Aa416295 Posted February 3, 2022 Posted February 3, 2022 Hello there. Not sure if this has been asked before. I have a WinWing Orion hotas, which has a 2 way switch labeled for the parking break. I know the F-16 has a 3 way Anti-Skid switch. My plan is to bind it so that 'up' is 'Anti-Skid Switch - Parking Brake', and down is 'Anti-Skid Switch - Anti-Skid'. I can bind the 'Parking Brake' no problem, when when I bind 'Anti-Skid Switch - Anti-Skid' It doesn't work. My work around is to Bind 'Parking Break' and 'Anti-Skid Switch - Down' bind. It kind of works, but not as well as I'd like. Am I doing something wrong? Has anyone tried to bind Anti-Skid to a 2 way switch? I don't really see the need for the 'Off' position, so the 2 way switch should be fine... Thanks for insight T.
LeCuvier Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 So with your plan, you would always be in either "Parking Brake" or "Anti-Skid" mode. Does that make sense? LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5
Aa416295 Posted February 4, 2022 Author Posted February 4, 2022 Yeah, that's what I plan. But I can't get the Anti-Skid selection to work... Why, should I be flying in the Off position? I just always assumed people flew in Anti-Skid. T
LeCuvier Posted February 4, 2022 Posted February 4, 2022 (edited) The anti-skid switches in the Hornet and in the Warthog also have the OFF position, and there is probably a reason for it. There may be operational situations (e.g. a defect in the anti-skid system), where you need to disable the anti-skid function and where you do not want to switch to Parking brake. The F/A-18C guide for example states that anti-skid is not used in carrier operations. I did a test: For the Viper, I bound each of the 3 switch positions to a pushbutton and found that there is an interlock. You can go from Anti-Skid directly to Parking Brake, but you cannot do the reverse. From Parking Brake you have to go to OFF first, and then you can go to Anti-Skid. That's why you cannot switch to Interlock with your preferred set-up- Strangely, this interlock does not exist when you operate the switch with the mouse. PS: I could think of a lua edit that might make the 2-way switch work, but it's probably not worth it. Edited February 4, 2022 by LeCuvier LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5
LeCuvier Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 Out of curiosity I tried to create a single command binding that would set the switch in the cockpit very briefly to "OFF" and then to "Anti-Skid". And it seems to work. It requires addition of this line of code to the file "default.lua": {down = gear_commands.AntiSkidSw_EXT, pressed = gear_commands.AntiSkidSw_EXT, cockpit_device_id = devices.GEAR_INTERFACE, value_down = -1.0, value_pressed = 0.0, name = _('ANTI-SKID Switch To ANTI-SKID via OFF'), category = {_('Left Auxiliary Console')}}, This will create a new command "ANTI-SKID Switch To ANTI-SKID via OFF" which you need to bind in lieu of the original command "ANTI-SKID Switch - ANTI-SKID". It's a deviation from realism, but given the fact that most of us don't have spare 3-position switches it won't weigh on my conscience. LeCuvier Windows 10 Pro 64Bit | i7-4790 CPU |16 GB RAM|SSD System Disk|SSD Gaming Disk| MSI GTX-1080 Gaming 8 GB| Acer XB270HU | TM Warthog HOTAS | VKB Gladiator Pro | MongoosT-50 | MFG Crosswind Pedals | TrackIR 5
Aa416295 Posted February 6, 2022 Author Posted February 6, 2022 Does anyone know if the requirement to go from parking break, to off, to anti-skid is realistic to the actual aircraft? I mean, I can just use the mouse if I need to, I just thought since the switch is there on the orion, I'd set it up how I use it 99% of the time, which is either as the parking break, or the anti-skid...
SCPanda Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) On 2/6/2022 at 9:55 PM, Aa416295 said: Does anyone know if the requirement to go from parking break, to off, to anti-skid is realistic to the actual aircraft? I mean, I can just use the mouse if I need to, I just thought since the switch is there on the orion, I'd set it up how I use it 99% of the time, which is either as the parking break, or the anti-skid... In the real aircraft, the 3 position switch is from off-anti skid-parking brake. Off is not in the center position. I'm sorry, I also read your original post and I just don't understand what are you struggling with. I have orion hotas as well. I just bind parking brake (DCS) to praking brake on my 2 way swtich, and anti-skid (DCS) to off on my 2 way swtich. Works like a charm. I don't bother turning anti-skid off in-game since I don't see the reason to. Just in case you are wondering, DCS F-16's anti-skid function has not been implemented yet, but it will be in the future. Nevertheless, you can just bind the keys to the orion 2 way swtich like I do now. It works (for parking brake) and will work in the future once ED implementes anti-skid for the F-16. Edited February 9, 2022 by SCPanda
Aa416295 Posted February 9, 2022 Author Posted February 9, 2022 4 hours ago, SCPanda said: In the real aircraft, the 3 position switch is from off-anti skid-parking brake. Off is not in the center position. I'm sorry, I also read your original post and I just don't understand what are you struggling with. I have orion hotas as well. I just bind parking brake (DCS) to praking brake on my 2 way swtich, and anti-skid (DCS) to off on my 2 way swtich. Works like a charm. I don't bother turning anti-skid off in-game since I don't see the reason to. Just in case you are wondering, DCS F-16's anti-skid function has not been implemented yet, but it will be in the future. Nevertheless, you can just bind the keys to the orion 2 way swtich like I do now. It works (for parking brake) and will work in the future once ED implementes anti-skid for the F-16. That's exactly what I want to do on my Orion, but it does not work. When I bind the off position of the switch to 'anti skid' it will not move the switch in game. If I bind it to 'off', it works... I can't figure out why.
CobaltUK Posted February 9, 2022 Posted February 9, 2022 Doesn`t seem to work correctly even using KB. Suspect something is bugged with the binds. As things stand there seem to be 2 means of moving switch down but none that will move to the full up parking brake on position. At least for me. Windows 7/10 64bit, Intel i7-4770K 3.9GHZ, 32 GB Ram, Gforce GTX 1080Ti, 11GB GDDR5 Valve Index. Force IPD 63 (for the F-16)
SCPanda Posted February 10, 2022 Posted February 10, 2022 18 hours ago, Aa416295 said: That's exactly what I want to do on my Orion, but it does not work. When I bind the off position of the switch to 'anti skid' it will not move the switch in game. If I bind it to 'off', it works... I can't figure out why. Let me check my bindings for you after I got home.
Grodin Posted July 6, 2023 Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Still bugged. With mouse you can go parking brake -> anti-skid but with hotas bindings you need to go parking brake -> off -> anti-skid. Seems anti-skid position is locked out until go all the way to off first. "anti-skid" position binding does not react unless you are in off position first. Kind of makes no sense because anti-skid is the middle position so you should be able to go just 1 click down from parking brake like you can when clicking with a mouse, no? Edited July 6, 2023 by Grodin Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity.
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