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Title: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Fulcrum on March 06, 2012, 08:29:03 PM
Similar to IL2's DeviceLink or DCS A10 warthog.  Lots of us home 'pit folks out here who would like to display this on  Helios / Touchbuddy or externally connected gauges on an Arduino board or iPad, for example.   If there is something we can do this with now (a status file or open TCP port) I'd love to hear about it.


 :airplane:
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Ruah on March 07, 2012, 06:26:28 AM
there was a heated debate in the bbs last year about this topic, a quick search should give you a good idea of what split the camps.
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Krusty on March 07, 2012, 08:31:35 AM
The software is a right mess to work with. The answer is "no" until it gets easier to code for, basically. (just to sum up)
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: james on March 07, 2012, 12:59:18 PM
+100
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: cactuskooler on March 07, 2012, 01:01:15 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: guncrasher on March 07, 2012, 01:44:49 PM
get trakir not only will it let you look at all the gauges but you also wont get killed so easy by that airplane that "cheated and disappeared out of sight".


semp
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Fulcrum on March 07, 2012, 09:52:19 PM
1.) thanks for the info guys...I figured as much on the software!

2.). I have trackir.  Who the bloody hell would invest in a three monitor, obutto wide screen setup with 27" monitors, dual nvidia 570s SLI and NOT get one?  (and yes....I'm bragging)

3.) not sure if you are somehow referencing a real world event that happens to you often, or how my wanting to export game data to external gauges somehow factors into the discussion......but thanks for the input, sempster!   

:huh  :headscratch:  :confused:
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: guncrasher on March 07, 2012, 10:21:57 PM
1.) thanks for the info guys...I figured as much on the software!

2.). I have trackir.  Who the bloody hell would invest in a three monitor, obutto wide screen setup with 27" monitors, dual nvidia 570s SLI and NOT get one?  (and yes....I'm bragging)

3.) not sure if you are somehow referencing a real world event that happens to you often, or how my wanting to export game data to external gauges somehow factors into the discussion......but thanks for the input, sempster!   

:huh  :headscratch:  :confused:

I. never mentioned 3 monitors.  but I wonder why would you want to look at the tiny display on your keyboard when you have very large gauges on that monitor of yours.


semp
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Pigslilspaz on March 08, 2012, 02:45:51 AM
If there was a way of doing this, I'd try to make a way for getting physical gauges to work. Best simpit ever.
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: Fulcrum on March 08, 2012, 11:15:34 AM
Why do people climb Everest, or swim across the English Channel?   Why do some people spend lots of time and effort on something as useless as a home "simpit"?  Who knows?  The fun / challenge of getting something to work I suppose.

Live and let live, semp.
Title: Re: export gauge / speed data to external devices for home cockpits
Post by: guncrasher on March 08, 2012, 01:29:17 PM
Why do people climb Everest, or swim across the English Channel?   Why do some people spend lots of time and effort on something as useless as a home "simpit"?  Who knows?  The fun / challenge of getting something to work I suppose.

Live and let live, semp.

 if it was gauges fine i understand that even though maybe a handful of people will use it.  but to request it so you can see it on a tiny screen on a keyboard takes development time away from my a26.

this is something more of a cool factor that I really believe will hardly be used.  after all you have the gauges right on your screen why take your eyes off the screen to look for some info that is already displayed on it.

and by the way I am working on my simpit.  and trust me as much I will would be cool to have it is way low on the priority of things that could be added.  as the gauges for a simpit will set you back a pretty penny which pretty much only a handful of people will want to spend that kind of money.

semp