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Ok I will watch it!! Thank you so much for helping me. I've been reading your post and looking at your simpit and I am amazed. You do some awesome work. I would love to be able to do that but I don't room and time. I just want to make some boards to make it more user friendly when flying and not trying to look at a keyboard sheet to figure out which 4 buttons I need to push at the same time while holding onto the flight stick.

/* Tell DCS-BIOS to use a serial connection and use interrupt-driven communication. The main program will be interrupted to prioritize processing incoming data. This should work on any Arduino that has an ATMega328 controller (Uno, Pro Mini, many others). */ #define DCSBIOS_IRQ_SERIAL #include "DcsBios.h" /* paste code snippets from the reference documentation here */ DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi0("PVI_0", 3,2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi1("PVI_1", 4,2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi2("PVI_2", 5,2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi3("PVI_3", 6,2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi4("PVI_4", 7,2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi5("PVI_5", 3,8); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi6("PVI_6", 4,8); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi7("PVI_7", 5,8); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi8("PVI_8", 6,8); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi9("PVI_9", 7,8); void setup() { DcsBios::setup(); } void loop() { DcsBios::loop(); }

How many buttons can you make with an Arduino Uno and DCS-Bios? I tried making a 5x5 keypad matrix. It reads if I plug column 1 into ground and plug 1-5 rows into pins 2,3,4,5,6. But if I try plugging column 1 into pin 8 and column 2 into pin 9 it does not work. This works but will only give me 5 buttons DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi0("PVI_0", 2); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi1("PVI_1", 3); This does not work DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi0("PVI_0", 2,8 ); DcsBios::Switch2Pos pvi1("PVI_1", 2,9);

I can not get the DCS-Bios to work on Black Shark 1. I have went through the whole Tutorial on making the Master Caution Reset Button. Loaded my Arduino with the script. Used the connect-serial-port program and when I push the button it shows up in the screen. But nothing happens in game. I have read that the DCS-Bios looks in the Saved Game DCS folder, but the KA50 saved game data is self contained in its folder. I figure that could be the issue. But I don't know how to fix. So I tried to run the switch on the A10C cause it saves a file in the user saved game folder. Same thing nothing happend. The issue there I think is the saved game folder is DCS Warthog and not just DCS. But I'm not sure. I am running the programs stand alone not in DCS World. I tried running DCS World but it would not run on my PC it would start load the screen would flash up and then nothing after that.

Is there a way to make it work? Maybe not use dcs-bios? I really want to make cdu display for my pit.

ok using dcs-bios I got it to display a few letter from the game but that is it. The display does not change after the initial startup. It displays part of the word waypoint it kinda looks like this waypuuut. With random u's displayed on the screen. Anyone have any ideas on what I need to do.

I couldn't get the project to work.

Does anyone know if you can use a tft screen on an arduino for the CDU display? I have an arduino mega2560 and a tft display from another project that didn't work. If not what screen do I need to get to display the CDU screen? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you

Yes I used a 2 pin toggle switch and when I flipped the switch on it flip the switch on in the game like its supposed to but when I flip it off it stays on in the game.

I have read these post and tried different setups and I can not get both monitors to work. My main is a 1920*1080 and my second one is on the left 1280*1024. From what I've read it's hard to setup a left screen. So I even moved it to the right. And I still can not get anything to show on my second screen. I've gone into option.lua and tried changed the res., height, width. And it would not let me save it kept telling me... check to see if another application is using this file. I'm wanting the shv, and ABRIS. On my second moniter and Camera on my main. Is there a manual on this crap? I have DCS A-10 and I got it to work a few years ago. But I can't for the life of me remember how I did it.

Your sharkpit is awesome!! I'm planning on building me one only i'm down scaling it. Don't have the room. I read through this whole forum and you answered alot of questions I had. Thank you for sharing your build. I'm building the right panel and was wondering how you got the screen to work on the PVI-800?

That is exactly what i want to build what you have built!!!

I looked at the displays in that form and they are like 140 each. And I do like building things. Thats kinda of why i'm wanting to go this route with the displays. That is what really has got my attention looking at the forms see what people have built from scratch. It is truly amazing what they can build.

I see on ebay 8.9" lcd laptop screens for around $40. They are just the screens. I'm guessing i would need a module to connect to them and then that would go to my computer.

I'm wanting to put LCD screens behind my mfd's. I've been looking at the threads and reading about different ways to do it. And it looks like the route i want to go is with the LCD screens and modules. Looks like it's the cheapest. But I know nothing about how to use one or hook it up. If anybody can point me in the right direction on tutorials or anything that would help. And some good places to buy the parts. I know they have them on ebay. I would like to hook them up through usb.