Cruiser18 Posted April 16, 2020 Posted April 16, 2020 (edited) *Edit* Issue has been fixed. See post #11. I am experiencing an issue with the targeting pod where it is always out of focus whenever the targeting pod is SOI. Here's a small video that demonstrates the issue. Notice that the pod goes out of focus every time it is made SOI and immediately regains focus when it is not SOI. This issue also occured all the time before today's patch. Edited April 17, 2020 by Cruiser18
Cruiser18 Posted April 16, 2020 Author Posted April 16, 2020 Do you use axis to control FOV? On the pod? No, only a button to switch between near and far.
L0op8ack Posted April 16, 2020 Posted April 16, 2020 refocus only happen when change FOV(wide/narrow/manual scale), should not auto-refocus. If you use axis for manual FOV scale, axis jittering may cause refocus.
unknown Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 On the pod? No, only a button to switch between near and far. Do you have the Radar elevation mapped to an axis? I do have it mapped and use it to zoom the TGP( additinally to near/wide) as long as i move that axis i get a re-focus but as soon as i stop moving that sxis(zoom level i want) it stops re-focusing and i have a clear picture, tested right now in latest OB. Modules: KA-50, A-10C, FC3, UH-1H, MI-8MTV2, CA, MIG-21bis, FW-190D9, Bf-109K4, F-86F, MIG-15bis, M-2000C, SA342 Gazelle, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, F-14, C-101, FW-190A8, F-16C, F-5E, JF-17, SC, Mi-24P Hind, AH-64D Apache, Mirage F1, F-4E Phantom II System: Win 11 Pro 64bit, Ryzen 3800X, 32gb RAM DDR4-3200, PowerColor Radeon RX 6900XT Red Devil ,1 x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe, 2 x Samsung SSD 2TB + 1TB SATA, MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals - VIRPIL T-50CM and VIRPIL MongoosT-50 Throttle - HP Reverg G2, using only the latest Open Beta, DCS settings
Cruiser18 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 Do you have the Radar elevation mapped to an axis? I do have it mapped and use it to zoom the TGP( additinally to near/wide) as long as i move that axis i get a re-focus but as soon as i stop moving that sxis(zoom level i want) it stops re-focusing and i have a clear picture, tested right now in latest OB. I do have a axis I use for radar elevation, but I'm not under impression that I use it for zooming on the targeting pod? I'm gonna have a look at that bind after work and see if it also works as a zoom for the targeting pod.
unknown Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 I do have a axis I use for radar elevation, but I'm not under impression that I use it for zooming on the targeting pod? I'm gonna have a look at that bind after work and see if it also works as a zoom for the targeting pod. The Radar elevation Axis is used for zoom(or FOV like L0op8ack said above) by default. As soon as you have assigned it for the elevation axis it is also used to zoom the TGP. I think your axis(physical on the HOTAS) does produce some false signals(jitter) and that triggers the constant re-focosing for you. Modules: KA-50, A-10C, FC3, UH-1H, MI-8MTV2, CA, MIG-21bis, FW-190D9, Bf-109K4, F-86F, MIG-15bis, M-2000C, SA342 Gazelle, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, F-14, C-101, FW-190A8, F-16C, F-5E, JF-17, SC, Mi-24P Hind, AH-64D Apache, Mirage F1, F-4E Phantom II System: Win 11 Pro 64bit, Ryzen 3800X, 32gb RAM DDR4-3200, PowerColor Radeon RX 6900XT Red Devil ,1 x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe, 2 x Samsung SSD 2TB + 1TB SATA, MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals - VIRPIL T-50CM and VIRPIL MongoosT-50 Throttle - HP Reverg G2, using only the latest Open Beta, DCS settings
Cruiser18 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 The Radar elevation Axis is used for zoom(or FOV like L0op8ack said above) by default. As soon as you have assigned it for the elevation axis it is also used to zoom the TGP. I think your axis(physical on the HOTAS) does produce some false signals(jitter) and that triggers the constant re-focosing for you. Huh, interesting. If that is the case, then it is highly likely that it is my axis that is the cause. I use a Virpil MT-50 throttle and it's not uncommon for the axis to create "jitters" because they are so fine-grained. In other air frames I have not had trouble of this kind before, but they also don't pull double duty on the controls this way. I'm gonna have a look into this after work. It might be the cause of my issue with the HUD SPI as well.
unknown Posted April 17, 2020 Posted April 17, 2020 Huh, interesting. If that is the case, then it is highly likely that it is my axis that is the cause. I use a Virpil MT-50 throttle and it's not uncommon for the axis to create "jitters" because they are so fine-grained. In other air frames I have not had trouble of this kind before, but they also don't pull double duty on the controls this way. I'm gonna have a look into this after work. It might be the cause of my issue with the HUD SPI as well. I'm using the same(? version 3) throttle, the F-18 also uses the radar elevation axis for TGP zoom. Modules: KA-50, A-10C, FC3, UH-1H, MI-8MTV2, CA, MIG-21bis, FW-190D9, Bf-109K4, F-86F, MIG-15bis, M-2000C, SA342 Gazelle, AJS-37 Viggen, F/A-18C, F-14, C-101, FW-190A8, F-16C, F-5E, JF-17, SC, Mi-24P Hind, AH-64D Apache, Mirage F1, F-4E Phantom II System: Win 11 Pro 64bit, Ryzen 3800X, 32gb RAM DDR4-3200, PowerColor Radeon RX 6900XT Red Devil ,1 x Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 2TB NVMe, 2 x Samsung SSD 2TB + 1TB SATA, MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals - VIRPIL T-50CM and VIRPIL MongoosT-50 Throttle - HP Reverg G2, using only the latest Open Beta, DCS settings
Cruiser18 Posted April 17, 2020 Author Posted April 17, 2020 Alright, that was the issue. It was the thumb stick slider axis on the Virpil TM-50 throttle that was the issue because it kept sending small jitters which the JF-17 enterpreted as a change in zoom. I've applied a dynamic deadzone to the axis now through their setup software, and now the targeting pod properly focuses. Thank you for your inputs everyone. :)
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