Thrustmaster grips dont have the din connector on a cable, they have a fixed orientation when mounti

Thrustmaster grips dont have the din connector on a cable, they have a fixed orientation when mounting.

That's not necessarily the more ergonomic solution especially for center mount so they need an extension with an intermediary cable to allow for rotation of the grip so the grip points in the same direction as your arm when in your lap.

Every virpil grip that ive seen has a little cable coming out of the grip so they can simply be angle mounted directly.

Although there are many other reasons to want an extension as well.

BBob Bushman Thrustmaster grips dont have the din connector on a cable, they have a fixed ori...

blave549•7/27/23, 5:13 PM

I have two 100mm extensions but am not sure I have vertical room for them, at least w.r.t. how I plan to mount the Rhino (using the MT adapter plate, which appears to be a 1:1 replacement for the Virpil plate that I have my CM3 base mounted on). Thanks for your reply, btw.

Bob BushmanOP•7/27/23, 5:15 PM

Its a big boy for sure.

Got a boeing pit myself, so no real idea how to solve it myself yet, then again got a few years to ponder it.

SmallFoot•7/27/23, 10:22 PM

Is there a way to implement a dead zone? I'm having trouble in a non-sim game where the Rhino is causing a constant scrolling in menus. Of course, I could disconnect it's USB but the cable is routed under my desk and it's a pain to get at.

SSmallFoot Is there a way to implement a dead zone? I'm having trouble in a non-sim game w...

Spanner•7/27/23, 10:23 PM

Look into hidhide. You can hide your rhino from that program

SSpanner Look into hidhide. You can hide your rhino from that program

kingjamez•7/27/23, 10:26 PM

This is the way. HIDhide was built to solve this problem exactly. Works great. I use it to hide the rhino and my custom sim controls when playing “normal” games like cyberpunk and diablo which have an embarrassingly limited control customization.

SmallFoot•7/27/23, 10:39 PM

Thanks!

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Comrade_Weng•7/27/23, 10:51 PM

I've had the same issue with my adaptor. You're missing the metallic shield on the lower mini din connector which helps the connection. I replaced my din Mini 6 with one from Jaycar but accidentally caused the pads to lift. I now have a couple of new PCBs and have soldered mine directly to the rhino board for my DIY kit.

Phantom•7/28/23, 12:22 AM

@walmis did you manage to get a new connector out to me buddy ??

Cuda•7/28/23, 4:23 AM

@walmis I'm likely going to need one too and I can send back my second one. I haven't had any luck with resoldering it.

Snooper•7/28/23, 10:49 AM

Hello, is the rhino directly compatible with the warthog stick?

Jon (Bounty_V)•7/28/23, 11:00 AM

says yes in #

faq

CCuda @walmis I'm likely going to need one too and I can send back my second one. I ha...

walmis•7/28/23, 11:33 AM

Do you need the inner piece or the whole assembly?

GUNSHIP_AlexG•7/28/23, 1:53 PM

If mounting the base to a motion rig, what would be the effective weight of the unit (i.e., the base itself in the absence of a power supply or anything that could effectively be on the floor and connected by wiring alone)?

GGUNSHIP_AlexG If mounting the base to a motion rig, what would be the effective weight of the ...

walmis•7/28/23, 2:08 PM

Base without grip weighs in at 4.7kg

Wwalmis Do you need the inner piece or the whole assembly?

Cuda•7/28/23, 2:10 PM

Actually yea just the inner piece with microcontroller would be fine

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:34 PM

Settings question: if the game is taking over the centering force instead of it being the spring force in the settings, is that considered a periodic effect?

JJarmak Settings question: if the game is taking over the centering force instead of it ...

Number481•7/28/23, 2:34 PM

no, that is controlled by the Spring slider

Number481•7/28/23, 2:35 PM

the spring setting defines the max.. the game could make it lower or non existent

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:36 PM

so what is going on there, is the game invoking a spring force function in the firmware?

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:36 PM

Because my centering force in the apache is way stronger than in the F18

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:36 PM

"centering" in the case of force trim

Number481•7/28/23, 2:37 PM

its part of the FFB sdk library. Each module in DCS implements their own FFB, so its not going to be universal across modules.

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:38 PM

if I make the spring force sticky will that mean it's what it's set to instead of what the maximum is?

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:39 PM

The purpose of these questions is I'm trying to tighten up the centering force on the 18 and Harrier

Number481•7/28/23, 2:39 PM

Yes. But it also wont disengage the spring if you disable force trim in a helicopter

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:40 PM

Yes, but I have a seperate profile for helos so that's fine

Number481•7/28/23, 2:41 PM

If you use TelemFFB (wip version), there is a file you can use to define Rhino profiles per module

Number481•7/28/23, 2:41 PM

Its a new thing walmis implemented (I haven't actually tested it yet)

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:42 PM

That's tempting, I've avoided it so far because I'm wary of adding even more exports

Number481•7/28/23, 2:42 PM

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:42 PM

I'm already exporting for WW and Simshaker

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:42 PM

and streamdeck

Jarmak•7/28/23, 2:43 PM

maybe I'll try it today

Number481•7/28/23, 2:44 PM

check out https://discord.com/channels/965234441511383080/1091401951951982602 I added some documentation for TelemFFB yesterday (basic setup info and links to the releases)

Number481•7/28/23, 2:47 PM

the export is pretty light weight in the grand scheme of things.. prob on par with Simshaker