Virpil Axis to Button Conversion

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

Good Morning,

 

I've asked this before but I cannot find the topic. I have the Virpil CM3 Throttle. I want to change the flaps axis to be my landing gear handle. So at the top of the stroke I want it to raise the gear and at the bottom of the stroke I want to lower the gear. 

 

I've done it before, with your help, but I cannot remember how to do it. So the top 20% of the throw should trigger a key stroke of my choosing and the bottom 20% should trigger another to raise and lower the gear.

 

I just got a new rig and am doing a complete overhaul on my controls and game inputs. I didn't save my old profile. Once we have it sorted I will save my profiles and follow this topic to make sure I don't lose it again.

 

Your expertise is appreciated in advance.

 

Murf

 

BTW, I really love having the flap handle as my landing gear handle. The visual and tactile positioning is awesome.

[Charon]

It may be possible to do this within the Virpil software. If not, you can certainly do this with a virtual button in joystick gremlin. Add a remap action for the axis, map it to a button, and select a range from the 'Virtual Button' tab.

 

(Although personally, I think the flap handle is far too useful as a radiator control).

[Dallas88B]

The later versions of CM3 software use a different approach for axis to button.
 

Havoc does great YT vids for Virpil stuff but some are a bit dated and the software has changed since then

 

The newer approach is described in this YT video by Jons gaming and Tech  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW7pQwBg58M&t=1065s ..... go to 17 min 45 seconds

 

 

 

 

[1Sascha]

As I stated in another thread: I'd try Joy2Key.

 

Not sure about the "upper/lower 20% of travel"-thing, but I do use it to convert the rudder-paddle-thingie-axis on my TM TWCS into two keypresses (to activate left/right toe brakes, since IL-2 doesn't seem to be able to map half an axis).

 

S.

[No.23_Gaylion]

This is why VKB is so much better than virpil because they have highly produced videos on every question you would want to ask. I say this as a owner of both products.

 

 

 

 

[II/JG17_HerrMurf]

I'm sure there are pro's and con's to both but I wouldn't give up my Virpil gear for nuthin.

 

I can get the virtual buttons to fire in the 0-20 and 81-100 but they don't show up in the physical buttons. So, I'm still struggling but a little closer.

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by II/JG17_HerrMurf

[Sokol1]

3 hours ago, II/JG17_HerrMurf said:

I can get the virtual buttons to fire in the 0-20 and 81-100 but they don't show up in the physical buttons. So, I'm still struggling but a little closer.

 

You are not forgetting to use "Save" and "Save to Device" between each steep?