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I have been looking in LUA to see if dealing with this switch position initialization is possible, like for the Warthog HOTAS. It seems that it's a function inside the input.dll that manages that but is only available for "official" hotas so impossible to use it with our hown home-made devices. Maybe whe should ask ED to open this function to other devices.

Ok understood, i don't criticize i just ask a question, i'm a totally noob concerning all that microcontroller stuff! The limitation to 32 or 64 is a concern with devices like the CDU using 67 buttons alone, which means two cards for the same Peripheral, with a board that can mangage that huge amount of buttons is that i only need 1 board to make my CDU (i can also placemy board into the same enclosure) ofcourse i'll probably never use 256 buttons for the same device but i have enough room to create the biggest device with only one board. Anyway i think your work is very interesting and opens more rooms for guys like me that create home cockpits, and i'll follow your project with massive attention! Looking forward to read it! :thumbup:

Interesting project! Do you plan to make it compatible with ATMEGA16U2 Chips like in ATMEGA 2560 boards? I dont understand the 32 buttons limitation you have. I actually use ATMEGA Boards where i can wire up to 256 buttons (2x 128 Buttons Joysticks) and it works smooth on DCS.

Hope the A-10C will be updated!

Probably beacuse some script in your export.lua makes sabre to crash. Have a look at dcs.log in your saved games\DCS\Logs folder you will probably see what is wrong with your export in this file.

the function list_cockpit_params() returns some interesting data too like radio frequencies with the good format MAV_FOV:"OFF" TGP_FOV:"WIDE" MAV_VIDEO:"OFF" ACCELERATION_X_W:0.001236 TGP_VIDEO_MODE:"CCD" TGP_TRACK_MODE:"NONE" MAV_STATUS:0.000000 TGP_DESIGNATOR:"LASER" TGP_ZOOM:1.000000 ACCELERATION_Y_W:-0.001244 ACCELERATION_Z_W:-0.000178 SOI:"TAD" DTS_UPLOAD:"NO_UPLOAD" HUD_MODE:"NAV" STEERPOINT:"INIT POSIT" MFCD_LEFT_PAGE:"TAD" MFCD_RIGHT_PAGE:"CDU_WAYPT1" CDU_PAGE:"CDU_WAYPT1" [color=Red]VHF_AM_FREQ:135.150000 UHF_FREQ:263.100000 VHF_FM_FREQ:30.125000[/color]

IT WORKS!!!! After a reinstall all works fine!! THANK YOU again Ian

the script sends me nil values To be shure i'm reinstalling all DCS World

:( trying to use list_indication and it seems i don't have it! here is what i have Someone else has tested it?

Man, you deserve a HUGE "THANK YOU!!!" from every Cockpit builder like me!!! Rep inbound!

Hi all, It came to my ears that guys on the bohemia interactive forum launched a movement to ask THRUSTMASTER create a set for helicopters. This movement was heard by some decision-makers at TM! At the moment no project seems on the horizon, but if enough of us to demand a rudder or confirm the interest of some for an helicopter flight system we could make smell the $ $ $ to financial Services at TM and that eventually amplify the movement initiated by the guys on the BI forum and maybe TM will launch the production of a rudder with the quality we know them! To do this, go to the contact form in Thrustmaster http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_US/contact Select in the Service area: corporate Fill in the fields with the asterisk and in the message area put how much you want a Thrustmaster Rudder and why not an helicopter flight system and you send it. Let us join my brothers to have a set of flight worthy of the name and spread the word to your friends. I'll add a vote to track the number of people who have sent a letter to TM. We count on you :thumbup:

OK i will make a little tutorial for use ethernet shield and UDP

I have a question regarding rotary buttons like ADI pitch trim. The icommand seems to be screwed so i can't use the default binding i would like to use something like this : down = 3001, cockpit_device_id = 47, value_down = -0.1 but it sets the position of the ADI knob not changing from the previous value. As someone any clue to do a rotary using cockpit_device_id?

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Some News from My A-10C WorkShop. I'm changing iocards to Arduino (Thanks to overpro, who made this possible!), so i started the full conversion with the front console. everything is wired on a home made Matrix PCB plugged to an arduino board AT MEGA 2560 with an ethernet shield to receive data directly from DCS via UDP. I added an SSC32 Board to manage all my console servos (5 for now but i can use up to 32). i Fixed the Board on one of the Front Console Door for easy maintenance. I passed through the console cables cleanly Once every panel is wired up And finally the front console fully working... Some esthetic work is to be donne, like eyebrows and T-Handles, but everything is working so i can fly with it! another thing i created specific metadata for windows to show all my homemade interfaces to show more sexy! here a little video to demonstrate the operation of the front console fully functional (well OK I have a servo motor that died during the video!) The correct ramp start procedure is not always followed as it should be but it's just a demo of how works the Cockpit / simulator interface. Maybe not avaliable yet because is upluading on youtube.

Yep it could be helpful for those who use older sims, Falcon 4 BMS doesn't see buttons after 32 too.

5 mm superbright, 2 LED for each Caution Light, driven with 5v.

here you can see a quick video showing my Caution panel and my CDU both based on arduino boards. http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2042908&postcount=13 Tomorrow i'll post a new video from my front panel fully controlled by arduino. Regarding the Caution Panel i made it simple i used an Arduino MEGA 2560 R3 with 52 outputs so enough to dont care about led matrix, send data to board trough serial com port.

Hello ED Devs, as you are making some changes in input management, could it be possible to add in input.dll the ability to full Synchronize before fly, all buttons in any joystick available when an lua file with correct parametters is present in input folder? Could be veryvery usefull for cockpit makers. :helpsmilie: For now this option is only available with the HOTAS warthog.

A new Version is about to get out with Flaming Cliffs support, if someone can confirm that the Flaming Cliffs viewport name is MFD1.

on Windows i use this software that can see up to 128 buttons and 16 Axes. http://www.planetpointy.co.uk/?dl_id=5

Here's a video of a "Quick" ramp start to show my new CMSP Falut panel and CDU in action. The video is a little choppy because i take it witth my phone.

Price changed

because i want to manage all from Arduino from same machine, and with 6 Arduino i can manage all my cockpit.

I'm changing my cockpit electronixcs to arduino boards so i sell my iOCards. 4 Master Card 1 Expansion Card with all cables, an input card with encoder board 250€ And a display Card never used 30€