investigating TEDAC Export does not switch off when switching to PLT seat

[jonsky7]

When joining the Helo in the PLT seat, the defined TEDAC export position has no output - Good

When switching to the CPG seat, the TEDAC export position shows the TEDAC screen- Good

When switching back to the PLT seat the TEDAC screen remains visible but is now frozen - Bad!

May I ask for the TEDAC export to switch off completely when switching back the PLT seat please.

Many thanks.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

I will ask the team

thanks

[BIGNEWY]

@jonsky7 so you would prefer the TEDAC to stop exporting / turn black rather that freeze when switch seats correct? 

thank you

[flanker0ne]

Maybe is linked to, maybe not...
When I shutdown the Apache, the MPD export remain visible, like if the command "MPD OFF" is lost but obviously there is no update

[jonsky7]

10 hours ago, BIGNEWY said:

@jonsky7 so you would prefer the TEDAC to stop exporting / turn black rather that freeze when switch seats correct? 

thank you

Either that or not freeze.

A frozen display doesn't really serve much purpose. That screen space can be used for something else while in the pilot seat. 

Thanks for the reply!

Edited October 27, 2023 by jonsky7

[GeoS72]

+1 on the frozen display serving no purpose.

There hasn't been much progress on blanking out the TEDAC display when switching from CPG to Pilot. From my experience, the monitor that displays TEDAC is actively blanked while the player is in the Pilot seat then unblanked while the player is in the CPG seat. I find that troublesome because I'd like to use that space for the ControlsIndicator overlay; all my attempts to place the overlay in the "spare" monitor for the Pilot failed.

[Mapi]

One year is over

Yes - please clear the Buffer.

[GeoS72]

Here are some screen shots that I took today (01/10/2025) while in Instant Action: Hot Start on Kutaisi. This is the total screen resolution that DCS sees and displays on my multi-monitor setup.

Screenshot 1: Pilot Seat. Orange box is blanked out. With ControlsIndicator overlay enabled, the Autopilot overlay is 95% blocked by the blank out. I normally edit my LUA file to move the autopilot overlay to the primary window. The purple box approximates the position of the Autopilot portion of the ControlsIndicator overlay. I would much rather use this blanked out area to display the ControlsIndicator overlay.

Screenshot 2: CPG Seat: TEDAC display visible in the display. The purple box again shows the autopilot portion of the ControlsIndicator overlay. It is cutoff with the same amount.

Screenshot 3: Pilot Seat: This was taken right after sitting in the CPG seat. The orange box shows the TEDAC display (stuck in the last known position). The purple box highlights the autopilot portion of the ControlsIndicator overlay.

In one of the early iterations of the AH-64, the area in the orange box was not blanked out and it could be used to position overlays like the ControlsIndicator. Is it possible to remove this blank page for additional use? And could the TEDAC be turned off when transitioning from CPG to Pilot seats?

Note: Screenshots were reduced in size to save HDD space in this post. The original screen size is 4960x1440.

Edited January 10 by GeoS72
Re-arranged images in proper order.

[GeoS72]

@BIGNEWY & @flanker0ne,

I would like to re-address this issue with you guys. Has there been any progress?

[Bigity]

It would be nice if you could have a TEDAC viewport setting override a MFD setting for the CPG seat.  So you can export the TEDAC for the CPG and still export both MFDs for the pilot seat.