Deltaalphalima1

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Very sorry to hear you’re having some issues. This does sound fixable - as others have said in the first instance please reconnect your original sensor, carefully checking all wire and connectors into the throttle grip, including the large connector at the base of the grip that goes down into the main body. Next you may need to try re-flashing your throttle in bootloader mode - please do this while connected directly to your PC through a USB 2 port if possible (not an external hub). Details are available here: http://ts.thrustmaster.com/faqs/eng/thr_eng_00140.pdf Hopefully that will get you back to normal - and then you will be able to try with the new sensor again. Please don't hesitate to contact me directly via email or private message if you need any more assistance.

Thanks very much for the info, I will work on adding these point the install instructions to help others in the future :thumbup:

Yes #1316 was shipped on the 19th of November. You should have received an email confirmation - if not please check your spam folder :) Shipping to Australia is usually approximately 2-4 weeks depending on customs, so hopefully it will be with you in the next week or so.

Indeed, lots of order today! Thanks everyone :thumbup: Hopefully I should be able to get most of them shipped before the New Year.

I do have a slightly shorter hat piece design that can be 3D printed. It reduces the height by 2mm, the stl file is attached if anyone would like to use it. Note that the tolerances on the shaft part are very critical to getting a good friction fit, so it might take some trial with scaling the part to get it to fit properly. Unfortunately the combined push button and analog stick will always suffer for a bit of wobble - just because it is very hard to put a downward force on the button without making the stick due it its length. ALPSHat small.zip

Yes I am using an analog stick, reading the analog value with a microcontroller and then converting that to the correct I2C protocol that the throttle speaks. Unfortunately that Grayhill part won't work directly. I2C is just the overall protocol - the exact data and format of the message that’s sent is not the same as what the throttle requires. I'm sure it could be made to work with the appropriate microcontroller program, but that would not be a trivial job.

Sorry to hear you have had some troubles - I will look into adding your suggestions to the install guide. From your pictures it looks like there must be some differences in the manufacturing tolerances on some throttles with the bottom cable. In my unit for example there is plenty of slack to completely remove the side plate with it still connected, but clearly yours is not as long. Would you mind sharing you throttle serial number or approximately when you bought it so I can see if there is a pattern?

Very cool to see the pictures of your install :thumbup: I'm glad it got all the way to you safely. To assign the axis should be simple - if you go to the DCS controls menu - F/A-18C SIM - Axis Commands - Scroll to Throttle Designator Controller Horizontal/Vertical Axis - then select the Warthog Throttle and press the ADD button - not the assign axis button. Then move the control and it should select the axis. If you are still having any issues send me an email or PM and I can help you out some more.

It should fix it yes - did it just randomly stop working at all or does it still move a little bit? If it still moves a bit it should fix it - but if it just completely stopped it’s possible it could be something else wrong.

Yes how you have it in your picture is correct - I've changed to some new cables recently and it looks like some of the colours are to other way around from the instructions. As long as the connecter is in the correct way then it will be fine. Very well spotted:thumbup: I will update the instructions accordingly soon.

Best to try it first without updating, as you may not need a firmware update (2014 is just a rough estimate I don't actually know exactly when the firmware was changed). There should not be any risk of bricking from a 3.0 port but I have seen some reports of the update tool just not recognising the throttle in some 3.0 ports. It depends on the chipset running the USB ports I believe. Almost all motherboards - even most brand new Z390 ones I have come across - still have a few legacy 2.0 ports on the back IO, so if you have any worries these should work fine.

Just a quick update for everyone - Sorry for being a little quiet over that last few weeks - I have been extremely busy shipping as many orders as I can. Thank you very much to everyone who has left feedback or comments, I can't reply to everyone but they are all very much appreciated! Orders are still progressing nicely everything up to #1251 is now shipped, and I should be able to continue with around 20 orders per week for the foreseeable. (Orders #1252 - #1272 shipping next week). Thanks again for the continued support :thumbup:

That seems like a strange one. I have not had any other reports of any issues with a USB hub. I use one personally and for most of the development too without any issues. The first thing I would try is to temporarily disconnect the new sensor and recconect the old one and see if the same issue still happens. I would also make sure to try some different usb ports on the hub to see if it's just one port giving issues. If I had to guess I would say the most likely reason for this is if the usb was connect to the hub for a while in your setup, then it's possible some dust or corrosion has got in when it was finally removed which is giving issues. Let me know how you get on.

Sorry to hear you have been having some issues - I have sent you an email and I'm sure we can get it fixed! Just a quick general update - progress on shipping orders is still good. The October batch is all on track of dispatch over the next few weeks and the November batch immediately after. I will also hopefully be posting some more development updates on a few things soon, so if you are interested it that stuff stick around :)

Yes all parts have now arrived, and they are fantastic! I'm up to #1152, and will be shipping up to arround #1180 next week. After that it should be arround 20 orders a week from then on. Yes free standard shipping on all orders to anywhere in the world. Tracking for most coutries is available for £10. Yes #1157 will be shipping very soon.

#1194 and any other orders from the September or October batches will hopefully all be shipping in the next few weeks. I'm still waiting on the plastic parts from my new supplier and I’m sorry that it’s taking longer than I had wanted - but I think the higher quality of the new parts will be worth the wait.

This is correct. The real joystick is force based - I have not been able the find the exact manufacturer but it’s probably a custom version of this OTTO part - https://www.otto-controls.com/j3-strain-gauge-based-bottom-mount-force-transducer It does flex slightly - but it's not noticeable by feel to me even without gloves on. It's hard to describe unless you have even used one, but it just feels "right" and natural to use a force input device. Since the real A-10C upgrade throttle is based on the F-15C throttle - it does have a push down button function using a weird system where the entire sensor moves backwards and hits a leaver that presses a switch. It is listed reserved for future use in the real manual I believe. Some good info on here: https://www.f15sim.com/tech/throttle.html I'm confident that my old force sensor mod is the most realistic slew sensor ever on a desktop flight sim, even though it does use a slightly different (read MUCH less expensive) force sensor and sadly does not have the push button built in. My new mod using the analog stick is about as good as it’s going to get without spending many hundreds of dollars.

If you would like the original files then I’m happy to let you have them, just send me a message. 98abaile's are probably the simpler option for a DIY solution though, as mine are designed very specifically for SLS 3D printing and to work with my PCB.

Pre-orders for the November batch are available again on the website https://deltasimelectronics.com/products/thumbstick-slew-sensor-adapter I have been working very hard on getting all the pre-orders ready. I’ve been improving various processes and switching a few suppliers, and I think have ended up with an even better product in the process. I’m on track for the entire September batch to ship before the end of the month and the October and November batches to ship (hopefully) soon after. I’m just waiting on the plastic parts from my new supplier which should be with me in the next few weeks. There might also be something new coming soon (did someone say radar elevation?) – not quite ready to announce anything yet but I think some of you might like it! Some teaser pics of progress for anyone interested:

Pre-orders for the November batch will be available again very soon - I just had to stop them temporarily while I solve a minor supply issue, but they should be back up by the weekend.

You can pre-order now from my website https://deltasimelectronics.com/products/thumbstick-slew-sensor-adapter. Ordering and payment is all handled through there, PayPal payments are accepted from all regions.

Yes, you are in the September batch so yours should be shipping in the next few weeks :)

Yes you can pre-order now - if you order now it should ship in October.

Waiting list is just caused by the number of orders. I have over 50 pre-orders that all need to be built, and my time is limited unfortunately - hence the estimated date of October for new pre-orders.