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rabidscoobie

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  1. Ive been using Helios for a few years now for f18,f16,f14 and have no issues getting the MFD's to show up on my 12" screen. Lately Ive been learning the warbirds, mainly the P47 and well Im trying to display some of the gauges on my 12" screen. Some gauges I had no issue getting to work like the Altitude,manifold Pres,Rpms but I cant get the speed to work right. Its displaying almost 100 mph slower than in game. I tried to use Capt Zeens P51 profile to reverse build that gauge but no luck there either. Anyway know what Im missing here or how to correct this? Also another question. With helios and using my profiles I built for the MFD's in modern modules I do not need to use the Helios Control Center. I just start the game and any module I load up with MFD is automatically loaded. This isnt true when flying warbirds and trying to use the gauges, I have to use Control Center to get the gauges to display. Is that just the nature of Helios or am I also missing something here? In DCS settings I have my monitor profile set to my current profile that is set for 4 screens and works automatically for any mfd profiles I setup in Helios without control center, like I said same isnt true for the P47 gauges. Again any help would be great. Thanks.
  2. So in the teasers for the new map they are showing a lot of the F-15E, any news on how soon thats coming?
  3. I'll have to try that. I'd like to put the f16 fuel gauge like you mentioned since it's in an odd place. I wouldn't mind have the DED there also,small font sometimes is hard for me to see. Just to clarify, things like the mfd is a viewport while gauges are not? Thanks I'll give your suggestion a go,I'm just not very familiar with Helios all that well.
  4. I've played dcs for awhile now and use a 27" monitor with 2 7" monitors for my TM MFD's which work great using Helios. But I also have a 2nd 27" monitor that I use to keep discord and other similar apps on. What I'm wondering if is possible with my setup to use only a small portion of my 2nd 27" monitor to add a couple small viewports for say Tacan and DED ports and keep the remainder for my mentioned apps windows? I'm no pro with helios and only used it enough for my mfd screens. I have a feeling it's not possible. I'm open to solutions without adding any more monitors. Thanks.
  5. Yeah I just read your last couple posts and was going to reply the USB thing. I just finished up 2 button boxes and had the same issue. I have 2 powered USB hubs, 1 new and 1 from about 15 years ago. The newer one doesnt work with the Pro Micros but the 15 yr old does. Glad it working.
  6. Are you using the actual column for the controller in DCS and not the actual column that says MMJOY? I named my stick something I wanted but in DCS it will list my "Named" stick and a MMJOY column. The MMJOY column does nothing for me,only the column that says my stick name. Hope that makes sense. Best I can explain it. I didnt do anything differently than what i would with any other stick inside DCS.
  7. Yeah I was aware of those but didnt really see anything for what I was wanting. Trying to find a decent priced throttle,doesnt matter if the electronics work or not,Ive already rebuilt/rewired my gameport CH sticks. Just not a fan of the Ch throttle I have,its the really old version with nomini stick Something a x55,56 or similar. Thanks
  8. I really only know of this site that sells used gear,sticks and such. Anyone have any other sites that are good selling used good,working or non functioning?
  9. In mmjoy, look in right hand upper corner where it says USB name. Change it to what you like then "save sets to device". Unless your doing something different,sorry havent read the last replies.
  10. Thank you. Well thats good, I had no idea I could do that. Yeah I knew about not sharing the encoder buttons. You must make alot of controllers with MMJOY to understand this as much as you do. With exception to any posts you do on all the forums there really isnt a lot of info on exactly how MMJOY fully works and what you can and cant do with it in full detail. Thanks to you Im learning it though.
  11. Ok does that mean if I use AXIS input for buttons I cant use them for axis also at same time but I can still also use the button pinouts just as long as I only use buttons? Because if so that would make wiring the encoders in a bit easier seperate from the button matrix.
  12. Im was curious about something I kept on seeing when I was trying to figure out my encoder wiring. I saw several diagrams were others were wiring the encoders to the axis pins and buttons to the normal pins on the pro micro. I dont know if they were using MMJOY or a sketch either. If I wasnt using the axis pins for axis is it possible to use those pins for example encoders then wire buttons to the normal pins to have more than the 6x6 matrix? Reason I ask is the current box I built is for racing sims but I also play flight sims and space games. After my last button box I have plenty of extra parts to complete another but thought about using a couple more encoders and a decent amount of buttons. Thanks.
  13. I checked the orientation and was correct. I also took 3 extra buttons and took jumper leads and tried different ways and they would not work. Whats really weird to me is that I put the diodes on the encoders and they worked,just not the buttons.
  14. Honestly I cant remember. I bought a big roll of them a couple years back, its the same type you told(I think) me to use when I was doing my old gameport CH sticks. So far those diodes worked in my left and right combat sticks,ch throttle, a couple of pedal boxes I made for guitar to pc recording and a sequential shifter I made. Only had the issue when building this button box. Ok just looked in my order history and the diodes are "1n4148 switching diode"
  15. Wanted to thank everyone for helping me. I have it all together and working now with 11 buttons,4 3 way momentary toggles, 4 encoders with the buttons working. Had an issue tho with the diodes that I have never had before. I had put them everywhere needed on the buttons but after about the 3rd diode none of my buttons worked. Did alot of trouble shooting before I found it was the diode.Removed diode and that buttons would work but none others in matrix until I removed diode. Yes I made sure they in correct direction but for shits and giggles I switched the direction and still nadda. I never figured out why the buttons wouldnt work with diodes. After some researching my understanding was that I wouldnt get any ghosting until 3 or 4 button presses at once. So I just didnt use diodes and after setting up the buttons there was no ghosting. Played a few games and no ghosting. but for a button box I dont think I'd ever need 3 or more buttons presses at once. The LED strip really isnt that bright,camera just picks them up really well.
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