Hello all.
Have you ever used the Garmin 1000 in VR? It´s a pain to use the mouse to input for example a waypoint using the rotary knob on the Garmin. ATC tells me to use another STAR than the one I´ve programmed, so after I´ve finally changed it the Airport is miles behind me and the Autopilot has to turn back. Pressing all the buttons is totally ok. So what I am looking for is basically a “Fake Garmin 1000” or “Mockup Garmin” that consists only of the rotary´s and the buttons roughly arranged like the real Garmin, but missing the display. It could have a square hole in the middle to make it more lifelike, but the main point is to have all the rotary´s and buttons for easy use in VR. I can count where I am, so the approx layout is maybe also helpfull. The whole thing should work like a Joystick - in otherwords Plug and Play (Only having to maybe adjust the settings in the Control options of MSFS.) Is there something like that out there somewhere on the Internet that one can purchase - I know I can buy a real functioning Garmin for pricy money, and one can DIY something using an arduino and switches/rotary´s, but due to shaking hands I can´t solder small things anymore, and I don´t want to spend a fortune on something that looks lifelike as I only fly in VR. Would love to be able to buy something cheap that I just plug in. Or does anyone have another Idea on how I can implement something that may also work good while wearing a VR headset?
That’s how I’ve wound up using my Realsimgear G530. It has a screen though, but I don’t bother even plugging the screen portion in anymore so the screen stays dark. I am wondering if I can use a program like Axis and Ohs to make the G530 rotary switches drive the in-VR G1000NXi’s rotary switches. I just haven’t time to get the software and try it out. If that worked, one could buy the cheapest Realsimgear GPS head and use it in VR for all GPS units, assuming you don’t mind using the mouse for the in-game pushbuttons.
Couldn’t you just use the tool from rsg and the commandmapping.ini to achieve what you want?
Maybe… What is the “tool” you’re referring to? I had not been out to the realsimgear site since they first started supporting MSFS 2020. At that time there was only one commandmapping.ini file to choose from. Today I see there are 2. Any idea what the second one is? I use the PMS50 mod, but it is a separate download from GitHub. I’m not understanding what they mean by “…software embedded in the G1000”
Default CommandMapping.ini for MSFS - Version 2.9
and
Default CommandMapping.ini for MSFS (when using the PMS50 GTN software embedded in the G1000)
I think I may have accidently flagged this topic b/c I was trying to find the option to “watch” this topic, sorry about that (If an administrator sees, that was my mistake!)… I too am very interested to see how this topic progresses! (and I figured out how to follow the topic although now that I’ve responded to the topic I’ll be notified anyways haha
That’s about the pms-mod but you don’t use that. The app is the add on installer I guess. That provides the link between the bezel buttons and the msfs commands.
I think it’s called something like rsg device manager but I’m not at my Pc right now.
This is my Arrow III VR only cockpit. The 530 is fully functional and easy to access in VR. The same thing can be done with the 1000 if MS has all the option in simconnect. The display in it is just a print out on card stock
You can also use a Behringer with AAO. I did this for a long time before building the Arrow III panel.
Search this forum for Behringer and Axis And Ohs.
Thats what I want to do: Have a Garmin 1000 with a glued in Display out of my Printer, and the Knobs/Buttons somewhat arranged around it. I would prefer to get something finished, as the medication I´m taking makes tasks like soldering almost impossible with shaking hands. But I have looked into 3rd hands on Amazon, so maybe I will still give it a go. Worst that can happen, is that I either ruin what I´m working on, or the solder connection looks like cr*p. I´ve also been considering streaming Hardware for use with AxisandOhs, but those Decks are mostly rather expensive and usually are only buttons. The Behringer also looks like a interesting way to go. Their X-Touch Mini only costs 55 EUR. Also found the AXAIR range of products (AXAIR EASY or MIAP.) Will see what route I take.