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About christianholmes
- Birthday 07/14/1972
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Flight Simulators
DCS, MSFS2020
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CT, US
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I'm a PPL, and love GT Racing. And dogs.
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Hi guys, Does anyone know the packet format that the DCS-BIOS lua scripts send over UDP? I have custom PC software that will be sending/receiving between DCS-BIOS and a serial connected hub. This is because I'm going to send either key commands or DCS BIOS commands depending on what sim is running. I can't use DCS-BIOS on the hub itself, as it sends/receives over Xbee to other hubs, and then over I2C to the actual switch/dial controls, so I can't simply create connections using the arduino. I have a serial protocol ring buffer for the USB port and Xbee, and then a wrapper over I2C that works perfectly when sending control changes to DCS-BIOS. It even buffer control changes to DCS and keeps track of what changes are made when DCS is paused. I want to be able to set LED states on the Arduino connected modules (Like landing gear light transitions). but I'm not sure what I should be looking for in the packets I'm receiving from DCS-BIOS. Any idea where in the .lua scripts that LED state change packets are defined? byte length, start and end characters, separators, etc? I assume it's binary and not unicode? Thanks, Chris
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Stupid question, but my google fu is failing me- What is the button on the top of the A-10 Landing Gear knob for? Does it lock the landing gear so it doesn't move accidentally move?
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That's it, just a checkbox so that I can see my hand positions in VR, but they won't accidentally move anything in the cockpit. The reason is I'm getting a cockpit to the scale of the DCS cockpit, and if I align it correctly everything will be in the same position. In that case, I will be able to see if I'm touching the correct switch/dial. I think this solution will be the next evolution of cockpits for VR users, as overall it will be much less expensive as you don't need displays.
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A-10C control stick - which material is it made of?
christianholmes replied to ZeeMan90's topic in DCS: A-10C II Tank Killer
It's metal. Probably CNC machined steel. The TM HOTAS stick is cast. I don't know what kind of metal it is, but probably cheap- which is fine, I'm sure a real warthog stick costs thousands. Real aircraft pedals are machined steel as well. I love my TM pendular pedals, but I've seen stories of people easily breaking them. The motion is very realistic, although real aircraft have more travel and damping. I'm going to add the motorcycle steering damper mod when I can, but the brakes need some love too- I'll have to figure something out. -
I see several videos talking about a tab in the mission editor to set the presets. However, in mu new/newest stable build, I don't see that tab. I see a box "Radio" that is checked and set to 251 AM, but no way to set the other presets. Being a real PPL, I enjoy handling radios, and settings presets seems like a great idea, but I can't find a way to do it. I haven't played any campaigns really, so I'm not sure if you can. Some videos mention it being bugged. Is this why the tab is not there? I'd love to have presets for different comms.
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So I have hardware that works with DCS-BIOS v0.7.1. It seems to just output the new position of the hardware anytime something changes. The serial monitor, and SOCAT window would just show "GEAR_LEVER 0" or "GEAR_LEVER 1" for example, but it doesn't work with v0.10.0 It's very laggy, and has a tendency to stop working in the middle of a mission, which might be because of the older version. I'd like to update it to work with v0.10.0, and have the source code. I'm not exactly sure what I should be looking for. There doesn't seem to be a DCS-BIOS generic "Set" function, but maybe I'm missing it- that would just take the switch/dial & position and set it: that would probably be the easiest fix. I can't use the built in functions that map inputs to pins as they aren't connected to the Arduino that is connected to DCS-BIOS It's just a receiver, and the actual Arduino's are connected all wirelessly to the receiver. BTW, I can connect another Arduino, load up a basic sketch and it works just fine- I hooked up a switch to pin 11 and drove my wife crazy with the signal test on the A-10C, so I know v0.10.0 is working
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[Official] SimShaker for Aviators
christianholmes replied to f4l0's topic in PC Hardware and Related Software
Yes, I do. I'll turn that off and try it manually. -
[Official] SimShaker for Aviators
christianholmes replied to f4l0's topic in PC Hardware and Related Software
Hi, I just got my Jetseat and I love it. However, I'm experiencing an odd issue. Let me explain and then I'll list the exception and the log: When I first boot up my computer, the tray icon shows up, and the balloon pops up. However, upon launching DCS, OR right-clicking the tray icon and selecting "Start SimShaker for Aviators" in crashes with "The system cannot find the file specified". Now the odd part: After it crashes, and I hit quit- I can run it again, either in DCS or Right-Click, and it works. Saved Settings and everything. I am guessing you wrote this in Visual Studio. Is there any chance you would give me the source so I could catch the exception on my local computer? I wouldn't want to make any changes, I'll just report to you what I find. Here is the my export.lua (even after I hit repair it does not work, and takes out the DCS-BIOS line because it doesn't recognize it?). All of this works on the second and subsequent launches, so I don't think it's a problem here. Here is the Exception: And here is the logfile: -
How do I get these to work? I put them in the tech folder. Its says "authorization failed". And then they don't show up in the mission editor?
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I just noticed the capto glove settings are in OB.
christianholmes posted a topic in Virtual Reality
Anyone tried these? Did they finish the implementation? I try to keep up with the notes, but miss some. Are they now 6DOF? -
Ok, So I got it to work. I think the bombs weren't showing "RDY". Why does this happen? Are they not using the same alignment data as the INS? Is there a different process I need to be aware of?