Ep: 11 - How to Dim LED Backlighting for your Cockpit | DCS

[@roughapproach5723]

As I have come to expect from you, your videos are next level in both content and production. I haven't seen another cockpit builder with videos that even come close to yours with regards to the logic of the steps involved, the coding, the troubleshooting therein, the budget / lack of equipment options, presentation or articulation. The attention to detail that results in the fantastic quality of your end products is well reflected in these videos. Don't ever think that the time and effort involved in making this series is not fully appreciated. I, for one, am always hanging on the release of the next one. Thanks.

[@aHornetsNest]

Thank you so much! That really means a lot 🙌🏻🙌🏻 thank you for your support to make this channel what it is I’m looking forward to next episode 😃

[@v_seraphim_v]

those panels are looking awesome , cant wait to see a full cockpit filled with them all. :)

[@aHornetsNest]

Thanks mate 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 ooooo it’s gonna be soon #shogunBuilt

[@19PipoGarcia]

Thank you, Scott, for tutorial number 11. I've been traveling and hadn't had time to watch it. As always, and now there are more than ten, your work is very instructive. Looking forward to the next one. Thanks.

[@aHornetsNest]

Thanks mate! I hope you had safe travels 😊 see you next episode

[@bschuchi71]

Great video! I've looked for exactly this for weeks. Could you please add the DCSBios-code, so ingame the knobs will turn too?

[@aHornetsNest]

Thank you!!! 100% … I will make sure to incorporate it into Episode 12 (next episode) 😃😃 in the mean time if you need any help just shoot me a message on Facebook or Instagram 😃

[@bschuchi71]

@@aHornetsNest thank you!

[@aHornetsNest]

@@bschuchi71 😃

[@tronix4595]

NEW VIDEO YEAHHH

[@aHornetsNest]

🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 enjoy 😃

[@georgelza]

you do realize at the rate you learning all this new tech... you might have a 2nd career, all ready when needed ;) another gr8 bid.

[@aHornetsNest]

Hahah thanks mate!!! I know 😂😂 I’m going to have to go part time to keep up with the content creation

[@BekoPharm]

on spot as usual. that's totally on my to-do list as well. currently online dimming by reducing current and the neopixels do no dimming at all. I'm going to forward the brightness to my MFD too so it can adjust as well 😄

[@aHornetsNest]

Very nice!!!! Let me know how it all goes 😃

[@xyzsauce1]

Fantastic mate. Great video as usual.

[@aHornetsNest]

Thanks mate! I appreciate it 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@Snugggg]

have to say it again the quality of your videos are absolutely top tier! got a question for you: I've seen a free to use controller software called rr_configurator which allows you to daisy chain arduinos together using "interrupts" or "I2C communications". all the daisy chained controllers show as a single device in windows. they only use 2 wires for communication, plus +5v and gnd. so 4 wires total. My question is if it would be possible to do similar here? so we can have separate small inexpensive arduino minis under each panel. then having them plugged to a central, master ardunio DCS BIOS, via 4 core cable. (a bit like using them as shift registers but more flexibility) the advantage being it would only need 4 wires between the master arduino and each panel, allowing for standard 4 pin plugs, easy disconnects etc.

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey mate, thank you!!! Great idea I think it is possible but I’ve never tried it… it would definitely be something cool to try! 😃😃

[@Claus-d4k]

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]

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]

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

[@aHornetsNest]

Awesome ☺️

[@Datttsnake]

Do you have a video on your knobs? They look fantastic!

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey thank you!! Not yet… I do have a time lapse style on my Instagram that I’m slowly migrating across Tune in next Tuesday (13th Feb) and I’ll post the short of the knobs … and then I’ll make a knobs full tutorial 😃

[@Nick-xe2hu]

Excellent work sir. What mosfet board did you go with?

[@aHornetsNest]

Thank you! I probably should have included that into the description 😂😂 let me find a link and I’ll reply to your comment 😃

[@aHornetsNest]

www.aliexpress.com/item/1893615128.html hey mate, here is the link to the mosfets - you'll find heaps of sellers selling the same thing, theyre all the same - even on amazon or ebay

[@OmarRazzaz]

Back light leds pcb design please .. keep it up ...

[@aHornetsNest]

Thankyou!

[@msboi1218]

I’m making my own sensor panel following along with your videos! Can you maybe share how you would wire the two and three position switches and how you would code them? I’m not using any pcbs either

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey there 😊 very cool that you’re building one as well I can definitely look into to that as a video 🙌🏻

[@msboi1218]

@@aHornetsNest awesome!! I'm definitely giving you a shoutout on my channel.

[@aHornetsNest]

Thank you!! ☺️

[@Batsboem1]

question: how do you add multible buttons

[@aHornetsNest]

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

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

Excellent work Scott! The arrows/ indicators on the roatry switches how do you make them? Are those printed stickers?

[@aHornetsNest]

Thanks mate! Those arrows are painted … I think if you go to my channel and look for the Season 1 tutorial Tuesday play list… there should be a 1min video on “Knobs” and it’ll show you how I did it

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

Yeap you're right!! Thank you!

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

Thank you!!

[@aHornetsNest]

😃😃😃

[@aHornetsNest]

🫡🫡

[@lennartgutermuth]

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]

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]

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

[@aHornetsNest]

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]

​@@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]

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 🤙🏻

[@predator11111111]

Is there a way u can switch from day and night vision mode?

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey there definitely is a way and I’ll see if I can make a video about that when we get closer to the end 😊😊

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

What type of LED are you using on the backlight? Are you engraving the back of the panel and you store the LED in there?

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey I use 3mm LED strip lighting … that portion of the panel is made up of 2 pieces glued together 😃 and the back piece has a channel cut out to store the strip lighting

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

@@aHornetsNest can you give me a link of your led strips?

[@aHornetsNest]

www.superlightingled.com/0603smd-600leds-single-colors-led-strip-light-super-narrow-012in-width-3mm-dc12v-p-878.html Here we go 😃 and I use the green colour for mine 🫡

[@nikosgeorgakis6759]

Woo thanks!!!

[@aHornetsNest]

😊😊 I might be transitioning to COB lighting strips instead - they give more uniform light

[@Magpie...]

Do you make the knobs yourself?

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey mate! Yeah they’re 3D printed with a translucent resin 😃😃

[@tronix4595]

What are you using for backlighting the Panel?

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey I use a 3mm 12V green LED strip :) Really great for embedding into the panels for that clean look

[@Atkinson-88]

Greetings! I'm trying to understand Arduino, DCS BIOS... I'm interested in this point regarding, in my case, the light indication. Everything is fine during the game. everything works, but at the end of the work, the indication continues to light until you press Reset. Is it possible to somehow programmatically, by code, make such a procedure automatic after exiting DCS, or maybe upon completion of data entry/exchange into the DCS BIOS?

[@aHornetsNest]

Hey this would be something very interesting to look into! When I get back from my break I’ll definitely have a look into it - because I see why that would be important