Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.37
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@linknet - just getting back into BMS with the 4.37 release after some time away, updated my simple profile to point to 4.37, adjusted monitors, and all is error free. Issue is the MFDs do not display on my 2 Lilliput monitors. The other gauges I have on there are fine (Fuel Flow, RPM, Fuel, Compass, VVI) but no MFDs. For a quick fix I figured set them as hidden, then enable RTT, and RTT auto start/stop. Went into RTTClient.ini, set the positions where I wanted the MFDs, all good. Start my profile, I see RTT start but no video. I go and look at the RTTClient.ini and now it shows as "Created by Helios, both MFDs are set to “0”, and no coordinates, with a note not to edit it…
I can, once I disable RTT in the Helios profile, simply run RRClient64.exe using my original (I saved it) RTTClient.ini and it works perfectly, would rather have Helios run the show. What did I miss/mess up?
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@Icer I’m sure you must have set this but just asking to make sure:
Add “set g_bExportRTTTextures 1” to the “Falcon BMS User.cfg” file
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@linknet said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.36:
@Icer I’m sure you must have set this but just asking to make sure:
Add “set g_bExportRTTTextures 1” to the “Falcon BMS User.cfg” file
Yes, and again RTT running on it’s own using my edited RTTClient.ini displays the MFDs fine, it’s just that if I set the profile to use it, it will start/stop RTT as expected, but it does not display anything and the RTTClient.ini Helios creates does not have the MFDs enabled…
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@Icer So neither the Helios MFDs nor the Helios created RTTs display on the Liiliput monitors. Have you got the same scale factor set for these and your main display?
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@linknet In Display Properties yes, 100%. Normally when I would run the Profile (with BMS off) a black box would appear on each Lilliput, now no box… RTT (standalone) I get the gold framed box with X’s…
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@Icer I’m afraid I haven’t any more suggestions apart from the basic ones I already put forward. Perhaps @Wheelchock might be able to help since he was the one who created most of those sections of Helios.
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@linknet said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.36:
@Icer I’m afraid I haven’t any more suggestions apart from the basic ones I already put forward. Perhaps @Wheelchock might be able to help since he was the one who created most of those sections of Helios.
Would be great as I would rather just run Helios by itself again. It’s odd that Helios creates an RTTClient.ini that has no settings… I may try and drop the RTT MFDs in the Editor into the spots, maybe that is the step i’m missing… but at some point I would rather not run RTT at all, as I di in 4.34 and up.
EDIT: User Error as far as the RTT display goes. You need to use the “Falcon RTT Viewports\Falcon RTT MFDLEFT ONTOP and Falcon RTT MFDRIGHT ONTOP” and place them on your monitor. Been quite a while, forgot how it works… Starts RTT , displays properly, stops when you exit.
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@linknet : is it possible to get the briefing onto the knee pads in-profile without WDP?
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@BVT_9 Try EZBoards - it replaces the 7982.dds file so that you can view the briefing on the cockpit kneeboards.
I could possibly look into having the profile do that, it already generates the briefing kneeboards so would just need to convert to dds.
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Quick question - will this profile work on a non-touch screen? I just want to try it out visually with an old 22" screen I have before investing
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@wazza69 Works with a mouse just fine.
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@linknet Hi how do I link bms to the new key file? I dont understand how to do it and the manual does not explain it. No buttons are working in the profile. Thanks
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@maverick007 The “Setup Guide” for the profile explains it. I’m hoping to release a new version of the profile for BMS 4.37 with more relevant instructions. Just waiting for the next Helios release.
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Hi. After 2 days of working I finally made all the buttuns react. The problem was in the alternate launcher. When I start via the standard lanucher and then in the settings i point to the Ices key file then everything works like butter.
I did not have success with forcing this via the alternate launcher as it keeps forcing BMS to use BMS auto key file. Maybe renabe the ices key file to auto key file as well???
There are some mistakes in the guide in names of some of the exe components in helios process manager. I had to correct the names…Otherwise it works even in 4.37. Great job, mate! -
@maverick007 said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.36:
I did not have success with forcing this via the alternate launcher as it keeps forcing BMS to use BMS auto key file. Maybe renabe the ices key file to auto key file as well???
There are some mistakes in the guide in names of some of the exe components in helios process manager. I had to correct the names…Otherwise it works even in 4.37. Great job, mate!I’ve already renamed the key file to “Auto BMS” for the 4.37 version which isn’t released yet.
What are the names in the guide of some of the exe components in helios process manager that need changing? If you can provide some details I’ll make the alterations.
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@maverick007 Or just tell the Launcher to use the correct .key file?
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@linknet Thanks for the 4.37 update! Can you please also add a link to the Helios GitHub page to make it easier to find and return to for when we have to download the latest Helios build? I just get paranoid all the time that I might end up in a fake page and download malware or something.
For the convenience of everyone else, this is the link to Helios
Thanks!
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@Atlas said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.37:
@linknet Thanks for the 4.37 update! Can you please also add a link to the Helios GitHub page to make it easier to find and return to for when we have to download the latest Helios build? I just get paranoid all the time that I might end up in a fake page and download malware or something.
For the convenience of everyone else, this is the link to Helios
Thanks!
Helios should offer the new version to download and if not just go to the Help > Check for New Version menu option. That’ll make sure you get to the correct page.
I’ve added a link in the first post to the download page for those that don’t already have Helios.
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Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated to 4.37-01
Updated 13 January 2023:
The first post has been updated with the latest version.
Please note the requirement for BMS Falcon 4.37 and Helios Version 1.6.5800.0 or later.
- Updated for BMS Falcon 4.37 and compatible with Helios version 1.6.5800.0 or later. Note: Not compatible with Helios earlier versions.
- Key file callbacks added and file renamed to “BMS – Auto” for compatibility with Falcon BMS 4.37.
- Key file setup instructions revised for compatibility with the new Falcon BMS Launcher.
- Updated the ECM Panel to include the new transmit switch and program selection buttons.
- Added the new IDIAS Panel which is auto-selected dependant on aircraft version.
- Added “Auto Update KneePads” and “Stop Update KneePads” selection buttons to the System Menu which are available if the Basic Kneeboards mode is selected. Selecting “Auto Update KneePads” automatically copies the briefing pages, after the Briefing has been selected to PRINT, to the first left and right pages of the cockpit KneePads. These are only visible if the cockpit Pilot Model is enabled. This setting is retained after a profile restart until “Stop Update KneePads” is selected. This also restores the pages of the cockpit KneePads to those that existed before the profile was started for the first time.
- The profile Basic vs Full Kneeboards display mode is now retained after a profile restart.
- Added “Pilot Model” toggle button and L/R KneePads Inc/Dec rockers to the Views Panel.
- Requires “g_bExportRTTTextures 1” to be set in the Falcon_BMS.cfg file found in \User\Config.
- Requires “set g_nKnobAccelerationDelta 0” to be added to the Falcon_BMS.cfg file found in \User\Config.
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@linknet said in Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.37:
Please note the requirement for BMS Falcon 4.37 U1
When did U1 come out?