Griefhard Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Hi there, on my collective I got a 3-way switch, that returns/defaults to the middle position. I believe this would be just the function of the original Landing Light Switch in the Huey. Now I am looking for some help/code where I can bind the RETRIEVE and the EXTEND to a button press and an ELSE OFF logic. Something like that is done in the A10C with the Warthog throttle. It got a 3 way switch for the flaps having a button press up and down but none in the middle. Anyone coder here that can tell me what code I must insert where to get this functionality? Would greatly appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiki Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) Not really sure what do you want your controls to do? If it's just extend-retract, just bind those at up/down on your switch and don't bind anything in the middle. If you want to stop your light along the way (not sure why would you want that), bind stop to the middle and then just hold up/down as long as it is required to get the light where you want it Edited September 29, 2022 by admiki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griefhard Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 Well. Tha ks for the answer. I figured out this much. Let me explain. On my collective controller (Virpil's Ka50) there are a bunch of 3-way-switches, that default to the middle position. So you gotta hold up or down to keep the switch in place. Unfortunately the middle position got no button press, only up and down are actual button presses. So I was looking for a binding: Retract <> else Stop Extend <> else Stop There are a bunch of these functions on other planes under the section Special Joystick or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution DishDoggie Posted October 3, 2022 Solution Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 7:07 PM, Griefhard said: Well. Tha ks for the answer. I figured out this much. Let me explain. On my collective controller (Virpil's Ka50) there are a bunch of 3-way-switches, that default to the middle position. So you gotta hold up or down to keep the switch in place. Unfortunately the middle position got no button press, only up and down are actual button presses. So I was looking for a binding: Retract <> else Stop Extend <> else Stop There are a bunch of these functions on other planes under the section Special Joystick or something like that. I thought you can program the middle position of any switch with the VPC software for Virpil that comes with the gear? I have never done it and I may be not understanding you so If I got it wrong Good Luck finding the correct Answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griefhard Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 18 hours ago, DishDoggie said: I thought you can program the middle position of any switch with the VPC software for Virpil that comes with the gear? I have never done it and I may be not understanding you so If I got it wrong Good Luck finding the correct Answer. Well. Looks at least promising. Will investigate further. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griefhard Posted October 4, 2022 Author Share Posted October 4, 2022 That did the trick! (From VIRPIL Support) For that do the following: Run VPC Configuration tool --> go to BUTTON tab --> drop down TOGGLES Decoding --> type in button 3 with mode OFF and button 2 with mode OFF --> press SAVE VPC DEVICE. Now a new virtual button is created. To check what's that button number just press the switch UP or DOWN and look what button gets deactivated in the Physical button state box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatthis Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 10/4/2022 at 10:15 PM, Griefhard said: That did the trick! (From VIRPIL Support) For that do the following: Run VPC Configuration tool --> go to BUTTON tab --> drop down TOGGLES Decoding --> type in button 3 with mode OFF and button 2 with mode OFF --> press SAVE VPC DEVICE. Now a new virtual button is created. To check what's that button number just press the switch UP or DOWN and look what button gets deactivated in the Physical button state box. i take it that only works with virpil hardware? i have a mixture of virpil, tm and homebrew button boxes and i want to do what youve done, ie on/off/on toggle switch to do all 3 functions 7700k @5ghz, 32gb 3200mhz ram, 2080ti, nvme drives, valve index vr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xupicor Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) I realize it's a bit late, but if you haven't yet -- look up https://github.com/Quaggles/dcs-input-command-injector + https://github.com/Munkwolf/dcs-community-keybinds There's a bunch of custom bindings of this kind and with a little know how you can add your own as well. Edited January 13 by Xupicor Windows 11 Pro, RTX4090 (24GB), 5950X @ 4.3GHz, 64GB RAM @ 3000MHz, M.2 SSD 8TB, Pimax Crystal Modules and maps: All of 'em. (It's a problem...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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