DCS BIOS no data yet

[BinBoy007]

Hey everyone,

I'm pretty new to DCS BIOS. I've hoping to make a few of my own panels specifically for the F/A-18c module.
 

I've installed DCS BIOS and I can successfully connect buttons and switches that work perfectly in the simulator (so I know that DCS BIOS is working), however, I cannot figure out how to get data into DCS BIOS Control Reference. Whenever I enter the Control Reference (while the game is running) it always says 'no data yet'. All connections (Virtual Cockpit, Lau Console, Lau Console, Access via Network) are highlighted green.

I also have a WinWing joystick and throttle. Not sure if that is relevant but I know that it also uses some export data from DCS.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Edited August 18, 2021 by BinBoy007
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[No1sonuk]

Did you install the browser app?
 

 

[gersonh]

Physical connection of buttons, switch, There are many schemes out there, it is like the Leo Bodnar in my case connect an on-off-on switch that has 3 pins, the ones at the ends go the digital pins (avoid 1,2 (RX / TX) and 13 the rest the ones you want) and the middle one to GND (ground) .In this case they are on pins 8 and 9.

[BinBoy007]

Hey No1sonuk,

Thanks for getting back to me. The extension is installed. However, when I just checked it, it did show that there was an error.

" 'sockets' is not allowed for specified extension ID. "

Should that be pointing at a destination or something?
 

[No1sonuk]

12 hours ago, BinBoy007 said:

Hey No1sonuk,

Thanks for getting back to me. The extension is installed. However, when I just checked it, it did show that there was an error.

" 'sockets' is not allowed for specified extension ID. "

Should that be pointing at a destination or something?
 

 

 

Sorry, I have no idea.  Mine just worked.

[BinBoy007]

I would just like to confirm something from someone using DCS BIOS. Does the 'Control Reference' data show up live in DCS BIOS even without a custom button/switch plugged in to that specific module?

UPDATE: I also eliminated the above error [sockets' is not allowed for specified extension ID] by using the Chrome browser, instead of the BRAVE browser that I was using previously. However, this didn't change the issue. I can still talk to DCS with buttons & switches but I can't receive data back.

Can someone please confirm that this is the correct format of the Export.lua in the Scripts folder - 
 

dofile(lfs.writedir()..[[Scripts\DCS-BIOS\BIOS.lua]])
 

BIOS = {}; BIOS.LuaScriptDir = [[C:\Program Files\DCS-BIOS\dcs-lua\]]; BIOS.PluginDir = [[C:\Users\info\AppData\Roaming/DCS-BIOS/Plugins\]]; if lfs.attributes(BIOS.LuaScriptDir..[[BIOS.lua]]) ~= nil then dofile(BIOS.LuaScriptDir..[[BIOS.lua]]) end --[[DCS-BIOS Automatic Setup]]

 

Is the export.lua folder the only folder I need to edit to make DCS BIOS work?

Cheers.

Edited August 30, 2021 by BinBoy007
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