A Hornet's Nest

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@user-tl1ln4il6d Сағат бұрын

hey I want to build my home cockpit too and I've been watching your videos a long time now. Could you please send me the links of every products like glue, backlights, switches etc. you used in your cockpit. Thats because there's lots of options and I don't know what to buy. Please respond and have a nice day

@REktSigMa Күн бұрын

Nice video, but before it's over you just gave someone the idea of creating a complete DCS OS on it's on. Before it's over DCS will be a competely different computer altogether.

@aHornetsNest 12 сағат бұрын

Thanks mate 🤙🏻

@uhN0id Күн бұрын

Amazing work here! As a software developer I'm excited to explode this a lot more as I build out my custom components for my F16

@aHornetsNest 12 сағат бұрын

Awesome! Keep me updated how you go 🫡

@angelrr3201 Күн бұрын

Ive been searching for a channel like this for like 1 year, thanks!

@aHornetsNest Күн бұрын

Hey! Thanks heaps 🤙🏻 welcome to the channel I’ve been on a 3 month break - but I’m in the process of coming back soon with new episodes Thanks again 🫡

@Batsboem1 2 күн бұрын

question: how do you add multible buttons

@aHornetsNest Күн бұрын

Depends on how you want to use it either for DCS with DCS Bios, or you’d need to make them individual digital inputs and use it with conventional coding and make it a HID controller

@Batsboem1 2 күн бұрын

me getting depressed of the 2x2 minute not skippable ads on youtube

@aHornetsNest 2 күн бұрын

@@Batsboem1 yeah the ads are terrible If I could turn them off I would 🫡

@Batsboem1 2 күн бұрын

is it posible to turn an arduino into an gamepad and if so can you make it stackable?

@aHornetsNest 2 күн бұрын

Episode 1 and 2 go a little bit into it I want to make a new video on how to make them a controller

@lennartgutermuth 3 күн бұрын

Nice video. How do you design your backlight? I think i saw it in your video that you backlight is on the second layer? I've just been thinking a lot about the subject of backlighting, how to do this, but no solution that I've thought of and tried makes me happy. so...how do you do that? Thank you :)

@aHornetsNest 2 күн бұрын

Hey there, yeah I sit a trench/tunnel into my second layer, and then feed the 3mm led strip into that If you go and watch some of the shorts that have to do with backlighting, it kind of shows how I assemble it I like my solution, it’s clean and effective, tiny bit complicated at times to design - but worth the effort

@lennartgutermuth 2 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest okay and where did you buy the 3mm led Strip. Maybe you have a link for me? Thanks 🙏

@aHornetsNest 12 сағат бұрын

Hey mate here is the link www.superlightingled.com/0603smd-600leds-single-colors-led-strip-light-super-narrow-012in-width-3mm-dc12v-p-878.html 🤙🏻🤙🏻

@lennartgutermuth 6 сағат бұрын

@@aHornetsNest Thank you so so much. I really searched a lot but this website didn't appear to me at any point in my research... oh man, thanks🙏🙏

@aHornetsNest 3 сағат бұрын

No worries mate! Yeah it can be a bit hit and miss when searching for stuff like that - and then trusting it’s good quality and won’t burn your house down These guys have always been good from ordering to delivery and use 🤙🏻

@1065411 4 күн бұрын

how I can use DCSBIOS to create DIY double throttle for F-18 and F-5 ? I didn't find arduino code , can you help please !

@aHornetsNest 2 күн бұрын

Hey let me get back to you 👍🏼🫡 I’m just away from the computer at the moment :)

@wscottn1562 4 күн бұрын

Interested in a tutorial on how to do a gauge with a servo. Been able to do switches and leds from your videos but struggling with trying to do a gauge. Started with brake pressure but dont seem to see it in BORT.

@aHornetsNest 2 күн бұрын

Hey I definitely want to do a video on steppers and services! It will definitely happen in the coming months I’m thinking around Ep. 22 or 23

@Magpie... 4 күн бұрын

Are you making the joystick too? It lloks like a fun thing to build and dogfight with

@aHornetsNest 4 күн бұрын

@@Magpie... I’m super tempted… and I have a rubber arm if someone wants to give it a twist to encourage me to make it 😂😂😂

@darkooslovcan1187 4 күн бұрын

I keep coming back to your videos because they are the only source of essential information without pretending to be a programming superhero. An incredibly well done job and keep it up.

@aHornetsNest 4 күн бұрын

Thanks mate that means a lot! I’m looking forward to coming back and filming episode 19 Thank you for your support!

@zooknut 4 күн бұрын

These panels you have made Mate are awesome and it’s great to see another Aussie doing great DCS content, is there any chance you would be able to update the files on cults or is there a way to make this entirely 3D printed and use a sticker on the front like the F18 panel? Thanks Mate.

@aHornetsNest 4 күн бұрын

Hey mate, yeah for sure I’ll work on that and keep you up to date I think the model itself on cults is fully 3D printable because I remember splitting the case and back panel - and they just had to be glued together Also I want to update the files to include circuit board designs as well as the diy circuits :)

@Claus-d4k 9 күн бұрын

I have just found your channel and would like to thank you for these great tutorials, very easy to follow along. Do you know what the type/name is for the 3-pin connector on the mosfet board ? I haven't been able to find this info on any seller pages.

@aHornetsNest 8 күн бұрын

Hey mate thanks for the comment! They are just a 90° DuPont connector that is housed Here’s a link to an eBay seller, I haven’t used them as a seller, but it’ll get you in the ball park of what you’re looking for www.ebay.com.au/itm/403238064352?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=siily_mqsfs&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

@Claus-d4k 8 күн бұрын

Perfect, just the info I needed, thanks a lot !

@aHornetsNest 7 күн бұрын

Awesome ☺️

@TheMrRusti 9 күн бұрын

I love how you explain what you are doing, it makes getting into this complicated matter easy! You have a talent for teaching!

@aHornetsNest 9 күн бұрын

@@TheMrRusti thanks mate I really appreciate it I can’t wait to get back and make Ep19! See you in the next episode 🫡

@thenohbilan303 10 күн бұрын

Thx for yours videos, but can you join the links for the buttons and swithchs pls? And...I don t find how can I download the Avenir LT std, I don t find versions in .ttf

@aHornetsNest 10 күн бұрын

@@thenohbilan303 hey they’re all linked in the download package on Cult 3D… should be a link in the bio 😊😊

@thenohbilan303 10 күн бұрын

Ok thx so much you are so smart

@aHornetsNest 10 күн бұрын

@@thenohbilan303 no worries! Thank you for your comments and support Stay tune, new episode coming soon And with it some exciting new announcements for those that watch frequently

@thenohbilan303 10 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest We need to buy the file for access the buttons and switchs and the Avenir LT std Font?

@aHornetsNest 10 күн бұрын

@@thenohbilan303 hey the font you can get for free online The files were Free for around 3 months after the video came out to say thank you to those subscribers and viewers at the time Next project I make will be for Free to say thank you to everyone who has watched up and till now So don’t forget to subscribe so you can be notified when that next project comes out 😊

@davidpearson5574 10 күн бұрын

Had trouble with getting the command reference modules to show in bort and browser. To hopefully pass on info on how to resolve to save yourself hours of frustration. You need to go into DCS after installing bort and bring up an aircraft, then exit.....bort now will show the aircrafts in bort's pulldown menu. maybe a easier way, but this worked for me.

@aHornetsNest 10 күн бұрын

Hey awesome that you got it working! I’ll pin this so it stays at the top Thanks for the info 😊🫡

@idosium 8 күн бұрын

Thank you! This is exactly what i was looking for to fix Bort

@aHornetsNest 7 күн бұрын

🫡🫡 Awesome to hear

@idosium 11 күн бұрын

my dad and I are trying to start building our own consoles and panels for the F18 in DCS and your videos are lots of help and inspiration🙏😀 Thank you!

@aHornetsNest 11 күн бұрын

That’s so awesome!! Keep me updated how you go with it all 🫡🫡

@idosium 8 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest We bought an Ardu Uno Rev3, a set of breadboard wires and a 3 way ON-ON-ON Switch. I am trying to configure all 3 positions of the switch to serve as the battery switch for F18 but im having trouble because the Bort code only uses 2 pins, as if meant for an ON-OFF-ON switch. Can you help me fix this?

@aHornetsNest 7 күн бұрын

Hey mate! So you can still use use your switch as if it were an ON-OFF-ON Your switch has 6 pins, 2 columns of 3 pins each - and generally they’re named/labelled Terminal 1 (T1) to Terminal 6 (T6) -T1 T4 - -T2 T5 - -T3 T6 - T1 would connect to a digital input pin on your Arduino to read Position 1 T2 &T5 would connect to Ground (GND), connect one to GND then solder a little jumper cable across your the other pin T6 would connect to another Arduino digital pin to read position 3 D5 - -T1 T4 - -T2-T5 - - GND -T3 T6 - - D6 Its only if you wanted to connect it to your sim as a ON-ON-ON is where you’d need to be more deliberate with your wiring pattern And then once that’s all wired your should be able to follow the rest of the tutorial :) And if your switch is acting in reverse, switch the ‘variable’ numbers in the bios code. Also, it doesn’t matter the orientation of your switch, the principle still works the same :) but generally T1 starts in the top left corner when the switch is orientated with its registration key (little notch) in the mounting thread in the up position If that doesn’t work let me know 🫡🫡 It just means you have different switch and I’ll give you a new diagram

@streakurt 13 күн бұрын

bad explanation.

@aHornetsNest 13 күн бұрын

😂😂 sure mate 🤙🏻

@streakurt 13 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest Hi buddy I'm sorry about this comment, i haven't notice that this was a series video and this was the middle of the series !! Your previous videos are great !

@aHornetsNest 12 күн бұрын

No worries mate 🤙🏻 I’m on a break at the moment and I’ll be back in the next month to continue on with Ep. 19 Have a great weekend 🫡

@mattimazz4005 14 күн бұрын

what the lenght of a f18 rhigt consol panel?

@aHornetsNest 13 күн бұрын

Let me get home today :) and I’ll measure it for you 😃😃

@mattimazz4005 13 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest thank you very much

@aHornetsNest 12 күн бұрын

The right side console by itself is 1240mm, all up include the Lower instrument panel is 1820mm

@mattimazz4005 12 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest thanks. but I mean the width of the single ecs type panel. sorry if I expressed myself badly

@aHornetsNest 12 күн бұрын

@mattimazz4005 ohhh got you It is 146.05mm or 5 3/4 inch … its a standard DZUS width panel With the length just being a function of a multiplier of 3/8” … since the dzus faster rails have fasten points spaced at 3/8” or 9.525mm

@vikingcat794 16 күн бұрын

crickets

@aHornetsNest 15 күн бұрын

🫡

@samuraidriver4x4 20 күн бұрын

This is one of the best recent tutorial series on DCS-Bios. 👍

@aHornetsNest 20 күн бұрын

You’re a legend thanks mate! I want to make a updated lesson to add in the new versions 😃

@samuraidriver4x4 20 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest as in adding more lessons? There are plenty of basic and more advanced topics to cover i guess Leds, displays, servos, steppers are already atleast 4 video's 😁

@aHornetsNest 19 күн бұрын

Yeah we got a fair few videos coming when I come back off my break 😃 First up with be Displays and buttons (AMPCD), then to finishing off the lower pedestal - will look at doing steppers/servos for the cabin alt gauge And then how to take ‘outputs’ from Bios to drive LEDs and then eventually into magnets

@ChristinanathanWesterfie-pr4jj 21 күн бұрын

My goal is to build 4 (up to 8) that face eachother during transport to and from the local Airshow. Become a "vender" have 2 for sale and 2 for "party rentals" build more as sales increase (repeat x5 yrs) open a "Sim-Cade" in a mall or strip-center and expand Nation wide. Think E-Sports/ Tournaments and even offer 1 pit a year to be able to give away in an effort to maintain community presence. Flight Deck in Anaheim California is 1 example. Cheers!!

@aHornetsNest 20 күн бұрын

That’s awesome!!! I like it 😃

@ChristinanathanWesterfie-pr4jj 20 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest if u need pilots to fly with or against, our pc based squadron is branching into mobile simulators...some may scoff but Fighter Wing 3.1 and the Gunship series (oddly enough) are older pc caliber sims. <S>!

@aHornetsNest 20 күн бұрын

Nice one! Will definitely let you know

@MrCyberwings 21 күн бұрын

Great tutorials!!! Thank you very much! I've been using Leo Bodnar's joystick interfaces, but I'm thinking of switching to Arduino. My main concern is that since you set up every switch through DCS-BIOS for a specific plane (F-18), what happens if you want to fly another plane (F-5 or MiG-29)? Those modules won’t recognize your Arduino setup, right?

@aHornetsNest 20 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment! Yeah that is a very valid concern, and it all comes down to how many extra modules you want to fly For me it will be just F-18 as a high fidelity sim, and then generally I’ll fly the UH-1 or UH-60 with a little bit of F-5 and for all of those I’ll probably just use the Hotas. But I do believe there is a way to write program with DCS Bios for multiple modules - and it will take info from the game and know what you’re flying

@yoiiiaaa 22 күн бұрын

If you were to do it again, would you use 18 or 19mm MDF? I have access to both and are unsure what to pick.

@aHornetsNest 22 күн бұрын

Hey mate! Thanks for the comment and great question 🫡 if I had to do it again and I had access to 3/4” (19.05mm) material I would use the 19mm The 18mm is fine… but there are moments where you see the 1mm gaps, such as when you use 1.5” screws per the build plan, but your two pieces of material equal just shy (by 2mm) so the tip of the screw sticks out - but other than that it all still works :)

@lennartgutermuth 23 күн бұрын

Nice video man. But i have a question. how can i use your method for panels that are not really accessible through the Model viewers back camera position, like you explained it in your video, or the top view of the cockpit. For example the LED-Panel with the WarningLights in it. It is in every perspective very difficult to make a screenshot and re-draw the panel in a CAD-Software. But when i try to change the camera postion to get a better looking angle, youre still right what you said in your video, that the shape of the Panel will be warped. Maybe you can help me :). Thanks

@aHornetsNest 21 күн бұрын

Hey that is a tricky one, the best I’ve been able to do is jump in game, and use something like TrackIR to take as “straight on” as I can screen shot. Panels are easy to do as their lengths and widths can be calculated using dzus lengths and widths Caution panels are a little harder - but can be scaled fairly accurately by using surrounding items, like screw heads, switch mounting threads etc What aircraft are you building

@lennartgutermuth 17 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest Hey, thank you for your answer. I will also build a hornet :). I also have a question about Fusion itself. Maybe you can answer that. My problem is that after following your steps and cutting the text from body #1 (the top layer), my cuts don't appear white like it does in your case. In my case, I mark the text again and this time create objects from it, then I can color the objects. But that is very time intensive. How do you do that in your case?

@aHornetsNest 17 күн бұрын

Nice one! So the way I mark my text into the paneling 1) make ‘body’ of object white with the appearance tool (A) 2) make ‘faces’ of object black, make sure the option that says something about apply to faces is selected, sometimes it reverts back to paining the body 3) then extrude (E) to cut the layer, depending on orientation.. if you type in a distance and it looks like it’s raising it off the body creating bumps, just add a - (negative) sign in front of the value to tell fusion to extrude the other way Some days I’ll forget to colour the body and faces first… then I’m left with the tedious job of colouring in each bit You can also hold Shift and select each face and colour them in one hit Hope this helps 👍🏼

@lennartgutermuth 17 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest yeah thats it. thanks :D

@lennartgutermuth 17 күн бұрын

@@aHornetsNest I know it is maby a bit anoying that i ask so much but do you found a switch that can be placed for the "bleed Air"? in the aircraft you have to pull the mittle nob and then you can rotate the 4 position switch. I searched a lot in the internet, but didnt find any switch that is similar to the described function :(.

@Atusuki 26 күн бұрын

Can i use a ESP32 on this project?

@aHornetsNest 25 күн бұрын

Mmm I’m not too sure… I haven’t tried, but I think the team on the DCS BIOS discord would definitely be able to answer that :)

@rightrudderleftstick 27 күн бұрын

Is Wall-e going to help you with clearing the trash?

@aHornetsNest 26 күн бұрын

Haha one would hope 😂

@jimhinkle7245 27 күн бұрын

Hey Scott, at 2:34 in the video, Line 21 shows DcsBios : : Switch3Pos cocKKpitLightModeSw("COCKKPIT_LIGHTMODE_SW".....) Why are there 2 "KK" for Cockpit? Does that matter in DCS or in coding in general? Thanks for your tutorials, I'm learning A LOT!!!! I'm working on my F-16C for DCS and MSFS.