Constellation Alpha Prime questions

[Mik75]

It´s like christmas, because today, my Constellation Alpha Prime grip arrived, just a few days after the WarBRD-D base!

I got everything set up so far, and it really feels very nice. But during assigning all the buttons to the different modules, two things caught my attention:

First, when choosing a joystick button as a modifier, the modifier acts like a toggle (one press to activate the modifier, one more press to deactivate it again), rather than having it only active while it is depressed (as it was with my Warthog stick). Can this behaviour be changed, and if so, how?

And second, the paddle switch isn´t recognised as an axis in DCS (it´s not recognised at all to be exact), altough the calibration was succesful in the Virpil software. However, the software shows only values between 0-38%, rather than 50 or even 100%, when it´s being moved between its both stops. What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks a lot for your help!

 

[dburne]

14 hours ago, Mik75 said:

It´s like christmas, because today, my Constellation Alpha Prime grip arrived, just a few days after the WarBRD-D base!

I got everything set up so far, and it really feels very nice. But during assigning all the buttons to the different modules, two things caught my attention:

First, when choosing a joystick button as a modifier, the modifier acts like a toggle (one press to activate the modifier, one more press to deactivate it again), rather than having it only active while it is depressed (as it was with my Warthog stick). Can this behaviour be changed, and if so, how?

And second, the paddle switch isn´t recognised as an axis in DCS (it´s not recognised at all to be exact), altough the calibration was succesful in the Virpil software. However, the software shows only values between 0-38%, rather than 50 or even 100%, when it´s being moved between its both stops. What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks a lot for your help!

 

 

1: If you are talking within DCS, you chose the wrong modifier. Look more carefully for the one on the left I believe it is.

2: Likely bad calibration, be sure and calibrate all axis in the Virpil software. Also insure you have flashed with the correct firmware for the grip.

Edited June 3, 2023 by dburne

[Mik75]

14 minutes ago, dburne said:

 

1: If you are talking within DCS, you chose the wrong modifier. Look more carefully for the one on the left I believe it is.

2: Likely bad calibration, be sure and calibrate all axis in the Virpil software. Also insure you have flashed with the correct firmware for the grip.

 

I've contacted their support. They're really top notch. We'll get the issue sorted next week with an Anydesk session. I couldn't calibrate it properly, although the firmware has been flashed to the most recent version, etc. 

As for the modifier, you're totally right. I chose "switch", so no wonder it acted like one. The left side ("Modifier") is where I have to bind the pinkie switch. 

Thanks for your help! 

[dburne]

17 minutes ago, Mik75 said:

I've contacted their support. They're really top notch. We'll get the issue sorted next week with an Anydesk session. I couldn't calibrate it properly, although the firmware has been flashed to the most recent version, etc. 

As for the modifier, you're totally right. I chose "switch", so no wonder it acted like one. The left side ("Modifier") is where I have to bind the pinkie switch. 

Thanks for your help! 

Ok good deal. I suspect you may have flashed an incorrect firmware but best to let them get you sorted. I have certainly done it before.

[Mik75]

So the slider axis on my grip is indeed defective. I have to send it to Virpil to have it fixed... So, one quick question: If I reconnect my Warthog stick, will the sim remember all the bindings I´ve once made with it, or will it be seen as a new device and I have to rebind everything from the start again?