VRinsight Multi Switch panel

Is this compatible with DCS World ?

http://www.vrinsightshop.com/shop/step1.php?number=8&ckattempt=1

I'd like to have as many knobs / switches / sliders / toogle switches / as many as possible

Would you recommend this ? Or maybe, something else ?

Thank you

Yes it is.

I asked this, after i've read here :

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=67576

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=3077030

Is this panel fully compatible with DCS World ??

I don't want / can't / add lines / codes / scripts ...

Thank you

That depends on what you mean by "fully compatible". It's recognized as a USB HID device, so it's treated like any other joystick. Also like any other joystick, the toggle switches have an on position where it's treated as a button being pressed, and an off position where it's treated as a button being released. Out of the 4 toggle switches, two are latching 2-position switches where the switch stays in the position that you flip it in, one is a momentary toggle switch that will spring back to the off position when released, and one is a 3-position latching switch.

The discussions you linked are talking about configuring DCS to support the off position of the switches so that an action can be performed when the joystick "button" is released. From that standpoint, it's no different than configuring the latching toggle switches on the TM Warthog. If you don't want to mess around with the input lua files to configure that behavior, then 3 of the toggle switches are going to have reduced value.

Speaking from a personal perspective, I've taken a long hard look at this multi switch panel before and I don't believe it's a good deal. The dials and sliders use really cheap plastic and the quality is rather meh. There are other buttons boxes out there that are higher quality and cost less or around the same, for example this one by Black Hog:

https://www.black-hog.com/product/b-explorer-01/

I'd shop around first before making an ultimate decision.

Thank you so much for your help and advice, Ranma13, I won't buy it

What about the one, from your link ?

Could it be mount on the desktop?

I have no more space for a third base plate.

I don't think so, the mounting plate it comes with is meant to slip between the joystick/throttle and whatever else you have it mounted to. Theoretically you should be able to use it with a table mount, but the issue becomes whether you have enough clearance in front of the throttle for the button box. Unfortunately I don't really have any other recommendations, maybe this one by DSD:

https://derekspearedesigns.com/dsd-flight---flt1flt2.html

But I personally find the design aesthetic and layout pretty meh, which is understandable because he primarily makes button boxes for racing sims and it shows.

You can search for "button box" and see what comes up, like on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xbutton+box.TRS0&_nkw=button+box&_sacat=0

It should at least give you an idea of what's available out there, though I'd be wary of buying anything north of $100. The vast majority of button boxes really are just $20 worth of parts being sold at exorbitant markups.

I'd like to get the b-explorer 01 : H.O.T.A.S. Mount ( Black Hog )

But I'm not sure if I can fix it here, somewhere

You should speak to someone who actually owns one like me. I have one for a few years. It works perfectly fine with DCS and every other Flight sim I've come across. No downside if you can afford it. And its not fragile. its made of metal and the knobs and levers are functional and not fragile either. I suppose if you are some sort of ape you could snap something off but that goes for any controller.

Los

Are you talkin' about the VRinsight Multi Switch panel or Black Hog b-explorer 01 : H.O.T.A.S. Mount ??

Which one do you have ?

VRinsight Multi Switch panel

I'd like to get the b-explorer 01 : H.O.T.A.S. Mount ( Black Hog )

But I'm not sure if I can fix it here, somewhere

Hi Lenux,

as you can see in this video, there are different ways to place the b-explorer on a desktop mount. Some of them DIY, but there are also some ready-to-fly solutions on the webshop (HOTAS mount or Pivot joint).

Video:

In the picture you attached I find just a possible collision between your throttle and the b-explorer, because you are fixing the base of the throttle in a relative high position.

Take a look at the pictures on the video I have attached, and write me (info [at] black-hog.com) or call me (https://www.black-hog.com/contact/) if you have any further question, I can speak german.

Best regards

Ruben