In-Development Information Display for Logitech Flight Instrument Panel
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Hi... I'm back
Well I am not making this easy for my self!
I explored a combination of vJoy (creates a virtual joystick that can be 'handled' by windows and detected and monitored by the test tool you linked to me) working together with UCR (Universal Controller Re-mapper (I guess you already know about this stuff!)). Stumbled as I haven't yet found a way to have UCR bind a POV switch on a virtual joystick as the output of a mapping (so I can detect the N52te 'D' pad button presses but can't trigger a POV button press!). I have a discord message on the HidWizard discord group asking for help.
Anyhow, I then tripped over a plug in for VoiceAttack (which I use with Elite) for voice activating joystick button presses (including virtual Joysticks). I like this idea more than using the N52te!
I am now tripping over having the Elite FIP window respond to voice commands which demonstrably (in both the vJoy test app and the JoyTester app) trigger POV presses. I am guessing this is down to the values in the joystick config file that relate to the up, down, push etc buttons. Are the config values telling Elite FIP what to expect? In the VJoy tools, POV values of 0,1,2,3 relate to the up, right, down, left POV buttons but, when these are used, JoyTester reports values in hundredths of degrees; 0,9000,18000 etc.
Your ideas of what I should try next would be most gratefully received!?
Well I am not making this easy for my self!
I explored a combination of vJoy (creates a virtual joystick that can be 'handled' by windows and detected and monitored by the test tool you linked to me) working together with UCR (Universal Controller Re-mapper (I guess you already know about this stuff!)). Stumbled as I haven't yet found a way to have UCR bind a POV switch on a virtual joystick as the output of a mapping (so I can detect the N52te 'D' pad button presses but can't trigger a POV button press!). I have a discord message on the HidWizard discord group asking for help.
Anyhow, I then tripped over a plug in for VoiceAttack (which I use with Elite) for voice activating joystick button presses (including virtual Joysticks). I like this idea more than using the N52te!
I am now tripping over having the Elite FIP window respond to voice commands which demonstrably (in both the vJoy test app and the JoyTester app) trigger POV presses. I am guessing this is down to the values in the joystick config file that relate to the up, down, push etc buttons. Are the config values telling Elite FIP what to expect? In the VJoy tools, POV values of 0,1,2,3 relate to the up, right, down, left POV buttons but, when these are used, JoyTester reports values in hundredths of degrees; 0,9000,18000 etc.
Your ideas of what I should try next would be most gratefully received!?
I hope that made sense!
Cheers
John
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John
So if my virtual joystick had 25 buttons, and I used buttons 21-25 for directions and push button, would that work?
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I'm on it!
Thanks!
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John
Thanks!
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John
Hi Again
Made all the changes and my headset packed in!
Anyway, it's recharged now and I can confirm that I can use VoiceAttack to (in a very basic way) navigate the menus and screens in Elite FIP... it's a bit clunky but there may be some be some 'short cuts' I can work out. As I haven't seen any references to 'shortcuts' I assume there aren't any in the app.
Also, am I correct that only one window can be displayed / navigated in this way (seem to remember seeing 'ONE' in capitals somewhere in the text. If I were to create several virtual joysticks (VoiceAttack allows for 4 to be configured) is there a way to open multiple windows, each looking at a different dataset?
the news regarding 4 way HATS behaving like normal buttons will also fix the issue i was having using the Belkin GamePad
Thanks for the tools and the assistance
Cheers
John
Made all the changes and my headset packed in!
Anyway, it's recharged now and I can confirm that I can use VoiceAttack to (in a very basic way) navigate the menus and screens in Elite FIP... it's a bit clunky but there may be some be some 'short cuts' I can work out. As I haven't seen any references to 'shortcuts' I assume there aren't any in the app.
Also, am I correct that only one window can be displayed / navigated in this way (seem to remember seeing 'ONE' in capitals somewhere in the text. If I were to create several virtual joysticks (VoiceAttack allows for 4 to be configured) is there a way to open multiple windows, each looking at a different dataset?
the news regarding 4 way HATS behaving like normal buttons will also fix the issue i was having using the Belkin GamePad
Thanks for the tools and the assistance
Cheers
John
Wow! ok thanks! That would be a huge help!
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John
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John
@mhwing
Excellent, thanks.
I have created a simple VoiceAttack profile for each screen and for menu navigation. In testing I found a couple of problems with the two Engineer screens. 'Engineer' when requested displays the Ship screen and 'Engineers' returns a blank screen with '???' at the top.
Is this related to EDEngineer? I have it installed and the Local API is enabled.
Cheers
John
Excellent, thanks.
I have created a simple VoiceAttack profile for each screen and for menu navigation. In testing I found a couple of problems with the two Engineer screens. 'Engineer' when requested displays the Ship screen and 'Engineers' returns a blank screen with '???' at the top.
Is this related to EDEngineer? I have it installed and the Local API is enabled.
Cheers
John
Unfortunately, I cant reproduce either problem
This button shows the edengineer screen and has no effect if edengineer is not detected to be running:
This button has nothing to do with edengineer and works without edengineer running.
It should show the data from the data\engineers.json file :
perhaps try to restart the executable or use left/right button to select another engineer.
This button shows the edengineer screen and has no effect if edengineer is not detected to be running:
XML:
<add key="EngineerButton" value="5" />This button has nothing to do with edengineer and works without edengineer running.
It should show the data from the data\engineers.json file :
XML:
<add key="EngineersButton" value="5" />perhaps try to restart the executable or use left/right button to select another engineer.
It's ok, it would seem I had a PICNIC issue!
it's all working now... Many thanks for this if you want me to attach my VA profile for others to use, please let me know.
Cheers
John
it's all working now... Many thanks for this if you want me to attach my VA profile for others to use, please let me know.
Cheers
John
Sure, go ahead
So, in addition to Elite-FIP, you will require:
1) VoiceAttack (full licence)
2) vJoy (I got it from here as the linked sourceforge website has been infected with some virus or other)
3) A VoiceAttack plugin, VAJoystickOutput available from links embedded here. The instructions for setting up the plugin and testing are also provided
4) A modified Joystick configuration (attached). I assume the VID and PID for the virtual joystick will be the same, but it might be worth checking once one has been created on the target system
5) A VA Profile (attached). This is a simple profile with a voice command for each virtual joystick button. The profile assumes Elite Dangerous is running and the active window. Speaking each command will cause VA to switch to the Elite-FIP window, execute the command and switch back to Elite to continue
Hope it all works for you!
Cheers
John
1) VoiceAttack (full licence)
2) vJoy (I got it from here as the linked sourceforge website has been infected with some virus or other)
3) A VoiceAttack plugin, VAJoystickOutput available from links embedded here. The instructions for setting up the plugin and testing are also provided
4) A modified Joystick configuration (attached). I assume the VID and PID for the virtual joystick will be the same, but it might be worth checking once one has been created on the target system
5) A VA Profile (attached). This is a simple profile with a voice command for each virtual joystick button. The profile assumes Elite Dangerous is running and the active window. Speaking each command will cause VA to switch to the Elite-FIP window, execute the command and switch back to Elite to continue
Hope it all works for you!
Cheers
John
What do you see?
There should be a progress message on the screen.
Did you modify any files?
Is there a log file with errors?
Do you have antivirus that deleted/blocked something (false positive)?
There should be 2 executables.
If one is missing/blocked then you have this problem
There should be a progress message on the screen.
Did you modify any files?
Is there a log file with errors?
Do you have antivirus that deleted/blocked something (false positive)?
There should be 2 executables.
If one is missing/blocked then you have this problem
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version 1.8.0
Added Odyssey data from EDEngineer to the edengineer and engineers tabs.
Thanks to https://github.com/msarilar/EDEngineer
Note that I don't maintain this data, so if it's incorrect or incomplete, please post an issue on the EDEngineer github page
Added Odyssey data from EDEngineer to the edengineer and engineers tabs.
Thanks to https://github.com/msarilar/EDEngineer
Note that I don't maintain this data, so if it's incorrect or incomplete, please post an issue on the EDEngineer github page
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