Flight Sim Motion Platform, ideas and suggestions please!

Anyone???

Hey @noorbeast,

Thanks. The path I used is C:/Users/My Name/Saved Games/DCS.
The thread you linked me to is the same thread I got the combined Simtools/Helios export from.

Hey I give you my 2 cents worth. here is mine . I used Actuators from servo city . Motor controllers Are Daventech MDO3.
Ians BFF with , Just upgraded to Thanos AMC 1280 usb card . really smooth. I can use SImtools with this now (still working on it) but I have good 3DOF motion. I made a 2 seater with the 1000lbs lift actuators if its a 1 seater like yours go for the 2.5 inch per sec 560lbs. I will be going to a 6DOf in the new year and use these actuators and IANS 6 DOF software for FSX Simtools for all others. https://www.servocity.com/html/560_lbs__thrust_linear_actuato.html#.VGuM1vnF98E

Hey guys,

Got my small RC servo prototype made.
Using an Arduino Uno, and the code from @eaorobbie. I'm curious how hard it is to expand the code to work with three servos... Also, my JRKs arrived yesterday for the final full scale build.

Power supplies are ordered and en-route. For motors im going to try to get these linear actuators to work, as my Father-in-law has a couple extra from his days in the wheelchair biz he's willing to let me have.
http://www.linak-us.com/products/linear-actuators.aspx?product=LA30
Any thoughts?
Still unable to get any information from DCS to Simtools, other than that it is actually connected and it knows the game is running... which is a bit discouraging.
@iamcanadian2, that sim is amazing! Great job! I especially dig your 3 projector setup... and that screen... Are you using a TripleHead2Go, or something similar for that? Do you ever fly DCS?
Again, I appreciate any and all help, advice, and suggestions!

take a look here. it is what you are looking for
http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/my-project-guide-me.5682/#post-59262

I am using a Nvidea GTX 590 triple DVI out with Nvidea 3d surround 180 curved screen.
And no I just use fsx for the sim , but I do like War thunder.

So... Here's where I'm at.

This is my OS(C/Users/Jim/Saved Games/DCS/Scripts folder. I removed my Helios.LUA and my TARSExport.LUA files, Leaving only the 2 shown.

The Export.LUA shown is this.

Export plugin for Simtools V3.

When I start up the Simtools Game Manager,
it connects with the Game Engine running on my laptop.


These are my Axis settings for now.


When I start the sim, DCS, Game Manager says "Game Running".
My laptop beeps, and the Game Engine switches also, it automatically goes to Output Testing and shows "Game On" in the box.

However, in Virtual Axis, when turned on, while the sim is running, nothing is happening.

There is nothing showing in the Simtools Tuning Center, either.


Is there something I'm missing? Can someone tell me the basics of how this works with DCS? Is there supposed to be an Export folder somewhere, maybe with another LUA.script that Simtools is listening to?

Any and all suggestions are welcome, thanks again!

Hi, Lets just go through this - (and if it has already been covered sorry) 1. So you have the config files in the 'C' drive, but where do the DCS Game files live? If in another drive Eg in my case 'D', then you need to have this same directory path and files in drive 'D'.

Hey @SeatTime, thanks for the reply.
My DCS game files are located in OS (C/Program Files (x86)/Steam/SteamApps/common/DCS World.

... man! for sure you should publish some pictures about your sim, moving air valves with servos... sounds really nice!

Will do in the next day or two.