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This is one of the best recent tutorial series on DCS-Bios. 👍

My goal is to build 4 (up to 8) that face eachother during transport to and from the local Airshow. Become a "vender" have 2 for sale and 2 for "party rentals" build more as sales increase (repeat x5 yrs) open a "Sim-Cade" in a mall or strip-center and expand Nation wide. Think E-Sports/ Tournaments and even offer 1 pit a year to be able to give away in an effort to maintain community presence. Flight Deck in Anaheim California is 1 example. Cheers!!

Great tutorials!!! Thank you very much! I've been using Leo Bodnar's joystick interfaces, but I'm thinking of switching to Arduino. My main concern is that since you set up every switch through DCS-BIOS for a specific plane (F-18), what happens if you want to fly another plane (F-5 or MiG-29)? Those modules won’t recognize your Arduino setup, right?

If you were to do it again, would you use 18 or 19mm MDF? I have access to both and are unsure what to pick.

Nice video man. But i have a question. how can i use your method for panels that are not really accessible through the Model viewers back camera position, like you explained it in your video, or the top view of the cockpit. For example the LED-Panel with the WarningLights in it. It is in every perspective very difficult to make a screenshot and re-draw the panel in a CAD-Software. But when i try to change the camera postion to get a better looking angle, youre still right what you said in your video, that the shape of the Panel will be warped. Maybe you can help me :). Thanks

Can i use a ESP32 on this project?

Is Wall-e going to help you with clearing the trash?

Hey Scott, at 2:34 in the video, Line 21 shows DcsBios : : Switch3Pos cocKKpitLightModeSw("COCKKPIT_LIGHTMODE_SW".....) Why are there 2 "KK" for Cockpit? Does that matter in DCS or in coding in general? Thanks for your tutorials, I'm learning A LOT!!!! I'm working on my F-16C for DCS and MSFS.

Hi, Bort can't find any modules. Note: 'Unable to locate modules. Please set the path of the DCS-BIOS .json files from Menu > Select dcs-bios location' Wich path do I have to follow ? Thnx

Followed your guide but cannot get Bort to load just getting red box.Unable to locate modules. Please set the path of the DCS-BIOS .json files from Menu > Select dcs-bios location. Current path: C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts\DCS-BIOS\doc\json

Hi me Again, is this the exact same theory for connecting a 12 position switch? and only utilising only 4 of the pins? as im gathering you code it out in arduino? as i will be using the built in stopper for the switches?

were i can see the the comm number?

Hi! Im wondering if you have a discord server? Im building a viggen cockpit and would like to se what others are making and also discus diferent solutions on problems! I also wonder if you made the wod cockpit or what to call the frame. If you did I would like to know how you designed them! If you didnt could you share a youtube video that talks about it? if you know one I havent found one myself. Thanks for the awesome content and reading this!

how i have to know how much to zoom for the real dimension?

Hi, port not working on my PC, my OS win 11 any one have solution

question did you print the panel in white then spray paint it to get the white letter engraving?

i managed to create my first switch box with on off toggles for the first time today, complete with written code, nothing makes me happier than seeing something come to life, out of curisoity what laser engraver do you have?

Your content is amazing! My set keeps disconnecting from dcs bios…..Initially I thought it was a power issue to the usb ports and I have 2 x arduino nanos, and 1 x ELEGOO MEGA 2560. Seeing this video I’m gonna go test out adding the comm ports. Why is that required? When I initially boot up DCS bios it auto connects to the boards fine, but soon after I hear the usbs disconnecting and it won’t find the boards again. I’ll give this a try! Also wondering if it’s the rotary switches and I recently added.. maybe I’ve wired them up wrong and the voltage is kicking the boards off 😅

Im not going to lie, seeing these cockpits are really awesome and i want one so bad but seeing the work it takes to wire them up like on Warthog Project, it really made my anxiety freak out. See your resources really makes me feel more comfortable with the idea of getting it done someday.

can someone help me im trying to find that switch on amazon and i cant seem to find it?

is there an easy way to export from dcs bort into voice attack? or an easier way to manage voice attack profiles?

Love the content. Could you make a guide on how to make gauges? Along with the coding for servos and stepper motors? That would be incredibly helpful for where I am in my build process. Love getting as much detail as you like to share in your videos.

Is there a way u can switch from day and night vision mode?

Such a complete shame that this is not available to purchase as a kit. I’m looking at some pretty expensive prebuilt options, but I certainly would like to have different method of doing this. I just don’t have the time or the tools to do it myself.

How did you engrave the scetch?

This channel is so good! It's really easy to understand and he shows everything in 1 video instead of you neding to find 5 different videos! I wish I found this earlier.

Where can I get F/A 18 body.I am in Asia

Greetings! I'm trying to understand Arduino, DCS BIOS... I'm interested in this point regarding, in my case, the light indication. Everything is fine during the game. everything works, but at the end of the work, the indication continues to light until you press Reset. Is it possible to somehow programmatically, by code, make such a procedure automatic after exiting DCS, or maybe upon completion of data entry/exchange into the DCS BIOS?

Are there key shortcuts to select all text?

Much appreciated well deserved sub

Hi how can you use this tutorials for msfs2020?

All modern US aircraft like the -16, -15E, -18 and such follow the same military specification for instrument panels. The width of the panels is 5.75 inches. This is for where the bottom of the panel mounts to the Dzus rails. There is a formula for using the spacing pattern of the Dzus rails to give you the exact height of the panel given the spacing of the Dzus fastener. Too much to put into a comment. Maybe if I make a KZfaq channel for my SimPit build I could do a video to cover it all.

Downloaded the files from Open Hornet and looking to make a DDI. However in the Gerber DDI folder there are 10 various gbr files. How do you know which one to upload for PCB Way to manufacture? All panels have multiple GBR files?

DCS-BIOS worked fine for me until updating to 2.9. Since I updated to latest update of 2.9 DCS-BIOS doesn´t work athough it´s connected! Anyone who has solved the problem?

So I have an entire cockpit running right now with dcs running the old dcs bios, everything works, I have almost every led in the f16 cockpit modeled and connected, and it’s working. The reason I was going to switch to skunkworks is because I just installed the landing gear handle light and it wasn’t acting right. When I paste the code snippet from the new bort reference, it tells me the f16c_xxx wasn’t defined. The old dcs bios you just cut and paste it all and it just works. What am I doing wrong? And I really don’t like the whole type each com port into the command prompt and run them, what happens when you have 4 or 5 boards? You have to open a window for each and start them all every time you play? The old bios you just opened and it connected by itself and hid in system tray. Not sure why they had to go change everything, doesn’t seem like they made it better lol

Back light leds pcb design please .. keep it up ...

It seems the next step in this wonderful series you have been doing (Episodes 7-12) are leading to MFDs/DDIs and video displays for them. I’ll be quite pleased to see your approach to that part of the cockpit.

That’s quite genius actually with that led strip. What led strip did you use? The ones I know of seem a little wider, but this looks like 3mm wide. Is the strip single sided or double sided?

This is a really cool DIY series. Hats off to you for your clear and easy to follow presentation and editing style! RE: paper print panels. Is it an idea to use a light spray of (semi-gloss) clear coat on the paper to both protect the print better and to let it pop a bit more? Perhaps laminating the print outs using a desk use laminator might also be an option?..

Great videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge! Could you make a short video on how you use the matrix wiring with the code used from Bort ?

hey could you make a tut how we can readout an for example a warning light to an variable

where can i get f-18c left and right instrument panels printed for my cockpit

Do you have the modified CNC files for the tongue and groove versions available somewhere?

What's the material of headrest on ejection seat? Same MDF?

Great video as always! I was partly through a self designed build and have decided to go the open hornet design now based on your videos. Now all I need to do is find a shop here in southwest Arizona that can cut everything using the drawings. The electronics part does not scare me at all, I have already built multiple projects including an A-10 CDU... it's always the wood projects that give me anxiety lol

hi! congrats for your outstanding job! I would like to ask you: how do you make the knobs?

Will your mate who cut the parts consider selling me a pack like yours?

nice video's, At the moment I am building some extra controls for my universal sim rig and your video's are of a great help, just starting today on wirering and programing of the first version of my fully custom landing gear lever! :) one note at 3:22 I think you could have easely printed that part without the supports in those holes, saves printing time, material, and the cleanup time O7