Stream Deck Plus for radio panel

[Squeaks]

Not sure if this is possible, but I've just got a Stream Deck Plus on a black Friday deal, and it seems like it would be well suited for use as a radio panel, with the 4 rotary dials changing freq's and the small displays showing what freq/channel is currently dialled in.

I have zero skills when it comes to this kind of trickery, but just wondered if anyone else has thought about it or given it a go? Is it even possible?

[bones1014]

I have one and use it for a radio panel. You just attach a hotkey to the rotary and assign a keybind just like regular Streamdeck buttons. You can also build button stacks and cycle through controls by pressing the rotary control down. Pretty handy.

[Squeaks]

Cheers Bones, I'll give the button stack idea a go.

[Bedouin]

I am using the StreamDeck XL and Normal one and a Streamdeck+ to all the cockpit interactions, works well.. A lot of work to map it all, but a very nice solution.

Especially with the StreamDeck + possibility to use Dialstacks

[whiteladder]

On 12/13/2023 at 8:02 AM, Bedouin said:

I am using the StreamDeck XL and Normal one and a Streamdeck+ to all the cockpit interactions, works well.. A lot of work to map it all, but a very nice solution.

Especially with the StreamDeck + possibility to use Dialstacks

Agreed I have the xl and +, the Dialstack is really good I have the first  2 dials setup with 2 radio channels, top level is channel selection, click the dial stack and second level is radio volume.  I have the next 2 rotaries set to various dials in each cockpit, so for example in my AV8B setup the dial stack on rotary 3 are all e/w related, its top level Decoy control, second is RWR volume and third is jammer selection.

Also the ability to swipe pages with the LCD screen is so useful, I have mine set with page one set as a threat page, so for example from the harrier it has the SAM, CW, AI and AAA lamps on the top row of buttons, these illuminate as appropriate, under that the next row of buttons I have chaff dispense, flare salvo (spits from all 4 bucket continually),flare ( either single or if program is select in the EW page that) and on the last button something I call Flare Popup, which I hit if I`m running in for a popup attack it will fire 1 flare every second for 30 seconds.

If I swipe to page 2 its set to Engine read outs, with fuel flow, JPT, Stab position, H2O level, RPM, Fuel Total and Flap Pos displayed on each button and a 3 way switch for H2O selection.

I have the Xl set so when it changes the cockpit profile (F16, F18.AH64,AV8b,and F14) it automatically switch to the appropriate profile on the Streamdeck + as well.

 

 

Edited January 16, 2024 by whiteladder