Joystick Controller B256A13

[G00dnight]

tom dont delete the panels in helios just hide them, then if a panel goes tits up you can just unhide the helios panel and check the bindings against the panel ones or whatever..

[TomDK]

Okay ... sounds usefull !

I use Capt.Loz profile .. great work !

 

 

Question for thom who might be involved in Helios:

 

How to bring my (now) working Fuel-Panel to work ?

In Helios under the new 2 joysticks B256A13 all switches work now properly and the RecieverLight knob also (!!).

What is the most usefull way to bind them ? Directly with A-10-Device or with the Fuel-Panel from the Helios-Profile ?!

 

Will try tonight to bind them and bring the panel to work. The know should control the cockpit illumination, the poti works fine.

 

Thanks again !

[Gadroc]

Best to bind them straight to the DCS Interface. The helios profile panel will automatically update via the DCS Interface.

[TomDK]

Thanks

 

I have now the Fuel-Panel working expect the poti for the Refuelling Lighning Dial. Any idea how to get it to work ?

 

Looks great so far .... input is now mouse, keyboard, helios touchscreen and my first panel :lol: Its great to fly the A-10 with hardware switches and the touchscreen ...

[brydling]

Information about a bug and a workaround in the "official" thread (For Sale-section)!

[TomDK]

... any idea how to get potiometers to work with helios ?!

 

Thanks for the hint on the bug .. have not realized it Nice and good to know !

 

Cheers

Tom

[Swaty]

Check Ragtop's video Tom

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1307402&postcount=18

[TomDK]

Thank you very much !!!!!

 

Will try it next weekend !! Looks great !!

[Swaty]

Not me, Ragtop!:smilewink:

[TomDK]

Sure .. but you showed me :thumbup:

[acemark]

Hello Brydling, about the Bug you reported. Is " I 15 " correct or should it be " I 13" .

If the board is pluged in with one of the "bad inputs turned on" is the board permently ruined?

What is the tactile switch on the board for?

Thanks Mark

[TomDK]

Topic: poti ......

 

 

I tried it today and setup like in the video.

If a game is paused in the A-10 and in HELIOS everything is fine. The movemnet from the poti is 1:1. If I go back in game and use the poti, light starts jittering and knobs are also jittering. I have 10K potis .. maybe is there the problem ?

 

 

Thanks

Tom

[brydling]

Hello Brydling, about the Bug you reported. Is " I 15 " correct or should it be " I 13" .

If the board is pluged in with one of the "bad inputs turned on" is the board permently ruined?

What is the tactile switch on the board for?

Thanks Mark

 

Hi acemark!

 

It should be I13. I have corrected this in the information.

The board is not damaged in any way if you have one of the bad inputs turned on while the board is restarted. The only thing that happens is that the bootloader is started and you won't be able to use the board until you pull it out and plug it in again, with these inputs turned off.

The tactile switch is for starting the bootloader. If you hold it pressed while plugging in the board, the bootloader is started. This should be the only way of starting the bootloader, but because of the bug the inputs in the 4:th row also starts it.

 

/Niclas

Edited April 15, 2012 by brydling

[brydling]

Topic: poti ......

 

 

I tried it today and setup like in the video.

If a game is paused in the A-10 and in HELIOS everything is fine. The movemnet from the poti is 1:1. If I go back in game and use the poti, light starts jittering and knobs are also jittering. I have 10K potis .. maybe is there the problem ?

 

 

Thanks

Tom

 

Are all the lights and knobs that are jittering bound to analog inputs on the board?

 

/Niclas

[acemark]

Hello Brydling thanks for the info.

I have made a pannel for bs2. First try had to pump "cycle" toggles to make work in game. Then added more wires so that an on\off toggle in game is an on/on toggle on pannel. This eliminated the need to pump toggle every time I used it. The problem now is that I have to control how fast the toggle moves. Too fast "normal toggle switching" does not register as on/off/on, it is registered as one on. So I need a delay. Can I Use a resistor or a capacitor on each input to do this.I only need about 0.5 sec. delay. Thanks Mark.

PS if there is anougther way please tell.

[avlolga]

Hi acemark,

 

i know you can fix this issue with Helios at A-10, i think it can be done too in BS2.

 

there is an great video for how to assign off or any function in Helios.

 

Avi

[acemark]

Thanks Avlolga I will look into it.

[brydling]

Hello Brydling thanks for the info.

I have made a pannel for bs2. First try had to pump "cycle" toggles to make work in game. Then added more wires so that an on\off toggle in game is an on/on toggle on pannel. This eliminated the need to pump toggle every time I used it. The problem now is that I have to control how fast the toggle moves. Too fast "normal toggle switching" does not register as on/off/on, it is registered as one on. So I need a delay. Can I Use a resistor or a capacitor on each input to do this.I only need about 0.5 sec. delay. Thanks Mark.

PS if there is anougther way please tell.

 

Why did you have to wire the switches up as on/on switches? I'm not sure I understand. That shouldn't be necessary.

 

Also, why should an on/on switch register as on/off/on? Or are you talking about another switch in the latter part of the post?

 

/Niclas

[acemark]

Hello Brydling.

Re;switches.

I am using DPST on/on toggel switches.

When game startes, if "panel switch is off" and game switch is off then;

"Panel switch is turned to on" game switch turnes on. This is working.

Next; "Panel switch to off" game switch remains on and switches are out of sync.

Next; "Panel switch to on" game switch off . I then turn "panel switch off " and both swiches are in sync.

So I wired a jumper from 1st on terminal of switch to 2nd on terminal of same toggel.When toggel is moved slowly game switch and panel switch remain in sync. If toggeled normally the game does not reccognise the interuption in the input so game switch does not move and switch becomes out of sync.

 

ITS as if on inputs are registered and off are no

[brydling]

Hello Brydling.

Re;switches.

I am using DPST on/on toggel switches.

When game startes, if "panel switch is off" and game switch is off then;

"Panel switch is turned to on" game switch turnes on. This is working.

Next; "Panel switch to off" game switch remains on and switches are out of sync.

Next; "Panel switch to on" game switch off . I then turn "panel switch off " and both swiches are in sync.

So I wired a jumper from 1st on terminal of switch to 2nd on terminal of same toggel.When toggel is moved slowly game switch and panel switch remain in sync. If toggeled normally the game does not reccognise the interuption in the input so game switch does not move and switch becomes out of sync.

 

ITS as if on inputs are registered and off are no

 

Ah! Now I understand. Doesn't the sim offer separate bindings for "switch X off" and "switch X on"? Do you only have access to a toggle binding?

Edited April 21, 2012 by brydling

[acemark]

Hi Brydling, the sim is BS2. I think there is only one way to assigne switches in sim.

So what about a capacitor connected to the input? Will this harm the board?

Thanks Mark.

[brydling]

No I don't think that will work. Are you sure that you have a break before make switch?

[acemark]

Helios solved the problem,jumper wires removed,toggels working fine.Thanks Avlolga .

[avlolga]

Hi acemark,

good for you !!!

this forum have grate stuff you just need to look for it, by searching one solution you will find other grate things ....

in case you have found the how to assign switches in helios - video please send me the link, i need it for another member.

Thanks

[acemark]

ED Forum/inputs outputs/How to- Assigning toggle switches to DCS using Helios/Ragtop.

This is where I found it , !st post tells where to look. Sorry, dont know how to make link.