[Menu Font Changer for 2.5]

So along with some others, I have a hell of a time seeing the radio fonts with a 4K TV so I slapped this together.

 

 

DOWNLOAD HERE

http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=06314137407832799126

 

 

This is for DCS World 2.5 and above.

Currently it simply changes the font size for radio communications and allows you to change font color for tower conversation.

I will be adding the ability to expand the top right menu to accommodate bigger fonts.

 

Oops, had white and black reversed. New file is ready.

[Simpit Software from SDA]

So I have noticed a bit of a lag as flight goes on so I am curious about putting Ikarus on a LAN machine and running it from its own dedicated computer. I am curious though as to how to export the RWR and MFCD viewports I will need for the A10C?

[Simpit Software from SDA]

Yeah as I said at end of my earlier post, I see the functions were missing. I really haven't seen an "easy" way to put the functions back without knowing the ID and settings in advance but have been able to just copy settings and get it all working. Thanks

[Simpit Software from SDA]

Could you give me your Ikarus file?

 

Sure thing. And here is exactly what I've done and can reproduce it everytime, have tried multiple times.

 

I start with the A10C profile that prebuilt, I remove the panels and gauges I am not using, then set proper x and y cords for my setup. Then lets say for instance, I decide I want to add back the Whiskey Compass, when I do all gauges work except the whiskey compass. It happens with all gauges as well, not just whiskey compass, so if I delete the AOA and re-add it, then AOA stops working. The example I am uploading here, all work but the Whiskey Compass.

 

Would love to know what I am doing wrong, thanks for looking.

 

 

So I just fixed it, I opened the Ikarus file in Notepad+ and noticed it didnt put back the Functions for Compass so I copied the functions from the original, changed the Device ID and all is good in the universe again. Tested with AOA as well and same issue.

 

Thanks

A-10C.zip

[Simpit Software from SDA]

I'm missing something and I'm not sure what.

 

For instance, I modified the A10C.ikarus profile for placement on my screen, removed alot of buttons, lamps, etc... Ran it and all works great, actually very impressed.

 

But then I decided to put back the whiskey compass. I added a record and entered it exactly as it was but it doesnt get game play feedback. So I tested further, I deleted and readded the AOA and now it is dead. I cannot locate anywhere any binding info. Am I missing something?

[Simpit Software from SDA]

Thanks for reply, OK, that's doable. Testing today so wish me luck :thumbup:

[Simpit Software from SDA]

Does all resizing have to be done in scale? For instance I am wanting to lower the height of the UHF on front panel but keep width.

 

Was using Helios but am having too many issues when I went to a 4K projector with resolution settings. Gonna give Ikarus a try.

 

Thanks

[Regnad A10C DCSBios Cockpit WIP]

Haha, so due to some bad lag and hit or miss responsiveness, we scrapped the master/slave setup and decided to mount a USB hub in each console and then assigned the com ports accordingly. Took 17 com ports but seems to be much better than our master/slave setup. Having some 4K resolution issues at the moment so we are going to alter setup and run Helios from a separate machine. Will have some new pics and updates in the next weeks.

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

Well I finally got around to fixing this as well. Hated the idea of having to modify the A10.lua so I dug in and finally figured it out. Here is the new code I am using for this

 

 

/* Mega and Uno pinout is the same
*  GRND = GRND
*  VCC = 5V
*  D10 = Digital input pin - this code uses pin 3
*  CLK = Digital input pin - this code uses pin 2
*/
#define DCSBIOS_DEFAULT_SERIAL

#include <Wire.h> 
#include "SevenSegmentTM1637.h"

SevenSegmentTM1637 am(2,3); // CLK pin first, D10 pin second

#include "DcsBios.h"


// DCS-Bios Code
void onIlsMhzChange(char* newValue) {
   am.setCursor(0,0);
   am.print(newValue[0]);
   am.setCursor(0,1);
   am.print(newValue[1]);
   am.setCursor(0,2);
   am.print(newValue[2]);
}
DcsBios::StringBuffer<3> ilsMhzStrBuffer(0x116e, onIlsMhzChange);

void onIlsKhzChange(char* newValue) {

   am.setCursor(0,3);
   am.print(newValue[1]);
   am.setCursor(0,4);
   am.print(newValue[0]);
}
DcsBios::StringBuffer<2> ilsKhzStrBuffer(0x1172, onIlsKhzChange);

// End DCS-Bios Code

void setup()
 {
   DcsBios::setup();
   am.init();
   am.clear();
 }

void loop()
 {
   DcsBios::loop();
 }

 

Much cleaner and I don't have to modify the values in .lua

[Regnad A10C DCSBios Cockpit WIP]

I will be adding code for each panel we used as well as I build this thread. Might help someone else and will at least be a backup for me:doh:

 

I was told today actually that a few of the faceplates were actually purchased from pcflights.com so thought I would mention that.

[Regnad A10C DCSBios Cockpit WIP]

OK, long time coming but can finally start to document some of this. Big thanks to Ian, Hans, and others that have helped me tremendously with some of the coding. You guys kept me going!! This community is indeed special and appreciated by me.

 

So, backstory. A friend of mine has gone through multiple setups and never was quite satisfied. The most recent was a 9 screen touchpanel setup fully run with helios. It was close but still wasn't right. Then we read here about DCS-Bios and it changed our world. Next thing we are purchasing a CNC Machine, bunch of arduinos, already had a 3d printer, etc... with the goal to build everything ourselves from scratch. My buddy is the engineer and I'm the computer nerd so we work well together.

 

 

We decided to split the cockpit into 3 sections basically, left, center, and right running a master Mega for each

 

So we are 90% done with the right panel. Some quick pics

 

 

 

 

As you can see they are coming out beautifully. Right now they are just placed in there for pics. When I say from scratch, he even made his own PCB boards with the CNC machine. Front plates are white plastic painted black and then CNC engraved. Each individual section is run from a slave arduino such as ILS, Tacan, Caution Panel, etc...

 

Here are some individuals

 

 

 

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

Yeah Sure.

 

First off I had to modify the library for the 4Digit 7Seg library file to be 6 Coloms rather than 4. Unfortunately since the 6 Digit display writes right to left there is still some confusion on cursor placement. I wrote a quick little display 1,2,3,4,5,6 to see which cursor placement each went in

 

Here is the code I had to change in the library

(Line 40)

#define TM1637_MAX_COLOM    6                 // number of coloms (digits)

Since there are only 4 values for the Mhz i did simple if, else statements

 

For the Khz, I went into the A10c.lua file found in your Saved Games directory of the user profile and changed the Khz values to be reversed

 

defineSetCommandTumb("ILS_KHZ", 53, 3003, 249, 0.1, {0.0, 0.9}, {"01", "51", "03", "53", "05", "55", "07", "57", "09", "59"}, false, "ILS Panel", "ILS Frequency KHz")

 

Here is the final code that works perfectly

 

/* Mega and Uno pinout is the same
*  GRND = GRND
*  VCC = 5V
*  D10 = Digital input pin - this code uses pin 3
*  CLK = Digital input pin - this code uses pin 2
*/
#define DCSBIOS_DEFAULT_SERIAL
#include "TM1637_6D.h"
#include <Wire.h> 
#include "SevenSegmentTM1637.h"
#define CLK 2 //pins definitions for TM1637 and can be changed to other ports
#define DIO 3
SevenSegmentTM1637 am(2,3); // CLK pin first, D10 pin second
TM1637_6D tm1637_6D(CLK,DIO);
#include "DcsBios.h"

// DCS-Bios Mhz Call
void onIlsMhzChange(unsigned int newValue) {
// Convert int values to char values reversed
 if (newValue==0){
   am.setCursor(0,0);
   am.print(801);
 }
   else
 if (newValue==1){
   am.setCursor(0,0);
   am.print(901);
 }  
   else
 if (newValue==2){
   am.setCursor(0,0);
   am.print("011");
 }  
   else
 if (newValue==3){
   am.setCursor(0,0);
   am.print(111);
 }  
}
DcsBios::IntegerBuffer ilsMhzBuffer(0x1168, 0x0060, 5, onIlsMhzChange);

// DCS-Bios Khz call with modified A10C.lua
void onIlsKhzChange(char* newValue) {
   am.setCursor(0,3);
   am.print(newValue);
}
DcsBios::StringBuffer<2> ilsKhzStrBuffer(0x1172, onIlsKhzChange);

// End DCS-Bios Code

void setup()
 {
   DcsBios::setup();
   am.init();
   am.clear();
 }

void loop()
 {
   DcsBios::loop();
 }

 

Ive also since added the 6 digit library to the code to add a decimal point between the Mhz and the Khz

 

I have no doubt that someone could have wrote code much better than mine, but pretty proud I got it working on my own :thumbup:

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

OK - 3 posts in a row - I GOT IT WORKING

 

Not the prettiest way in the world but what I did was modified the 4 digit 1637 library to hold 6 coloms. Then I simply edited the DCS Bios A10C.lua for the ILS values so they write reversed (108 = 801, 109 = 901, etc...)

 

All is working perfectly!

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

So I am back at this - IAN, can you look at this and tell me if there is a workaround. I do know this code will not compile but it hopefully gives you an idea of what I am trying to Accomplish

 

void onIlsMhzChange(unsigned int newValue) 
{

if (newValue==0)
 {
   void onIlsKhzChange(char* newValue) 
   {
       if (newValue==1)
       {
         int8_t ListDisp[6] = {8,0,1,5,9,0};
         int8_t ListDispPoint[6] = {POINT_OFF,POINT_OFF,POINT_OFF,POINT_ON,POINT_OFF,POINT_OFF};
         String millisstring;
         tm1637_6D.display(ListDisp, ListDispPoint);
       }
   }
   DcsBios::StringBuffer<2> ilsKhzStrBuffer(0x1172, onIlsKhzChange);
 }  

}
DcsBios::IntegerBuffer ilsMhzBuffer(0x1168, 0x0060, 5, onIlsMhzChange);

 

 

The idea is first I check for the char for the Mhz, if its 0 than the char should be 108. Great I got that fine, but then I need it to also check for the Khz while passing the 108 value. I understand there will be a crap ton of if else statements, but am willing to do that for this 6digit to work.

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

Ian has helped me many many times already. I think I will be satisfied with this, at least it is working. Not as pretty as Ian would do it, but its working lol

 

Thanks

 

I spoke too soon - I can get Khz working on its own, and I can get Mhz working on its own, but cannot figure out how to get them both working together on this particular LED since it doesn't write normally or with place holders and I cannot nest a void statement within an if statement. Grrrrr Gonna sleep on it

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

Well I'm not proud, but got it working with a crap ton of if else statements. lol

 

Couldn't get your suggestion to compile Elvis but thanks for the effort.

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

Elvis, are you doing this with the 6digit library or the 4 digit library? I will play a little with each but figured Id ask

[dcs bios - 6 digit 7 seg]

I think this is my last obstacle as far as programming.

 

I got this very nice 6 digit 7 segment tm1637

https://www.amazon.com/RobotDyn-6-Digit-7-segment-Display-76x19mm/dp/B071GN8ZGT?th=1

 

I have only been able to find 1 library for it

https://github.com/TinyTronics/TM1637_6D

 

That library only supports int variables. Im trying to use this as the ILS but want the Char variable options in advanced for matching game numbers.

 

I tried modifying the 4 digit 7 seg library I have and made progress, but the 6 digit writes data right to left so 108 shows up as 801, etc... and cannot set a cursor start point due to the right to left.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks again.

[dcs bios - 14 segment display]

That worked perfectly!! About 90% of the programming is now down, now we are molding, cutting, and wiring. Cant wait to share some pics of what you helped us build.

 

Thanks yet again Ian, you're da man!

[DCS-BIOS - How to send a freuency value directly to a UHF radio?]

That will be pretty sweet when you get that up and running yoreh!

[dcs bios - 14 segment display]

Well Im pretty sure I have it wired up OK because I get it working outside of dcs-bios, but the code is much more complex than the 7 segment code is so I'm having trouble figuring out how to implement the actual Tacan output

 

https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-led-backpack/0-54-alphanumeric

 

thats the one I have with the backpack

[dcs bios - 14 segment display]

Just curious if anyone has got a 14 seg working with dcs bios?

 

Best I have so far is random (Im sure they are not random but they are not proper) characters. I'm trying to use a 14 segment for my Tacan so the X looks better but am having trouble incorporating it in dcs bios.

[Dcs-bios RSS-485, i2c question]

So just an update.

 

I still couldnt get it working but I was using Unos rather than Nanos, so I hooked it up with Nanos and it works great. Either I have a PIN mislabeled or a wire wrong with Unos but no matter, was planning on using Nanos anyway so all is good.

 

Gonna start a My Cockpit thread soon with code examples that have helped me get through this, along with all of the "issues" I ran into in case I forget how to fix or for others experiencing the same issues.

 

You guys have been life savers here, thanks for the community.

[Dcs-bios RSS-485, i2c question]

So have redone it all but getting a compile error on the uno

 

/*

The following #define tells DCS-BIOS that this is a RS-485 slave device.

It also sets the address of this slave device. The slave address should be

between 1 and 126 and must be unique among all devices on the same bus.

*/

#define DCSBIOS_RS485_SLAVE 1

 

/*

The Arduino pin that is connected to the

/RE and DE pins on the RS-485 transceiver.

*/

#define TXENABLE_PIN 2

 

#include "DcsBios.h"

#include <Wire.h>

#include "SevenSegmentTM1637.h"

 

SevenSegmentTM1637 am(3,4); // D10 pin first, CLK pin second

 

// DCS-Bios Code

void onVhfamFreq1Change(char* newValue)

{

am.setCursor(0,0);

am.print(newValue);

}

DcsBios::StringBuffer<2> vhfamFreq1StrBuffer(0x1190, onVhfamFreq1Change);

 

void onVhfamFreq2Change(unsigned int newValue)

{

am.setCursor(0,3);

am.print(newValue);

}

DcsBios::IntegerBuffer vhfamFreq2Buffer(0x118e, 0x00f0, 4, onVhfamFreq2Change);

// End DCS-Bios Code

 

void setup() {

DcsBios::setup();

}

 

void loop() {

DcsBios::loop();

}

 

Compile error message

 

HardwareSerial0.cpp.o (symbol from plugin): In function `Serial':

 

(.text+0x0): multiple definition of `__vector_18'

 

sketch\RS485SlaveTest.ino.cpp.o (symbol from plugin):(.text+0x0): first defined here

 

HardwareSerial0.cpp.o (symbol from plugin): In function `Serial':

 

(.text+0x0): multiple definition of `__vector_19'

 

sketch\RS485SlaveTest.ino.cpp.o (symbol from plugin):(.text+0x0): first defined here

 

collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status

 

exit status 1

Error compiling for board Arduino/Genuino Uno.

 

As far as my searches go it appears I have a library conflict?

 

Doing some test builds it appears the #include "SevenSegmentTM1637.h" library conflicts with something when being used as a slave

Tried it with i2c LCD library as well and even more errors. I'm missing something I think. And if I comment out the #define DCSBIOS_RS485_SLAVE 1 line it builds fine. Grrrrrr

 

Thanks in advance

[Dcs-bios RSS-485, i2c question]

Ok, I missed that somewhere. Thanks to Ian and Han. I'm going to redo it completely today and cross my fingers.