Radar stick question

[Extranajero]

How do the keybindings work on the radar switch ? the trigger has 3 detents - does that mean four positions ? neutral, detent zero, detent one, detent two ?

 

I'm designing a radar stick and need to know how to work out the switching on the trigger - I won't be using a hat switch or joystick buttons.

[QuiGon]

The Trigger works like a typical 2 stage trigger, like the one on the Warthog HOTAS stick for example and has a neutral position (T0) and 2 detents (T1, TV).

 

In the Viggen the trigger is used for nav fixes as following:

1st detent (T1): initiates nav fix

2nd detent (TV): executes nav fix

To abort a nav fix that you already have initiated by pressing the 1st detent (T1) you will have to release the trigger (T0) instead of pressing the 2nd detent (TV).

Edited July 10, 2019 by QuiGon

[SGT Coyle]

I believe it's a two stage trigger like the WH. T0->T1->T2

[Extranajero]

Ok thanks guys. It's clear now.

[Leadnap]

If you don't have a two stage trigger to use, I bound T0, T1, Tv to buttons on my HOTAS and basically think of it as "T1 to enter the mode, Tv to lock, and T0 to cancel"

[SGT Coyle]

For the enthusiastic users of TARGET, a function to spit the two stage trigger.

One issue I've always had was how to reliably split the two stage trigger when using TARGET. The problem is that physical trigger is made up of to switches actuated by a cam. Unfortunately when trigger 2 is actuated, trigger 1 is also actuated. That makes doing things like the radar stick tricky to map.

 

 

I have finally split the triggers.

 

 

Put this in a .tmc script

 

//Trigger
MapKey(&JoystickF18,TG1, EXEC("Trigger();"));//    Split Trigger Function Call TG1
MapKeyR(&JoystickF18,TG1, CHAIN(
                               EXEC("ActKey(DX24);"),
                               EXEC("ActKey(DX25);"),
                               EXEC("ActKey(PULSE + KEYON + DX23);")
                                   )
                                       );// Simple CHAIN to Release TG1 & TG2

MapKey(&JoystickF18,TG2, EXEC("Trigger2();"));//    Split Trigger Function Call TG2
MapKeyR(&JoystickF18,TG2, CHAIN(
                               EXEC("ActKey(DX24);"),
                               EXEC("ActKey(DX25);"),
                               EXEC("ActKey(PULSE + KEYON + DX23);")
                                   )
                                       );// Simple CHAIN to Release TG1 & TG2  

and this in a .tmh file. Name it whatever you want and "include" it in you script.

//*************************************************************************************************
//*******___ Viggen ___**********
// Trigger Split for Viggen Radar Fix

int    Trigger1()    {
   if(JoystickF18[TG1])
   ActKey(KEYON + DX24);
   }
   
int Trigger2()    {
   if(JoystickF18[TG2])
   ActKey(DX24);
   ActKey(KEYON + DX25);    
    }

Make sure to map radar stick controls in DCS.

 

 

• T0 to DX23
  
• T1 to DX24
  
• T2 to DX25
  

This has worked a hoot for me.