Bignewy's simple pit project

[BIGNEWY]

I have become a big fan of the portrait setup having had normal ones before, it gives a great eyes down view of the cockpit while still maintaining the hud view.

[BIGNEWY]

Lilliput 8" arrived today, it is in immaculate condition, downloaded drivers from their site and I was away, all working as intended :thumbup:

 

A-10c going to do a helios profile for the right hand side probably caution panel

 

KA-50

 

Very happy with the lilliput screen very easy to setup. :joystick:

 

 

 

 

Monitor.LUA

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('new setup');
Description = 'new setup';
Viewports =
-- Put your values in , and delete all exports that you don't want to use !
--[[
List of Exports:

----------------------
Eagle Dynamics A-10C =
----------------------

MFCD_init.lua
ED_A10C_LEFT_MFCD
ED_A10C_RIGHT_MFCD

CDU_init.lua
ED_A10C_CDU

DIGIT_CLK_init.lua
ED_A10C_CLOCK

AN_ALR69V_init.lua
ED_A10C_RWR

CMSP_init.lua
ED_A10C_CMSP

CMSC_init.lua
ED_A10C_CMSC

freq_status_init.lua
ED_A10C_UHF_FREQUENCY_STATUS

preset_channel_init.lua
ED_A10C_UHF_PRESET_CHANNEL

repeater_init.lua
ED_A10C_UHF_REPEATER


----------------------
Eagle Dynamics Ka-50 =
----------------------

ABRIS_init.lua
ED_KA50_ABRIS

SHKVAL_init.lua
ED_KA50_Shkval

UV_26_init.lua
ED_KA50_UV26

PVI_init.lua
ED_KA50_PVI

Ekran_init.lua
ED_KA50_Ekran

CautionLights_panel.lua
ED_KA50_CautionLights
--]]

{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 3000;
         height = 1440;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         2.0138888888889;
    }
}

GUI =
{
x = 1050;
y = 0;
width = 900;
height = 700;
}

UIMainView = GUI

--//////////////////////////////////////
--	   Eagle Dynamics A-10C =
--//////////////////////////////////////	

ED_A10C_LEFT_MFCD =
{
    x = 3050;
    y = 125;
    width = 550;
    height = 530;
}

ED_A10C_RIGHT_MFCD =
{
    x = 3013;
    y = 780;
    width = 345;
    height = 375;
}

--//////////////////////////////////////
--	   Eagle Dynamics Ka-50 =
--//////////////////////////////////////

ED_KA50_ABRIS =
{
    x = 3512;
    y = 672;
    width = 500;
    height = 760;
}

ED_KA50_Shkval =
{
    x = 3013;
    y = 790;
    width = 345;
    height = 375;
}

 

SoftTH Config

[main]
renderResolution=4024x1440
nonlocalFormat=RGB16D
keepComposition=0
smoothing=1
debugD3D=0
zClear=0
vsync=1
tripleBuffer=0
screenshotFormat=jpg
dllPathD3D9=auto
dllPathDXGI=auto
dllPathD3D11=auto

[overrides]
forceResolution=0
antialiasing=0
processAffinity=1
FOVForceHorizontal=0
FOVForceVertical=0

[debug]
compatibleIB=0
compatibleTex=0
compatibleVB=0
enableVBQuirk=1

[head_primary]
; borderA=0
; borderL=0
sourceRect=0,0,900,1440
screenMode=900x1440

[head_1]
; borderA=0
; borderL=150
devID=1
sourceRect=2100,0,900,1440
destRect=0,0,900,1440
transportResolution=900x1440
transportMethod=local
noSync=0
fpsLimit=0

[head_2]
; borderA=0
; borderL=150
devID=2
sourceRect=1050,0,900,1440
destRect=0,0,900,1440
transportResolution=900x1440
transportMethod=local
noSync=0
fpsLimit=0

[head_3]
; borderA=0
; borderL=0
devID=3
sourceRect=3000,672,1024,768
destRect=0,0,1024,768
transportResolution=1024x768
transportMethod=auto
noSync=0
fpsLimit=0

[head_4]
; borderA=0
; borderL=0
devID=4
sourceRect=3000,72,800,600
destRect=0,0,800,600
transportResolution=800x600
transportMethod=auto
noSync=0
fpsLimit=0

 

 

 

Edited September 20, 2012 by BIGNEWY

[Laurius]

Hi Bignewy !

I've been loving them from more than one year now, and still do.

You're right in saying they are very easy to set up.

Nice pit you have there !

Laurius

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks Laurius for the kind words,

 

my next project will be working with the Arduino board and the LED's / 16X2 lcd on the UFC. I am a little out of my depth with that but I hope to learn from others who have been working on similar projects on this forum :)

[Laurius]

You're welcome Bignewy

 

You are probably more advanced than I am, and I agree that there is a lot to learn from the experts posting here.

I seriously consider going from my desk pit (pictures added in my profil yesterday) to a more realistic one for the A-10. I know it will be a long way to go...

Please, keep posting your progress :thumbup:

Laurius

[Harzach]

I will be keeping it basic...

 

Famous last words! Looks great, BIG. Wish I had the space for a pit, but it's always fun to see what others are doing. Thanks for sharing your progress!

[BIGNEWY]

Famous last words! Looks great, BIG. Wish I had the space for a pit, but it's always fun to see what others are doing. Thanks for sharing your progress!

 

 

The wife hates me even more now, she keeps saying stuff like " are you finished now " and " is that it finished ? " lol

[PeterP]

until she isn't asking for a definitive release date , you don't have to worry at all...

~(_8^(})

Edited September 21, 2012 by PeterP

[JG14_Smil]

Looking great. Remind the wife that it is better to have you in the next room working on a pit than in a tavern :) (for her anyway) :)

 

what are your framerates?

[BIGNEWY]

depending on where I am in the sim average around 25 - 30 fps but I have capped mine at 40 anyway its smoother without the FPS spiking

 

I get some big hits on some airfields and urban areas, but its fine for me I never expected to be in the 60+ gang :)

Edited October 2, 2012 by BIGNEWY

[BIGNEWY]

Still playing around with my pit, always tweaking.

 

I have changed my left and right panels so they are generic with most aircraft and adjusted thier position so they angle towards me, nice to be able to use the toggle switches with FC3 ;) all aircraft are click-able lol

 

 

right hand panel is a temporary one as I ran out of black acrylic lol

 

 

Edited November 13, 2012 by BIGNEWY

[112th_Rossi]

Very cool.

 

With the monitors, do you think it could be possible to remove the bezel and have the LCD matricies side by side so there is no plastic obscuring the view?

[BIGNEWY]

not possible with my DELL screens as the buttons are built into it, but I don't notice the bezels when I am flying, you kind of get used to them.

 

Of course if I had the money I would have gone for screens without bezel's but everything here was built on a shoe string budget :)

[Hansolo]

Looks like a very nice setup :-)

[BIGNEWY]

Added a black top to my desk,

 

I have also sold my lilliput monitor and I am currently using just three screens, although I do have a forth monitor behing my mfd's it is not currently in use.

 

 

[RpSPT]

How do you feel about the screen setup? Are the bezels in the way and why do you prefer this style over horizontal setup?

 

If you had more vertical height in your monitors would you use them in horizontal way?

 

Something like 30" 16:10 monitor/s in horizontal setup would be good but too expensive imo. Three 27" 4:3 monitors might be interesting but doesnt? exist atleast in consumer market.

[BIGNEWY]

I have got used to the bezel's and do not notice them

 

But I have decided to go back to a landscape set up, as I am doing more A2A with Flaming Cliffs 3 at the moment. The portrait set up was great for ground attack as I had more of a top down look, but having a wider horizontal view for A2A makes more sense.

 

I would love bigger screens as well, but everything here was saved for and built on a shoe string budget :)

 

A few pics of my screens again and my eldest son playing far cry 3 lol

 

 

Edited December 1, 2012 by BIGNEWY

[BIGNEWY]

After having a think about it and finding a tutorial on how to remove the bezels from my Dell monitors, I went ahead and removed them.

 

It is alot better and saved about 1/3 of bezel adjustment

 

My iphone does not do it justice

 

 

 

tutorial was from the wide screen gaming forum, and was very helpful :thumbup:

 

Edited December 4, 2012 by BIGNEWY

[Hansolo]

Very nice indeed :thumbup:

[walker450]

Nice!

[Nerull]

Nice setup!

[BIGNEWY]

End of 2012 new years eve update

 

Still not got my 4th screen behind the mfds in use yet, going to get a second gpu to handle that.

 

 

Looking forward to the new 3rd party aircraft and eventually the Harrier and Typhoon, and then the start of a fully functioning pit 2013 /14 :thumbup:

 

Its been a fun year :pilotfly:

[BIGNEWY]

Decided to sort myself out a helicopter collective from the bits and bobs I have lying around. :)

 

Basic setup done but still need to wire up, I have used the throttle from my old x45 and some plastic pipe.

 

Handle twists nicely :thumbup:

 

still working on the head and switches

 

 

Edited January 4, 2013 by BIGNEWY

[PeterP]

Great,

and a ingenious twist throttle solution you have there.

 

(I'm also in preparation for the Huey :))

 

That's the spirit!

Edited January 8, 2013 by PeterP

[BIGNEWY]

Thanks Peter,

 

I try to to the best I can with the resources I have, Improvise adapt overcome ! :)