DX shift no longer works when i plug in rudder pedals
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Just bought a some saitek rudder pedals and for the life of me i can’t figure out whats going on with my DX shift mapping. I only have 2 DX Shift mappings. On my Thrustmaster WH HOTAS I have it mapped to allow me to zoom in/out the TGP using the DMS up/down while i hold down the Pink DX Shift on the stick. Always worked until i plugged in rudder pedals for the 1st time. I’ve checked the key file and, based on everything I’ve read, it should work given the numbers don’t change and all the normal controls still work. Only my DX mapping stopped working.
I know it’s tied to the rudder pedals bc I restored my BMS install to what it was yesterday, before i had the rudder pedals, using backup software I use. The mapping works perfectly. Then I close down BMS and plug in my rudder pedals and restart BMS….my DX map no longer works.Here are the EXACT settings in my key file I’m going off of.
SimHotasPinkyShift 2 8 -2 0 0x0 -1
SimHotasPinkyShift 258 8 -2 0 0x0 -1SimDMSUp 10 8 -2 0 0x0 -1
SimDMSDown 12 8 -2 0 0x0 -1256+10=266 and 256+12=268
Here is my DX mapping for the joystick DMS up/down keys that allows me to zoom in the TGP.SimRangeKnobUp 266 8 -2 0 0x0 -1
SimRangeKnobDown 268 8 -2 0 0x0 -1The numbers are EXACTLY the same with or without the rudder pedals plugged in so i have no clue whats going on. Like I said…the default HOTAS mappings work just fine so I’m thinking the default numbers in the key file are working…just for whatever reason my DX no longer does.
In “Device Sorting” the device order is the same with the exception of the new rudder pedals being at the very end of the list.
Went over the DX shift material on the forum for a couple hours before posting this to no avail.
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I FINALLY figured out what happened.
Apparently when i plugged in my rudder pedals and BMS detected them it automatically applied a rudder pedal axis (either 1 of the toe brakes or the rudder axis itself) to the “range knob” automatically. The “range knob” is the exact parameter i was trying to map to DX shift creating a control conflict. As a result the “range knob” parameter wouldn’t work at all.I’d mapped my rudder pedals to the correct parameter to control my toe brakes and rudder…but afterward, when i had issues, i never thought to go through the Controllers/advanced control settings and make sure the rudder pedals weren’t applied to any axis they shouldn’t be…specifically the “range knob”.
****Word of advice. If any of you ever have control issues after connecting a new controller to BMS make doubly sure you go through your control mappings and make sure nothing is automatically mapped to something it shouldn’t. Will save you alot of time and grief. Stayed up till 5am on a workday trying to figure out what was going on with this…when, go figure, it was a simple issue i’d overlooked.
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BMS is not the only flight sim that automatically assigns axes and DX buttons to connected devices. Can lead to much angst, as you discovered. Glad you got it sorted.