VA-Datatape for DCS A-10 Warthog

Voice Attack Datatape for the DCS A-10 Warthog

New Features in 0.0.3 (LatLong)

1. All features supported by MGRS
2. Support for CombatFlite XML exports
3. Multi file support - You can create and call up to 13 different files with semi-custom names in the format a10_datatape_<alpha|bravo|charlie|delta|echo|foxtrot|golf|hotel|india|juliet|kilo|lima|mike>_<ANYTHING_YOU_WANT>.xml

• Examples
  • a10_datatape_alpha_pattern_practice.xml
  • a10_datatape_bravo_bombing_run.xml
  • a10_datatape_charlie_ILS_practice.xml

New Features in 0.0.2 (MGRS)

1. Support for CombatFlite JSON exports
2. You can comment out individual rows in the datatape file be prepending it with a #
3. You can insert inline comments on the end of any line surrounded by []
4. Multi file support - You can create and call up to 13 different files with semi-custom names in the format a10_datatape_<alpha|bravo|charlie|delta|echo|foxtrot|golf|hotel|india|juliet|kilo|lima|mike>_<ANYTHING_YOU_WANT>.txt

• Examples
  • a10_datatape_alpha_pattern_practice.txt
  • a10_datatape_bravo_bombing_run.txt
  • a10_datatape_charlie_ILS_practice.txt

4. You can dynamically edit the datatape text files and recall them without restarting VA or DCS

Installation

All you need to do to use it is:

1. download the .vab file and import it into Voice Attack. If you already have a voice attack profile, you can either import this into that profile or you can import it as a separate profile and link them. (VoiceAttack README explains how to do this - https://voiceattack.com/howto.aspx)
2. Create a coordinate file in one of the following locations (example file included in repo)

• C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Saved Games\DCS.Openbeta\Datatape\a10_datatape.txt
• C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Saved Games\DCS\Datatape\a10_datatape.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VoiceAttack\Datatape\a10_datatape.txt
• Other Examples
  • a10_datatape_alpha_pattern_practice.txt
  • a10_datatape_bravo_bombing_run.txt

3. IF YOU USE COMBATFLITE (LatLong Edition) - Export a XML file from Combat flight and move/rename it to one of the names below

• C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Saved Games\DCS.Openbeta\Datatape\a10_datatape.xml
• C:\Users\YOUR_USER\Saved Games\DCS\Datatape\a10_datatape.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VoiceAttack\Datatape\a10_datatape.xml
• Other Examples
  • a10_datatape_alpha_pattern_practice.xml
  • a10_datatape_bravo_bombing_run.xml

4. If you are already using an existing profile. Configure your existing profile to include the DataTape profile by:

• Click "Edit Profile" (Alt + E) on your existing profile
• Next to the profile name, click on "Options"
• In the popup window, click the "..." button next to "Include Commands from other Profiles"
• In the next popup, click the plus sign
• Select the "A-10 Datatype vX.X.X" profile
• Click OK on all pop up windows
• Click "Apply" in the bottom right of the options window

Usage

There are 4 total voice commands:

• Load Datatape - This command will load all uncommented steerpoints the default datatape_txt file
• Load Datatape Steerpoint <NUMBER> - This command will only load steerpoint X (example 3) from the default datatape_txt file
• Load Datatape file <alpha|bravo|charlie|delta|echo|foxtrot|golf|hotel|india|juliet|kilo|lima|mike> - This command will load all steerpoints any file matching the name you called. For example if you say "load datatape file bravo" it will look for a file named datatape_bravo_*.txt. You can customize the name of the file as long as you leave the first part the way it needs to be
• Load Datatape file <alpha|bravo|charlie|delta|echo|foxtrot|golf|hotel|india|juliet|kilo|lima|mike> Steerpoint <NUMBER> - This command will load only the specific steerpoint from any file matching the name you called.

5. In DCS, there are a few buttons you need to remap

Name	Key Mapping
CDU WP KEY	L Ctrl + L Shift + W
CDU LSK L3	L Ctrl + L Shift + 3
CDU LSK L5	L Ctrl + L Shift + 5
CDU LSK L7	L Ctrl + L Shift + 7
CDU LSK L9	L Ctrl + L Shift + 9
CDU LSK R3	L Ctrl + L Shift + 4
CDU LSK R5	L Ctrl + L Shift + 6
CDU LSK R7	L Ctrl + L Shift + 8
CDU LSK R9	L Ctrl + L Shift + 0
CDU CLR	L Ctrl + L Shift + \
CDU SPC	L Ctrl + L WIN + Space
CDU -	L Ctrl + L Shift + -

Notes

• inline.vb file listed here is for informational purposes to show you the inner workings of the script. When you import the .vab file, the inline file is pre-loaded.
• This profiles only works for the F-16C Viper at this time. More aircraft can be added, time permitting.
• This profile can cause conflict with heavily modified profiles and will almost certainly have issues if you have remapped your CDU buttons to use anything other than the defaults

Credits/Shoutouts:

• This module was inspired by "DCS F-16C Viper VoiceAttack by Bailey v2.0.0" found at https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3306505/

License

Apache 2.0 License (do what you want with it, just make sure to give me and Bailey credit)