Simpit Software from SDA

Hello strike277,

 

Drag and drop is not supported for moving the panels.

The size and position of the panels are indicated by numerical values in the"Cockpit Panels" table on the"Configuration" tab.

This is described here.

 

The installation of the ExportScript is described here.

 

Please take a few screenshots of the Windows monitor settings so I can see how your monitors are arranged.

Then I can tell you how to enter which values in the table "Cockpit Panel".

 

You want to use a 1680x1050 pixel monitor for Ikarus, then you have to adjust the Ikraus profile in any case. Because they are all made for the monitor size 1920x1080.

 

CU Micha

thank you so much for the help Micha. Here is a screen shot of my set up. Using Nvidia surround. 3 1920x1080 monitors across the top and the 1680x1050 on the bottom.

thank you so much for the help Micha. Here is a screen shot of my set up. Using Nvidia surround. 3 1920x1080 monitors across the top and the 1680x1050 on the bottom.

Hello strike277,

that's a funny monitor setting.

In purely arithmetical terms, you would have to enter the following:

In the first line, the front/main panel:

Column "Pos. X": 2040

Column "Pos. Y": 1080

Column "Width": 1650

Column "Height": 1050

I assume that the monitor 4 is positioned centrally under the middle monitor of the three rows.

Then position X is calculated as follows:

1920 - 1650 = 240

240 / 2 = 120

X: 1920 + 120 = 2040

You can also measure the exact position with a screen ruler.

http://www.pixelruler.de/e/index.htm

But it would be better if you move extra monitor (number 4) to the right, next to your main monitor (number 2) and align it with the upper edge.

Then you can enter the following:

Column "Pos. X": 5760

Column "Pos. Y": 0

Column "Width": 1650

Column "Height": 1050

This has the advantage, if you want to use DCS World view ports to show displays in Ikarus, that DCS does not have to calculate such a high resolution.

Example:

Your Settings:

X: 3 * 1920 = 5760

Y: 1080 + 1050 = 2130

Number of pixels: 12.268.800

The other Settings:

X: (3 * 1920) + 1650 = 7410

Y: 1080

Number of pixels: 8.002.800

CU Micha

Hello strike277,

 

that's a funny monitor setting.

 

In purely arithmetical terms, you would have to enter the following:

 

In the first line, the front/main panel:

Column "Pos. X": 2040

Column "Pos. Y": 1080

Column "Width": 1650

Column "Height": 1050

 

I assume that the monitor 4 is positioned centrally under the middle monitor of the three rows.

Then position X is calculated as follows:

1920 - 1650 = 240

240 / 2 = 120

X: 1920 + 120 = 2040

 

You can also measure the exact position with a screen ruler.

http://www.pixelruler.de/e/index.htm

 

 

But it would be better if you move extra monitor (number 4) to the right, next to your main monitor (number 2) and align it with the upper edge.

 

Then you can enter the following:

Column "Pos. X": 5760

Column "Pos. Y": 0

Column "Width": 1650

Column "Height": 1050

 

This has the advantage, if you want to use DCS World view ports to show displays in Ikarus, that DCS does not have to calculate such a high resolution.

 

Example:

 

Your Settings:

 

X: 3 * 1920 = 5760

Y: 1080 + 1050 = 2130

 

Number of pixels: 12.268.800

 

 

The other Settings:

 

X: (3 * 1920) + 1650 = 7410

Y: 1080

 

Number of pixels: 8.002.800

 

CU Micha

McMicha,

Again, thank you so much for your help. I did input the values you suggested. The pic below shows the position of the panel on the 4th screen.

McMicha,

Again, thank you so much for your help. I did input the values you suggested. The pic below shows the position of the panel on the 4th screen.

Hi Strike277

I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder'

Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar.

Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen.

hopefully this helps you.

Naj-Treg

Hello Naj-Treg,

 

unfortunately I have never tried this before, therefore this only without guarantee.

 

I suppose the mod uses the P-51 cockpit.

In Export.log file the name of the airplane should be displayed when you play it.

Then make a copy of the P-51D.lua under the name shown in the Export.log file.

The Ikarus profile you give also this file name.

Then you have to make a copy of the P-51D.xml file under the new name.

 

If necessary you can also give me the download link to the mod, so I can have a look at it.

 

CU Micha

Hi McMicha

I was reading through the update details from the last update....1 of the fixes was on crashes with the P-51 panel....

I updated DCS to the last version. I did not made any changes as the ones described above... Now the P-47 panel works :D

So there was sometghing wrong on ED side.

Time to create some more panels:pilotfly:

Greetings Naj-Treg

Hi Strike277

 

I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder'

 

Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar.

Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen.

 

hopefully this helps you.

 

Naj-Treg

Naj-Treg,

thanks for your help

thats a great tool. Thank you. So how would I realign the rest of the switches and dials after adjusting the panel size down to 1680X1050? Is there an easier way to do it other than each item?

Naj-Treg,

 

thanks for your help

 

thats a great tool. Thank you. So how would I realign the rest of the switches and dials after adjusting the panel size down to 1680X1050? Is there an easier way to do it other than each item?

Glad i could help you.

I know the struggle with the resiolution setting.... at first i ran my panel on a 1024x768 monitor.

The software does scale the panel size but not the image and gauges.

My work around for this was:

- setting up my panel on a screen with a 1920x1080 reselution.

-under configuration tab select editor mode and click show cockpit.

-go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight.

when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange.

enter a smaller number for size px.

click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller.

do this for every gauge.

after all gauges are smaller, drag them all to the left side of the panel. best is to make or 3 rows (depends on how small you make the gauges).

now save your profile.

At this point go to the configuration tab and change your X and Y resolution to the desired screen and place.

now you will see the panel but all the gauges are small and on de left side of the screen.

go in to editor mode and drag the gauges to their position and make them bigger (enter a bigger nummer on size px) Now you need to test a little on how big you need them to be.

When done save the panel and you should be good to go:thumbup:

Ps you need the original file names to make it work.

Good luck!:pilotfly:

Hi H-J-P,

these are new commits making F5E-ASI-2 working correctly again:

https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/8099fae5d5f70de277deb791b54219466aaaa566

https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/06af29612090b67755e421f62509b4de643307de

Should I create pull request or you will merge it yourself?

tomcat97,

unfortunately shadow on ASI is still visible.

Regards,

danvac

-go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight.

when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange.

enter a smaller number for size px.

click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller.

do this for every gauge.

This step isn't really need. Just hover the mouse pointer above the gauge on the panel and use the wheel to resize it.

This step isn't really need. Just hover the mouse pointer above the gauge on the panel and use the wheel to resize it.

Thanks learned something today:thumbup:

Glad i could help you.

 

I know the struggle with the resiolution setting.... at first i ran my panel on a 1024x768 monitor.

The software does scale the panel size but not the image and gauges.

 

My work around for this was:

- setting up my panel on a screen with a 1920x1080 reselution.

-under configuration tab select editor mode and click show cockpit.

-go to instruments tab. If correct all the gauges have a orange highlight.

 

when you click on a gauge it wil be highlighted in orange.

enter a smaller number for size px.

click in your panel the same gauge again. now it should get smaller.

do this for every gauge.

 

after all gauges are smaller, drag them all to the left side of the panel. best is to make or 3 rows (depends on how small you make the gauges).

 

now save your profile.

 

 

At this point go to the configuration tab and change your X and Y resolution to the desired screen and place.

 

now you will see the panel but all the gauges are small and on de left side of the screen.

 

go in to editor mode and drag the gauges to their position and make them bigger (enter a bigger nummer on size px) Now you need to test a little on how big you need them to be.

 

When done save the panel and you should be good to go:thumbup:

 

Ps you need the original file names to make it work.

 

Good luck!:pilotfly:

Thank you. Very well explained. We can not please everyone. Our standard is 1920 x 1080.

Hi H-J-P,

these are new commits making F5E-ASI-2 working correctly again:

https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/8099fae5d5f70de277deb791b54219466aaaa566

https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/06af29612090b67755e421f62509b4de643307de

Should I create pull request or you will merge it yourself?

 

tomcat97,

unfortunately shadow on ASI is still visible.

 

Regards,

danvac

These are completely different values than documented. I will take it that way. Thank you very much.

I just installed it. We will see ...

I noticed wrong mach speeds shown few moments ago. I will check tommorow.

This is correct commit to calculate mach meter angle:

https://github.com/danvac/Ikarus_Source/commit/76299deb07859895ec7a3ae42eab82c9a653d4c9

Input/Output values are bases on latest mainpanel_init.lua

MachIndicator				= CreateGauge()
MachIndicator.arg_number	= 179
MachIndicator.input			= {0.5,   0.6,   0.7,   0.8,   0.9,   1.0,   1.1,   1.2,   1.3,   1.4,   1.5,   1.6, 1.7, 2.2} 
MachIndicator.output		= {1.0, 0.929, 0.871, 0.816, 0.765, 0.727, 0.683, 0.643, 0.611, 0.582, 0.551, 0.525, 0.5, 0.4}
MachIndicator.controller	= controllers.MachIndicator

F-5E Pitch Trim Indicator

Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached)

-- Pitch Trim Indicator
Pitch_Trim				= CreateGauge()
Pitch_Trim.arg_number	= 52
Pitch_Trim.input		= {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0}
Pitch_Trim.output		= {1.0, 0.0, -0.1}
Pitch_Trim.controller	= controllers.PitchTrim

Thank you. Very well explained. We can not please everyone. Our standard is 1920 x 1080.

No problem. I really appreciate all those mod makers and the time and effort they put in the mods to make this sim better.

As you said...you can't please everyone. Keep up the great work:thumbup:

Naj-Treg

Does all resizing have to be done in scale? For instance I am wanting to lower the height of the UHF on front panel but keep width.

Was using Helios but am having too many issues when I went to a 4K projector with resolution settings. Gonna give Ikarus a try.

Thanks

Hi McMicha

 

I was reading through the update details from the last update....1 of the fixes was on crashes with the P-51 panel....

 

I updated DCS to the last version. I did not made any changes as the ones described above... Now the P-47 panel works :D

So there was sometghing wrong on ED side.

 

Time to create some more panels:pilotfly:

 

Greetings Naj-Treg

Hello Naj-Treg

Which update was it?

Hi Strike277

 

I used a little free tool called 'Mofiki's Coordinate Finder'

 

Run the program and place your mouse cursor on the top left corner of the desired monitor you would like to use as your panel and press spacebar.

Now the program gives you a X and Y coordinate. enter these X and Y coordinates (Pos. X / Pos. Y) in the ikarus software and it should place the panel on the correct screen.

 

hopefully this helps you.

 

Naj-Treg

Thank you for pointing this tool out.

I hadn't even heard that one.

Unfortunately there is no official download page.

But I hope Strike277 will find its coordinates.

Does all resizing have to be done in scale? For instance I am wanting to lower the height of the UHF on front panel but keep width.

 

Was using Helios but am having too many issues when I went to a 4K projector with resolution settings. Gonna give Ikarus a try.

 

Thanks

Hello Regnad517,

the gauges all have a fixed aspect ratio.

The aspect ratio of the lamps and switches depends on the graphics used. Everything else is variable, you may have to create new graphics.

CU Micha

Thanks for reply, OK, that's doable. Testing today so wish me luck :thumbup:

Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached)

 

-- Pitch Trim Indicator
Pitch_Trim				= CreateGauge()
Pitch_Trim.arg_number	= 52
Pitch_Trim.input		= {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0}
Pitch_Trim.output		= {1.0, 0.0, -0.1}
Pitch_Trim.controller	= controllers.PitchTrim

As always good work. Thanks. I emailed Andreas. But I do not have a response yet (Pitch Trim Indicator).

I'm missing something and I'm not sure what.

For instance, I modified the A10C.ikarus profile for placement on my screen, removed alot of buttons, lamps, etc... Ran it and all works great, actually very impressed.

But then I decided to put back the whiskey compass. I added a record and entered it exactly as it was but it doesnt get game play feedback. So I tested further, I deleted and readded the AOA and now it is dead. I cannot locate anywhere any binding info. Am I missing something?

Pitch Trim Indicator

Can you add gauge for Pitch Trim Indicator? Due to position in cockpit above ADI it is hardly visible. (screenshot attached)

 

-- Pitch Trim Indicator
Pitch_Trim				= CreateGauge()
Pitch_Trim.arg_number	= 52
Pitch_Trim.input		= {-10.0, 0.0, 1.0}
Pitch_Trim.output		= {1.0, 0.0, -0.1}
Pitch_Trim.controller	= controllers.PitchTrim

Hello Danvac,

I will draw it in the next few days. (I hope!)

As you already know, after that there are several more steps to do, for publish an additional class.

THX again for your attention and the detailed report. :thumbup:

ICEMAN

47th VFS DragonFighters