lmp Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hi BST, I love how you can change the radio presets for the Sabre in the Mission Editor. It would be great if we could do the same with the Mi-8's R-863 and R-828 presets (from what I understand the ones in the ARK-UD are usually left as they are?). Is such a feature considered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilkiki Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I would love the same ! Did you found a good tutorial how to use the R-863 and R-828 devices ? (it's Ok for ARK-9 & ARK-UD) Many thanks ! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 I would love the same ! Did you found a good tutorial how to use the R-863 and R-828 devices ? (it's Ok for ARK-9 & ARK-UD) Many thanks ! I guess I could write one once I'm home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilkiki Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 That would be very nice ! ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 +1. I also made a similar request for the Ka-50, though at the very least I would like both frequency mappings for the R-828 to match. -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Oh snap, totally forgot I was supposed to answer you, Lilkiki. Sorry! Anyways, here are some of my older posts regarding setting presets for the two radios: http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=2019797&postcount=4 http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1951035&postcount=39 Some of the posters reported that the R-828 is no longer working as of now, but I didn't verify that so I don't know if it's correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 R828 nav mode is broken. No hsi deviation to track a radio signal on any R828 frequency. https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 R828 nav mode is broken. No hsi deviation to track a radio signal on any R828 frequency. Thanks for the correction. Anyways... I modded it in ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Anyways... I modded it in ;) :worthy: :worthy: How did you pull that off, if you don't mind my asking? Also, how could I pull this off in the Ka-50? -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDsc0rch Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 yeah.. how?? i7-4790K | Asus Sabertooth Z97 MkI | 16Gb DDR3 | EVGA GTX 980 | TM Warthog | MFG Crosswind | Panasonic TC-58AX800U [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) It should be easy to do for the Ka-50 as well, though I haven't tried it. First, disclaimer: I take no responsibility for whatever damage this may cause. It worked for me with the current version of the game, it may not work for you or with a different version. Always back up the files you change. Right, so first I added a panelRadio object to the Mi-8MT.lua file, which describes the structure of the form in the radio tab of the editor. The Mi-8MT.lua file lives in the Scripts\Database\helicopters directory inside your DCS World folder. Similar Ka-50.lua file is also there, but files for other aircraft are sometimes in different places, like CoreMods\aircraft\<aircraft name>. I don't know the reason for this. My panelRadio object looks like this: panelRadio = { [1] = { name = _("R-863"), range = {min = 100.0, max = 149.0}, channels = { [1] = { name = _("Channel 1"), default = 120}, [2] = { name = _("Channel 2"), default = 121}, [3] = { name = _("Channel 3"), default = 122}, [4] = { name = _("Channel 4"), default = 123}, [5] = { name = _("Channel 5"), default = 124}, [6] = { name = _("Channel 6"), default = 125}, [7] = { name = _("Channel 7"), default = 126}, [8] = { name = _("Channel 8"), default = 127}, [9] = { name = _("Channel 9"), default = 128}, [10] = { name = _("Channel 10"), default = 129}, [11] = { name = _("Channel 11"), default = 130}, [12] = { name = _("Channel 12"), default = 131}, [13] = { name = _("Channel 13"), default = 132}, [14] = { name = _("Channel 14"), default = 133}, [15] = { name = _("Channel 15"), default = 134}, [16] = { name = _("Channel 16"), default = 135}, [17] = { name = _("Channel 17"), default = 136}, [18] = { name = _("Channel 18"), default = 137}, [19] = { name = _("Channel 19"), default = 138}, [20] = { name = _("Channel 20"), default = 139}, } }, [2] = { name = _("R-828"), range = {min = 20.0, max = 60.0}, channels = { [1] = { name = _("Channel 1"), default = 20.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [2] = { name = _("Channel 2"), default = 21.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [3] = { name = _("Channel 3"), default = 22.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [4] = { name = _("Channel 4"), default = 23.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [5] = { name = _("Channel 5"), default = 24.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [6] = { name = _("Channel 6"), default = 25.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [7] = { name = _("Channel 7"), default = 26.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [8] = { name = _("Channel 8"), default = 27.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [9] = { name = _("Channel 9"), default = 28.0, modulation = _("FM")}, [10] = { name = _("Channel 10"), default = 29.0, modulation = _("FM")}, } }, }, I added it to the third argument of the function returned by this script, or more specifically, right after this block of code: HumanRadio = { frequency = 127.5, minFrequency = 100, maxFrequency = 400, modulation = MODULATION_FM }, This should make the radio tab appear for playable Mi-8s in the game... only it won't, because the radio tab can only be enabled for airplanes. Fortunately we can change that easily in another lua file: MissionEditor\modules\me_aircraft.lua. We will be changing function verifyTabs(). Lines 1244 - 1290 should contain this: if (__view__ == 'helicopter') then if (unitTypeDesc.Navpoint_Panel == true) then _tabs:showTab('navPoint') else _tabs:hideTab('navPoint') end if (unitTypeDesc.Fixpoint_Panel == true) then _tabs:showTab('fixPoint') else _tabs:hideTab('fixPoint') end _tabs:hideTab('waypoints') else if ((unitTypeDesc.Waypoint_Panel ~= nil) and (unitTypeDesc.Waypoint_Panel ~= false)) then _tabs:showTab('waypoints') else _tabs:hideTab('waypoints') if _tabs:getSelectedTab() == 'waypoints' then _tabs:selectTab('route') end end _tabs:hideTab('navPoint') _tabs:hideTab('fixPoint') if (unitTypeDesc.panelRadio ~= nil) then _tabs:showTab('Radio') panel_radio.update() -- ńčíőđîíčçčđóĺě ÷ŕńňîňó local frequency = tonumber(e_frequency:getText()) if not frequency then setDefaultRadio(true) frequency = tonumber(e_frequency:getText()) end panel_radio.update() panel_radio.setConnectFrequency(frequency) else if _tabs:getSelectedTab() == 'Radio' then _tabs:selectTab('route') end end [b][color=DarkRed]end[/color][/b] We want to move the last "end" (the one I marked) in this block to line 1271, right before if (unitTypeDesc.panelRadio ~= nil) then Once we do that, the radio tab and the form in it should be visible in the ME. Now we need to make them work. I have no idea how aircraft like Sabre or Fw-190 read their radio settings from the editor, so I did it the way LNS did it in the MiG-21bis. I'm not sure it's the cleanest way, but it works. Go to Mods\aircraft\Mi-8MTV2\Cockpit\Scripts\Devices_specs\Radio and edit the R-863.lua file: dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path..'Radio.lua') dofile(LockOn_Options.script_path.."mission_prepare.lua") local gettext = require("i_18n") _ = gettext.translate frequency_dial = {limit = {100E6,399999E3}, dials = {{157,100.0,1E7, shift= 10, limit = {10,40}},{158,10.0,1E6},{159,10.0,1E5},{160,100.0,1E3,limit = {0,100}}}} innerNoise = getInnerNoise(2.5E-6, 6) frequency_accuracy = 1000.0 --Hz band_width = 25E3 --Hz power_MW = 10.0 -- Power in metric range, Watts power_DMW = 8.0 -- Power in decimetric range, Watts agr = { input_signal_deviation = 50.0, --Db output_signal_deviation = 5.0, --Db input_signal_linear_zone = 10.0, --Db regulation_time = 0.25, --sec } [color=DarkGreen][b]presets = {} if get_aircraft_mission_data ~= nil then local radio_from_mission = get_aircraft_mission_data("Radio") local radio_1 = radio_from_mission[1] if radio_1 then for i = 1,20 do presets[i] = (radio_1.channels[i] or 131 ) * 1e6 end end end[/b][/color] GUI = { ranges = { {min = 100E6, max = 149975E3, step = 25E3}, --Hz {min = 220E6, max = 399975E3, step = 25E3} }, displayName = _('R-863'), AM = true, FM = true, [color=DarkGreen][b]channels = presets,[/b][/color] } And R-828.lua: dofile(LockOn_Options.common_script_path..'Radio.lua') dofile(LockOn_Options.script_path.."mission_prepare.lua") local gettext = require("i_18n") _ = gettext.translate innerNoise = getInnerNoise(2.5E-6, 6) frequency_accuracy = 1000.0 --Hz band_width = 25000.0 --Hz (6 dB selectivity) power = 10.0 --Watts agr = { input_signal_deviation = 50.0, --Db output_signal_deviation = 5.0, --Db input_signal_linear_zone = 10.0, --Db regulation_time = 0.25, --sec } presets = {} presets[1] = 21500000.0 -- frequency in Hz presets[2] = 25675000.0 -- radio Mayak presets[3] = 27000000.0 presets[4] = 28000000.0 presets[5] = 30000000.0 presets[6] = 32000000.0 presets[7] = 40000000.0 presets[8] = 50000000.0 presets[9] = 55525000.0 presets[10] = 59975000.0 [color=DarkGreen][b]if get_aircraft_mission_data ~= nil then local radio_from_mission = get_aircraft_mission_data("Radio") local radio_2 = radio_from_mission[2] if radio_2 then for i = 1,10 do presets[i] = (radio_2.channels[i] or 20 ) * 1e6 end end end[/b][/color] ElecConsumerParamsLight = {0.5, true} GUI = { displayName = _('R-828'), AM = false, FM = true, } GUI.channels = presets --settings squelch = true volume = 0.5 channel = 0 max_search_time = 5.0 TRANSIVER_FAILURE = 0 ANTENNA_FAILURE = 1 Damage = { {Failure = TRANSIVER_FAILURE, Element = 4, Integrity_Treshold = 0.3}, {Failure = ANTENNA_FAILURE, Element = 58}} Adding the bold, green parts. That's all :). Edited January 17, 2015 by lmp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibit Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 As ever brilliant job for the research and implementation:thumbup: I originally asked for you to make these files available as download but your instructions seem pretty clear. Just to confirm this does not fix the broken Nav mode on the 828? i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibit Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Wow I did it. Thanks again Imp:) i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 I figured a description how to do it yourself may remain relevant longer in case there are some minor changes to these files in future versions. Also, this way you can easily apply a similar solution to the R-828 in the Ka-50. I'm glad it worked for you, Cibit :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibit Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Please allow me to help in a small way. Here is a template mission with 20 presets already programmed into 1 flyable Mi-8 R838 Presets 1 Anapa 121.000Mhz 2 Batumi 131.000Mhz 3 Beslan 141.000Mhz 4 Gelendzhik 126.000Mhz 5 Gudata 130.000Mhz 6 Kobuleti 133.000Mhz 7 Krasnodar Centre 122..000Mhz 8 Krasnador Pash 128..000Mhz 9 Krymsk 124.000Mhz 10 Kutasai 134.000Mhz 11 Maykop 125..000Mhz 12 Mineralnye Vody 135.000Mhz 13 Mozdok 137.000Mhz 14 Nalchik 136.000Mhz 15 Novorossiysk 123.000Mhz 16 Senaki 132.000Mhz 17 Sochi Adler 127.000Mhz 18 Sukhumi 129.000Mhz 19 Tblisi Soganlug 139.000Mhz 20 Tblisi Lochini 138.000Mhz No room for Vazani 140.000Mhz Remember you need to switch between dial and memory mode on the centre consolemi8 presets.miz i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cibit Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Quick question. All the presets are for AM why does R838 have FM mode too? i5 8600k@5.2Ghz, Asus Prime A Z370, 32Gb DDR4 3000, GTX1080 SC, Oculus Rift CV1, Modded TM Warthog Modded X52 Collective, Jetseat, W10 Pro 64 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Adding JTAC Guide //My Vid's//229th AHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker62 Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thank You very much Imp. Your search and solution is very impressive!!!!! antonio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 I didn't specify the modulation for the R-863 in the panelRadio object, I think it'll depend on how the FM/AM switch is set. TBH I haven't tested it in FM mode, but that's how it worked when I edited the frequencies manually in the R-863.lua earlier - the radio respected the FM/AM switch whether I was using the dialer or stored channels. The R-828 only works in FM, so I put that modulation in the panelRadio object. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks, Imp. I'll give this a try and see if I can do the same in the Ka-50. -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagrum Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Cool stuff! Is anyone working on a JSGME compatible mod for this? If not, I'd like to do that. I am thinking of enabling the Ka-50 R-828 to use this, but also the ARK-22. This will probably come in handy when we will be flying over different maps one day. Similar for the Mi-8 - besides what is already posted here in this thread, are there other radios (comm or nav!) that use preset channels? (I am not really familar with the Mi-8 radios atm) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagrum Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thanks, Imp. I'll give this a try and see if I can do the same in the Ka-50. I am already half way done with that - for the R-828 and ARK-22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmp Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 There's the ARK-UD which is a type of emergency beacon locator but AFAIK the presets aren't typically (or at all) changed. The set of emergency frequencies programmed is standard - I found the same frequencies we have in the game in a description of the ARK-UD unit from an Antonov transport plane. That's why I didn't mod that in as well. Oh, and I missed one question from Cibit - no, I don't believe this fixes the "nav mode" of the R-828, but I haven't tried it, so maybe by some miracle it does ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esac_mirmidon Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hey Imp. Would you be so kind to share with us your edited files? I have problems editing myself the .lua files. Thanks. " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) I just put together a JSGME package for the Mi-8 and Ka-50. I didn't do anything with the ARK-22 though. I also set the R-863 with the following defaults (leaving Soganlug as the odd airfield out): [1] = { name = _("Channel 1"), default = 124}, --Krymsk/FC3/AWACS (AM) [2] = { name = _("Channel 2"), default = 121}, --Anapa (AM) [3] = { name = _("Channel 3"), default = 131}, --Batumi (AM) [4] = { name = _("Channel 4"), default = 141}, --Beslan (AM) [5] = { name = _("Channel 5"), default = 126}, --Gelendzhik (AM) [6] = { name = _("Channel 6"), default = 130}, --Gudauta (AM) [7] = { name = _("Channel 7"), default = 133}, --Kobuleti (AM) [8] = { name = _("Channel 8"), default = 122}, --Krasnodar Centre (AM) [9] = { name = _("Channel 9"), default = 128}, --Krasnodar Pash (AM) [10] = { name = _("Channel 10"), default = 134}, --Kutasai (AM) [11] = { name = _("Channel 11"), default = 125}, --Maykop (AM) [12] = { name = _("Channel 12"), default = 135}, --Mineralnye Vody (AM) [13] = { name = _("Channel 13"), default = 137}, --Mozdok (AM) [14] = { name = _("Channel 14"), default = 136}, --Nalchik (AM) [15] = { name = _("Channel 15"), default = 123}, --Novorossiysk (AM) [16] = { name = _("Channel 16"), default = 132}, --Senaki (AM) [17] = { name = _("Channel 17"), default = 127}, --Sochi Adler (AM) [18] = { name = _("Channel 18"), default = 129}, --Sukhumi (AM) -- [19] = { name = _("Channel 19"), default = 139}, --Tblisi Soganlug (AM) [19] = { name = _("Channel 19"), default = 138}, --Tblisi Lochini (AM) [20] = { name = _("Channel 20"), default = 140}, --Vazani (AM)I kept the R-828 defaults as both the Ka-50 and Mi-8 default frequencies respectively, just so that someone who builds a mission with this mod enabled won't force incompatibilities with others if they don't update the frequencies in the R-828. EDIT: file removed; the mod now has its own thread and is available in the DCS User files. Edited March 7, 2015 by Home Fries file removed; mod now available in user files -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaD CrC Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Total black magic for me. But it works. This is absolutely brilliant. Thanks. https://www.blacksharkden.com http://discord.gg/blacksharkden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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