Flight Sim Basics (Part 2): Connecting a Switch with DCS-BIOS

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How to connect a simple toggle switch to your PC for use in DCS World.
DCS-BIOS Flightpanels fork has now been renamed to 'DCS-BIOS Skunkworks.'
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00:00 - Intro
00:47 - The Parts
01:26 - DCS-BIOS
03:21 - DCS-BIOS User Guide
03:45 - DCS-BIOS Install
05:48 - Examples
06:34 - Control Reference
09:07 - Pros and Cons
10:48 - Disclaimer
11:00- Why are you still watching
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@dalehartley4766 6 ай бұрын

Just a thought about multiple aircraft. You could put a rotary switch attached to the master Arduino selecting which aircraft you are flying. Then any slaved Arduinos could look at the rotary switch on the master to determine which code to use to communicate with DCS for that specific aircraft.

@OverkillSimulations 6 ай бұрын

I don't know if you're into content creation but if you know how to do this, you should make a video and show it or teach me and I will lol! That sounds really amazing! Great tip man!

@pyoniervt Ай бұрын

That's possible but it really depends on how much memory it will take up, probably best when done with extra memory

@braitebrina5148 20 күн бұрын

i've learnt a lot in these videos and in these comments. Please, teach us lol

@qirtu Жыл бұрын

i love your channel man

@C1Rob1990 Жыл бұрын

Game changer, been thinking of trying to make a button box for years but these 2 videos make it so easy im gonna try and do it this week. Thank you very much and looking forward to more vids :D

@Jager-er4vc Жыл бұрын

I always get excited when you post a new video. Well done as always. Cheers!

@lululala3771 Жыл бұрын

you dont know how much i have searched to find how to do it and your videos make it so easy to find and the part1 taught me about the pro micro which i am 100% going to use

@NorthernerInSpace Жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorials! It's really great that you are doing these - many thanks!

@deniskalugin7984 Жыл бұрын

This whole project is totally awesome!

@thomasstevens5749 8 ай бұрын

Hey man, not a DCS player, but coming at this from some space sims and this has been super helpful. Got me interested in DCS, too. Cheers

@MahBor Жыл бұрын

This is extremely useful. Finally I'll be able to get started with my own sim. Thanks a lot

@allenyarberry7502 Жыл бұрын

Great video and very well explained! Nice job - I’m going to build a basic panel for VR. Thanks for sharing!

@mikkelkeller6210 Жыл бұрын

The basic series are just great for a newcomer pitbuilder like myself. Are you planning on also making tutorials on rotary switches, potentiometers and also how to do backlighting? Fingers crossed!

@EzeSepe Жыл бұрын

looking forward to check how to connect 7 segment displays and lcd screens. Thanks for the info... it is basic as you said, but it is not easy to come by... at least as clear as you delivered it.

@user-gh5pf1en1x 5 ай бұрын

dude ur all over da map with installs and downloads gud luck

@JohnSmith-xq1pz Жыл бұрын

🎵Ya we got a mighty Warthog flying though the night, ya we got a Worthog an't she a beautiful sight🎵

@DavidBrown-tl3ft 12 күн бұрын

Great series hovever I have come to a halt at the reference too, as there is nothing in the module drop down menu

@stevesteven-gw4zy Жыл бұрын

Thanks men this is jest what we wish for

@Kiwi_FIFO 6 ай бұрын

This is the way.

@kaspariito Жыл бұрын

great. thanks. please show one with lights as well :)

@deathsicon 11 ай бұрын

Damnit, I'm gonna end up going from separate quick swap desk mounted components for different aircraft to separate full pit builds for different aircraft by learning this stuff

@pvt.skyden8200 Жыл бұрын

I wonder how much this costs bruh. Keep up the good work!

@Krissinator1337 Жыл бұрын

ive been watching some of your videos. and i had an idea. is it possible to make a concave screen above you with a projector in the headrest of the seat to get the view above? like mounted on the projectors above with a gap so the other projectors still project onto the screens you have now

@byFCdesign 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this video ! use with DCS-Bios seems simpler, but dedicated to very specific aircraft?

@remotex8396 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this series I have been trying for ages to get this done and I finally build myself a harrier ufc. But there is still one problem I cant synchronise the switches or encoders at the mission Start, even if I turn it on in the dcs misc Settings???? Maybe you can help me?

@joaoduarte9423 10 ай бұрын

Hi. Great channel. I'm having a problem using two arduino micros without dcsbios, the game looks at them as the same. I can only use one or the other. I tried 2 leonardos and i get the same result. If i map keys to one they go to both

@lululala3771 Жыл бұрын

how do you make a gear lever

@Loopyllu365 6 ай бұрын

Hey, I can’t see on your website anywhere that states what wires you use to connect everything with? Could you use any wire?

@gadgetguru4933 Жыл бұрын

Ha!, what a noob!..... ;P excellent vid on getting started, only thing I might suggest (here comes the good-idea-fairy again) maybe include a short video on what things look like when they don't work, errors when trying to write to the arduino, etc. simple little things, common mistakes, unexpected respones.... I realise there is 101 variables that might prevent you from diving too deep into the rabit hole but just a few more 'hot tips for young players' shared wisdoms that would be highly valuable. like, double check your USB cable/connection, COM port#, arduino type selected. etc.etc. again, love your work & appreciate your efforts to produce these to share with the community.

@Tome4kkkk 10 ай бұрын

So even if I have a joystick controller set up already and plan on adding just two panels, it still DOES make sense to use DCS-BIOS! I just have to read on how to work around limited number of pins on Arduino nano.

@everydaycarrycanada951 Жыл бұрын

Question, could you not use the nano as a master and use the other as a slave and input? Not very good with these kind of things

@jehlybean636 5 ай бұрын

You mentioned you got labels to turn off on one of your buttons, where is the label off command in DCS BIOS?

@nikosgeorgakis6759 10 ай бұрын

Do you know where I can find good quality TOGGLE LOCKING SWITCH 2 & 3 WAY

@a3igner 5 ай бұрын

Hey! What’s that huge curved screen you have there? Is that a projector? Can you let us know ?

@ionuttamasan5335 9 ай бұрын

This might seem like a stupid question but the control reference html when i open it in any browser, it does not show the "Category Filter" panel. Any idea how to open it so I can get the code needed? Thank you!

@Matthew-om6lb Жыл бұрын

Are you still able to join protected servers with it

@bluesi7110 8 ай бұрын

Ok, i a question, because it isnt working for me: Num 1 um do need DCS openbeta for that it works, like you explained it? For Info I bought the F-16C... But i Think it was a really nice vid!

@samuelhayes5198 Жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to stack up the same command for multiple aircraft in one nano? Like pasting the master arm of the f-14 and a-10 so it doesn't need to be re-flashed? Basically can you have code for multiple planes in one sketch?

@Snugggg Жыл бұрын

interesting idea. I would like to know as well.

@hilok Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tutorial. i was wondering whether you used any resistance parts (pullup/pulldown effect), when connecting the switches to the controller boards?

@No1sonuk Жыл бұрын

DCS-BIOS turns on the internal pullups automatically. You don't need to do it manually.

@hilok Жыл бұрын

thanks 👍🏼

@csklovesadk Жыл бұрын

How much did this thing cost?

@anothermexfilms5194 Жыл бұрын

All switches and buttons are controlled by one Arduino board like a Mega model, or each component is using one arduino individual?,

@DriftNick Жыл бұрын

You can use as many switches on one board as it has input pins or if you use a button matrix you can have even more switches on one board.

@SVTL4799 Жыл бұрын

Please help a dummy. I was looking at the Pro Micro ATMega and pulled up the pin diagram. I see 16 pins, but some are analog and some are digital??? I’m just trying to figure out how many buttons or switches it can handle. Also can you wire potentiometers into it?

@fon-tijn Жыл бұрын

analog can work for pot meters digital wont im pretty sure u can wire leds and buttons to some analog pins and u cant use the tx and rx pins

@GuilhemBrouat Жыл бұрын

Analog pins can do both digital and analog, but digital pins can only do digital. So if you want to do only buttons, switches and LEDs you can use all pins.

@Snugggg Жыл бұрын

this might be a big ask but could you show how to get a display working with DCS bios?

@thewarthogproject Жыл бұрын

I'll add it to the to do list!

@dhmak_9336 Жыл бұрын

and what about diodes? if you set multiple switches to on and you pres a momentary switch might be turn off something else

@tristanbaird4305 6 ай бұрын

any fix? im stuck on the bios reference tool and it says it cant locate my dcs modules

@dhmak_9336 6 ай бұрын

@@tristanbaird4305 i found a solution with mine with diodes, i put diodes on every single input and works perfect.

@RichEdwards Жыл бұрын

11:00 because brrrrtttt

@JohnVanderbeck Жыл бұрын

I'm sure you've been asked this before, but I don't see anything in the description or in a quick search of your channel (I am bad at searching though lol)... what is the projector setup in your pit?

@thewarthogproject Жыл бұрын

thewarthogproject.com/projectors-and-screen