HELIOS and Multiple Monitor Configurations

Regarding DCS A-10C: I want to run monitors for my main screen, but also have a fourth monitor running HELIOS. On the fourth monitor, I want the MFD images to be displayed as well.

Anyone know how I could make this happen?

Regarding DCS A-10C: I want to run monitors for my main screen, but also have a fourth monitor running HELIOS. On the fourth monitor, I want the MFD images to be displayed as well.

 

Anyone know how I could make this happen?

Do you have the 4th monitor running yet?

IF so just add its resolution in the A10 gui options page

IF your current res is 3488x1080 and your 4th monitor is below the others just add its res to the existing setup as in

4th monitor =1920x1080

New res =3488x2160(set aspect back to 1.77777 after typing in new res)

Then you need to edit the monitor config(lmfcd+center+rmfcd.lua) file to match what you have and where you want the mfds located on your display....just as you did for blackshark. You would then select the file you edited in the monitor setup box in the A10 options gui page.

Airdog is along the right path (I'll give the "how-to at the bottom of this post) but I would suggest you add your MFD-monitor (the fourth one) to the far left of right of your array. Not PHYSICALLY move the monitor, I mean tell the software it's on the left or right of a very wide array. It has to do with framerate. See example below:

I am running 4x monitors as you describe. All monitors are in 1600x900 resolution. If I run a 4-wide by 1-tall array, the computer is calculating for 6400x900 pixels a total of 5,760,000 pixels total. If I do a 3-wide by 2- tall array, the computer handles it as a rectangular array, so it's actually calculating for two EXTRA monitors (in the space left and right of your bottom monitor) and therefore is calculating 4800x1800 pixels, a total of 8,640,000 pixels. So unless you want to put 50% additional strain on your system, go with a "wide" array. Like I said, you can still PHYSICALLY put the monitor on the bottom, you just have to program the options.lua and a monitor setting in the monitorsetup folder to THINK your monitor is to the left or right, and then use the windows "screen resolution" setting to place the monitor in that position.

SO, THE PROMISED HOW-TO:

This is assuming you want each monitor in 1600x900. I'm running a pretty beefy system (i7 OC'd to 3.8 GHz, 3x GTX 460s) and get about 25 FPS with 4 monitors in 1600x900. You can go higher, but I don't advise it.

1) Set up your monitors in windows. In the Windows "Screen Resolution" settings, place your bottom monitor in the leftmost position.

2) Make a copy of "A-10C Beta/Config/Monitorsetup/3cameras.lua" and rename it "3cameras+MFCDs.lua"

3) Open your new "3cameras+MFCDs.lua" file in Notepad++ (normal notepad will work, but it's much easier to view with Notepad++).

3a) In "left", change x= to 1600, width= to 1600, height= to 900, and aspect= to 16/9.

3b) In "center", change x= to 3200, width= to 1600, height= to 900, and aspect= to 16/9

3c) In "right, change x= to 4800, width= to 1600, height= to 900, and aspect= to 16/9

3c) THE IMPORTANT PART!!! at the very end of the file (after the last close bracket) you need to add the string telling the software to display the MFCD images. I'm using Helios to build a full front console around these MFCDs, so mine are located and sized to fit that. To do that, add the following string:

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 150;

y = 245;

width = 260;

height = 260;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 1190;

y = 245;

width = 260;

height = 260;

}

If you wanted to have the MFCDs occupy the whole screen (half the screen each), just use the following string instead:

LEFT_MFCD =

{

x = 0;

y = 0;

width = 800;

height = 800;

}

RIGHT_MFCD =

{

x = 800;

y = 0;

width = 800;

height = 800;

}

4) Open "A-10C Beta/ Missioneditor/data/options.lua".

4a) change line 30 to ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "3Cameras+MFCDs"

4b) resolution should remain 1600x900, and aspect remains 16/9. This is determined by the monitor resolution and aspect, NOT by the resolution and aspect of the overall array size

4c) change line 41 to ["width"] = 6400,

4d) change line 45 to ["height"] = 900,

5) enjoy surround-screen awesomez. :thumbup:

Thanks! I'm busy now but I'll post more later when I have time.