Thank you very much for this video ! the interaction between the game and the LEDs looks fantastic 😮 are you planning to make a video with potentiometers?
If the LED isnt specced for 5V, you should have a current limit resistor. However, I've found 12V LED buttons work fine on 5V, and need no modification. I think it might be because they have an LED driver that can work that low.
Thanks for this three part video series. Looking forward to seeing the rotary encoders video. Also, you mention the use of DCS Bios, but I recall you mentioning using Helios for switches in your instrument panel video. Did you change from Helios for the instrument panel video screen? It's been a while since that video and I'm wondering if Helios is still the way to go for instrument panel video.
Can you show/do a vid on the OG button boxes you made? I don't have the time or space or money for a full pi but I'm interested in making a couple little boxes
Been watching your vids for a long time now and I like the explanatory vids on the hardware as allot has changed since when I was using basic keyboard emulators for similar stuff. I keep looking for a cockpit from a commercial plane but I'm not far enough west to find good deals on them. I would love to have had the DC9 cockpit that was on Ebay that was nearly intact. Would be a fun project then I'd want to make it full motion too... It's a deep rabbit hole.
it does, but the data is not stored on the cloud or attached to an account; it is stored locally on a user profile created in-game. If you reinstall the game it won't necessarily preserve the data. Also the data is categorized per-aircraft, so you can see if your performance is overall better in a particular AC.
Don't you think that mixing it with VR would work more realistic? I mean VR hedseat with cameras and some green screen, etc. so you could see your cockpit and externals in 360 degree. It looks awesome but this monitor is meh.
@@MozTS cool, seems like the technology is being worked on. In due time this is definitely the way to go for sim rigs, reviews suggest the passthrough quality of the quest pro is not really there yet
There's four contact points in that switch you could solder to; the LED has two different legs you can bend in a specirc direction; the wires go to the board and come off these pins in the back. All of this was good information for thise who know what they're doing, but all of that was list on me becuase you just takked and pointed. I, and most others, are not familiar wirh the hardwsre at all and need way more hand-holding. Which exact contacts in the button do i solder which arms of the LED and how do I twist them? Any tips for soldering inside the button? Looks difficult if this is your first time. Don't rush through anything and remember the #1 rule of television: "Show. Don't tell." I can't tell you how long i have been waiting for a walkthrough like yours. I assume many others have as well. Don't rob us of information and instruction to speed through the steps and video please. People can always skip or fast forward if they want but we can't add in more information. And this isn't meant as a dig AT ALL so please don't take it that way. This series is really important for people like me so i am just trying to assist you in delivering your message as well as you can. Let's put it this way: because of you, I am now buying a 100w Co2 laser for mtly god damned garage. Looking forward to the next one. And if you do this right, I bet it will be your most popular videos in a year or two.
That intro was 10/10
Looking forward to part 4!! Great little series!
Indeed... Looking forward to part 4... and 5, 6 and so on
Nice one. Should you be placing current limiting resistors in series with those LEDs?
Came here to say that.
Not only a resistor, but it should have a darlington array or transistor because most I/O pins should not directly drive loads.
need more collaborations between you and that Hurc pilot!
Thank you for your tutorials. They are gold for us.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
You marvelous Man. Greetings from Up-over. Keep them up, really appreciated!!
I love these videos thank you so much. Not building a cockpit anytime soon but will for sure keep these handy for when I get the chance to!
im getting "compilation error: 'FA_18C_hornet_APU_READY_LT_AM' was not declared in this scope
Best intro ive seen this week XD
Thank you very much for this video ! the interaction between the game and the LEDs looks fantastic 😮 are you planning to make a video with potentiometers?
I wish I could give this more than one thumbs up. The intro was *chefs kiss
thanks a lot for sharing!! Looking forward to part 4!! Any timeline on when you will be releasing it??
I’m just trying to do a few buttons on a hobby box for dcs but this is inspiring me to try more
Defffff gon blow up
Mate, you are the best!
If the LED isnt specced for 5V, you should have a current limit resistor.
However, I've found 12V LED buttons work fine on 5V, and need no modification. I think it might be because they have an LED driver that can work that low.
Yep, always have something limiting the current. The LED buttons (both 5V and 12V) generally have a resistor built in.
Awesome! BBrrrrrrrttt!!!
This is awome , plz teach us more how to build simple panels
Thanks for this three part video series. Looking forward to seeing the rotary encoders video.
Also, you mention the use of DCS Bios, but I recall you mentioning using Helios for switches in your instrument panel video. Did you change from Helios for the instrument panel video screen? It's been a while since that video and I'm wondering if Helios is still the way to go for instrument panel video.
Helios is now only used for the gauges. All the buttons and switches are either DCS-BIOS or a generic USB joystick
Can you show/do a vid on the OG button boxes you made? I don't have the time or space or money for a full pi but I'm interested in making a couple little boxes
Been watching your vids for a long time now and I like the explanatory vids on the hardware as allot has changed since when I was using basic keyboard emulators for similar stuff. I keep looking for a cockpit from a commercial plane but I'm not far enough west to find good deals on them. I would love to have had the DC9 cockpit that was on Ebay that was nearly intact. Would be a fun project then I'd want to make it full motion too... It's a deep rabbit hole.
Did you ever get round to printing the adapter for the 5v LED? I'm struggling to get it to stay in!
Hah I was expecting your phone to fall off the dashboard in the intro
How do you make the text for the buttons?
Hi,
where did you get the upper switch with the axis in it?
I am searching for it, but can't find any...
What solder iron do you use? My iron is absolute garbage.
How do you do this with an uno?
Does DCS games keep statistics like Kills to Death, weapon accuracy etc?
it does, but the data is not stored on the cloud or attached to an account; it is stored locally on a user profile created in-game. If you reinstall the game it won't necessarily preserve the data. Also the data is categorized per-aircraft, so you can see if your performance is overall better in a particular AC.
Don't you think that mixing it with VR would work more realistic? I mean VR hedseat with cameras and some green screen, etc. so you could see your cockpit and externals in 360 degree. It looks awesome but this monitor is meh.
Do you know of any headsets that can do this though? The closest thing I've found is Varjo AR, but that is rather pricey...
@@Rokreder quest pro
@@MozTS cool, seems like the technology is being worked on. In due time this is definitely the way to go for sim rigs, reviews suggest the passthrough quality of the quest pro is not really there yet
So how are the Arduino boards all connected to the PC?
USB
Part 4?
Hey man, just about to start on an AV8B cockpit, these videos are invaluable.
Do you have a video on using DCS Bios with Arduino boards?
Check out the previous Basics video on his channel (Basics part 2: Connecting a Switch with DCS-BIOS), it goes over basic setup of DCS BIOS/Arduino
So I dont understand, does this mean that you have like 1000 arduinos for all the buttons that you have?
No. He also uses some "Leo Bodnar cards" that have a lot of inputs for each unit.
There's four contact points in that switch you could solder to; the LED has two different legs you can bend in a specirc direction; the wires go to the board and come off these pins in the back. All of this was good information for thise who know what they're doing, but all of that was list on me becuase you just takked and pointed. I, and most others, are not familiar wirh the hardwsre at all and need way more hand-holding. Which exact contacts in the button do i solder which arms of the LED and how do I twist them? Any tips for soldering inside the button? Looks difficult if this is your first time.
Don't rush through anything and remember the #1 rule of television: "Show. Don't tell."
I can't tell you how long i have been waiting for a walkthrough like yours. I assume many others have as well. Don't rob us of information and instruction to speed through the steps and video please. People can always skip or fast forward if they want but we can't add in more information.
And this isn't meant as a dig AT ALL so please don't take it that way. This series is really important for people like me so i am just trying to assist you in delivering your message as well as you can.
Let's put it this way: because of you, I am now buying a 100w Co2 laser for mtly god damned garage.
Looking forward to the next one.
And if you do this right, I bet it will be your most popular videos in a year or two.
Fair point, but this is hardly a first-time soldering novice tutorial.
These things take a lot of time to record.
Not hating, just saying.
You can get these same switches with built in LEDs. Tbh I see no reason to do this yourself unless you have the non-lit switch already
@@Rokreder The switch in this video came with a 24V filament bulb. He was changing it to an LED.
@@No1sonuk fair enough. I would probably just use the filament lamp in that case
@@Rokreder Probably too dim on 5V.
Couldn't a single Arduino actuate every LED in the whole pit with some clever electronics/programming? It seems inefficient.
Sure could. But this is the basics...
@@thewarthogproject some people just can't be pleased... LOL
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