Hi walmis, I have a possibly strange question: could you send me a copy of the Rhino's HID Descripto

Hi walmis, I have a possibly strange question: could you send me a copy of the Rhino's HID Descriptor, that tells the host system about how to talk to the Rhino? I'm looking at driving a Rhino directly from a microcontroller but don't have a Rhino myself at the moment.
Specifically I'm looking at something that can try to offer a dual-control setup – that looks like a single joystick device to the 'upstream' computer, while managing two 'downstream' joysticks to allow student+instructor or similar setups.

CCBrunschen Hi walmis, I have a possibly strange question: could you send me a copy of the R...

walmis•12/4/23, 12:00 PM

Hi, you can buy a Rhino FFB mainboard for testing, it will still work without motors and all features will work, except input will be fixed at 0.0.

CBrunschenOP•12/4/23, 12:05 PM

I don't really have a need for a mainboard at this point, just the HID report descriptor would serve me for what I need right now (still in very early stages).

I/JG7_Moto•12/4/23, 1:23 PM

Two questions when flying warbirds in DCS when I pull hard on the stick to pitch up , I can feel resistance which feels natural, but then it gets soft and hard again kind of scilating, which effect gets rid of that?

I/JG7_Moto•12/4/23, 1:27 PM

Second question , When airplane is slow I can feel mushy controls, and when is fast they get harder to move, which is good, but I do feel that when the airplane is fast , the controls need to be harder to move than the effect I have currently, which effect manage this?

II/JG7_Moto Two questions when flying warbirds in DCS when I pull hard on the stick to pitch...

walmis•12/4/23, 1:34 PM

This is the G force effect in telemFFB, it adds a countering force as G increases, but due to the nature of maths involved it has a side effect of some added oscillation.

II/JG7_Moto Second question , When airplane is slow I can feel mushy controls, and when is ...

walmis•12/4/23, 1:38 PM

You reached a limit of the spring coefficient. By default the Rhino has spring gain set to reach max torque at the edge of throw, you can override this and increase the stiffness by changing the spring gain map, for example (see image) this will saturate the torque at 50% throw, it will be stiffer at the center at the cost of no more increasing torque after 50% axis travel. Also increasing this too much will cause instability and potential safety shutoff of the motors.

I/JG7_Moto•12/4/23, 2:06 PM

This is how I have the spring setting currently, what values do you recommend

I/JG7_Moto•12/4/23, 2:12 PM

Wwalmis You can test the internal connections by probing with a multimeter in diode test...

RoyMi6•12/4/23, 7:50 PM

Hey @walmis I only got as far as confirming that only the VDD pin was reporting any voltage, everything else wasn’t doing anything. Do you need me to message you any place to organise a Winwing replacement converter?

FlatSpin•12/5/23, 3:43 AM

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RRoyMi6 Hey @walmis I only got as far as confirming that only the VDD pin was reporting ...

walmis•12/5/23, 8:26 AM

I will send it out today

Wwalmis I will send it out today

RoyMi6•12/5/23, 8:31 AM

Amazing, thank you!

Hook47•12/5/23, 3:52 PM

Hey guys, sorry if this has come up before. Using the VP Force with a Virpil PAK grip and the virpil extension. I'm getting repeated uncommanded button presses regardless of what grip configuration I use. Makes binding in DCS very problematic. The grip is known good, tested on Virpil base with zero issues

Hook47•12/5/23, 3:53 PM

Here are some screen grabs

HHook47 Hey guys, sorry if this has come up before. Using the VP Force with a Virpil PAK...

Number481•12/5/23, 4:11 PM

does the issue still occur if you directly connect the grip to the rhino without the extension? Myself and at least one other had issues with the 200mm offset virpil extension.. the way its wired internally introduces enough noise to cause problems with the Rhino base

Hook47•12/5/23, 4:13 PM

Yes. Persists with both. Extension also tests good on its base

Number481•12/5/23, 4:15 PM

if it persists without the extension, then thats not the issue (but my extension worked fine on the virpil base, too)

Hook47•12/5/23, 4:16 PM

Virpil extension, or at least my example is well made. Wiring is tidy and better than Thrustmaster or Wingwing products. I rather suspect it's a software or configuration problem with the VP Force software.

HHook47 Hey guys, sorry if this has come up before. Using the VP Force with a Virpil PAK...

walmis•12/5/23, 4:50 PM

Which one is the PAK grip? T50CM2?

AndyHill•12/5/23, 4:57 PM

I think so

Wwalmis Which one is the PAK grip? T50CM2?

Hook47•12/5/23, 5:51 PM

Mongoose T-50

Hook47•12/5/23, 5:52 PM

Should be the same as a T50CM2 I think

Hook47•12/5/23, 6:00 PM

This is pretty clearly a fault on the VP Force softwares end IMO. Testing a TM Warthog grip on the same extension, it's working great. The VP Force software isn't processing button data from the Virpil grip IMO, especially where the brake lever is concerned. Seems like it's trying to read that axis as button presses rather than a potentiometer axis

walmis•12/5/23, 6:26 PM

@hook47 Is this an old VPC T-50 model? Could you enable the debug grip profile and copy some data from the debug tab? It'll probably be an easy fix.

Wwalmis @hook47 Is this an old VPC T-50 model? Could you enable the debug grip profile a...

Hook47•12/5/23, 6:27 PM

Yes sir, it's the first gen Mongoose T-50. Just let me know what you need and I'll get it

Hook47•12/5/23, 6:28 PM

I prefer the T-50 over the Warhog grip as it's much lighter/less strain on the base, so I'd prefer to revert back to it

walmis•12/5/23, 6:32 PM

Just enable the Generic Grip (Debug) profile and make a screenshot or copy data from the debug tab in the vpforce configurator. It'll show data coming from the grip

Wwalmis Just enable the Generic Grip (Debug) profile and make a screenshot or copy data ...

Hook47•12/5/23, 8:29 PM

Will do!

Jehly•12/5/23, 9:23 PM

I’m sure it’s been mentioned, but the web app doesn’t capture the USB or something. Am I missing something? Trying to update firmware.

JJehly I’m sure it’s been mentioned, but the web app doesn’t capture the USB or somethi...

walmis•12/6/23, 7:38 AM

Try this:
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Wwalmis Try this: https://discord.com/channels/965234441511383080/968208779084701716/115...

PiNKSH!T•12/6/23, 10:39 AM

hey m8, are my constant effects supposed to be @ 50% too like the Periodic are for telemFFB with DCS? Cheers

Wwalmis Just enable the Generic Grip (Debug) profile and make a screenshot or copy data ...

Hook47•12/6/23, 8:08 PM

Here is the data from the Mongoose T-50 grip

Gascan87•12/7/23, 4:58 AM

TelemFFB is sometimes not giving me the proper forces when flying IL2. Sometimes when I start up the game it acts as though spring centered, other times it gives proper forces based on the game's FFB implementation. The telemetry monitor screen shows the correct data for the plane, but I don't get any effect. I have verified that Sticky is not turned on, and if I turn off the Spring effect in FFB Configurator then the stick goes limp. I can't figure out why it does one or the other. I've even had troubles after a fresh computer restart. Anyidea on what to look for next? Currently on 0bfba240 for TelemFFB. I have used SimShaker in the past, but turned it off before the Rhino arrived. The Rhino has worked correctly several times, but sometimes gives this problem.

GGascan87 TelemFFB is sometimes not giving me the proper forces when flying IL2. Sometimes...

Number481•12/7/23, 5:14 AM

TelemFFB doesn’t do much in terms of stick forces with IL2 since it implements its own dynamic stick FFB forces. TelemFFB is limited to the haptic effects that you see settings for in the config.

When writing the support for IL2, I noticed that it’s FFB implementation is pretty flaky. On some aircraft after having been on pause, it’s 50/50 whether the spring force will return to one or both axes.

Also, if the game window loses focus, all effects get reset by the sim and TelemFFB does it’s best to recover from the condition (for the haptic effects it generates)

Do the issues still occur if you don’t use TelemFFB?

Gascan87•12/7/23, 5:18 AM

ahh I've been doing most of my testing in SP, which starts paused, but most of my flying is done in MP.

Gascan87•12/7/23, 5:18 AM

I haven't tried MP without TelemFFB

Gascan87•12/7/23, 5:19 AM

will give it a shot tomorrow

HHook47 Here is the data from the Mongoose T-50 grip

walmis•12/7/23, 7:01 AM

Thanks. Am I correct to assume the first 24 are buttons, and 25-32 are data from brake axis?

Wwalmis Thanks. Am I correct to assume the first 24 are buttons, and 25-32 are data from...

Hook47•12/7/23, 7:24 AM

Correct, I see 25-32 blink when I actuate the brake

Jarmak•12/7/23, 4:53 PM

any tips on controlling unstable oscillations? Turning up the damping doesn't seem to be having the intuitive effect I expected

Jarmak•12/7/23, 4:56 PM

or maybe I just wasn't being aggressive enough

butternips•12/7/23, 9:46 PM

Anyone have any issues with a TM warthog grip? My grip worked fine on my VPC and warthog bases. Plugged into the rhino buttons don’t register immediately and the input pulses during a prolonged press. I have the grip type set to generic grip. The pins look in good health and I also tried an extension that I’ve verified as working as well. My VPC VFX works without any problems on the Rhino. I tried a search here in the discord and couldn’t find any relevant issues

JJarmak any tips on controlling unstable oscillations? Turning up the damping doesn't se...

walmis•12/8/23, 7:12 AM

You can play with filter (LPF) values, decreasing spring filter, and increasing damper bandwidth usually helps. Too much damper BW can cause vibrations and motor failsafe.

Bbutternips Anyone have any issues with a TM warthog grip? My grip worked fine on my VPC and...

walmis•12/8/23, 7:28 AM

Hmm not sure if it's a connection issue if it works via an extension. Can you do a demonstration of the issue?

Wwalmis Hmm not sure if it's a connection issue if it works via an extension. Can you do...

butternips•12/8/23, 10:42 AM

Its hard to show in a screen recording but I'd say there's a consistent .5-.75 second delay between pressing the physical button and the registered press

Bbutternips Its hard to show in a screen recording but I'd say there's a consistent .5-.75 s...

walmis•12/8/23, 12:24 PM

This one is a head-scratcher. First time seeing this behaviour.

butternips•12/8/23, 12:28 PM

I guess I’ll give the resistance between the pins a check when I get home. It is an older stick I guess, I got it in 2017

tomatoflames•12/9/23, 2:22 AM

Hey guys,

I'm finally getting my Rhino set up and mounted, so I was able to power it up for the first time today. Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't seem that my Emergency Stop (big red button) is functioning---the stick has centering force behind it whether the button is pressed or not. This isn't the intended function of this thing, right?

tomatoflames•12/9/23, 2:23 AM

To add on to this, when the stick is unplugged from power, whether the button is pressed in or not the stick will center itself on startup when I plug it back in to main power.

MashedPotato•12/9/23, 3:02 AM

Might have to open it up and make sure the stop mechanism didn't pop loose in shipping

Hi walmis, I have a possibly strange question: could you send me a copy of the Rhino's HID Descripto

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