Convenient CONTROLS additions (rotaries and toggles)

Just going through the switches to start it up.

(Bolded is verbatim as spelled)

Accum switch --------------(add toggle on/off)

Shunt switch ---------------(add toggle on/off)

Radio switch ---------------(add toggle on/off)

Fuel valve ------------------(add toggle open/close)

Primary fuel Pump --------(add toggle lock/close) wording says open/close, but better wording would be lock/unlock or screw/unscrew maybe

Primary fuel Switch -------(add rotary) or maybe CW CCW

Ignition switch -------------(add rotary) or maybe CW CCW (just rotary not CW CCW is good enough for the P-51 magnets)

Gear direction lever needs commands too

Here are some additions to the "default.lua" I use:

{down = 3026, up = 3026, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Accum switch 2-Poa ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},
{down = 3022, up = 3022, cockpit_device_id  = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, value_down = 1.0, value_up = 0.0, name = _('Ignition switch 2-Pos BOTH/OFF'), category = _('Engine Control')},
{down = 3062, up = 3062, cockpit_device_id  = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Fuel valve 2-Pos OPEN/CLOSE'), category = _('Fuel System Controls')},
{down = 3027, up = 3027, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Shunt switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},
{down = 3028, up = 3028, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Radio switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},
{down = 3024, up = 3024, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Pitot heating switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},
{down = 3025, up = 3025, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Nav light switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},
{down = 3046, up = 3046, cockpit_device_id  = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, value_up = 1, value_down = 0, name = _('Supercharger switch 2-Pos HIGH/LOW'), category = _('Engine Control')},
{down = 3069, up = 3069, cockpit_device_id  = devices.COMMON_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Mech sight 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Weapons')},
{down = 3700, up = 3700, cockpit_device_id  = devices.COMMON_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Sight filter 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Weapons')},
{down = 3003, up = 3003, cockpit_device_id  = devices.OXYGEN_SYSTEM, value_down = -1, value_up = 1, name = _('Oxygen shutoff valve 2-Pos OPEN/CLOSE'), category = _('Systems')},

These work for the joystick. I tried to apply them to the keyboard. I understand one edits one file for the joystick and another file for the keyboard:

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\I-16\Input\I-16\joystick\default.lua
C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\I-16\Input\I-16\keyboard\default.lua

(For Accum Switch) I tried the to add this line (the one that works for the joystick) to the keyboard file:

{down = 3026, up = 3026, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, value_up = 0, name = _('Accum switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},

This works except it flips randomly 1x or 2x (ie back again) when pushed.

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There is one ready made 'toggle' and that is the "Mixture Control (rotary)". It's just 2 positions so I would rather call it a toggle than a "rotary" but never mind that.

Stripped of key assignment (Combos...) it looks like this:

{down = 3004, cockpit_device_id  = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, name = _('Mixture control (rotary)'), category = _('Engine Control')},

So I tried copying this but changing it to "Accum..." instead. Ie I changed 3004 to 3026 and changed name and category. Like this:

{down = 3026, cockpit_device_id  = devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM, value_down = 1, name = _('Accum switch 2-Pos ON/OFF'), category = _('Systems')},

I added that to keyboard file. This doesn't even show up in the "ADJUST CONTROLS" menu.

Looking at the original "Mixture Control" code, noting that there is no "Mixture On" or "Mixture Off" calls and that it is only given argument "value_down" and not given any "value_up", makes me think the toggle functionality for "Mixture Control" is hidden inside the call to "devices.ELECTRIC_SYSTEM" and therefore this toggling only works for "Mixture control (rotary)".

The commands I added mostly have "...2-Pos..." in their names. They are meant to be used with Maintained ON/OFF switches. They do one thing when the contact closes ("down") and another thing when the contact opens ("up").

They cannot work with the keyboard. For use with the keyboard each of them needs to be divided into 2 separate commands.

Gear direction lever needs commands too

+1. This is the only thing keeping me from doing a full-blown Warthog Throttle gear mapping.

I have finalise the " defaut.lua " for the joystick folder

{action = 3001, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Engine RPM Setting')},--bon

{action = 3044, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Mixture Setting Axis')}, --bon

{action = 3042, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('WEP Setting Axis')},--bon

{action = 3047, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Motor cowl flaps Setting Axis')},--bon

{action = 3048, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Oil radiator Setting Axis')},--bon

put it Mods/Aircraft/I-16/joystick

default.lua

On 2/9/2020 at 1:59 AM, gillesdrone said:

I have finalise the " defaut.lua " for the joystick folder

 

{action = 3001, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Engine RPM Setting')},--bon

{action = 3044, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Mixture Setting Axis')}, --bon

{action = 3042, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('WEP Setting Axis')},--bon

{action = 3047, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Motor cowl flaps Setting Axis')},--bon

{action = 3048, cockpit_device_id = devices.MOTOR_SYSTEM, name = _('Oil radiator Setting Axis')},--bon

put it Mods/Aircraft/I-16/joystick

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This is excellent!!!