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Overview

This page provides an overview of the tabs and options in the Invictus HOTAS Configurator.

🔌 Connection

  • The Configurator automatically detects your Invictus HOTAS device when plugged in (firmware version 2.4.2.0 or later required).
  • The status indicator shows:
  • Connected (green) – device is recognized and ready.
  • Disconnected (red) – no device detected.
  • Incompatible Firmware (yellow) – firmware is older than v2.4.2.0.

⚠️ On first connection, you will be prompted to save your original settings. Keep this safe, as it contains calibration data unique to your device.

📑 Pin Settings (Developer Mode Only)

  • Assigns hardware functions to control board pins.
  • Supported boards:
  • Invictus HOTAS family of SSC/VFT control boards.
  • Pin mapping is automatically populated when you select your board from the Board dropdown.
  • End-users should not normally change pins.

⚠️ Pin settings are a developer feature and should only be changed when explicitly instructed.

🎮 Buttons

  • Maps physical buttons (wired to the grip or shift registers) to logical joystick buttons seen by Windows and simulators.
  • Supports:
  • Normal buttons
  • POV hats (up to 4 POVs; Falcon BMS supports only one POV hat)

When Falcon BMS is selected from the Simulator dropdown, POV2–POV4 are automatically remapped to normal buttons.

🎚️ Axes Settings

  • Used to calibrate and tune joystick axes.
  • Settings include:
  • Min / Center / Max calibration values (force-based calibration for SSC/VFT devices).
  • Invert Axis – reverses output direction if needed.
  • Filter – smooths sensor noise.
  • Deadband – defines a center range where small movements are ignored.

If your device shipped after 8/15/2025, these values are preloaded from factory anchors and cannot normally be deleted.
Devices shipped earlier may require you to set values manually.

See the Axes Settings page for full details.

🔢 Shift Registers

  • Configures external shift register chips for expanding button inputs.
  • Displays configuration for:
  • Latch, Clock, and Data pins – Hardware connections for the shift register
  • Shift register type – Type of chip being used
  • Registers count – Number of chained shift registers
  • Button count – Total buttons connected through shift registers

⚠️ This tab is automatically populated when you select your grip from the dropdown. End-users should not normally need to modify these settings.

Shift registers allow grip manufacturers to connect more buttons than would otherwise be possible with direct pin connections.

⚙️ Settings

  • Change language (English, Russian, Chinese, German, and more).
  • All UI elements, including firmware version, buttons, and developer features, translate correctly.
  • Adjust font size and USB exchange rate.
  • Check for Software Updates – retrieves latest GUI releases.
  • Check for Firmware Update – checks for latest device firmware.
  • Firmware Flasher – update device firmware directly from the Configurator. Includes an on-screen 4-step guide (Read Device Settings → Enter Flasher Mode → Flash Firmware → Write Device Settings) and a confirmation popup once flashing completes.
  • Restart Application – restart the Configurator to apply changes.
  • About Page – shows version, source links, and Invictus website.
  • Device Information – displays model, serial number, manufacture date, and firmware version.

🛠️ Developer Mode

(Hidden; for advanced use only)
- Enable by pressing Shift + D. - Adds the Developer tab, where you can: - Read, write, lock, and unlock Factory Force Anchors (protected calibration data stored in flash). - Read and write Device Info (serial number, model number, manufacture date). - View diagnostic logs and debug data.

⚠️ Force anchors should only be modified if you have proper calibration equipment or are directed by Invictus support.