Thrustmaster TARGET and Cougar MFDs

[moggel]

Finally got myself a pair of Cougar MFDs but can't figure out out how to use them with the TARGET scripting software. I went into the keybindings (F-16C Sim) and bound all the MFD keybinds to the virtual controller's "Joystick buttons". But, apparently, the same "Joystick button" is found both on the MFDs and on the HOTAS.

How do you create keybinds for the Cougars that does not interfere with the HOTAS? I found nothing in the TARGET manual for this, or am I just blind?

Edited July 12, 2022 by moggel

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

in all honesty, I only used target to assign the devices # number. I have 3 MFDs so they can´t be named the same. Other than that, I use DCS ingame options controllers for binding.

[Dudikoff]

2 hours ago, moggel said:

Finally got myself a pair of Cougar MFDs but can't figure out out how to use them with the TARGET scripting software. I went into the keybindings (F-16C Sim) and bound all the MFD keybinds to the virtual controller's "Joystick buttons". But, apparently, the same "Joystick button" is found both on the MFDs and on the HOTAS.

How do you create keybinds for the Cougars that does not interfere with the HOTAS? I found nothing in the TARGET manual for this, or am I just blind?

If you're using the DCS keybinding (like e.g. F-16C Sim) to assign key commands, then you shouldn't run Target beforehand and you'll get separate devices (i.e. TM Warthog Stick, TM Warthog Throttle, TM MFD 1 and TM MFD 2) that you assign respective DCS commands to.

If you're using Target, then you assign these in Target (e.g. key 'Y' which is defined in the F-16C Sim profile Keyboard column to some DCS F-16C function, you can assign it to some MFD button directly so when the Target profile is active, a press to that key will type Y whether in DCS or in Windows in general).

Edited July 12, 2022 by Dudikoff

[moggel]

I'm using TARGET to emulate some extra axis, as well as assigning one key to SHIFT, allowing several buttons to have double functionality etc.

If I understand your advice correctly I need to create "keyboard" assignments for all MFD buttons? If so, what are their "script names"? The lower left switch on the throttle, for example, is called "EACON" / "EACOFF"  so I can use those names in the TARGET sript. But I haven't found any such names for the MFD buttons in the TARGET manual.

Edited July 12, 2022 by moggel

[Ala12Rv-Tundra]

2 hours ago, moggel said:

assigning one key to SHIFT, allowing several buttons to have double functionality etc.

This part you can do within DCS, if that simplifies the process for you

[The_Nephilim]

hey to the OP could this be of interest ?:

 

 

 

Edited July 16, 2022 by The_Nephilim