Using SAITEK PRO FLIGHT panels with .lua?

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If I had any degree of programming ability I would attempt looking at this but I don't. I know that all these Saitek Pro Flight panels -- radio/comms panel, switch panel, etc -- look for FSXUIPC (sp?) or simconnedt, which is present only in FSX.

 

I also know that Saitek is happy to share the SDK with developers who will make it work with other sims. It has already been done with X-Plane.

 

DCS A10C might be perfect because it models everything -- radio channels, and all the switches and trim and features -- that FSX does, with few exceptions. And it uses the .lua programming script.

 

I am just wondering if anybody has really tried to make that work? Again, I believe Saitek would support this effort -- imagine their sales of that gear once somebody gets it working.

 

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Here is the forum for some drivers called SPAD - Saitek Panel Advanced Drivers:

 

http://spad.189988.n3.nabble.com/

 

It should be noted that Saitek is supporting this guy, gives him tools, SDK, etc., and often they refer people over to him on the Saitek support forums.

 

Here is some real brief and general discussion of creating some drivers for other sims.

 

http://spad.189988.n3.nabble.com/SPAD-in-other-sims-it-s-posible-td786115.html

 

This idea is not crazy. Just needs some effort put into it.

 

Would love DCS to look at this kind of support for a future beta - though one would think Saitek would be more interested in doing this, from an economic perspective. I will continue to pester them about this as well.

 

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