gerranscub Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 Hi, am new to DCS. Have got my head around setting up the control for the x56 throttle and stick. But am having issues. Controls on the throttle randomly operate, flaps extend, canopy opens and then flies off into the distance, speed brakes etc. But it is intermittent, some days it happens other times it works well. Am not having any trouble with the stick. Would welcome any ideas. Thanks, Richard
jwilliams417 Posted December 16, 2020 Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) You will need to get a powered usb 3.0 hub and plug the x56 into that. For some reason most motherboards usb ports cannot sustain the voltage at the level the x56 needs and it causes input ghosting. Edited December 16, 2020 by jwilliams417
YSIAD_RIP Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 While you are waiting for a good powered USB HUB, try to turn the LED BRIGHTNESS to OFF and see if it is at least a little better. (Make R G B = 0 0 0) Do not own: | F-15E | JF-17 | Fw 190 A-8 | Bf 109 | Hardware: [ - Ryzen7-5800X - 32GB - RX 6800 - X56 HOTAS Throttle - WINWING Orion 2 F16EX Grip - TrackIR 5 - Tobii 5C - JetPad FSE - ]
shinyscouser Posted June 30, 2021 Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) I am having the exact same issues. My engines keep shutting down on their own. My canopy opens in midflight. Landing gear and airbrakes deploy. It's driving me crazy. 1. The StarTech powered USB3.0 hub made absolutely no difference. 2. I turned off the LED brightness and nothing changed. This is the weird thing. While I was still in flight, I clicked on Options and went to the key/HOTAS binding screen and I find that all the options are selecting on their own, intermittently, without me touching any controller or pressing any button. It's absolutely driving me crazy and ruining my DCS experience. Unfortunately my X56 is now 3 to 4 months out of Warranty otherwise I could have had it exchanged. I just had a thought. It could be because the nearby cables, i.e. my VR headset are interfering with the signal from the HOTAS so I'll give that a try. -- Edited comment: I moved my X56 cables away from all the other cables, especially the Oculus Rift S cables, and it seemed to work. I believe the issue is, interference from other electrical signals and poor production from Saitek in not properly protecting their cables. Please note that I made a little campaign on the new Mariana Islands with me in an F/A-18B vs 4 * MiG-21 Bisons. I didn't have any issue until I landed and then the systems started shutting down. However, I don't know if it was because of my poor landing. I also need to point out that I only tried it once so I'm going to have to test and retest to confirm that this is in fact the solution. Edited June 30, 2021 by shinyscouser Possible solution other than use a "powered USB hub" and "turn off LEDs on Saitek control panel" 1
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