Hello pilots!
some time ago I was searching on the web for Android Tablet applications that let me create my own virtual buttons an send commands to Falcon.
Something like the Android version of Stream Deck.
I found several applications that can do the job (both free or requiring a small payment).
The most interesting, in my opinion, is “MATRIC PC Control” (https://matricapp.com). It can send commands to the active window and simulate keypresses.
The free edition is limited to six keys on one page. Additional features (like unlimited buttons and pages) can be unlocked under payment, depending on the function that you want. It has nice features like:
- the pc-side software manages the wifi connection and commands coming from the tablet, but also provides an easy-to use graphical user interface to create pages and buttons for your profiles (called “Deck”).
- some templates with buttons and switches for flight simulation are available.
- There is a community of users that share decks on the internet Matric site (some of them for DCS and MFS2020) and a dedicated blog. You can find also good ICPs that can be easily modified for Falcon.
- a virtual touchpad can be added to a deck and I discovered that this function can be useful to operate switches in the Viper cockpit.
- the app is also able to receive information from the pc and display them in your deck.
NOTE ON INSTALLATION OF THE PC-SERVER SOFTWARE:
after the first installation, the icon appeared on the desktop, but clicking on it the program refused to start. If you have the same problem delete the folder Documents/.matric (note the dot).
I found this solution reading the blog of the community.
Thank you to the developers of this application!!! Hope this discovery will be useful for someone else.
Cheers.
Flashsim