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If you have an android tablet or phone you could look at https://matricapp.com/
I used to use it before I started playing in VR but still use it for other games. There are probably a few community decks for ETS/ATS but you can always make your own or make your own graphics if you really fancy it.
The Android app I'm using is called MATRIC, it also has an API so I made an interface to take Stormworks data and send it over to MATRIC.
I'm sure you can all think of better ways to utilize this information. Sending it over to MATRIC can limit how you display the data but it's the only way to really do it if you want to use the tablet as an input device and not develop your own app.
I would highly recommend MATRIC for an interface, free up to 6 controls. A mining laser throttle being an axis counts as just 1, then 3 buttons for consumables and you're done.
I made a deck here, but it's not compatible with free version as it exceeds the 6 control limit.
I also added a engines off and door toggle button in-case I'm ROC mining, those are useful controls to have.
Nice! I'd love a Streamdeck!
I will say, for anyone who is after a cheap alternative, someone on this subreddit put me on to Matric which you can use to customise a tablet with buttons and widgets to perform keypresses etc. I think it's free but you have to pay to have multiple pages.
Can be a decent alternative to a streamdeck if you have a crappy old tablet laying around. Personally I'm using a (godawful) Google Nexus tab from forever ago and it works fine. I don't have any association with the creator but wanted to get the word out there for anyone who can't afford a Streamdeck etc, as I'd never heard of it until I scoured these subreddits.
>Anything above 10 keyboards gets ignored completely
Ah, that is news to me. I just unplugged/replugged the Numpad a bunch of times till it's ID was above 10, and sure enough it didn't work (original functions) or get detected by AHKI
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>In addition the keyboard devices are only recognised if they are present before the interception driver loads, if not they all get blocked until your pc reboots.
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so for example if unplug all the devices except for my macro keyboard , then sure the macro keyboard gets recognised all good, if then plug in another usb keyboard, its not recognised until you reboot, at which point the devices get ordered again.
This, is not the case with me. I booted my PC without the Numpad and plugged it in later, and it was recognized just fine. (You are reloading the Monitor script, aren't you?)
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Anywho...if USB devices aren't an option, the only thing left is virtual button box apps on your phone/tablet. I like Matric as it can natively output to vJoy. Tons of similar apps to choose from.
Looks like he is using Roccet Power Grid.
Answer: He said it was Matric App.
https://matricapp.com/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
I wish. FS2020 has the functionality and I love it. Using an app called Matric you can mirror a part of the screen to a tablet and it works really well with the touch screen enabled screens.
If CIG ever lets us "pop-out" the MFD's to a second monitor or enables API's to let us display that data I'll all over it :)
MATRIC app (https://matricapp.com) , Android only.
As for better...I might not be the most objective person to answer that. It can do things other apps can not (like exporting MSFS windows or DCS MFDs/sensors to tablet )
I'm not aware of anything to give you an information MFD on a tablet. There was rumor at one time of an API being planned, but it's never seen implementation yet. It's probably unlikely until much closer to release when they have nailed down exactly what it needs to do.
But do check out MATRIC. https://matricapp.com/ It gives you a completely customizable board on your tablet (or phone) to control keys and even a virtual joystick on your PC. Perfect for putting those hard to remember keystrokes in easy reach. Or even have sliders to control power, mining, cruise speed, etc when you run out of real joystick axis.
MATRIC https://matricapp.com/ is pretty much that, also supports some advanced stuff like gamepad and mouse emulation, macros, integration API etc. Pretty popular with flightsims and spacesims
I've been thinking about trying https://matricapp.com/
I've got an old tablet so the cost would be $0 for me, at least for the free version of the app. And if I need more than 6 buttons I'd be ok buying the premium version.
Wasn't going to question how it runs, if you're running Windows and have an Android phone or tablet then might be worth a look into MatricApp, it lets you turn devices into button boxes.
The app is MATRIC (https://matricapp.com/).
The buttons I use in start up procedures (power, canopy, engines, lights, etc). The axes for engine control in prop planes and to control various knobs in jets.
Yes, they are the TM MFDs.
Thanks to a comment from u/hellpluss i downloaded this app called matric and quickly threw together a little Panel for the cessna with engine start/stop battery, avionics and most importantly (for me) lights. To use more buttons and pages than with the free version you can unlock it for 4,99€ Probably gonna do custom panels for all cessnas and a few other planes and post the links in the coming days/weeks.
*edit: i use a fireHD8+
If software solution is ok with you, there is MATRIC (https://matricapp.com) https://youtu.be/jQKYqpvJ52w
It lets you create your customized stream deck using drag&drop and supports OBS Studio out of the box
Another thumbs up for Matric App (https://matricapp.com/) Excellent app and support, give the demo a shot. I use two Kindle Fire 8 tablets (Play Store sideloaded) at the same time. My FS2020 profile - https://community.matricapp.com/deck/256/magic-mans-flight-simulator-2020 My Elite Dangerous profile - https://community.matricapp.com/deck/144/elite-dangerous
I am using a custom Metric App board using some of their default flight buttons and mapping them to the key bindings in game.
It works a treat but there is no response, as in you can't have a switch on or off as it can't read the state from the game. (PM me if you're interested I can send you some screenshots of my design.)
Sorry, Android only at the moment.
As for integration with DCS, it can be used by emulating keyboard or if you want to make it two-way MATRIC has an API that can be used for example to set button states to reflect game state. Example: gear position to be indicated in MATRIC.
GIT example: https://github.com/tgudelj/MATRICIntegrationDemo