Simple configurable script to input a sequence of commands to DCS aircraft.
Currently supported aircraft:
- A-10C
- AH-64D
- F-15E
- F-16C
- F-86F
- F/A-18C
- Ka-50
- Mi-8MT
- UH-1H
- Unzip the contents of the DCS-ACE zip to a folder
- Run
dcs_ace.exeand perform the first time setup. The console versiondcs_ace_console.exeis also included that opens a separate window for program logging. This can be useful when setting up profiles or experimenting with values.
DCS Aircraft Command Entry creates a sequence of aircraft commands for DCS-BIOS which can be saved as profiles and sent to the aircraft.
Supported control types:
- 3PosMossi
- 3PosTumb
- 3PosTumb1
- 3Pos2CommandSwitchF5
- 3Pos2CommandSwitchA10
- CMSPSwitch
- DoubleCommandButton
- EjectionHandleSwitch
- ElectricallyHeldSwitch
- EmergencyParkingBrake
- FixedStepInput
- FixedStepTumb
- LedPushButton
- MissionComputerSwitch
- MomentaryRockerSwitch
- MultipositionSwitch
- Potentiometer
- PushButton
- RadioWheel
- RockerSwitch
- Rotary
- RotaryPlus
- SetCommandTumb
- Springloaded_2PosTumb
- Springloaded_3PosTumb
- ToggleSwitch
- ToggleSwitchToggleOnly
- ToggleSwitchToggleOnly2
- Tumb
- VariableStepTumb
After selecting an aircraft type, command group and command, the command details are displayed and a command value can be set.
The range pulldown list will display a guess for the values to use for each command. Choose a value from the list or enter one
manually in the Setting box. Click Add to add the command to the profile. To use Insert, select a command from the profile,
select a command from the command selector, then click Insert. Profiles can be saved or exported/imported using the Profile menu.
General guidelines for setting the command values:
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3Pos2CommandSwitchF5, 3PosMossi, 3PosTumb, 3PosTumb1, MissionComputerSwitch, MomentaryRockerSwitch, RockerSwitch, Springloaded_3PosTumb: The three switch positions correspond to values 0, 1 and 2. MomentaryRockerSwitch, RockerSwitch and Springloaded_3PosTumb return to position 1 after selecting either 0 or 2. Value of 2 is sent if not specified.
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CMSPSwitch, DoubleCommandButton, EjectionHandleSwitch, ElectricallyHeldSwitch, Springloaded_2PosTumb, ToggleSwitch, ToggleSwitchToggleOnly, ToggleSwitchToggleOnly2: Accepts values 0 or 1. Springloaded_2PosTumb returns to position 1 after selecting position 0. Value of 1 is sent if not specified.
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3Pos2CommandSwitchA10: This switch is used for the A-10C canopy open/close. Setting value 2 opens the canopy, and value 0 holds the close switch for 7 seconds and then releases. Value of 2 is sent if not specified.
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EmergencyParkingBrake: This is the rotate function of the F18 parking brake control. Values 0 and 1 rotate the handle, value 2 releases the brake.
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FixedStepInput, FixedStepTumb, RadioWheel: These controls are generally dials with set values such as radio frequencies. DCS-BIOS processes the control as increment/decrement. Values > 0 are increment, and values < 0 are decrement.
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LedPushButton, PushButton: Push buttons do not need a value set by default. They will press and release the button automatically. For buttons that should remain pressed, like some power buttons, set to value 1.
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MultipositionSwitch: Each MultipositionSwitch will list a Min and Max value. Set the value corresponding to the desired switch position. Min value will be sent if not specified.
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Potentiometer: The allowable setting is specified by Min and Max, corresponding to the range of the potentiometer. Max value will be sent if not specified. The Range pulldown will list 6 values from Min to Max.
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Rotary, RotaryPlus: The value used by DCS-BIOS is the entered value / 65535. This will take experimentation to find the correct value to use. In the F18, with the radar altimeter off, a value of 11,000 turns on the radar altimeter and sets the altitude to 200 feet. A value of -50,000 changes the altitude from 3,000 to 1,000.
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SetCommandTumb, Tumb: These controls specify a Min, Max and Step. The set value corresponds with the step of the desired position. For example, Min 0, Max 0.6, and Step 0.1, setting the value to 0.3 corresponds to position 4.
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VariableStepTumb: Similar to Rotary, this control accepts values up to 65535.
An optional hotkey can be assigned for sending commands to the aircraft. This is done during initial setup of the
application. Example formats for Python hotkeys are Ctrl+T, Ctrl+Alt+S or ctrl+alt+s. Changing the hotkey requires
a restart of the program.
You may save your current list of waypoints as a profile and then load it later. Selecting Save Profile with a profile
active will overwrite it with the current list.
Support for exporting the current profile to an encoded string allows for quick sharing of command sequences with other
people. Once you have created a profile, select Copy as String to clipboard from the menu. This will copy an encoded
string to your clipboard to share.
If another user has sent an encoded string to you, copy the string to your clipboard and select
Paste as String from clipboard from the menu. If successful, their profile data will be imported into
a new profile and a pop-up will appear letting you know import was successful.
If you wish to share your current profile via JSON file, select Save as Encoded file and give it a descriptive name.
The entire profile database can be exported with Save All as Encoded file.
Profiles may be imported from a file that was previously exported by selecting Load from Encoded file.
Aircraft command files are read from the ./cmd directory. Files added here in the correct format will make that aircraft type selectable.
DCS ACE is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0. The executable is built on Python 3.11.
DCS-BIOS is released under a slightly modified Simple Public License 2.0 (think "a version of the GPL readable by mere mortals"). Please see DCS-BIOS-License.txt.