How To Setup Your x55 Stick

This is a great video on how to setup your x55 H.O.T.A.S. It explains things like advanced macro’s, rotary bands, quantize time for repeat key presses. I highly recommend you watch the whole video !!

NirCmd

This is a very useful command line tool to change things such as volume of particular audio sources using the rotary dials on the x55 throttle.

You simply place the command line tool into your windows directory and use something like AutoHotKey below.

AutoHotKey – monitor key presses >> sends to NirCmd

Download NirCmd

NirCmd Wiki Page

AutoHotKey

Another great little app to use with Elite:Dangerous is AutoHotKey. This runs in the background and can be started at windows logon. You can setup specific key combinations to open things like notepad, output text to something, read out a quote from a movie whilst streaming, etc.

Download AutoHotKey

AutoHotKey WiKi Page

Example script

Here is an example of a script I use. It changes the application volume of Elite:Dangerous or Discord. I assign the key combination ALT + i to increase E:D volume and ALT + o to decrease the volume.

!i:: ; alt i
Run nircmd changeappvolume EliteDangerous64.exe 0.035
Return

!o:: ; alt o
Run nircmd changeappvolume EliteDangerous64.exe -0.035
Return

; KeyPress Codes
; #	Win (Windows logo key)
; !	Alt
; ^	Control
; +	Shift
; &	An ampersand may be used between any two keys or mouse buttons to combine them into a custom hotkey.

Calibration Process

This is out of date and may not work anymore. But it’s worth keeping here just in case.

Throttle

Axis calibration process for Throttle:

1. Move all axes to max and min twice.

2. Make TGL4 down,TGL3 down,TGL2 up(show buttons 14,17,19).

3. Calibration is complete when all lights go out.

Clear axis calibration process for Throttle:

1. Make TGL3 down,TGL2 up(show buttons 14,17) before device power on.

2. Make TGL4 down,TGL3 up(show buttons 16,19).

3. Clear calibration is complete when all lights go out.

Stick

Axis calibration process for Stick:

1. Move all axes except x/y axes to max and min twice.

2. Move the X axis to min and meanwhile press the buttons Trigger and B and D(show buttons 1,3,5).

3. Calibration is complete when all lights go out.

Clear axis calibration process for Stick:

1. Make button A down,HAT1 up,Flying Pinkie down, Mini stick button down (show buttons 2,4,6,7).

2. Clear calibration is complete when all lights go out.

x55 Setup