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the  axis  X  has  a  value  of  10000.  When  you  press  the  trigger,  the  value  changes  to 
4000, when you release the trigger the value comes back to 10000. 
If the button is OFF, no change will be produced in the measures. 

HAT AS POV OR TRIM

 

This  feature  allows  selecting  how  the  TRIM  hat  switch  of  the  grip  will  work.  The 
selection is made through a button with 

POV

 and 

TRIM

 options.  

 
In 

POV

  mode,  the  hat  switch  information  is  sent  as  a  DX  hat  to  be  used  in  the 

simulation games as a point of view to control the views. 
 
In 

TRIM

  mode  the  hat  switch  information is sent  as  four independent  switches in  DX 

buttons 27, 28, 28 and 30, to be used as TRIM, which is its function in real life. 

 

NOTE

: in both modes, the hat switch information is sent to the DX buttons 27 to 30. 

KEYSTROKES ON/OFF 

This  feature  allows  enabling  and  disabling  the  keystrokes  emulation.  The  selection is 
made through an 

ON/OFF

 button. 

 

DX BUTTONS ON/OFF 

This feature allows enabling and disabling the DX buttons  emulation. The selection is 
made through an 

ON/OFF

 button.  

 
If 

DX  buttons

 is enabled, when you press a button, its DX button number is shown in 

green. When disabled, it is shown in gold.  

      

   

DX buttons in OFF                                                        DX buttons in ON 

Содержание RealSimulator Home F18CGRH

Страница 1: ...ELECTRONICA MECANICA Y CONTROL S A RealSimulator User Guide F18CGRH...

Страница 2: ...F18CGRH UserGuidev1 00 EMYCSA RealSimulator Avda Manoteras 22 nave 42 28050 Madrid Spain Phone 34 91 383 83 25 E mail technic realsimulator com...

Страница 3: ...hifter and Toggle 65 Digital Mouse 66 Overlay Settings 67 Load Save and Print an xml configuration file 69 Working offline with the F18CGRH 71 Documentation 72 F18CGRH and FSSB R3L 73 Overview 73 Firm...

Страница 4: ...Document Revision History Revision Number Date Description 1 00 2020 07 17 First release...

Страница 5: ...interferences with other devices or nets in any case home problems not product problems that as you imagine they are very difficult to fix remotely For your peace of mind typically the grips must wor...

Страница 6: ...two versions the F18CGRH and a special version named Collector s Edition F18CGRH CE The main differences are the superficial finish the BLE communication module and the analog axes Both are identical...

Страница 7: ...en is connected to the R3L base h Firmware upgradeable through BLE so you could need a 4 0 or higher BLE dongle if your PC doesn t have BLE included The F18CGRH is manufactured in high density resin w...

Страница 8: ...ected by Bluetooth BLE no available USB port is necessary The computer only needs a BLE connection integrated in the motherboard or through a dongle The computer must run under Windows 8 1 or higher b...

Страница 9: ...four modes native ON basic COMP center removed OFF and double click DClick Test window called Output 56 DX buttons can be enabled or disabled for every slot 56 keystrokes can be enabled or disabled f...

Страница 10: ...IMPORTANT Communication for configuration upgrading and full device information is made by BLE1 so you will need a computer running Windows 8 1 or 10 preferably and a BLE connection If your computer...

Страница 11: ...e control with 4 levels 1 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 Sensitivity control for Roll Pitch and Yaw 0 100 Roll Control Assistance ON OFF BFA Pitch and Roll level Off Min Med High Full Precision mode ON OFF Keystrokes...

Страница 12: ...real jet and as a side stick It is shipped as a center stick but if it is going to be used as a side stick you can easily turn its position for a more ergonomic pilot usage For that you only need to u...

Страница 13: ...align the two connectors to avoid damaging the pins or connectors For that purpose both connectors have visible marks as you can see in the picture above Powering from a stick base The F18CGRH grip c...

Страница 14: ...e In addition some operating system requirements need to be met because Windows 7 and 8 0 do not support BLE devices In these OS versions the F18CGRH is not fully operational it is just a standard sti...

Страница 15: ...to a powered base and the left status led is blinking If it is not blinking unplug and plug the power or press the SENSOR CONTROL TMS center RECCE DMS center buttons simultaneously on the stick to res...

Страница 16: ...t A new window for installation will open showing an installation progress bar and it will be closed automatically when the device is installed Now the device is displayed in the Device and Printers w...

Страница 17: ...e needs to be performed only once when you receive the device or also after a remove action for upgrade for example It will be connected automatically every time you turn on the computer We made a vid...

Страница 18: ...duct User Guide To download the tools please go to the Downloads page of the RealSimulator website by clicking the hyperlink below https realsimulator com downloads and download the latest version of...

Страница 19: ...r but the procedure will be identical with any new version In any case you should have the following window where setup_RS_Tools_V1_03 exe is the tools installer To install it please run the file by d...

Страница 20: ...Guide select the Complete setup type and click Next to continue Or select Custom if you want to choose the features to install and click Next to continue The wizard is now ready to start the installat...

Страница 21: ...lete Wait until the wizard finishes the installation and click Finish The installation is now finished and the applications are ready to be used In addition after the installation you will find two ne...

Страница 22: ...he DCC and RS_HID_DEV_TOOL applications the RealSimulator devices User Guide and the FSSB R3 BluePrint The applications are installed in the following folders C Program Files x86 RealSimulator Code DC...

Страница 23: ...already installed the RS_TOOLS or not In any case there is not more devices with similar name to create a confusion To better understand the next explanation you must imagine the F18CGRH as a device...

Страница 24: ...firmware update procedure is valid only for computers running Windows 8 1 or 10 preferably and a BLE connection As we explained above it is absolutely necessary to have the F18CGRH connected through t...

Страница 25: ...ons pressed simultaneously is not usual so it is very very difficult to accidentally launch this sequence but if you launch it the only way to exit of this status is to update the device Afterwards th...

Страница 26: ...ng an installation progress bar and it will be closed automatically when the device is installed You can find the new device installed in the Device and Printers window Now you can start the DCC appli...

Страница 27: ...l only be in normal colour when the device starts the update First the Select the firmware to update message will blink in red so click the Load button to open the Open Firmware File window to select...

Страница 28: ...module automatically and will activate the new firmware Now to complete the procedure it is necessary to remove the device F18CGRH Bootloader and to add the main device RS F18 CGR HOME following the p...

Страница 29: ...29 81 website https realsimulator com videos f16 or directly by clicking the image or hyperlink below F16SGRH Upgrading...

Страница 30: ...fferent options offered by the device to get the maximum performance from your hardware Since the pairing and calibration process is done through the exchange of parameters between the RS_HID_DEV_TOOL...

Страница 31: ...cking the RS_HID_DEV_TOOL desktop icon or click the Windows START button and select All Apps Realsimulator RS_HID_DEV_TOOL If the User Account Control window appears click YES to continue Select the F...

Страница 32: ...V To change the information shown in the white textboxes you have to click the numeric Up Down control associated the values will change between the max and min values assigned to that setting 3 Pairi...

Страница 33: ...on the assigned DX button turns on and the keystroke is shown in the Output box This area contains a textbox for the slot names buttons to SWAP COPY PASTE and CLEAR the slot information and two button...

Страница 34: ...d more information in the section Overlay Settings to show or hear the name of the active slot it is necessary to change the mode to the Game mode so changes of slots with the rotary switch will updat...

Страница 35: ...ion chapter NOTE 2 The application can be used in offline mode without the F18CGRH connected to configure the slots save the information and recover it later when the F18CGRH is attached You can see m...

Страница 36: ...slot for refueling another for NAV another for A G etc You can have up to 8 different situations This is equivalent to having 8 different joysticks each one fit for a different situation and the chang...

Страница 37: ...rotary and press the Save button Please pay attention and understand the previous explanation it is very important to configure the F18CGRH b Memory area this area contains the slots information that...

Страница 38: ...n to pass the information from Instant area to the slot memory in Memory area At this moment the system will display an alert button to inform you that the memory area has different information than t...

Страница 39: ...the settings and reconfigure the system operation This way the status LEDs show the active slot number in binary and the active configuration is loaded in the Instant area When you are configuring th...

Страница 40: ...ing and allowing thereby the new pairing to have information about the magnetic fields of the game room and compensate the irregularities it will allow a better YAW precision As you will need to move...

Страница 41: ...20 25 numbers of Counter Let s see step by step how the pairing is done 1 After clicking on the Pairing Grip Sensor button a new informative window appears to instruct you to start rotating the YAW a...

Страница 42: ...p in the Roll axis To continue click the OK button 6 Now rotate the grip 360 degrees or more over the Roll axis until the Counter reaches the number 199 7 At that moment a new informative window appea...

Страница 43: ...ly to the bars movements and keep in mind that when a value reaches the maximum the next value is the minimum and vice versa 12 If the movements suit you accept the pairing by clicking in the alert bu...

Страница 44: ...image or hyperlink below F16SGRH Pairing Axes calibration overview As we mentioned at the end of pairing procedure after the pairing it is necessary to calibrate each analog axis The calibration allo...

Страница 45: ...ouble clicking the icon For an explanation about how to do this please see the section Manually configure Raw Axes X axis Minimum value Y axis Maximum value Axes Measure group box shows the Direct X i...

Страница 46: ...xis in the Axis Measure group box A new small window will appear with instructions for the axis calibration Following the instructions move the stick to the left and right to achieve the minimum and m...

Страница 47: ...positions To start the calibration click the Cal button associated to the axis in the Axis Measure group box A new small window appears with instructions for the axis calibration Following the instru...

Страница 48: ...ss bars the Maximum Minimum and Center positions To see a parameter value you must hover the mouse pointer over the parameter icon and the measure will be displayed for 4 seconds under the raw axis na...

Страница 49: ...50 Clicking with the mouse in the test box you can write the new value 9000 To finish the operation click on the OK button to accept the written value If the value is correct the window closes and the...

Страница 50: ...d explanation Digital Mouse DX events and Keystrokes generation by pulses Additional slot change thanks to the Shifter and Toggle functions Adjustable LEDs lighting level SWled function We will explai...

Страница 51: ...be always 0 when that slot is active Pay attention because this setting is also applied to the Full Scale Control For example if you set the FSC to 2 4 and the sensitivity to 50 with these two setting...

Страница 52: ...and the selection is done with the Up Down indicator associated We suggest selecting almost the Med option for a center value stable PRECISION MODE This feature allows the user to reduce the sensitiv...

Страница 53: ...to control the views In TRIM mode the hat switch information is sent as four independent switches in DX buttons 27 28 28 and 30 to be used as TRIM which is its function in real life NOTE in both mode...

Страница 54: ...er 4 DX buttons generated by the combination of press first center and after the up down right or left position So each hat has 9 DX buttons associated The DX Button Centre feature allows selecting th...

Страница 55: ...s plus the 5 way TRIM hat switch positions No valid DX buttons are shown in grey boxes In DCLICK mode all center positions are enabled but they are available by double button press In the image below...

Страница 56: ...off on off on on off off off on In OFF mode the status LEDs show the slot number in binary mode as we mentioned in the How the F18CGRH works section In ON mode the status LEDs show also in binary mod...

Страница 57: ...ctions of User Guide remember to save in both parts regularly To the right of the Slot Name text box you can find the Explanation Keystrokes and Names buttons The first one allows changing the keystro...

Страница 58: ...ton the standard buttons CANCEL to cancel the action CLEAR to clear the text box content OK to accept and validate the key codes sequence two buttons LWin and RWin to manually enter theses key codes i...

Страница 59: ...ck the keystroke text box where you entered the key codes and write the comment you want The explanation info is not necessary it is only a help to remember the keystroke action Finally you can check...

Страница 60: ...PASTE allows doing the standard actions of copy and paste with the slot data To copy a slot to another select with the rotary switch the source slot and click on the COPY button then select the destin...

Страница 61: ...map of the game or a USA keyboard layout printed and you can press on your keyboard the key of the game key map although it is different Here you have a link to download and print the USA keyboard la...

Страница 62: ...be composed by none one or a combination of these 8 keys LWin RWin LShft RShft LCtrl RCtrl LAlt and AltGr Also the key code text box can store a PAUSE this allows you to configure standby times withou...

Страница 63: ...text box to enter the PAUSE and set the delay time to 20 With the macro configuration finished it is time to test it For this you can directly close the window because the system saves the configurat...

Страница 64: ...he user while the button is pressed It allows to automatically send pulses instead of an ON signal while the button is pressed As a result of this feature the DX button state will be pulsed and if you...

Страница 65: ...ndard button in another slot As you see in the previous images we have configured the Direct X button 0 of slot number 1 to send up to a maximum of two pulses of 0 01s with a spacing of 0 04s if the b...

Страница 66: ...slot We can select as launcher button between None if you don t want to use the feature Trigger1 WR Pinky not operative in this grip Paddle not operative in this grip NWS and Trigger2 The Shifter Tog...

Страница 67: ...hange the mode to Game before clicking the Overlay Setting button so everything will work properly and we won t need to return to the main window to change the mode After clicking on the Overlay Setti...

Страница 68: ...e changed with the numeric up down selector associated Display Overlay this check box enables disables the overlay image over the program window when the program from the list is working and it is det...

Страница 69: ...ations are done Usually you can load configurations saved previously or copied from other users and you will also need to save the configurations when finished or while modifying To do this the applic...

Страница 70: ...button or only the active slots with the Actives button Also there are two lines with box numbers where all slots are shown upper line and only the active slots lower line In the upper line the 8 slot...

Страница 71: ...configuration can t be loaded or saved in it It is only loaded and saved in the computer in the xml file and as the tab is shared by F 16 and F 18 grips by default the configuration shown is a F 16 W...

Страница 72: ...ncludes a direct and quick option to access the User Guide For that click Help in the upper menu bar and select DOC to directly access the AppData folder where the user guide is stored After clicking...

Страница 73: ...l firmwares developed for the FSSB R3 are valid to use with the F18CGRH grip but they use it as a standard grip without additional buttons and features RealSimulator has developed a special version fo...

Страница 74: ...hting this firmware will allows you to play without connection problems because the FSSB R3L assumes all the stick functions and the Bluetooth connection isn t necessary In fact if you install this fi...

Страница 75: ...ON OFF COMP and DClick DX events and Keystrokes generation by pulses Additional slot change thanks to the Shifter and Toggle functions Digital Mouse Trim adjust You can see detailed information about...

Страница 76: ...ot find the drivers in anyplace Requirements to use RealSimulator grips I want to install a new version of RS_HID_DEV_TOOL or DCC but I cannot uninstall the older one How to know if the computer has B...

Страница 77: ...ection Windows 7 and 8 0 do not support BLE devices so in these OS versions the device is not fully operational Running in these OS the device is a standard stick not configurable or upgradeable Only...

Страница 78: ...llow the next steps 1 Drag the mouse to the bottom left corner and right click on the Start menu icon 2 Select Settings and click Devices 3 Click Bluetooth and move the Bluetooth toggle to the On sett...

Страница 79: ...hen you press the trigger button the axes measures will be reduced to the percent selected in the value text box For example if you set the button to ON the value is 40 and the axis X has a value of 1...

Страница 80: ...is a firmware for the FSSB R3L named MJF_FW_F16 18_4_00_x FSSB_R3 that allows you to work with your F18CGRH without the Bluetooth connection and without losing any functionality such as the keystrokes...

Страница 81: ...ttons they are not read in the base In this case you must disconnect the F18CGRH and check the pins of 5 pin mini Din connector because they will be bent due to an incorrect insertion To fix the probl...

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