MI-8MTV2 v1.5

DCS 1.5.4 Compatible

Since the publishing of the first MI-8 V1.0 profile, Belsimtek has intoduced a lot of new implementations to the aircraft. And thats the reason for that new MI-8MTV2 V1.5 helios profile.
I added all the new implementations Belsimtek did on the cockpit, and some fixes on the code and instrumentations.
Here you got the list of new features implemented in that version.

Pilot panel:

   IAS instrument corrected
   6201 fail lamp implemented
   Slip indicator missing art replaced

Center console:

   GBS 5.5v rheostat implemented
   Red lights rheostats full range functionality implemented

Copilot console:

   IAS instrument corrected
   LOW FUEL 270LT lamp label changed
   Slip indicator missing art replaced
   PKT switch implemented

Copilot auxiliar panel:

   828 radio volume full range functionality implemented
   UV26 Red Digits corrected on the new export.lua code
   UV26 Side switch corrected to the new default keys on DCS
   UV26 Quantswitch corrected to the new default keys on DCS
   UV26 Reset button corrected to the new default keys on DCS

Left-up panel:

   Red lights rheostats full range functionality implemented
   IFF panel implemented
   ERASE IFF panel implemented
   IFF reserve lamp implemented

Left triangular panel:

   Left Fan switch implemented

Weapons panel:

   Minelaying switch implemented
   Minelaying label on panel art implemented
   Sight brightness rheostat full range functionality implemented

Start Engines panel:

   Inginiton test switch implemented
   Refueling-Check switch implemented

ARK panel:

   KO50 master temp rheostat full range functionality implemented

Right triangular panel:

   Right Fan switch implemented
   Interlock switch implemented

Electrical panel:

   Red lights rheostats full range functionality implemented
   Cargo lights switches implemented
   Clock and Batt heater switches implemented
   EXT POWER lamp corrected to orange color
   DC voltage control rheostat full range functionality implemented
   AC voltage control I and II rheostats full range functionality implemented




Several month ago, I start the project, width the goal to make a profile for MI-8, width full cockpit implementation, instruments, lamps, switches, and everything syncronized between Helios and DCS.
The big problems for that was the lack of interfaces in Helios. At the moment, Helios only support A10C, KA50, and a simplified FC interface, so, implement new aircrafts is not easy.
My first idea was to create a MI-8 interface for Helios, giving support to that helo, but thats means learn how interfaces works in Helios, and then create a new compilation of the program, and for that i need support from Gadroc.
So, my final solution was to send all the data from the cockpit across the FC interface. Thats solve the input side in Helios, and the output part was solved creating a complete keyboard configuration, prepared to work from Helios.
The resoult is a fully functional MI-8 profile, width all the data from the cockpit and full clickable and syncronized from Helios. In other words, same funtionality as KA50 and A10C profiles.
This time, i created, aswell, a program to convert the profiles to diferent international keyboards. Now this operation only take me some seconds, before this taked me days!
I implemented, too, all the new improvement Belsintec did on the MI-8 for DCS 1.5.

Hope you like it !

For this profile i exported all the instruments, lamps, selectors, switches and levers in the cockpit, the collective and the rotor brake.
Of course i added the navigation panel from others profiles, so you can check airport charts, tactical maps, ndbs, etc

- Profile files:
MI-8_v1.5_esp.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, qwerty spanish keyboard
MI-8_v1.5_eng.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, qwerty english keyboard
MI-8_v1.5_ger.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, qwertz german keyboard
MI-8_v1.5_ita.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, qwerty italian keyboard
MI-8_v1.5_fr.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, azerty french keyboard
MI-8_v1.5_ru.hpf .....................16:10 monitor resolutions, qwerty russian keyboard

MI-8_v1.5b_esp.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, qwerty spanish keyboard
MI-8_v1.5b_eng.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, qwerty english keyboard
MI-8_v1.5b_ger.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, qwertz german keyboard
MI-8_v1.5b_ita.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, qwerty italian keyboard
MI-8_v1.5b_fr.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, azerty french keyboard
MI-8_v1.5b_ru.hpf .....................16:9 monitor resolutions, qwerty russian keyboard

- Export.lua:

Important notice !!
Included in the Scripts folder, you can find the export.lua, DCS 1.5.4 compatible, ready to export data A10C, KA50, FC3, F-15C, P-51D, UH-1H, A10C radio fix and all the changes needed to implement this new MI-8 v1.5 profile.
This file is a modified version of the Loophole Updated version from 09/11/2014, ( http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=97222 )
The modifications i made correct some HSI data and waypoint distance to work properly, and all the changes i made to export additional data to Helios when you fly the MI-8 v1.5
In others words this is the most updated export.lua, so you can fly width any of my actual profiles, ka50, su25t, f-15c, p-51D, and MI-8 v1.5 and UH-1H also compatible width a10c and radio fix for the A10C.

- default.lua:

DCS 1.5.4 compatible
I have included in the profile, all the buttons and switches of the cockpit. Helios control those switches across the keyboard interface, so, for that, i create a new defaul.lua to implement all the unassigned controls in the simulator.
You need to copy this file to the proper folder in your installation.
I recomend you use some mod manager, like JSGME, to copy it, because in each update of the game, this file can be changed by the developers.

- International Keyboards:

Some switches and buttoms use key bindings that can be different depends of the keyboard you are using. I prepared 5 diferent setups for spanish QWERTY, english QWERTY, italian QWERTY, german QWERTZ, french AZERTY, and russian QWERTY, so you can start the one you need.
I created a web utility that can convert any keyboard traslation, for the moment is not public, but if you need a special international configuration, let me know.

- Monitor aspect resolutions:

I made two different profiles, v1.0 for 16:10 monitors and v1.0b for 16:9 monitors. Use the one better fit width you monitor resolution.

- Thanks:

I made the entire graphic art, based on screenshots of the simulator, and the textures translated to english by Devrin, for the game.

I used the airport charts from http://www.virtual-jabog32.de and the tactical chart TC-1 created by =MAF=Mongoose and the NDBs list created by Lino_Germany.

For the export.lua i used the Loophole version, compatible width KA50, A10c and FC3 as a base for all my implementations.

In the export.lua i include a couple of functions by [FSF]Ian to export the digits of the UV26.

I want to thanks aswell to all the people who help me, in the DCS forum, every time i reached a deadlock, somewhere!

And of course to Gadroc for creating Helios, this great software.

PROFILE FEATURES

- Pilot Dashboard:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps

- Copilot Dashboard:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. - The repeated instruments from the pilot dashboard, as the HSI, use the same left data, so if you change the hsi course in the left panel, is changed aswell in the right panel.

- Ingeneer Dashboard:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. - Added lamps to check if radios are ON - Added R828 channel and freq used - Collective width implementation for cargo drops switches and guards, Gas max/min lever and rpm less/more switch - Rotor brake

- Left UP console:

- CAll the instruments, switches and lamps. (including all dcs 1.5 implementations)

- Rockets / anti ice console:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps.

- Weapons panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. - Complete breakers panel switches

- Engines panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. - Added engines cutoff valves - Added main arm weapons switch with his red lamp

- Breakers panel:

- Complete breakers panel switches. (including all dcs 1.5 implementations)

- ARC and KO50 panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. (including all dcs 1.5 implementations)

- Right UP panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps. (including all dcs 1.5 implementations)

- AUX panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps for the R828, UV26 and Jadro Radio

- radio panel:

- SPU floating panel width all the switches

- Bomb and ESBR Panel:

- All the instruments, switches and lamps.

- Freq panel:

- Open a panel width a list of the airport fequencies

- Navigation panel:

-Airports visual operation charts v4.04
-Airports diagramss v4.04
-TC-1 Tactical Chart
-Caucasus general area map, with airports and table width freq, locations, ids, etc.
-Airport Circuit Example
-List of the NDBs

- Exterior background panel:

- Panel to change the exterior background you can see beyond the dashboards. You can select between: airport Day, airport Night, flyind Summer and flying Winter

- About panel:

- Info about the profile and version.

INSTALLATION

--Install Helios if you don't have it yet. (http://www.gadrocsworkshop.com/helios/latest)
-Copy the profile you need, for your resolution and languaje, on the profiles folder, usualy in user/my documents/helios/profiles
-Copy the folder Capt_Zeen on the images folder, usualy in user/my documents/helios/images
-Run the HeliosProfileEditor, load the profile MI-8 you want to use, and perform a Reset Monitors from the menu Profile.
-Save the profile
-Dont forget to use the correct export.lua i included in the package, (there are two of them, one for the old 1.2.26 DCS and another for the new 1.5 DCS)
Copy it in C:\Users\yourusername\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts, but first make a backup copy of your actual export.lua.
-IF you use Tackview, Tarst or another external scripts, copy the corresponding lines from your old export.lua to the new one.
- copy the correct default.lua (there are two of them, one for the old 1.2.26 DCS and another for the new 1.5 DCS) in the installation DCS folder\Mods\aircraft\Mi-8MTV2\Input\Mi-8MTV2\keyboard , but first make a backup copy of your actual default.lua
I recomend you to use a a mods manager to do this last step, like JSGME. Every update of the game can change this file.

RUNNING THE PROFILE

-Open the Helios Control Center, select the profile and start it.

INTERNATIONAL KEYBOARDS

Some switches and buttoms use key bindings that can be different depends of the keyboard you are using. I prepared 6 diferent setups for spanish QWERTY, english QWERTY, italian QWERTY, german QWERTZ, french AZERTY, and russian QWERTY, so you can start the one you need.
I created a web utility that can convert any keyboard traslation, for the moment is not public, but if you need a special international configuration, let me know.

CONFIGURING THE SECOND MONITOR

You dont need to use any special configuration to use this profile, becouse dont use any viewport from the game.

KNOWN ISSUES

- -There is a bug on the game, right now (DCS v1.5), if you click on the reset of the Gmeter, this turn off the UV26.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

If you use Helios and TARS or TACKVIEW you can have miss workings due to the way Helios works width the export.lua.
To prevent this, just move the lines for Tars or tackview to the very end of the export.lua in C:\Users\yourusername\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts.