Alterscape Posted July 4, 2018 Posted July 4, 2018 (edited) I am planning to buy a Gunfighter II / MCG Pro base for DCS, once they become available in the States again (fingers crossed for 9 JUL). I'm buying the gunfighter II base + extension (and WH conversion kit) for use with all the fighters. However, one of my hopes is to use the MCG Pro with the Ka-50 module, and I am waaaay too invested in force feedback on that platform to give it up. Ideally I'd tear down one of my FFB2 sticks, machine a base that allows the MCG Pro to sit on top of the FFB2 stalk, and then run a cable from the MCG's connector to the blackbox. So my question is: Can the MCG Pro communicate with the Blackbox if connected directly via a cable, without the Gunfighter II base in line? Looks like there is a 4-pin connector between the stick base and grip, but a 3-pin connector on the newer MCGs? Understand 100% if VKB does not want to describe the communications protocol, in which case I guess the fallback option would be to construct an extension cable from the MCG plug to the Gunfighter II (similar to what goes in the stick extension -- buying a second stick extension kit might just be the ticket here)! I could then bind the FFB2 axes (and ignore the Gunfighter x/y in DCS) and get what I'm looking for.. Understand that all of the above is likely a warranty-voiding activity, but I void warranties for grins anyway! :) Edited July 4, 2018 by Alterscape Clarifying that I'm buying the Gunfighter II either way, just curious re: the Ka-50 corner case.
AeroGator Posted July 9, 2018 Posted July 9, 2018 I am planning to buy a Gunfighter II / MCG Pro base for DCS, once they become available in the States again They should be coming! MCG as well as any other VKB product has its own controller. Controller is connected via a 3-wire interface to the base and the base is connected to whatever other devices you have in your setup. The Black Box allows connection of 8 different devices simultaneously. You can therefore directly connect the grip to the Black Box, this is good news. The not so good news is that you will have to make a cable to independently power the grip (normally the base would do that). But it is all doable and as you are obviously quite an advanced pilot with engineering background I believe it will take you less than one hour. Tell us when it is done! > Best Regards from VKB Lair, AeroGator
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