Thrustmaster Warthog stick + T.16000M TWCS Throttle?

[Logic]

Would it be possible to use a Thrustmaster Warthog stick together with a T.16000M TWCS Throttle controller?
Would there be any things to be considered?
Could all buttons/hats/axis be used in F4BMS?
Anyone did this already?
(Sorry, I’m new to high-end controller configuration and this is just a thought experiment for now.)

[Agave_Blue]

There is nothing that keeps you from having more than one device connected, recognized and in use. People do that all the time and I believe the BMS limit is 8 devices. The one main limitation, I think, is you’ll only have 1 POV hat without use of some kind of middle-ware. You are also limited to a certain number of axes (I think that is a Windows limitation?). I don’t recall the number …. 8 or 9? Something like that?

So, yes, I think it can be done (not 100% sure since I can’t test, but there shouldn’t be a technical limitation).

[Logic]

Ok, thanks. In what is a POV hat special? Isn’t it just like 4 buttons (of which only two can be active at once)?

[Agave_Blue]

I’m not sure of the technical reasons. There’s a little bit on POV hats in keyfile manual that may be interesting: x:\Falcon BMS 4.33 U1\Docs\Key Files & Input\BMS Key File Manual.pdf

[BlueRaven]

@Logic:

Would it be possible to use a Thrustmaster Warthog stick together with a T.16000M TWCS Throttle controller?

Yes, speaking in general there’s no problem in having different devices connected and working, as Agave_Blue already said.
In this case they are both from TM, so it’s even easier: you can, in fact, manage both with TARGET and expand their capabilities.

@Agave_Blue:

The one main limitation, I think, is you’ll only have 1 POV hat without use of some kind of middle-ware. You are also limited to a certain number of axes (I think that is a Windows limitation?). I don’t recall the number …. 8 or 9? Something like that?

BMS manages up to 4 POV hats, but they all have to be located on the device chosen as ‘controlling’ into BMS configuration.
So if you have other POVs - that’s the case with T.16000M FCS HOTAS for example, you have 1 on the stick and 1 on the throttle - the only way to take advantage of them is “transforming” them into normal DX buttons via a management software (in case of TM devices, it’s TARGET).
I can also confirm that you can use 8 axes at maximum, all of these are DX limits.

@Logic:

Ok, thanks. In what is a POV hat special? Isn’t it just like 4 buttons (of which only two can be active at once)?

No, it isn’t, DX sees and treats it differently.
This article explains the whole thing (see ‘BMS DirectX POV Hat Handling’ paragraph).