Gauge extraction?

[javelina1]

Is it possible to have a Gauge extraction for the 109? Such as Helios, (much like the P-51)?

[Darkwolf]

Helios. But you'll have to do a faif share of lua code to make it happen as helios does not natively support fw.

[javelina1]

Helios. But you'll have to do a faif share of lua code to make it happen as helios does not natively support fw.

 

gotcha. I thought there might be something readily available for the 109. (I am using Helios for the A10C & P-51).

 

If I was on winter holiday break, I'd might take a shot at this... :music_whistling:

[BravoYankee4]

Use HawgTouch - it is a great alternative to Helios, and it has a profile for the 109 and here is how it looks like.

I don't have that module so I can't verify that all gauges are working properly, but you should definitely give it a try.

 

Software can de found here: https://github.com/s-d-a/HT

 

And needed export files here: https://github.com/s-d-a/DCS-ExportScripts

Edited January 24, 2016 by BravoYankee4
Added information

[BravoYankee4]

And the screenshot...

[javelina1]

And the screenshot...

 

awesome dude! many thanks! :thumbup:

[Anatoli-Kagari9]

Chinese to me.... what are you talking about guys ????? :-)

[BravoYankee4]

awesome dude! many thanks! :thumbup:

 

You're welcome. Please give us feedback about the progress.

[BravoYankee4]

Chinese to me.... what are you talking about guys ????? :-)

 

It is about software (HawgTouch) that displays the aircraft gauges and instruments on a second monitor. Great for cockpit builders, but also for everyone that want to look at the instruments without zooming and panning in and out all the time.

 

I have a 3 (19") +1 (27") monitors and below is a screenshot of the view I have when I fly.

[Anatoli-Kagari9]

Great stuff...

 

I really ought to invest on a 2nd monitor!

[javelina1]

I was able to install HawgTouch just fine. And, I'm able to display the 109 gauges on my 2nd monitor, (1600x900).

 

When I launch into DCS (1.52 production version), the HawgTouch gauges are not working. Seems to be no linkage between it and the sim.

 

I have placed the files in the necessary paths:

 

c:\users\<my_account_name>\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts

&

c:\users\<my_account_name>\Saved Games\DCS\ExportsModules

 

I put HawgTouch here:

e:\sim\HT

 

I'll be troubleshooting again later today. Close, but not there yet. :)

[Dafiew]

Did the same and they are not working I'm using helios for the A-10C and the Kamov with Captn Zeen export setup(working great before and after new export file) any one has both systems working? By the way this HT software is the bomb!!!! AWESOME! :)

Edited January 25, 2016 by Dafiew

[frumpy]

Couldn't get Hawg to work on 1.5.2 either (local and networked). Still I don't

rule out missing something out on my side :)

[Anatoli-Kagari9]

You guys are making me jealous!!!

[javelina1]

BravoYankee4, do you have any insight as to why HT isn't working for us? If you have it running, great! we'll learn from that. :thumbup:

[BravoYankee4]

I had some issues myself yesterday, when I tried to get the new version up and running. First, I forgot to activate the gauge dll, so I had nog guages displayed at all. Kind of stupid error that I can't blame HT.

Then I had some struggle getting the export working and eventually I only had partial success with only a few instruments updating.

 

This is a tip from the developers:

Check the tab “general” in the properties from HawgTouch.exe and HawgTouch.GaugePack.dll.

If there is the option “activate on this computer” in the field “attributes” you have to activate this!

 

Tonight I will try (for test purposes only) to install the old version again just. If that fires up I can send you the exact files I use and we can try if that will be succesful for you or not.

 

Unless any of the SDA guys have any better ideas or input before that.

[Dafiew]

Everything is enabled and checked out I got nothing exporting, any modules, my helios A-10 and KA50 stuff works great with the new export file so I am assuming it as to do with the HT export side of the file, would love to figure it out as I can't wait to try all the new profiles I have created the last 2 days for all the modules I own :)

[javelina1]

I had some issues myself yesterday, when I tried to get the new version up and running. First, I forgot to activate the gauge dll, so I had nog guages displayed at all. Kind of stupid error that I can't blame HT.

Then I had some struggle getting the export working and eventually I only had partial success with only a few instruments updating.

 

This is a tip from the developers:

Check the tab “general” in the properties from HawgTouch.exe and HawgTouch.GaugePack.dll.

If there is the option “activate on this computer” in the field “attributes” you have to activate this!

 

Tonight I will try (for test purposes only) to install the old version again just. If that fires up I can send you the exact files I use and we can try if that will be succesful for you or not.

 

Unless any of the SDA guys have any better ideas or input before that.

 

Sounds good buddy, thanks!

[BravoYankee4]

Sorry, life got in the way so I didn't get any time for this yesterday.

[Dafiew]

SOLVED I was using the config button in the HT ctrl panel and the Helios profiler which screws up the export file all you have to do is change the port number and put a 1 or a 2 in the glasscockpit type line for it to work!

 

Thanks for all the input everyone!

Edited January 27, 2016 by Dafiew

[frumpy]

@Dafiew

Which config button? :-s

 

So you're using HT now? Can you post your Config.lua please?

It seems like the format changed a bit with the version for 1.5.2 (Ikarus).

[javelina1]

Sorry, life got in the way so I didn't get any time for this yesterday.

 

Hi buddy, got your PM and was able to download the older version. I'll be able to try it tomorrow, and report back.

 

:thumbup:

[javelina1]

@Dafiew

Which config button? :-s

 

So you're using HT now? Can you post your Config.lua please?

It seems like the format changed a bit with the version for 1.5.2 (Ikarus).

 

Indeed, details! :)

[Dafiew]

@Dafiew

Which config button? :-s

 

So you're using HT now? Can you post your Config.lua please?

It seems like the format changed a bit with the version for 1.5.2 (Ikarus).

 

the "enable" button in the HT ctrl panel, I am running the default files didn't change anything in them apart from the glasscockpit type and port number in export.lua when I want to switch to helios :thumbup:

[javelina1]

Got it to work, with the latest version!

 

as per the PDF instructions, copy the files into your

 

users\<account_name\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts

 

and

 

users\<account_name>\Saved Games\DCS\ExportsModules

 

Make sure to make a copy or backup of the files you may end up clobbering prior!

 

Wherever you unzipped the HT original data files, you should see a "DCS-ExportScripts-master" sub-dir. Go into that, and then enter into another sub-dir named "Scripts".

 

In that sub-dir "Scripts", I found another Export.lua. It has the Glasscockpit and port number that Dafiew described.

 

I then copied that particular Export.lua into my \users\<account_name>\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts sub-dir and then relaunched HT

 

Lo and behold, my gauge extract for the K-4 is now working on my 2nd monitor!!!