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Getting Started

This page explains the left-side dropdowns and buttons in the Invictus HOTAS Configurator.
These define which hardware you’re configuring, how it maps to your simulator, and how settings are read/written.

🖥️ Board Selection (Gen 1–3, Gen 4)

  • Selects which Invictus control board you are using.
  • Gen 1–3: Legacy Invictus SSC / VFT boards. All work the same way.
  • Gen 4: Current generation with improved ADC resolution, pin mapping, and quality-of-life features.
  • Choosing the correct board ensures pins, ADC resolution, and internal limits are set correctly.

✋ Grip Selection

  • Select which grip (joystick handle) is attached to your base.
  • Supported grips include:
  • Invictus Viper
  • Thrustmaster® Warthog
  • Thrustmaster® Cougar
  • Tianhang Grip (26-button)
  • Tianhang Grip (30-button)

⚠️ Note: Tianhang offers two grips (26-button and 30-button).
These grips do not map the same way.
Be sure to select the correct Tianhang Grip profile in the dropdown to ensure buttons are labeled and function correctly.

  • Grip selection automatically loads:
  • The correct logical button map (so button names match your hardware)
  • The correct shift register setup (button count and type)

🎮 Simulator Selection

  • Choose which simulator you are configuring for:
  • DCS World
  • Falcon BMS
  • MSFS (and others as added)

Why it matters: - Falcon BMS only supports one POV hat. The Configurator automatically remaps POV2–POV4 to normal buttons in this case.
- DCS World and MSFS retain full POV functionality.

This allows one grip profile to adapt automatically to multiple sims.

📥 Read Settings from Device

  • Reads the current settings from your Invictus device.
  • Populates the Configurator with the values stored on your device.
  • Always use this before making changes.

⚠️ If you skip this step, you may overwrite calibration and factory values with defaults.

📤 Write Device Settings

  • Sends the settings from the GUI to the device.
  • Applies all changes immediately.
  • Use only after verifying board, grip, sim, and calibration selections.

💾 Safe Workflow

  1. Plug in your device
  2. Read Settings from Device
  3. Select Board, Grip, and Sim
  4. Make adjustments if needed
  5. Write Device Settings

📖 Getting Help

The Visit Wiki button (green text, below the Board dropdown) provides quick access to this documentation directly from the Configurator.

👉 Next: see Overview for a walkthrough of each settings tab (Pins, Buttons, Axes, Advanced, Developer).