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That's a very good new!! I just missed these informations. This is a real great improvement for the cockpit building. Do you confirm that we actually get these informations (I mean, really operative while simulation is running). I've tryed the Canopy position with: LoGetMechInfo() -- mechanization info result_is = { gear = {status,value,main = {left = {rod},right = {rod},nose = {rod}}} flaps = {status,value} speedbrakes = {status,value} refuelingboom = {status,value} airintake = {status,value} noseflap = {status,value} parachute = {status,value} wheelbrakes = {status,value} hook = {status,value} wing = {status,value} canopy = {status,value} controlsurfaces = {elevator = {left,right},eleron = {left,right},rudder = {left,right}} -- relative vlues (-1,1) (min /max) (sorry:( } but unfortunately there was no result in the LUA!

No problem for english (as I manage to avoid errors :music_whistling:) I also discussed a lot with Edrom to exange our tips and trick, and of course our solutions. I used 3 mastercards plugged on a USB expansion card. One o the three mastercards was used for the SPO (not seen on the pictures) that uses 50 leds for itself. This part is still a prototype, but "Gillesdrone", a collegue of my squadron (the 3rd Wing), has built a SPO fully fonctionnal for his SU-25T cockpit. I also worked with Lecreole that made the first fonctionnal export.lua that communicated with the SIOC. On the countrary of what you guess, it's not only a matter of key emulation, it's far more than this as the SIOC is also a quite powerfull tool. The wyring of the switches, rotaries, leds, 8digit displays if far simplier than other devices, for you don't have to add diods, or follow a matrix. Yes, the armament front panel is quite fully operationnal as its realife conterparty (due to the limitations of LockOn). The selected ammo and the remaining ammunitions are not working. For the rest, it's just a matter of "basic" SIOC programmation (IF, THEN, ELSE, GOSUB and so on) that permits to emulate functions that are not present in LockOn. As for example: - Emergency jettison: I just "tell" SIOC to make 5 individual jettison separated by 0.5 second - Fully operative Chaff/Flare panel: I "tell" the SIOC to perform individual Chaff or Flare jettisonning in function of what is set on the rotary switches (rate and number of countermeasures) - HUD contrast changed on the front panel switch buy cycling the Ctrl-H - Autopilot functions are also more easy to operate rather than with the use of key combinasons Unfortunately, as you may already know, many informations are not exported by the LUA, such as mechanics states (flaps, slats, trim value, gear up/down) that complicates the programming of a cockpit. You then have to cheat, but it's not always fully satisfying :cry: But the SIOC permits to fill may lacks of LockOn, the only limit is your imagination (I also plan to command the TARS, and therfor Team Speak chanels and frequencies displays in the cockpit, with volume tuning). I also plan to use a LCD bar display to have a fully fonctionnal fuel gauge (with LCD expansion card), or to enadle the display of messages on block 23-01. The only counterparty is that like the "Pringles": Once popped, ou can't stop :smilewink: Oh, I just forgot to say: I'm really jealous of you so real-looking cokpit :-)

Sorry for posting theses pictures lately Wasserfall, Here are: One picture with the lights operating One with a close look to the front armament panel One with the pit #1 "in action" ;-) (at that time the stick was still not twisted) And a last with a "top" wiew As you can see there it's far less sexy thant yours, but at least it worked. On these pics the front panel has no LCD display for the instruments, as it's still a "prototype" for my MK2 pit...

Wow! Really impressive! My previous one was designed to be dismanteled easily, in the intention to use it during the 3rd Wing's Lans, but quite every swith was operative in the game. A that time it din't used a lcd screen for the instruments. I also made a extension for theX45 stick that I twisted 25° to the left to make it look as the real one. While preparing my cockpit #2 it prepared some gauges for the Gauge composer, they were operative but I stopped the production as there was a doubt on the LockOn survability (I must admit that I started to change my plans for a F18, shame on me!) The only gauge that was still stopping me was the anemomachmeter, but i ha some clues to solve that...

Very impressive work! I'm really keen of it. Anuway, the good new is that we may expect to have more datas exported by LUA with the FC3 announced by ED. I was like you waiting for informations about ED, and then I think that I'll start building my second version of my SU-27 pit, as I planned to have much more functionnalities than my firts one (I also use Gauge composer and SIOC). I would also be interested in the dimmensions of you front panel as my previous estimated ones were too narrow...

Et donc? On a une solution pour le SPO en craton depuis tout ce temps? ED prévoit-il de corriger le tir?

SPO U/S Diggin out for this old topic, is it normal that uneder FC2 the SPO is a real wreck (meaning that it often "forgots" to war for an lissile launch)? I mostly encountered that problem on multiplayer missions, and inparticular when flying against F-4 Phatoms...:helpsmilie:

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Indeed !!!!! Are they also working on an export of the MFD for LockOn FC 2.0???

Unfortunately, no data concerning the HUD are exported by the LUA, nor for the MDF. The nly datas you get are the ones concerning the IAS, Altitude, or radio-altitude, and some other miscanelleous datas concerning the targets, navigation, and type of weapon selected, but nothing enough to rebuilt a fully operational HUD... :-C Anyway, you did a wonderfull job, congratulation.

Pour aller plus loin... Petite question également pour un simpitteur: Je me fais le porte parole de nombreux simpitteurs sous LockOn FC et sous BlackShark, nous souhaiterions plus d'exports via le LUA, notamment (et surtout) des informations d'état (ouvert/fermé, position de la commande et de ce qu'elle gère (volets, phares, verrière, etc...)) ou de statut (ON/OFF pour les voyants, ainsi que la pressions hydrauliques et pneumatiques, etc... De plus, et pour avoir un cockpit complètement utilisable, nous souhaiterions également pouvoir récupérer nos MFD (comme sur le SU-27/33 Mig29), à l'instar de la caméra de BS, pour pouvoir l'afficher sur un écran déporté. :cry: Bref, c'est une longue liste au père Noël, mais comme c'est de saison, je suis prêt à transmettre une wishlist exhaustive s'il le faut.:music_whistling: Merci :thumbup:

Don't know wether or not already requested, but I'd really like more export.lua informations, especially statuses informations, such as the state of the airbrakes, the canopy opened/closed (supposed to be exported but in fact not), etc.. This way, simpitters like me (and many others I know) would be able to create a more efficient cokpit. Some other commands also seems not to work, such as the command to change the azimut setting of the SU-27 radar.:( An other good think would also be to set the different NAV modes with distinct commands, as well as for the taxi lights. And the last (but not least) good tool would be to have a way to send by the LUA the general satus of the aircraft BEFORE releasing the pause (i.e. status in flight or at the apron, the cockpit lights ON/OFF (still don't know the way LockOn decides to switch it on ou off:doh:), and many other stuffs) Please hear me :cry:

I do use the system found there: http://www.opencockpits.com/index.php?newlang=english It's cheap, easy to operate, simple to wire and program, and it's really extremely efficient. I'm using a versatile combinason of 2 IO MasterCards linked on a USB ExpansionCard. It works fine with LockOn and permits the implementation of functions that are not available in lOCKoN. As asked, here is a photography of my front panel, the pit is "dismanteled" as I was preparing it for a LAN party... ALL the lights and switches you can see there are functionnal and in compliance with LockOn ;)

I would reallly be interested in the "blueprints" of all you parts of the front panel, consirering that I'm planing a second version of my SU-27 cockpit, as I'm close to have it fully fonctionnal with LockOn. Actually ALL my switches are operationnal, and the warning liughts close to be too... But my actual version of the pit is a bit too "narrow" and I've also decided not to built analog instrument (very hard to do, especially the ADI, the VVI and the HSI) but to replace them by a more versatile LCD display linked to Gauge Composer. Actually operationnal, but I'm still redrawing all the gauges to have a more precise display.

Yes TriggerHappy, this is precisely me ;-)

I used the picture of the CDDS in LoMac and I personnaly measured 27 to 30°...:huh: Maybe you should try to do so...

Don't matter the size, all informations are good to know, especially coming from you :thumbup:

Whooowww!!! Really outstanding work :thumbup: With king of material did you use for buildind the different parts. And where did you find the nice red and yellow switches that are really specific...?:huh:

More exports by the LUA, I mean, for example, an export of the status of all the indicator lights, and the export of the position of all the controls, including the airbrakes, canopy, trimms (3 axis), chaff/flares remaining, etc.. This would be a fantastic improvement for the cockpit builders (such as me :smilewink:) Thanks :thumbup:

If you are looking for blueprints of the K-36DM seat... Here is one attached...:thumbup:...

There are 2 different ways to interface the IOMasterCard from Opencockpits, both have been developped by members of my squadron, the 3rd Wing: 1- Use the LoIOCP program that interfaces the LUA with the SIOC. It does a good job but is "limited" to the functions found in FC 1.1, and will not evolve as the original developper "Brothers" has stopped using LockOn. This system emulated the kepress corresponding to a command. This is the method I firts used for my cockpit. 2- Use the LoSIOC. First developped by "Lecreole", it is no more supported by him because he left LockOn for private reasons. I have continued the development of this concept. It works but it's still experimental. This time the purpose is to interface directly the LUA to the SIOC. Therefore, there is no limit, except those of the datas exported by the LUA. I'm still working on the completion of the interface, but it is already working well, and also fully compatible with FC 1.12a :D. The LUA programming is a bit tricky:doh:, but the SIOC is just a piece of cake :megalol:

Yes I am aware that it'll be really a tricky busyness to adapt it to the X45. In fact I was just thinking of a bare stick, leaving the opportunity to it's owner to adapt it by itself on whatever he wishes. For example, I adapted my X45 stick by lengthing the stick with a metallic pipe, and establishing the connection with spare electric cables. It would so be simple for me to use a bare version of your stick and to rebuilt the electric connection with the buttons and coolie hats. (2 coolies and 5 swithches are connected to the top of the X45, this should do the job) Anyway, an other possibility is also to use IO Mastercard and USB card from Opencockpit.org. I already use them for my SU-27 cockpit, and it also affords to manage 4 analog axes and many switches. 2 axes may be dedicated to the stick and the 2 others to the twin throttle :smartass: In fact, all I need is the levers, I'll do the linking by myself, and there is no need for me to adapt it directly on a Cougar Hotas (for I do not have one:music_whistling:)

Even if I read, I still cannot believe what my eyes are seeing. It's really a state-of-the-art job!! :thumbup: Sorry for asking it again, but will it be possible to adapt this on a X45 base. I meen of course, just using the electronic part, as I intend to use this stick to replace the original one I've already extended and twisted 30° left. I just need to adapt the stick on a pipe and pass the cables through it. Do you also plan to build a "double" throttle handle? I just can't wait for having it in the hands. :joystick: