X55 Rotary Knobs

[wilbur81]

Hey, fellas.

 

Question for all you X55/H.U.D. software experts:

 

How would I go about, step by step, assigning my two rotary knobs on the throttle to control HUD brightness and RWR Volume?

 

Thanks in advance!

 

W81

[Bourrinopathe]

Unless the HUD brightness and RWR are available as axes in the controls, you don't have any decent solution as HUD brightness and RWR volume are mostly controlled with two buttons (increase/decrease) and the Bands function for the rotaries would only act like successive button presses.

 

Let's say the RWR volume requires 10 steps (volume +) from 0 to 100%, you will have to define 20 bands (10 volume +, then rotate ten back, then triggers the 10 volume - commands) (or 5 bands / volume +, a neutral/central band (no action), and 5 bands volume - : you will have to go half the rotation (clockwise) then rotate back to neutral to trigger 10 "volume +" steps, then the rotary will be ready for the "volume -" command (also 5 bands, rotate (counterclockwise) and rotate back to neutral to trigger 10 "volume -" steps). Absolute PIA for a poor result.

 

You could also use 3 bands. One large and neutral (no action), one band with a single key press (e.g. RWR volume +), the other one with the opposite command (e.g. RWR volume -). The key press will auto-repeat as long as the rotary is in the band. You will have to return to the neutral/central band to stop the key presses and then set your defined volume/brightness.

Not ideal but doable even if it won't behave like a brightness/volume potentiometer.

 

I can't see any other solution, but maybe there's one.

Edited March 9, 2016 by Bourrinopathe

[wilbur81]

Unless the HUD brightness and RWR are available as axes in the controls, you don't have any decent solution as HUD brightness and RWR volume are mostly controlled with two buttons (increase/decrease) and the Bands function for the rotaries would only act like successive button presses.

 

Let's say the RWR volume requires 10 steps (volume +) from 0 to 100%, you will have to define 20 bands (10 volume +, then rotate ten back, then triggers the 10 volume - commands) (or 5 bands / volume +, a neutral/central band (no action), and 5 bands volume - : you will have to go half the rotation (clockwise) then rotate back to neutral to trigger 10 "volume +" steps, then the rotary will be ready for the "volume -" command (also 5 bands, rotate (counterclockwise) and rotate back to neutral to trigger 10 "volume -" steps). Absolute PIA for a poor result.

 

You could also use 3 bands. One large and neutral (no action), one band with a single key press (e.g. RWR volume +), the other one with the opposite command (e.g. RWR volume -). The key press will auto-repeat as long as the rotary is in the band. You will have to return to the neutral/central band to stop the key presses and then set your defined volume/brightness.

Not ideal but doable even if it won't behave like a brightness/volume potentiometer.

 

I can't see any other solution, but maybe there's one.

 

Bourrinopathe, Thanks for the quick and thorough reply! I was afraid of that. I wish that DCS allowed for more axis assignments... at least speaking from a FC3 guy's perspective. THanks again!