MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

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MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby Snippkins » Thu Apr 29, 2021 16:53

Hello! I'm pretty new to the high-end joystick world, so opening VKBConfig was very daunting, added that the user-manual doesn't lay things out in laymans terms. I've been trying to configure my MCG U with a MKIII base and can't seem to figure things out in terms with the ministick and hatswitch

Attached image of a DCS MCG pro profile and it stated that the middle hat switch had 8 bindings on it, 4 for each mode. How do I add a mode when pressing down on the switch, I'd assume I would have to add a Tempo Time? And are you able to turn the mini-stick to have button inputs as well even though its an axis of ROT-Z and SLI-1?
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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby fallout9 » Fri Apr 30, 2021 5:18

The HAT switch can't get 8 positions, only the ministick can. The HAT switch is 4 buttons with center push, the ministick is 4 or 8 position with center push AND/OR axes mode.
If you're using the HAT switches on your grip things are pretty simple, you could use them as buttons.
If you're using the ministicks, then you must've noticed that by default only the Master Mode ministick comes programmed as both axes and buttons; the Gate Cont is only axes. But you could program it yourself as axes and buttons, like here.

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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby Snippkins » Fri Apr 30, 2021 7:39

Oh! I do believe that is what Im looking for! Hopefully I can program it to what I have in mind. Thank you :)

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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby Snippkins » Sat May 01, 2021 2:58

I seem to be having problems programming the Master Mode with the 4-way HAT switch and have it programmed using the settings you linked in the post you showed. It doesnt register my POV inputs while switching to POV. However, for the ministick at GATE CONT, holding the button to switch to POV Im able to get that to work.
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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby fallout9 » Sat May 01, 2021 17:52

Keep the Poll box checked and press on the center buttons of Gate Cont and Master Mode. Assign the uSSw function to the cells lighting up. Also, this resolve works only for ministicks; if you have the HAT switches modules installed they act like buttons only and could get POV by assigning to logical layer.

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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby Snippkins » Sat May 01, 2021 18:02

Ah yes! I will try logical layers. After many hours I kind of figured things out a little bit and figured maybe uSwitch is only for ministicks and not the 4 way POV. Thank you :)))))

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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby fallout9 » Sat May 01, 2021 18:10

To get to that just activate the Poll option (1), click on one of the HAT switch buttons,
click mouse on the lighting up cell (2),
click on the logical representation of that button (3),
set it as HAT (4),
assign it to a directional arrow (5),
set its POV number (6),
close the extended window (7),
do the same for the rest of your HAT switch buttons,
press Set to save.
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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

Postby Snippkins » Sat May 01, 2021 21:38

Thanks! I managed to figure it out and use the SHIFT function instead for the HAT :)))))) I now have two functions for the HAT switch!

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Re: MCG Ultimate Mini-stick and Hatswitch help

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