New free MFD/ICP app to control Falcon BMS from touch devices
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@kungfoo I couldn’t get the app to work with 4.36. Is this your experience? If yes then any chance of an update? I love the app
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@wazza69
Check to see if this line is set to 1 in Falcon BMS.cfg or Falcon BMS User.cfg:set g_bExportRTTTextures 1 // This enables the shared texture memory area for HUD/MFDs/HMS/RWR/DED/PFL
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@wazza69 it works ok , just tried it … all ok. stable .
But not quite happy with mfds size , could be bigger on 10.1" , there’s still unused space on tablet screen.
@kungfoo is there a way to make app auto-fit better on android? to utilize whole space… mfd’s are smaller then when I zoom my view with trackir on my monitor … well, understandable.
I am using primarily because of mfd buttons , but if you can enlarge mfds it would be shaggy
Cheers
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Hi does anyone have problem with the dobber switch in app? Other button works fine tho…
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@white_fang Afaict the newest client versions should enlarge the mfds to fit the screen size, as long as they can keep the square aspect ratio. Maybe a screenshot of your device can illustrate your layout? Are you using the newest client?
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@kungfoo Yes, no prob, 'ere you are, screenshots from device.
ICP is what it is from top to bottom , but there’s about 1" - 1.5" space below mfds.
-the 3rd pic i another, older, mfd android software … abut amazingly it still works -- aaah , now I figured why , I had the feeling … burt now when compared side to side … I see clearly , well blimey , it is not A BIG difference , but I somehow felt it , as I was using that other soft for years … so that’s it.
- will try ingame shots , when I fire up today…
Cheers
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I’m still waiting for the triptych version, so you can separate the ICP/DED/RWR and two MFDs onto their own screens
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MFD dimensions and visuals are great now the way they are. I wouldn’t change a thing on that.
I still get the freezing issue regularly. When server will still take inputs, but screens aren’t refreshed any more. Not a big deal, but just a thought: Would it make sense that the App would have a button in a corner so that the corresponding server display module could be reset so to restart sending images again?
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@Logic Ok, … well , you wouldn’t change anything , but let me be clear, it isn’t you to make that call.
WHY ON EARTH ANYONE WOULDN’T want it bigger , even women would disagree.
THERE IS not even needed to say REASON BEHIND IT … to have a bigger MFD’s , - TO SEE BETTER
Why do I even have to mention it …BUT SMALLER ??? what the hell
tshk tshk , if it isn’t just :opposing force" … Well, that’s just childish.
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@white_fang said in New free MFD/ICP app to control Falcon BMS from touch devices:
@Logic Ok, … well , you wouldn’t change anything , but let me be clear, it isn’t you to make that call.
WHY ON EARTH ANYONE WOULDN’T want it bigger , even women would disagree.
THERE IS not even needed to say REASON BEHIND IT … to have a bigger MFD’s , - TO SEE BETTER
Why do I even have to mention it …BUT SMALLER ??? what the hell
tshk tshk , if it isn’t just :opposing force" … Well, that’s just childish.
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You might want to reread mine and your post and edit yours when you are sober.
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What did I miss in the first statement? “You’re ok with things they are and don’t change a thing”
You better think carefully what will say next , as when “I get sober” I might spank your ass kid. -
@Logic Are you using the 0.5 version of the server? Maybe you can adjust the refresh rate to 30fps and set the compression quality slightly lower to get the streams working reliably. How far you can go is kinda dependent on your wifi setup…
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@white_fang to me it looks, like they are pretty much exactly the same size. Maybe the komercu app ones are even a bit smaller, but in falcon-bms-control you get more ‘black space’ around them, since the app is truly full screen. so you don’t see the system menu and action bar.
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@kungfoo
Yes, I am at the minimums already, 15kb/s, quality 50.
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@Logic Oi, that must be really quite slow wifi then. There are three things you can do:
- find a way to get a wired connection for the tablet, there are adapters for android.
- get a better access point/wifi setup (may not work if you’re not the person running it), I’m sure there are many people that can suggest something better.
- live with the slow updates and low quality.
I have been thinking about switching to a better jpeg compressor than the stock .NET one server side, so that would lower the bandwidth requirements a bit more, but don’t expect too much, there is only so much that can do…
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@kungfoo Is it easily to implement changing between the screens via swiping instead of the button?
I’m testing on a Pixel 4a and Google desided to overlay the borders of the display with “back” function. So I can hardly touch the button of your app because the system takes my input touch…
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@bohni it’s not that easy but something i have been looking into. also the next version of the clients will read the maximum safe screen dimensions for notched phones and tablets.
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@bohni Not sure how your 4a is set up, because on mine the app is fullscreen and does not render or show that back function.
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@kungfoo said in New free MFD/ICP app to control Falcon BMS from touch devices:
@bohni it’s not that easy but something i have been looking into. also the next version of the clients will read the maximum safe screen dimensions for notched phones and tablets.
That sounds good. Thanks.
@kungfoo said in New free MFD/ICP app to control Falcon BMS from touch devices:
@bohni Not sure how your 4a is set up, because on mine the app is fullscreen and does not render or show that back function.
As for my 4a: I use “Settings > System > Gestures > System navigation > Gesture navigation”.
The app does not exit nor do I go back, but the button does not react - I think, system waits for the gesture “swipe from either side” - But I justed tap, I do not swipe. So nothing happens…
Hm, I must add - there is a little chance, that I tap exactly that little spot., where the system does not react and I still hit the button. But that spot is really tiny… -
@bohni I’ll try to reproduce this. I don’t know if Android excludes those areas from the ‘safe to use’ full screen dimensions. Let’s see.