{"id":662,"date":"2013-03-04T14:02:15","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alasrojas.com\/blog\/?page_id=662"},"modified":"2013-03-04T14:06:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T14:06:38","slug":"fssb-r3-warthog-mod-from-realsimulator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/alasrojas.com\/blog\/index.php\/documentacion\/hardware\/modificacion-fssb-r3-warthog-de-realsimulator\/fssb-r3-warthog-mod-from-realsimulator\/","title":{"rendered":"FSSB R3 Warthog mod from RealSimulator"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

RealSimulator, enterprise specialized in high quality air simulation products, has recently
\ndeveloped a new mod for the HOTAS Warthog: the FSSB R3 Warthog, which I had the
\nprivilege to test during last weeks, and I can say it\u2019s a marvel of the technique. A modification for the HOTAS Warthog that is really worth, if what we are looking for is absolute precision controlling the aircraft and of course mainly, for F-16 Falcon enthusiasts, though not only for them, not at all, as we\u2019ll see later.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1. HOTAS Warthog joystick with FSSB R3 mod.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Figure 2. FSSB R3 Warthog box.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Descriptio<\/strong>n.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FSSB R3 is a modification for HOTAS Warthog from Thrustmaster, this device
\nconsists of a high quality force sensor that replaces the original mechanism,
\nand turns our Warthog into a force sensor stick, as it happens with the mods R1
\nand R2 Viper developed previously by RealSimulator. No more erratic mechanisms
\nand lots of precision, in fact all the precision you want, as well as many other advantages.<\/p>\n

The base of our Warthog is exchanged with the R3 base that incorporates new
\nhardware, we also have the option to keep the original Warthog hardware, we\u2019ll
\nsee all this later; the stick will become fixed but with a small movement
\nsimilar to the one in the real F-16, providing us an unbeatable feeling,
\nsurpassing the feel offered by R1 and R2 mods.<\/p>\n

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Figure 3. FSSB R3 Warthog base.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Installation and configuration<\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s very easy to install, it basically consists of unwinding the stick and unscrewing the base from the platform and exchanging the base for the new R3 module. RealSimulator also provides user friendly software to install the firmware.<\/p>\n

As an option and in an easy way, the electronic board from our old HOTAS Warthog
\ncan be added to the new base, this way we\u2019ll keep all the Warthog programming options offered by Target software etc., since it will be recognized as a new device.<\/p>\n

Therefore, we would have the following options:<\/p>\n