Inverted Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Thanks for your hard work in adding the Mi-8 to DCS Bios.:thumbup: I've started integrating it into my first panel, but I cannot find the APU fire LED? What is it called? I am probably being blind so please forgive me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Well you got me there. I don't know the Mi-8 (I just created the module as best as I could) so hopefully someone else can help out here. I searched through the ctrl-ref page on _FIRE but could not find any clear candidates. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 And do you mean fire as in hot "ouch ouch" or ignition? DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Mi-8MT/LMP_REDUC_AI9_FIRE ? DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 And do you mean fire as in hot "ouch ouch" or ignition? Fire as in 'a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.' Thanks I will try that code and see if it works. Unfortunaelty it seems the mission editor doesn't allow you to choose 'APU Fire' as a failure option. So I will have to get shot at until the APU catches fire hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 Fire as in 'a process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke; combustion or burning.' HAHAHA DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSFIan Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 If some indicator does not have any interaction with the mouse (not even a tooltip), its argument number may not appear in any Lua file at all. If that is the case with this indicator, post a screenshot where the offending indicator is pointed out. I have found an efficient way to find argument numbers with the ED Model Viewer a while ago. I could then make a video tutorial about that method using this indicator as an example. DCS-BIOS | How to export CMSP, RWR, etc. through MonitorSetup.lua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 That sounds good Ian. This one seems solved going by the documentation. Flight Manual: ПОЖАР РЕДУК. АИ-9 (ROTOR TRANSMISSION FIRE АI-9) lamp indicates about a fire in the units of the main rotor transmission, the fuel consumed tank and the АИ-9В (AI-9V) engineSo I think "LMP_REDUC_AI9_FIRE" is the correct one. Isn't reduction = transmission? And with the APU being AI-9V. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverted Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Thanks gents, I will test this out and post back here with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 But Ian if you can look at Witchcraft at some point I'd be a happy puppy. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 I remembered this post. Now we have a new problem. The AJS37's FR22 radio dials are default_axis => define_potentiometer and I can't get the frequencies by reading their values. So can the method you mentioned be used here to read the frequency set? I am posting a screenshot of the indicator. Ian;3244484']If some indicator does not have any interaction with the mouse (not even a tooltip), its argument number may not appear in any Lua file at all. If that is the case with this indicator, post a screenshot where the offending indicator is pointed out. I have found an efficient way to find argument numbers with the ED Model Viewer a while ago. I could then make a video tutorial about that method using this indicator as an example. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Loaded the cockpit, can't figure out how to zoom in that particular part of the cockpit, nor did I find anything useful from the connectors. Ian? DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 OK, I selected "Cockpit View" and managed to get all controls in view. That gauge is PNT_171 (left side) and PNT_173 (right side), don't know whether this helps at all. And I am suspecting it just shows those values when hoovering over the gauge because the mouse is too close to the dials. Those are the elements["PNT_171"] = default_axis(_("Radio Manual Frequency Setting Knob Inner Left"),devices.FR22,3003,171, 0, 1,false,true) elements["PNT_173"] = default_axis(_("Radio Manual Frequency Setting Knob Inner Right"),devices.FR22,3005,173, 0, 1,false,true) So doesn't this gauge have any values by it's own? DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hi ArturDCS, I just found this thread, and have copied my post to here. It seems you are the guy I need to speak to! My name is Molevitch and I fly helicopters in DCS, mostly Mi-8, sometimes Huey. I hope you can help me. I fly in VR, Rift, but am building a pit in anticipation of the Mi-24 (fingers crossed) which I can use for Mi-8 also, as there is so much crossover on Russian equipment. I have been building radio panels and so far I have created R-863, R828, SPU-7 and Jadro. These are all managed through a Bodnar 64 Button board, and all work perfectly. Now, I bought a genuine ARC-9 Radio Nav box on eBay. I want to retain the main freq dials with their original mechanical switches, as they feel great, a fantastic clunky feedback. Other tuner pots have been replaced with rotary encoders, as has volume. Mode selector was busted, and has been replaced with a rotary switch. So I have not used DCS-BIOS.... or Arduino.... yet. In my research into this, I have discovered Mi-8 JSON files, and am just now reading and beginning to understand DCS-BIOS and Arduino Sketch. My question, and hope for help. Will the Mi-8 JSON script enable the correct use of the original dial-switches? I have now rewired the originals to create simple switches on the 100Khz and 10Khz dialers on the top wafers (not shown in pic). This creates 21 switches per dial set, 10 + 11, In DCS Mi-8 Controls options, only Increase or Decrease is offered. I want the dials to select the correct frequency when switched/turned. Wiring has been terminated with female duponts for connection to Bodnar BBI 64. This can be changed to male pins for an Arduino board. I have not yet selected an Arduino board to use. I am not asking you to do it all for me, of course! I just want to check I am on the right path before I invest hours of time on this.... Thank you for your consideration of my question. I hope you will give me a little guidance. Yours, Molevitch. SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hi ArturDCS, I just found this thread, and have copied my post to here. It seems you are the guy I need to speak to! :no_sad: Sorry, I have never done anything Arduino related. I wish I could help. I guess you have to post your question to some DCS-BIOS & Arduino related thread or direct others to this thread. I have created DCS-BIOS profiles and we use DCS-BIOS heavily in DCSFlightpanels but thats about it.. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 :no_sad: Sorry, I have never done anything Arduino related. I wish I could help. I guess you have to post your question to some DCS-BIOS & Arduino related thread or direct others to this thread. I have created DCS-BIOS profiles and we use DCS-BIOS heavily in DCSFlightpanels but thats about it.. Thanks for your super-speedy reply! Ah, ok, shame...:( But it looks like I might be on the right track, no? Ok, so your code is for communicating with Saitek panels.... But in principle, you are able to make the Saitek panel as an Arc-9 dial give discrete frequency values to DCS, as opposed to Increade/Decrease commands, as if by mouse clicks in cockpit? Thank you for your reply, I will try posting to the DCS-BIOS pages too. Molevitch SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Do you know how to use the DCS-BIOS Control Reference Page? If you look there you will see there are no such hooks or controls (discrete). You have to move up/down for the ARC-9, Main 10kHz Rotary Knob and ARC-9, Main 100kHz Rotary Knob. DCSFlightpanels does just that, but as you set the frequency on the Saitek Radio Panel (discrete) and press "Change button" on the panel DCSFlightpanels keeps track of the cockpit frequency and manipulates accordingly the rotaries up/down until the frequencies match. Thanks for your super-speedy reply! Ah, ok, shame...:( But it looks like I might be on the right track, no? Ok, so your code is for communicating with Saitek panels.... But in principle, you are able to make the Saitek panel as an Arc-9 dial give discrete frequency values to DCS, as opposed to Increade/Decrease commands, as if by mouse clicks in cockpit? Thank you for your reply, I will try posting to the DCS-BIOS pages too. Molevitch DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Do you know how to use the DCS-BIOS Control Reference Page? If you look there you will see there are no such hooks or controls (discrete). You have to move up/down for the ARC-9, Main 10kHz Rotary Knob and ARC-9, Main 100kHz Rotary Knob. DCSFlightpanels does just that, but as you set the frequency on the Saitek Radio Panel (discrete) and press "Change button" on the panel DCSFlightpanels keeps track of the cockpit frequency and manipulates accordingly the rotaries up/down until the frequencies match. I have literally only yesterday started to read the DCS-BIOS pages in any detail. Now that I might have an actual need for it, I am trying harder! I am trying to puzzle out a way the mechanical rotary can work to do the "push button A if turned clockwise, push button B if turned anticlockwise" like a digital rotary encoder. But I cannot. Maybe theres a way. Or, each switch position is equal to a freq. eg Switch 2 on 1kHz knob = freq 20 kHz. So I need to work out how to tell that to DCS. If I can do that, great, with a Bodnar button board.... I will keep reading the Control reference pages, and figuring. So an Arduino clone is on its way, something new to learn. But you say you know nothing about Arduino. I thought DCS-BIOS works only through Arduino. But your DCSFlightPanels interfaces between a Saitek box, and DCS. :book: SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Yes, DCS-BIOS is made up of several projects. The main project from my point of view is the one that exports of data from the simulator engine. You will have to make sketches that interpret the same data that I deal with in DCSFlightpanels. It is supposed to be quite easy once you have one foot through the door. Good luck! ;) I have literally only yesterday started to read the DCS-BIOS pages in any detail. Now that I might have an actual need for it, I am trying harder! I am trying to puzzle out a way the mechanical rotary can work to do the "push button A if turned clockwise, push button B if turned anticlockwise" like a digital rotary encoder. But I cannot. Maybe theres a way. Or, each switch position is equal to a freq. eg Switch 2 on 1kHz knob = freq 20 kHz. So I need to work out how to tell that to DCS. If I can do that, great, with a Bodnar button board.... I will keep reading the Control reference pages, and figuring. So an Arduino clone is on its way, something new to learn. But you say you know nothing about Arduino. I thought DCS-BIOS works only through Arduino. But your DCSFlightPanels interfaces between a Saitek box, and DCS. :book: DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Yes, DCS-BIOS is made up of several projects. The main project from my point of view is the one that exports of data from the simulator engine. You will have to make sketches that interpret the same data that I deal with in DCSFlightpanels. It is supposed to be quite easy once you have one foot through the door. Good luck! ;) Thank you, fingers crossed and down the rabbit hole I go!:thumbup: SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 I forgot this. Here you can see how to install and use the DCS-BIOS Control Reference Page. First post. 1 DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Thank you again! Trying to puzzle it all out.... 1 SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molevitch Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Well, I got the main rotator switch dial working so I am pretty sure the rest will be a piece of cake! DCS-BIOS a fantastic piece of work! Brilliant. SCAN Intel Core i9 10850K "Comet Lake", 32GB DDR4, 10GB NVIDIA RTX 3080, HP Reverb G2. Custom Mi-24 pit with magnetic braked cyclic and collective. See it here: Molevitch Mi-24 Pit. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] www.blacksharkden.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArturDCS Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 Excellent, yes you will get it done. DCSFlightpanels dcs-insight dcs-bios DCSBIOSBridge BIOSBuddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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