Boltz

Sorry there is no MiG support as I do not have the module at the moment. If you are interested then please send me a PM. I can show you where to find all the device IDs, clickables and event IDs for output. Just an update to say that I will not be releasing a new version any time soon. I know I have said that I would for a while but I will not be releasing anything official until I have the majority of a cockpit working. If anyone would like any help or developments then please send me a PM. I have a finished Arduino.lua for all the other indicators and lights in the A-10.

As far as I am aware DCS-BIOS only has support for the A-10 and Huey at the moment. Look up something like "arduino HID joystick controller" then you will be able to use it with other aircraft as well.

Great work DM! Looks like a very good combination of wood.

Very nice work. Thanks for sharing!

Nice work Anton! Looks like a good use for a Raspberry Pi.

Only the A-10 and yes it is easy to set up. Just install the software and there is a very simple checklist to get it all working. When everything shows in green on the interface you are ready to fly.

I believe Puma was referring to iControl DCS It's excellent software and very easy to setup. I use it every time I fly at the moment. http://bit-shift.com/icontroldcs/index.html

Hi karkka, If you want your panel to work easily with many different modules then you would be best changing your Arduino into a Joystick HID and assigning all the buttons in game. Ian's point about some of the switches only having a toggle option shouldn't affect you if you keep to basic controls or ensure that your switches are in the correct physical positions before you click fly. Adding LEDs will complicate things for you since you will need to export them through the export.lua and will not be able to use your Arduino as an HID for the switches as well. If you want to use many different aircraft then I recommend you look at the HID option and don't bother with any LEDs or output at this stage. Boltz

The 4 screws are standard M4 machine screws.

Only the receiving PC. You only use Helios to set it up once on the main PC. Then don't touch it again there.

You don't have to change any lua files. It works fine for me. Maybe try removing the interface and then clicking the setup button again.

Looks very nice!

Depends if the switch has limits (I'm not a Mig-21 fan so don't know) ie. If you rotate the switch is there a point where you can't go further and must go in the other direction? If so then you just need to find an adjustable 12 position switch and change it to 11 positions. It should just be the basic rotary switch at your local electronics shop.

For UK I use Maplin Electronics. Switches are somewhat expensive but with their "10 Amp Toggle Switches" the feel is just great. Apart from them you could just try Ebay but they will be of much less quality or RS Components (UK Radio Shack) who are a great vendor. I use them for everything apart from most switches and consumables.

GBU-38 does not use the laser. They are GPS guided. As Monstera says you will need to make the target SPI so it is loaded into the guidance system's onboard memory. If you still can't get it to work then post a track file and we can see exactly what is happening.

AHCP HUD Mode switch changes between Day (green) and Night (amber)

Try turning down the volume of each radio on the intercom panel and you should be able to hear which one changes the hissing noise. That is the radio picking up the signal. Boltz

Still some more work to do with DCS and also Helios but it looks good. It's difficult to take pictures of without taking them outside the pit which ruins the effect. The video is witht he camera on the rocket tube of the ACES II. About 30cm back from pilot's view point.

Hey Ian. I know how you will feel. Every update of DCS brought my frame rates down and down. I didn't get quite as low as yours but it's pretty bad. Makes it difficult to change view around the cockpit to find switches. Now I don't know how anyone could fly at under 30FPS even though that was me yesterday. The difference is difficult to put into words. You will love it!

After much reading and tweaking I have 55 FPS where I had 35 before. Also got shadows on high. What kills the performance was the "Bushes and Clutter" so that's on 0. Trees are the main problem now but I turned the visibility down to 7km. With that all the way to the right, flying over a forest brought FPS down to 20. A resolution equal to just over 4k, with 5 view ports and 55 FPS leaves me amazed!

GPU turned up and now installed. Pali Jetstream 970 is a great card! I read quite a lot of bad reviews about it but I wanted it for the blower cooler which sends the hot air out the case instead of across the other components, good for sli, and the higher base clock speed. The reference card is 1050 MHz. Mine is running at 1400MHz stable. 4790k is also running at 4.6 GHz and at a resolution of 7780x1080 I get about 35 FPS on all high settings except shadows and MSAA turned off. Lowest is 22 FPS and over the water around Batumi it's into the high 70s. I will try to shoot a video later today. I also got time to try out DCS-BIOS on the new rig. It is a great piece of work! So easy to use that I had my entire UFC working in about 10 minutes. That involves making the sketch and setting up the various files. Excellent work Ian! I think it is the way I will be going now. Boltz

Just a few pics of the rig being put together: Started by removing the HDD ages and adding all fans and H100 radiator. H100 radiator push pull setup with pull fans mounted outside the case. I cut out a few of the air holes to allow the fan cables to pass through: And after adding the Mobo, CPU, memory and PSU: I will add a 256GB SSD and Blu-ray drive this evening and install windows, drivers, DCS World. Just need that 970 to come now. I will probably add a second 970 in a couple of months when I have recovered from some of the financial loss already. Boltz

Mobo and memory were delayed but arrived this morning. Now in place and it's looking good. I've cancelled the PSU and will pick one up in town this afternoon. All that is left is the graphics card which should be here at the end of the week. I had to mount the 2 pull fans of the H100 on the outside of the case since there was not enough space inside. Can't wait to get flying!!! Boltz

Thanks Peter for those explanations! Sounds simpler using the hard stop of the steppers rather than any IR sensing kit for the zero position. I'm going to look and see what else would be needed to make some gauges. Your work is a huge inspiration! Boltz

How did I miss the post with the g-meter and compass. All the gauges look amazing! I'm sure it's somewhere but what are you using for the zero position sensing? I see the VID60s have built in zero sensing but what about the VID29 and 28-05 for the fuel panel? Thanks, Boltz