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I will be looking at designing a super simple easy build of a joystick device in anticipation for Mi8 (and future CH47) doorgun joystick support functionality, after the heels of amazing joystick support for doorguns on the UH1H and Mi24P. My first design goal achieved a controller that resembled the M134 minigun. The Second design attempted to find a smaller form and to resemble the M2 browning, but unfortunately it was still too big to mount on a motion platform. My third design goal achieved a smaller form to successfully mount on my motion platform. after hearing news that Mi8 will at some point have joystick support for the doorguns, it has now inspired me to try to design a super easy 3d build for a joystick that will control the doorguns. i hope the design will be something that people would be able to make, so that it not only brings some additional immersion to the DCS virtual reality doorgun experience, but maybe push future modules to support the feature and experience! Although mouse works great for Mi8, SA342, Mi24P and UH1H doorguns, its not as immersive and sometimes you just get that "Window out of focus" message DCS + VR headset + controllers is truly amazing. More news to come here. Thank you ED Team! Notes: Minimum DCS Axis Controls and Button Assignments mappings for DIY doorgun controller: axis doorgun slew LEFT/RIGHT, axis doorgun slew UP/DOWN VR Re-center (under UiLAYER control drop down) Fire Weapon Move Camera View Right Move Camera View Left Move Camera View Up, Move Camera View Down Move Camera View Forward Move Camera View Back Toggle decouple | trackIR on/off STL files shared on thingiverse https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6243235 Required Parts (2) 10k Ohm Knurled Shaft 3Pins 10K Ohm Potentiometer https://www.amazon.com/GUMIFA-Single-Joint-Potentiometer-10K-Resistors/dp/B0BGLBL1Q2/ref=sr_1_18?crid=13383W3HJGQX1 (3) SH R8016A-P14 3Pin Momentary MOM-OFF-MOM SPDT Mini Paddle Toggle Switch https://www.ebay.com/itm/182340027352 (3) 12mm Momentary Push Button SPST https://www.amazon.com/Twidec-AC250V-Momentary-Pre-soldered-R13-507-5C-X/dp/B08JHVLK84 (6) 1N914 Switching Diodes https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079KJ8V7D (1) USB Micro controller (BU0836A 12-bit joystick interface https://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=204 OR Arduino Pro Micro (4) M2 pan head screws M2 x 6mm and (2) M2 pan head screws M2 x 12mm https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBOD98K (6) #4-20 Thread Size, 5/8 Thread Rolling Screw for Plastic https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GDYYMD8 wires with dupont connectors https://www.amazon.com/HiLetgo-Breadboard-Prototype-Assortment-Raspberry/dp/B077X7MKHN For joystick calibration to windows and DCS, follow this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDZze4OxaIg STL FILES HERE ALSO! DG Arm 90mm.stl DG Arm Pot Base.stl DG Base Cover.stl DG Base Housing.stl DG Riser.stl DG Arm Pot Cap.stl

Hi Folks! Building on the lessons learned from my 3D printable F-5E/F-4E grip, I've been working on something new! Rough first print here, but once refined, files will be posted to my Cults3D page (in the coming weeks)!

OK. My Joystick is Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog. There are no pedals. I have my scripts to settings the joystick. There is a special button to clear all profiles from all aircraft. I clicked. Now I need to select each line and click on the default button to restore the default key. Is possible the restore the all keys from all aircraft without selecting each line?

I ran an original Orion for over a year and decided to upgrade to the Orion 2 since I can customize it with cams, springs and dampers. After getting it set up and flying for a few hours I noticed that there is a dead spot for the x and y axis. I do not have a dead spot set in either the DCS axis tune or the Simapp. I am also using the 18 cm extension on it's lowest setting which places the top of the grip at 13 inches from the top of the base. I can move the grip in any direction at least a 1/2 inch before it registers any movement. With my previous Orion and same extension the slightest move would register. The latest firmware has been installed. Bad Hall sensor? Thank you in advance for any insight!

Была моделька РУСа Су-27, но увы там было много оплошностей... Была сделана 1 тестовая модель ручки Су-27, в итоге тонкие стенки, во вторых она с 2 половинок и в третьих 4 болта под крепеж. Было принято решение, взять за основу эту модель и изучить размеры, и нарисовать заново геометрию ручки. Была сделана тестовая цельная ручка, серого цвета, без внутреннего крепежа. На 3 ручки, зеленого цвета, уже были добавлены наработки, утолщение стенки и улучшение крепежа. Скорее всего на 4 модели, будут следующий доработки, крышка будет под болты М4 как и на оригинальном РУСе. Также под крепеж механизма курков, будут сделаны отверстия и утолщения.

Found a cheapo handheld wireless trackball on Amazon and have just hot-glued it to the top of my warthog stick. (Hot glue having the advantage of setting totally rigid in seconds and being fairly easy to completely remove - I use it all the time in my workshop for temporary jigs) Ok, looks a bit weird but works well and positioned there it doesn't get in the way of any of my stick controls. The trigger in the loophole is left click, which is nice as you can click while your thumb's on the ball, and there are 2 right click buttons one either side of the scroll wheel. The top buttons are hard coded as escape and enter. Taking a bit of getting used to but I already prefer it to reaching for my desk mouse in VR. The hot glue bond is actually strong enough for me to be able to manouver the stick while holding it by the trackball grip

Hello! I'm looking for the dimensions of the throttle and stick in the MIG-21 as a wish to build a functioning replica to be used with DCS. Has anyone any ideas on where I could get a hold of these dimensions or point me in a good direction? Thanks in advance!

I have set up a new HOTAS I got, TFlight Hotas x. But i do not think that matters as, no matter what I do the rudder do not function. They LOOK like they do, the pedals turn and rudders turn, but the plane does not move. I tried it with Joy-RZ, z and x and another combo. And once again, the visuals work in game showing that my controls and bindings are not wrong, but nothing happens. I cannot taxi. So obviously I do not think it is a hardware issue so I am unsure what to do. Please advise.

Hi, Here my development for simulation applications Properties: 128 buttons (24 buttons avaliable for this pcb) USB-HID interface OS independent (Linux, Win, OSX) No analog inputs yet (because of microcontroller limitation) Still in development. YouTube Fly safe...

Hello everyone. Need help here. I bought the Saitek X-56, and I am having issues. I calibrated the joystick and Axis tuned my X56 to my F-18. While playing the game and I'm pitching and rolling, my plane acts a little erratic like it wobbles or lose control momentarily, and plane stalls even when I am going at a decent speed. When I disconnect the joystick and use my keyboard, the F18 flies well. No stalling or wobbles. I also used another stick, my X52, and my plane flies fine. I played with the curvature and deadzones and no luck. Please help. 1. Video of what is happening. 2. Video of just keyboard. 3. Another video of what is wrong.

In the DCS Main screen/Options screen/ the peripheral key bindings are correct and function well. But as soon as the mission starts no input peripheral work. Not working: VFX-grip, SaitekX52 Throttle, TrackIr and Keyboard.

Hi all, I am planning to order the Collective from VirPil in July :), and was considering pairing it up with a new joystick and base (now got the TM Warthog with F/A-18 Grip) to go with it... But can't decide on which Grip there would be best suited for helicopter operations. So can you come with any recommendations??? Thanks in advance.

I'm at my wits end. My thustmaster HOTAS quit working at all. 16000s Hotas It worked a few months ago and have been to busy to fly. Fired up my AC and no joy at all. Win 7 using the older version of DCS. Uninstalled DCS and reinstalled completely. Still no joy. I just want to fly around and blow <profanity> up. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks

Updated this as the User Interface has changed a bit

Hallo Leute, ich bin neu hier und bin gerade dabei DCS richtig kennenzulernen bzw. einiges abzuspeichern. Zur Zeit sitze ich an meinem Joystick und versuche den Schub dort funktionsfähig abzuspeichern. Quer, - Seiten- und Höhenruder funktionieren ( komischerweise ) wunderbar. Aber leider nicht die Schubkontrolle. Was mache ich falsch? Kann mir bei diesem Problem evtl. weiterhelfen? Bin für jeden Tipp dankbar. Ich habe von Seitek noch einen Extraschubhebel, den "Logitech G Saitek Pro Flight Throttle Quadrant". Sollte es mit dem Joystick nicht funktionieren, würde ich es mal damit probieren. Liebe Grüße, Thomas

Also mein Joy Stick funktioniert mit allen Knöpfen usw, aber sobald ich den nach hinten, rechts, links oder vorne ziehe fängt der Joy Stick im Cockpit des Flugzeugs an von der Position in der sich mein echter Joy Stick befindet wieder zurück in die Mitte zu springen und das mehrmals die Sekunde. ich hoffe sehr, jemand kann mir helfen und schon vielen Dank im voraus! VID_20220808_145044 (1).mp4

Программа для эмуляции ввода с клавиатуры при использовании игровых контроллеров (джойстиков, штурвалов, педалей и т.д.). Изначально делал для себя, так как готовые решения по разным причинам не устраивали. Основные особенности: Работает с любыми устройствами, определяемыми в Windows как игровой контроллер Определяет до 128 кнопок на каждом устройстве + переключатели вида (Point of view) Возможность работы с осями устройства, настройка зон осей Произвольное количество профилей для разных игр / конфигураций / джойстиков Настроенные пресеты (паттерны) возможно использовать в нескольких профилях Поддерживается эмуляция системных клавиш, разделение клавиш Win, Alt, Ctrl, Shift на левые и правые Раздельный маппинг на нажатие и отпускание (удобно для тумблеров) Не требует установки, не требует дополнительных драйверов или устройств Страница проекта: https://github.com/tjden88/JoyMapper Скачать: https://github.com/tjden88/JoyMapper/releases Скриншоты:

my situation. looking to build a low profile light weight mock doorgun controller (in anticipation for joystick control of mi24 doorgun) i need it light weight so that i can mount it on my motion platform. i had previously built a doorgun joystick resembling a minigun with vibration effects powered by small tactile feedback pucks (bass shakers) pushed by andre's simshakre software... IT WORKS AMAZING but it was a massive undertaking to build and would be too heavy to mount on my motion rig. im going for a simpler build and already have an idea on how to build, but it will lack vibration until i can find a solution.. that doesnt use buttkickers (because the shakers are just heavy) vibration motors seem to be my solution, but i have no idea yet on how to implement... will have to get my head into vibration circuits.. my goal is to have it read lua export send data as off/on state to arduino to send voltage to vibration motors... any mad scientists in here?

currently building and sharing info on building a joystick version 2 , that is a device resembling a gun turret. my first version is successfully functional for the DCS Huey UH1H doorgun because it has everything needed in the codebase for it to function (i.e. player view decoupled from the gun axis, AND joysticks assignable to the gun axis.) WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE these conditions working in Combine Arms Wish list is to operate M2 Browning on an M1A1 abrams...or even a Kord on a technical.. Even better, have vehicles to be multiseat... Dream would be to play in VR with buddy driving me around while i use joystick controlled turret gun, mounted gun trying to shoot down DCS players in aircraft modules!

Hi, I’ve always had my joystick configured, for the F-16, so the the cms are mapped to the little joystick C-Stick as show in the attached image. I used the band option to do this. In the profiler, while I test the stick and move the little joystick it shows the right keypresses however it is not registered in the game. Of course I mapped the same keys in the game and tested it by pressing, E.g. (Shift+Num4) This started happening a few weeks ago. I managed to fix this once or twice by terminating the profile process and restarting it but even this no longer work. Restarting the PC did not help either not reinstalling to diver. Any suggestions? nullnull

Been watching alot of videos on the M2 Browning Ma' Deuce, now inspired to make a wanna be controller, that will be functional for the UH-1H and Mi24P doorgun position. (hoping it will work for SA342 minigun variant and ch47 Chinook in future) **UPDATE** 07.26.2023 Eagle Dynamics added joystick binds to the Mi24P doorgun, so this build is working The minigun build is a blast to use, but agony to build. Trying to make this a fun project! ***NOTE**** if you plan to incorporate a bass shaker, you should add a relay to the trigger circuit, else any butt kicker out put will go to the shaker regardless if you are pulling the trigger our not, butt kicker wiring diagram TBA LINK TO STL FILES Spade Grip assembly https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5863116 Top Gimbal Section https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5927492 Gimbal Base Section https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5932560 DCS Axis Controls and Button Assignments mappings: axis doorgun slew LEFT/RIGHT, axis doorgun slew UP/DOWN VR Re-center Fire Weapon Move Camera View Right Move Camera View Left Move Camera View Up, Move Camera View Down Move Camera View Forward Move Camera View Back Radio PTT List Parts (so far) : 2x M3-20mm screw (switch housing) 4x 1/4-20 x 3/4" bolt and nylock nut (mounting grips to c-bar) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLKSYV3M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 1-1/4 in. x 2 ft. PVC DWV Sch. 40 Pip https://www.homedepot.com/p/Charlotte-Pipe-1-1-4-in-x-2-ft-PVC-DWV-Sch-40-Pipe-PVC-07100-0200/202018045 1x Cytron Arduino Pro Micro Compatible w/ Pre-soldered Headers (to be used with mmjoy2 to be programmed as windows controller) https://www.robotshop.com/products/cytron-arduino-pro-micro-compatible-w-pre-soldered-headers?srsltid=Ad5pg_FU8fbJVsHuWKCVgksU0nf4NqHeFxScMWDMW16LZgnUgTfwnzaJa0w if you do know how to program arduino use leo bodnar Bu0386 http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=94&products_id=204 or Leo Bodbar USB controller board http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=94&products_id=204 4x 6805-2RS Deep Groove Ball Bearings 25mm Inner Dia 37mm OD 7mm (for the potentiometer U-joint) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082PYT33D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 12mm Momentary Push Button SPST https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YDGVZ9B/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 HDPE Sheet (to make the grip brackets..) https://www.ebay.com/itm/144548391463 2x paddle switches (to adjust the VR player view) https://www.ebay.com/itm/182340027352 1x limit switch (very snappy) https://www.ebay.com/itm/372481343091 Brown filament (to print grips) https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B2NZM21Z?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image brass inserts M3, M4, M5 (you will need a solder iron to install these) https://www.amazon.com/Hilitchi-Threaded-Embedment-Assortment-Projects/dp/B07VFZWWXY 13mm Momentary Push Button https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08B1P43XY 65mm bearing for gimble base https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082PWXCX9?psc=1&smid=A1THAZDOWP300U&ref_=chk_typ_quicklook_titleToDp Diodes (to eliminate ghosting inputs) https://www.amazon.com/Projects-1N914-Diode-General-Purpose/dp/B08MDGGCL5 STEP ONE (PREPARE GRIP ASSEMBLY) 1) print grips and grip covers 2) use a solder iron and mount brass threaded inserts ( M5 insert for the grip covers, M3 inserts for the grip tops) 3) print switch housing, then install the temco limit switch and connect the two halves of the switch housing together. use M3 x 20mm screw to keep the housing together 4) mount brass inserts M4 size for the switch housing 5) print Front panel and trigger lever. mount M3 insert to one side of the front panel where trigger lever will go 6) add compression spring (size 9.52 x 19.05) to trigger lever and screw down to the front panel 7) install 2x 1/4-20 nylock nuts to ends of the grips on the inside, for both grips. 8 mount grips on to the C-bar ***note: grips will have a through hole on the top- purpose to channel wires through. And there are two C-bars, with different size holes at the middle, pay attention when installing the grips, if incorrect, the housing will be upside down 9 install M5 nylock nuts inside the body frame. 10 Mount body frame to the c-bars with 4x M5 x20mm screws 11 solder 4x 12mm buttons with diode and wires. Also solder diode to toggle switches. Attach buttons and toggle switches to grip. 12 run wires through holes at top of the switch. And then channel wires through housing body. Leave slack / extra wire to later connect to gimbal 13 connect pvc pipe to housing back plate with M4 screws.

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, I purchased a module for the SU-33 (Love this jet!) a while back and haven't really got into DCS yet, but thanks to the efforts of a few YouTube influencers I am thinking about getting into it on a casual level. So far I've only been in newbie-servers a few times just to get my airplane in the air and back again. Haven't even gotten into radar yet and the likes of that. I am living in the Netherlands so the choice of joysticks and throttles isn't that broad. Up until now I have been playing with a old Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick (X05-63895) with USB and even though it 'kinda' works it isn't really an optimal solution for me since I don't really have anything to control the throttle/brakes with? What would be good types/models/brands of joysticks and throttles to start with and specially the combination of joysticks/throttles? And what about their connectivity? Is it all USBs? For someone that isn't using VR or headtrackers, is there an alternative to tilt the view from within the cockpit? (PS5 controller perhaps?) I'm looking for something that might be in the max 300 euro price range if that is at all possible for both throttle and joystick? Kind Regards!

THe minigun joystick mapping is almost functional. observing that the minigun traverse is not relative to center and more like a never ending slewing action, or input limits haven't been set.. made this video to share findings.. seems like input needs to spring back to center, instead of a mouse like behavior when using the joystick. please check out @Kinkkujuustovoileipä