Does the throttle of hotas cougar work without joystick? how?

[bird-1]

Can we choose to use the throttle of hotas cougar without joystick ? Maybe translate the terminal to USB ?

[PoleCat]

Maybe with the use of target although I am not sure.

 

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[Gadroc]

No you can't. The throttle does not have the electronics in it to communicate with the PC. You would have to get something like a LEO Bodnar board and wire that into the throttle. I have done this. I think I wrote down all of the pin outs on the cable colors. I'll see if I can't dig it up and post it.

[PoleCat]

I was assuming you meant with both throttle and stick connected and instead using a different joystick instead of the Cougar Stick with the Cougar throttle. Of course you can do this with Target. I missed that you were actually asking if you could use it without the stick connected and of course as Gadroc correctly states you can not. Sorry for misunderstanding.

 

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Edited January 3, 2012 by PoleCat

[bird-1]

Thanks for all your replies, I just want to use the joystick of warthog all the time, the throttle of cougar for FC2 and throttle of warthog for A10C;

 

Now,it seems that I should connect the throttle of cougar with its joystick all the time even I don't use the joystick……

[PoleCat]

Correct. The Cougar throttle needs to be connected to the joystick for it to function. You can mix and match Cougar and Warthog devices in target and use which ever configuration you like.

 

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[Leonski]

Is it still not possible to use the Cougar Throttle as a standalone?

[Chief1942]

TUSBA

 

It's possible with one of these. I've got one myself.

 

This is the only device I am aware of that allows function of the F-16 throttle without it having to be connected to the stick. And this device is much more sensitive as to throttle settings than the old way.

[Goblin]

I have the TUSBA, and it works great!

[some1]

I just stuffed the cougar joystick base behind my PC, works just as well. You can dismount the grip if you don't use it, so it doesn't take that much space.

[Dudikoff]

I just stuffed the cougar joystick base behind my PC, works just as well. You can dismount the grip if you don't use it, so it doesn't take that much space.

 

Exactly, plus this way you can still use Target software which you can't with TUSBA.