Using TARGET to create separate axis?

[Jacks]

I have just bought the Thrustmaster TCWS throttle and I wish to use the rocker to control individual wheel braking. Unfortunately the rocker works on a single axis where as I require two axis to control wheel braking in DCS. Does anyone know if I can use TARGET to create a virtual axis then assign half of the rocker movement to one axis and half to the virtual axis then assign each axis in DCS to control individual wheel brakes?

 

I am doing this as one of the wheel brakes has broken on my saitek rudder pedals (common problem meaning I will never buy saitek again!).

 

Jacks

[Sokol1_br]

In Joystick Gremlin GUI is simple do this - see 'split axis':

 

https://whitemagic.github.io/JoystickGremlin/examples/

Edited May 2, 2018 by Sokol1_br

[Jacks]

Does joystick gremlin create a virtual controller like TARGET does?

[Frederf]

Here is a bit of code which should do that. It was an interesting challenge:

 

    KeyAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, [color=#ffffff]0[/color], AXMAP2[color=#808080]([/color][color=#ffffff]2[/color], 
       CHAIN(
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_X_AXIS, SET(-1024));"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, DX_Y_AXIS, AXIS_REVERSED);"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_Y_AXIS, SET(0));"[/color])
       ),
       CHAIN(
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_Y_AXIS, SET(-1024));"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, DX_X_AXIS);"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_X_AXIS, SET(0));"[/color])
       )
   ));

 

&Throttle is the name of the controller, THR_FC is the name of the device axis. They will be different for your controller. The output is X and Y increasing when the axis is more or less than half. When the other axis is inactive it's value is set very low to combat a frozen slightly-positive value.

 

In DCS it is necessary to set a particular axis tuning such that 50-100% input equals 0-100% output and perhaps invert but this is a simple task.

[Jacks]

Here is a bit of code which should do that. It was an interesting challenge:

 

    KeyAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, [color=#ffffff]0[/color], AXMAP2[color=#808080]([/color][color=#ffffff]2[/color], 
       CHAIN(
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_X_AXIS, SET(-1024));"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, DX_Y_AXIS, AXIS_REVERSED);"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_Y_AXIS, SET(0));"[/color])
       ),
       CHAIN(
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_Y_AXIS, SET(-1024));"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"MapAxis(&Throttle, THR_FC, DX_X_AXIS);"[/color]),
           EXEC([color=#d2691e]"TrimDXAxis(DX_X_AXIS, SET(0));"[/color])
       )
   ));

 

&Throttle is the name of the controller, THR_FC is the name of the device axis. They will be different for your controller. The output is X and Y increasing when the axis is more or less than half. When the other axis is inactive it's value is set very low to combat a frozen slightly-positive value.

 

In DCS it is necessary to set a particular axis tuning such that 50-100% input equals 0-100% output and perhaps invert but this is a simple task.

 

Is this script for the target script editor?

[Frederf]

Yes, your request cannot be done with GUI, it's too weird. You could, in GUI, break the axis up into 3 bands and have the left and right bands push a button for digital brakes (with center null output). But true proportional control of two axes from a single axis in this custom way? It needs direct custom scripting.

 

Remember that GUI just writes a script for you. There is a button "View Script" in GUI that if you paste that text into Script Editor and run does exactly the same thing. So it is even possible to write 99% in GUI, copy script, edit a small part, and paste it into editor and run that.

[Prophet]

Does joystick gremlin create a virtual controller like TARGET does?

 

Joystick Gremlin requires vJoy, and vJoy creates the virtual controller.