Keymapping CH Rudder pedals

[Dzachau]

I am new to the game. I have a ch fighterstick USB and CH propedals. I am having success keymapping the fighterstick.  I can also map the yaw controls for my pedals.  I am stumped on mapping the left and right wheel brakes. If I choose the toe brakes with my propedals, the plane does not respond.  Can someone let me know the best way to keymap for the left and right wheel brakes?

 

Thanks

[GrendelsDad]

Which plane? Only the German birds have toe brakes as far as I know.

[1Sascha]

Only the German birds have toe brakes as far as I know.

 

Important point.. :D Russian planes do not have a toe-brake function.

 

 

The "best" way usually is to just move the desired axis when the "map function"-dialogue is active.

 

Are the toe-brake-axis working in the keymapper? To check, click on the "response-curve"-looking icon on the far right of the rudder-axis' line in the keymapper. Then see if the control surface and orange line move when you move your toe-brakes.

 

Here's what the screen I'm talking about looks like (different axis, but it looks the same for all axis):

 

Are the toe-brakes working in Windows joystick calibration, in the CH Control Manager (assuming you're using it) or in other games you play?

 

I'm assuming you're using the USB-version of the CH Pedals, so my solution for my (Gameport)-pedals probably won't work. Windows reads my toe-brakes as two half axis, so I had to do a bit of fiddling around and some manual calibration to get them to work. If you're using the USB-version, this shouldn't be a problem for you.

 

However: You might want to double-check how Windows reads your axis on the CH Pedals. I'm not 100% sure how toe-brakes should appear (since I don't use the USB-version of the pedals), but I'm guessing they should be two different axis. Next: Check how CH Control Manger handles your toe-brakes and try re-calibrating them in there.

 

You might also want to download DxTweak to check your toe-brake axis calibration. That program also lets you input your own calibration-values manually.

 

 

 

 

S.

Edited July 29, 2016 by 1Sascha

[MaxVonDayGlow]

If you used the CH Manager software to setup a profile, make sure the toe-brake axes are mapped by testing/calibrating in mapped mode from within the CH Manager software.

[Dzachau]

Thanks!  I have only tried a few of the Russian planes.  Is there any way to apply wheel brakes on the Russian planes?

[Sokol1]

LOL, just as I was thinking a collateral effect of the "toe brake syndrome". 

 

For Russian planes you need set only one axis, in "Wheel brakes" because this planes, like the English, don't have wheel brakes on foots in WWII times.

 

Don't know if this trick for IL-2:46 work in BoS/BoM, but make a try.

 

In Controls > "Wheel Brakes" select one of 3 tabs and press the Right Brake on CH pedal, select other tab and press the Left Brake on CH Pedals.

 

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Notice in the picture the two different axis for the same function "Whell Brakes".

 

In game if you press any brake pedals both wheels will be braked.

For brake only right or left wheel press the brake and move the rudder for respective side, this rudder movement cancel the brake force in the opposite wheel - in real planes by venting the compressed air in this side.

 

EDIT - This work, I test the idea there with throttle and rudder axis - as my T-Rudder pedal dont' have the 'joe brakes"  - and work, you need tweak the deadzones.

 

If not you are limited to set a key or joy or throttle button to "whee brakes" (both) and use together with rudder movement as above. Maybe cause issue for Luftwaffe/P-40 "toe brakes" as this planes can use "differential brakes" in the game.

 

BTW - Is probable that in CH-Hangar someone has posted a "cheater" CH Manager code for fake "toe brakes" in Russian/English planes.

 

Somple, this code for Elite, creating one virtual axis with pedal brakes axis. This should work for BoS/BoM Russian/Italian planes.

 

http://www.ch-hangar.com/forum/index.php/topic/7783-elitedangerouspro-pedals-any-way-to-combine-toe-brakes-to-one-axis/

Edited July 30, 2016 by Sokol1