escaner Posted May 14, 2023 Posted May 14, 2023 Hello I have a self made, Arduino based, UFC with display that uses DCS BIOS. Recently it stopped working with the A-10C II. I know that DCS BIOS is out of support (some time ago even tried to send fixes and was informed that the guy responsible for the repository was MIA and nobody could update it). From what I read, I probably should move to FlightPanels' branch. Is there any guide for porting from DCS-BIOS to FlightPanels? If not, could anyone please tell me if it is just a matter of uninstall/reinstall? I don't know even if I need to download a new Arduino library, if the API or the protocol has changed or if I am fine using the one from the original project. Thanks a lot! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Mordants Posted May 14, 2023 Posted May 14, 2023 All I can suggest is this SYSTEM SPECS: Hardware Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz, 3792 Mhz, 64Gb RAM, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090, CONTROLS: VPC Rotor TCS Base, VPC Hawk-60 Collective Grip, VPC MongoosT-50CM3 Base, VPC Constellation ALPHA Prime [R], Thrustmaster Warthog – Throttle, Thrustmaster TPR - Pendular Rudder Pedals, Honeycomb Alpha Flight Control (For Anubis C-130 Hercules), Meta Quest Pro. SOFTWARE: Microsoft Windows 11,
No1sonuk Posted May 14, 2023 Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) The good news is that Flightpanels uses a version of DCS-BIOS. Conversion requires you to install the Flightpanels version of DCS-BIOS (Which IS regularly updated), then go through your code with the new control reference and change the labels and addresses as appropriate. There may not be any changes needed with the switch side of things, but check anyway. So go here: https://github.com/DCSFlightpanels You want the DCS-BIOS block and the new Arduino library (uninstall the old one if you know how). Have a look here for the Fork setup guide: One thing to note is that the Flightpanels fork DCS-BIOS version number is 7.something, whereas the Hub version was 10.something. IIRC, this is because the Flightpanels fork was based on an older version of DCS-BIOS when it first came out. The difference is that Hub stopped being maintained years ago, while Flightpanels is actively updated regularly. There's a Discord server too, but invites are locked down. Maybe one of the Fork devs will appear soon... Edited May 14, 2023 by No1sonuk 1
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