Saitek X55 - Make a 2 State Switch Perform 3 Functions With Latching

[Laobi]

Hello all,

 

Again I'm not sure if this has been already done to death. I couldn't find very much on the subject and as Saitek don't seem to deem it important to produce a detailed manual I made a quick tutorial on how to make a 2 way switch perform 3 functions.

 

This is useful for the A10C & Blackshark in particular. There are a couple of narration errors due to me burning the candle at both ends last weekend, however, you'll get the idea. Here's the link:

 

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Hope this helps a little and happy crashing!

 

Cheers,

 

Laobi

[Devrim]

That's nice and can be really useful man!

Thanks.

 

And.. your.. voice... :) Good. :)

[Bourrinopathe]

Thanks for the demonstration Laobi.

What kind of functions could be used with those latched commands? (I don't fly the A-10C or Ka-50 but I own them both, so it could be really useful)

[Laobi]

Hi guys,

 

Thank you for your very kind comments Devrim, I have many happy memories of your country and the people when I used to spend time there often.

 

Bourrinopathe, the types of functions I use it for are things like the Pinky switch in the A10C which is a 3 state switch (forward, middle & Aft). There are a few other switches in the A10c & KA-50 which have 2 states that I don't want to waste a hat on.

 

The other use I program latching for is the landing gears on the Mig 15 & Mig 21 which have 3 distinct states and which bleed air from the braking system if the "neutral" state is not engaged, so instead of using the next switch along for gear neutral a second flip of the gear up or down switch activates neutral.

 

Hope this helps.

[Bourrinopathe]

Thanks for the details Laobi :thumbup:

 

I recently used that trick for the L-39C with the flaps (flight/TO/landing positions) and the lights (off/taxi/landing).

Very helpful!