to load from the .bat file let me know too. Didn't work for me either, that's why I run the .bat file for the AutoHotKey scripts & VAC, then open A-10C normally by clicking on the icon. I can live with two clicks to get it going but one would be better. I haven't tried this with DCS World yet, but, I guess that's in the cards in the future. I think it might be that A-10C doesn't like it, so it won't open that way. :pilotfly:

I have used all of those too Peter. It's a good idea to have posted it here. :thumbup: I just used JoyID's along with AutoHotKey to bind my Warthog pinky lever to control TrackIR, short press is CENTER, long press is PAUSE TrackIR. Here's another one. I found this on some forum in which the problem was a Cougar that would not work on a USB port (or more than one USB port). After using this program to delete all instances referring to "Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar", the Cougar could connect thru USB again! USBDeview: USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used. For each USB device, extended information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more... USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer, as well as to disable and enable USB devices. You can also use USBDeview on a remote computer, as long as you login to that computer with admin user. :pilotfly:

Cool! :thumbup:

I have added some instructions for setting up VAC (Voice Activated Control) and the AutoHotKey script for a Push to Activate button to the HOTAS Warthog. :pilotfly:

Looks good! Not everyone has room for a full pit (or the money). :pilotfly:

SUPER! :thumbup: I was thinking about doing the same thing, but you got it done it before I did. I have a slide output keyboard tray that I still use for other things and this might work for me if I make the keyboard tray width narrower. I was going to put the throttle on my chair, but this might be more practical & a bit safer for that ex$$$$sive throttle.

I forgot to add that because I use two AutoHotKey scripts (for TrackIR & VAC) and the VAC program, I made a .bat file to open both AutoHotKey scripts and open VAC with the proper profile (A-10C in this case) and turn VAC ON...... all with one click. Then I open A-10C. rem DATE: 4/30/2012 rem rem For DCS A-10C & HOTAS WArthog, by Ernie "Cubby" Smith rem This starts AutoHotKeys key binding for TrackIR & VAC on Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog rem It also loads the DCS A-10C VAC profile & turns VAC ON rem @echo off rem This assigns key "F14" to the HOTAS Warthog throttle COMMS button-UP, throttle must be on Controller ID #1 cd C:\Users\Cubby\Desktop\AutoHotKey\Start Up\DCS A-10C_AutoHotKey start WH_DCS_A-10_PTA.exe timeout /T 1 /nobreak rem This assigns key short "F15" CENTER TrackIR, key long "F16" PAUSE TrackIR to the HOTAS Warthog joystick Paddle Lever, joystick must be on Controller ID #2 cd C:\Users\Cubby\Desktop\AutoHotKey\Start Up\DCS A-10C_AutoHotKey start WH_DCS_A-10_TrackIR_short_long.exe timeout /T 1 /nobreak rem This opens VAC & loads the VAC DCS A-10 profile, then it turns VAC ON cd C:\Program Files (x86)\VAC System start VACSystem.exe DCS A-10C.xml,True exit:D :pilotfly:

Hope it works for you. If you have any problems, post here and I will try to help. Now, for the AI Comms you might try adding VAC (voice activated commands). It works well also and it allows selecting the options without using a keyboard. Just push the VAC PTA key & say the command or phrase. I have added the steps needed to setup & use the TrackIR AutoHotKey files with a HOTAS Warthog in the first post. :pilotfly:

F6+LCtrl is the Weapons to Target view which is pretty neat to follow the weapon (not bullets) to impact.

Because I use the Comm UP button as a PTA button for VAC (& I want to reserve the Comms IN button for Teamspeak or similar programs) I chose to use the Warthog joystick Pinky Lever for pausing & centering Track IR. Short press CENTERS, long press toggles PAUSE, all on one button like most of the other HOTAS button/switches. It is really quite handy there, my hand is almost always on the joystick, more so than the throttle. I used AutoHotKey to do this. Then made a BAT file to load the two AutoHotKey scripts (For TrackIR & VAC). VAC is loaded with the correct profile, and turned on automatically, along with the TrackIR scripts. Then I click on the A-10C exe & go fly. More info here http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=87543 , the files are there for downloading. :pilotfly: