Stewmanji

Good Evening, Apologies in advance if this isn't the proper forum for manual discrepancies. I believe there is an error on page 420 of the current DCS manual (Updated 18 July 2023) or I'm just confused and reading things wrong (50/50, honestly). Figure 234 on page 419 (attached to this post) references the rings as follows: Outer ring: Non-Lethal Threat Band Middle ring: Lethal Band Inner ring: Cortical Band On page 420 the accompanying text contradicts this by stating: Based on my test flights I believe Figure 234 on page 419 is the correct implementation and the wording on page 420 just needs to be updated to reflect that. Have a great evening/weekend. -Stewmanji Figure 234 (pg 419) Band description (pg 420)

A girlfriend that solders flight simulation hardware?!? A definite keeper sir! I congratulated you on Reddit already but this project (and your cockpit) deserve a 2nd shout-out. Well done!

The TEDAC you put together looks absolutely incredible. Well done! Thanks for continuing to share your progress!

I haven't tested it, but I feel like Joy2Key might be the solution you're looking for: https://joytokey.net/en/ Alternatively, you could look into Joystick Gremlin. It's much more powerful but should also be able to deliver the same functionality.

I know exactly how you feel. I used to have the same kind of desk with a huge hutch on one side and I only ended up using about 10% of it, haha. Regarding space, it helped when my flight sim hobby grew to be too much and my wife kicked me to the basement! Before that I was wedged in to one small corner of the living room. I swear, this hobby is one big rabbit hole...you're always moving on to something bigger and better...it's great!

I'll second tnutz.com. I've had many great purchasing experiences from them over the past several years. If you're looking at building something more like consoles that would sit on either side of you (ala a real cockpit) you could consider dropping down to 2020 (20 mm x 20 mm) extrusion. It's often used with 3D printers but it's very sturdy, cheaper, and more available than the bigger extrusion (10 series, 15 series, or the larger metric extrusion options). I originally built my simpit framework out of 15 series (1.5 inch x 1.5 inch) but I've since built both side consoles out of 2020 and it's rock solid. Perfect for mounting my throttle, button boxes, joystick, etc. You can find 2020 all over Amazon but I've purchased mine from Zyltech.com. Highly recommend them as they have a great cut to size service as well. Photos attached to give you some ideas (it's a work in progress so apologies for the mess).

It's a huge pain, isn't it? I wish there was a way to prioritize devices in-game. Having said that, this little tool is designed to solve this issue. Unfortunately, while it used to work for me with DCS I haven't had luck recently. I need to give it another go, but perhaps you'll have more success. https://github.com/briankendall/devreorder

Per a comment for this F-14B streamdeck profile on the User Files page: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3317152/ Make a copy of F-14B.lua that was provided in the download and rename it to F-14A-135-GR.lua I think all the switches and knobs should work, but I have not fully tested them all yet. Hopefully that does the trick for you!

I believe what you're looking for is some sort of multi-action in which you chain multiple key-presses together. Try something like this: https://help.elgato.com/hc/en-us/articles/360027960912-Elgato-Stream-Deck-Multi-Actions

As Toni mentioned above, the issue is that there is some underlying difference in the way the streamdeck software differentiates Left-Win and the way DCS does. The only workaround right now is to change the DCS hotkey to something else (that doesn't use the Win Key). Note: I believe this also affects the PAUSE key too. Toni, Bailey and I previously discussed this in these threads:

Hey @Toni Carrera, great question and I know exactly what you're trying to do. I would think this is possible, but I honestly haven't tried something like that before. It might be worth a question directly to @ctytler I wonder if there is a way to make the streamdeck virtually push buttons for you. For example, by pressing this button I execute a macro which presses the other buttons I've already made x times, and then that one y times. I'm totally spitballing here so none of that might be possible, but it's one possible workaround that came to mind.

Hey @Toni Carrera, I've encountered this same problem in the past and the path of least resistance for me has been to simply rebind the commands that make use of these keys to something else. For example, I rebound anything that used PAUSE to be "L Shift + L Alt + P" or something like that. It's not ideal, but it's functional. I've tried a variety of different solutions and still haven't come up with anything that addresses the larger issue...there's just something weird going on behind the scenes regarding the way DCS and the StreamDeck reference these specific keys. This is similar to the route we had to take a few months back with the snap-view keys, if you recall that discussion. I'd love to get a DCS programmer and a StreamDeck programmer in a room together to figure out what they're doing differently. -Stew

Another alternative to consider, if you don't care about your Winwing devices interfacing with DCS, would be to make the file "Read-only". Right click on the .lua file, select "Properties" and then check the box at the bottom that says "Read-only." I seem to recall someone suggesting this once as a work-around to prevent the Winwing software from overwriting any changes you make to your export.lua. I haven't personally tested it, so it's just a suggestion and not a guarantee.

Hey @sobe, I don't want to hijack Toni's thread but I was just curious if you're still having a problem with getting both the StreamDeck and Helios to work for you. I tested a variety of Helios profiles and StreamDeck profiles this evening but I wasn't able to recreate your issue on my end. My Export.lua looks like yours so I don't see any issue there. What about your Config.lua file in the Scripts\DCS-ExportScript folder? Does yours look like: -- Ikarus a Glass Cockpit Software ExportScript.Config.IkarusExport = true -- false for not use ExportScript.Config.IkarusHost = "127.0.0.1" -- IP for Ikarus ExportScript.Config.IkarusPort = 1725 -- Port Ikarus (1625) ExportScript.Config.IkarusSeparator = ":" Just a shot in the dark but hopefully we can get you up and running. -Stew

I believe the problem is that DCS/Streamdeck have some disagreement behind the scenes on what defines the Left Win key. For whatever reason, DCS only seems to recognize any definition of the Left/Right Windows key as plain ole' Windows. My workaround to this was to rebind all the Snap Views to also be "Left Shift + Numpad X" in addition to "Left Win + Numpad X." Then, you need to install the BarRaider SuperMacro plugin from the official Elgato plugin store. After that, go to Super Macro [BarRaider] in your plugins and select the Super Macro Toggle option. The basic idea is that we need to make our first press of the button hold down the desired key combo (in this case, "Left Shift + Numpad1") Make your primary macro: {{KeyDown:LSHIFT}} {{KeyDown:NUMPAD1}} Then we set the secondary macro (our second press of the streamdeck button) the command to release the desired key combo Make your secondary macro: {{KeyUp:NUMPAD1}} {{KeyUp:LSHIFT}} After that, scroll down a little and select the checkbox "Don't treat "New Line" as Enter. That should do it! Now you can hold snap views with one simple streamdeck button press. Very handy.

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this info. Have a wonderful weekend and keep us posted on your progress!

This looks great! I'm really interested to see how things progress as this is the exactly style of cockpit I'd love to build for myself. I too am using a 55" tv and a 24" touchscreen for Helios so this would be a great fit. Right now I'm using a combination of t-slot aluminum for some side panels and my seat but there is room for improvement. Is that an office chair that you just took the wheels off of? Great idea about using the plywood on the sliders. Are you sourcing the F18 dimensions from anywhere in particular? Keep up the great work and good luck moving forward!

Someone might correct me, but I don't believe there is any way to setup your monistorsetup to handle both the front seat and the back seat at the same time. Instead, I think you need to create separate files and then load the one you want depending on what seat you want to be in...in other words, no hot-swapping mid-flight.

Give this a look. It's a DIY-option but it might be what you're looking for. https://www.etsy.com/listing/968336097/overlays-for-winwing-super-taurus

The harrier is unique in that you actually have to enable the Exports while in game. There is a keybind that you must hit to start exporting the left and right MFDs (two separate keybinds). Might be the cause of your problems.

@Furiz Per the Winwing rep on the HOTAS discord from earlier today in response to a question about the F-16 throttle status: (paraphrased) The throttle is ready to go but they're still working on the stick. They want to release both together so no updates on the throttle until the stick is finalized. They're "close" but no firm ETA.

@lesthegrngo These are absolutely fantastic! Would you be willing to share all the .stl files? I'd love to use them in a series of generic button boxes that I'm starting to create. I'm still designing the panels so I'm flexible on sizing and can just roll with what you made. Fantastic work!

This sounds absolutely fantastic. Well done! I can't wait to check it out and I'm excited to see that you posted this in the recent Hoggit post regarding crowd-sourcing keybinds (ED Forums version of the post). The final step would be to see if we could get JoyPro to read these custom keybinds.

This is a fantastic idea!! Kudos for all of your work so far and hopefully others contribute their work as well. Thanks for sharing this with the community!

Thank you for posting this. I'm having this problem as well. I've owned the Viggen for 6 months so I'm not sure if this is the result of a recent patch/update or what the root cause may have been. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the module but that has not solved the problem. @Tonk99Can you be more specific about what dll was corrupt so that I can uninstall it and repair DCS in the same way? Thanks! Update: After deleting and reinstalling the module a few times, I finally got it to work. Very strange. At one point, the module just disappeared from the tab at the bottom of the main menu entirely...as if it didn't even exist in the game at all. Hopefully it will be a non-issue moving forward.