ground power switches

[markturner1960]

I have mine correctly mapped in DCS ( I think..) for example Gnd power switch 1 A On button 9, Auto button 10, B On button 11.

 

However, trying the new cold start mission by Rudel for the F-18, this does not generate the correct strokes in the sim.

 

What have I done wrong please?

[Supmua]

I have mine correctly mapped in DCS ( I think..) for example Gnd power switch 1 A On button 9, Auto button 10, B On button 11.

 

However, trying the new cold start mission by Rudel for the F-18, this does not generate the correct strokes in the sim.

 

What have I done wrong please?

 

Those buttons are supposed to stick once press but they don't, and I suspect that the default impulse duration on these input switches is too short (prob default at <50 ms). This doesn't happen with keyboard commands or cockpit mouse click.

 

So I just bind keyboard commands to these switches (joystick gremlin in my case), and they now work correctly. Alternatively, you can probably change the impulse duration in SimAppPro or set a macro to press for 70-80 ms then release, but I have no desire to figure that thing out right now without proper instruction manual.

 

EDIT:

 

Actually upon further testing, only the ground power 1 switch needs to be held down for at least 3 sec which can be tricky. The last time I checked if held for 5 sec it worked without messing around with external app. Make sure it's bound to button 6 of the throttle panel (not 5 which is middle position). So, disregard my previous remarks. Now I don't know if this is going to be 100% consistent. Sometimes a toggle switch just doesn't behave exactly like a button.

 

I’ve been running that custom carrier coldstart training over and over with various settings and bindings, and it is really superb and quite detail-oriented.

Edited June 7, 2020 by Supmua

[markturner1960]

Hi Buddy, sorry, I just noticed an error in what I typed in the original query...it should read joy buttons 4,5,6 NOT 9,10,11 ( these are for gnd power switch 2....) however, that not withstanding, I am a little confused here...

 

with those bindings I have described, if I hold the switch in the back position, IE "B ON", it seems to generate a press for as long as I hold it? Are you referring to the required 3 second actuation in the mission? Or physically with the winwing panel? I have been holding the switches back for teh 3 seconds required in the mission......

 

The way I have it, as far as I can understand, the switch in its normal position is central, and therefore generates joy btn 5 press. When you move it forwards it generate joy btn 4 and backwards, joy btn 6 - is this correct?

 

Would you mind trying this on your panel and seeing if it works? Or tell how you have yours set up ? I cant tell if you are using DCS bindings, joystick gremlin or simapppro...!!

 

Would you mind

[Supmua]

Joystick gremlin only controls my throttle buttons 1 and 2, and custom button boxes. I’ve run this mission more than 10 times back to back over the weekend to test various things and it works consistently.

 

My suggestion:

Don’t bind anything to the middle switch position, leave them blank.

Hold down the ground power 1 switch (B) when prompted for at least 5-6 seconds or until the bracket for ground power 2 pops up. This is when you know that it works because the switch will not flick back in cockpit view. The instruction says 3 sec but it requires longer hold (on the throttle panel).

Edited June 9, 2020 by Supmua

[markturner1960]

Hi, will try that....I am not saying its a problem with the mission BTW, as if I do the mission and use a mouse to click the buttons, it works perfectly...its something to do with my bindings.

 

is the Auto function not used in the sim then?

 

Edit - just removed the auto bind as suggested and it now works.......

 

How do you figure this stuff out Supmua, you are a star ! Thanks!

Edited June 9, 2020 by markturner1960