Binding Wheeelbrake to Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Toebrakes

[Vekkinho]

Hi all,

 

I've been away from DCS for too long now but now with more fre time and a new rig I can get back to it. Sooo, I own a Track IR 4, TM Cougar and a Saitek Pro Flight Rudder for ages ( I believe since early 2000s) and pretty much managed to program everything to my liking except binding a wheelbrake (button W) to a Saitek PFR Toebrake.

 

Saitek PFR has both left and right toebrakes working in an axis manner whereas DCS sees it as a single button W press and hold. So I can't assign axis to a Wheelbrake command by using the DCS in game controls binding.

On the other hand new Saitek programming software / now Logitech - software version 8.0.213.0 allows me to program toebrakes as bends so I can bind a W button to it. But this is not being recognized in DCS a W key press.

 

So can anybody help me out here?

 

I don't remember having this issue before (When I played FC2).

 

Thanks All.

 

 

 

 

[rob10]

Are you going into the "AXIS" part of the menu (in the dropdown that allows you to filter for various systems) and trying to bind the axis there?  You can't bind an axis to the "W" button since it's a button.  Also note that you'll likely need to invert the toe-brakes is you do bind it to an axis or else they'll be released when you press them and on when you don't press them.

[Vekkinho]

I know that I can't bind an axis to a W button command on some platforms (modern day jets), on the other hand it's possible to do on Warfighters as they're modelled with differential brakes in mind working as an axis.

 

My toebrakes are programmed in Saitek profile editor to trigger W key press when activated but DCS for some reason doesnt's recognize that command.

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

  

[rob10]

Thanks for the clarifications even though I'm still not sure I fully understand what you're trying to do.  If I understand correctly, you currently have both toebrakes set in the Saitek software to depress the "W" key?  Can you bind that to anything in DCS or is it just not giving any in-game function with W bound (whether using the toebrake to bind it or keyboard to bind it then toebrakes to send W)?  My one possible piece of advice (and I don't know the Saitek software), but is there a chance it is sending one "W" depress rather than a continuous stream of "W"'s?  Open whatever and see if it keeps typing W while the toebrakes are pressed or if it only types one for you.