Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated for BMS 4.37
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Just getting back to BMS and modified an older profile to the latest ver. of Helios and then grabbed the CPD from Ice’s “CPD Only” profile and cut/pasted it in. I added the files in his CPD keyfile to the auto-key as indicated, but (this has likely been mentioned before) did get a singular “warning” in the Interface tab (it functioned fine) about a missing reference to “OTWMouseButtonsIn3dEnable” so I grabbed this line from Ice’s full auto-key and added it to my BMS auto-key, no more errors…
"OTWMouseButtonsIn3dEnable -1 0 0x32 5 0 0 1 “CKPIT: Enable Mouse Btns in 3D”
All works perfectly, nice to have the CPD map back showing waypoints and all the other data…
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@Icer That callback shouldn’t have existed in the “CPD Only” profile so I’ve removed it for future versions.
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FIrst of all congratulations for the amazing work you guys have put into this Helios profile(s). I’ve been working through various tutes on YouTube and steadily building a few profiles that work with my Laptop screen as well as my Samsung tablet. I made a half-assed attempt to run the CPD Only version but got too many errors so put that on the back-burner for now.
I’ve managed to extract gauges & MFDS to my laptop (secondary monitor) and also got the tablet working via SpaceDesk. Recently updated to the latest Helios version and noticed the Map Control for BMS that I am extremely interested in.
Question: Does anyone have a link or document that will explain how to configure this Map Control properly?
I see the screenshots above and its clear that you guys know how to do this but is there a resource I can view to learn how to configure it myself? Thanks in advance.
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@Kavelenko There isn’t a reference but it’s fairly straightforward. Just add the Falcon interface to your profile and then add the MapControl resizing it as required. That will work as it is but you need to be able to adjust all of the parameters. So using the CPD Only Profile as a guide add buttons to your profile and bind them to each of the various input bindings of the MapControl. That’s all there is to it, no other configuration required.
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@linknet I’m using the AMPCD push buttons to turn the various input bindings on and off but which turns them on ok but they wont switch off when I try to toggle that button. Do I need to bind something else to each button?
For example the “Set Waypoints Visible” binding.
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@Kavelenko You need to set the button as toggle and then set Closed and Open bindings.
EDIT - AMPCD won’t work! You need buttons that can be set as toggles.
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@linknet The AMPCD I found in the F/A-18 Hornet controls section, it may not be suitable for BMS I dont know but there doesn’t appear to be an option to make those push buttons toggle. Which section do I find those buttons you are using?
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@Kavelenko “Push Buttons” Tactile Square and add the required image or text.
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@linknet lol of course! D’Oh.
Let me get back to you, if I can get all of the functions working I’ll be happy. Thank you for the tips, appreciate it. This shit is not as easy as it looks!
Right I got everything working except for the Map Scale binding, what type of switch should that be, a rotary? I mapped it to the Mode switch on the AMPCD, seems to work.
Thanks again for the help, that was great!
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@Kavelenko IF you want the look of the AMPCD then use that as the base and put Push Buttons over the AMPCD buttons, layering then on top. Then you can assign the Push Buttons as @linknet has stated.
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@Kavelenko I used a hidden rotary switch to actually set the map scale and incremented and decremented that via a pair of visible up/down buttons.
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@Wheelchock Great minds, thats exactly what I did.
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@linknet ah hah! Great idea.
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Ice’s Falcon BMS Profile Updated to 4.37-08
Updated 04 June 2024:
The first post has been updated with the latest version.
Please note the requirement for BMS Falcon 4.37 U4 and Helios Version 1.6.6090.2 or later.
Important: After installation run C:\Bin\UnblockFiles.exe to unblock all files.- Updated for BMS Falcon 4.37 U4 and compatible with Helios version 1.6.6090.2 or later. Note: Not compatible with earlier Helios versions.
- MIDS LVT selector knob added to the Avionics Panel.
- Requires “set g_bExportRTTTextures 1” to be added to the “Falcon BMS User.cfg” file found in \User\Config.
- Requires “set g_nKnobAccelerationDelta 0” to be added to the “Falcon BMS User.cfg” file found in \User\Config.
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Hi @linknet
I noticed the date stamps on the profiles were created in February 2024, so either you’ve added the wrong files or you’ve been sitting on the juicy for 2.5 months
Thanks as always
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@CriticalMass That’s correct it was virtually all completed back in February and was just waiting for the release of BMS 4.37 U4.
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@linknet day to late
Added the MIDS knob myself -
Haha, thanks Linknet, I was waiting for your update to get my 4.37.4 journey started XD
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Quick question:
As I understand, OSB 8 requires a long press to switch to the B file of L16. Is this also included in the new version?
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@BVT_9 In view of the fact that I have absolutely no idea what the B file of L16 is, never mind what you would do with it should you actually have it, the answer I’m afraid is no.