# Falcon BMS

## Connection Method

**Shared Memory** — Falcon BMS exposes telemetry through its RTT texture export feature, which DR Sim Manager reads via shared memory.

## Automatic Setup

1. Select **Falcon BMS** as your source in DR Sim Manager.
2. Click the **Settings** icon (⚙) next to the source.
3. Click **Install Falcon BMS Plugin** — this will automatically configure your `Falcon BMS.cfg` file with the required settings.
4. Click **Check Installation** to verify the configuration was applied correctly.
5. Launch (or restart) Falcon BMS.

## Manual Setup

If you prefer to configure manually:

1. Locate your Falcon BMS configuration file, typically found at:

   ```
   C:\Falcon BMS 4.38\User\Config\Falcon BMS.cfg
   ```
2. Open the file in a text editor and ensure the following settings are present:

   ```
   set g_bExportRTTTextures 1
   set g_nRTTExport_FPS 60
   ```
3. Save the file and restart Falcon BMS.

## Available Telemetry

* **Orientation**: Pitch, Roll, Yaw
* **Acceleration**: Full 3-axis acceleration
* **Speed**: Airspeed
* **Altitude**: Height data
* **RPM**: Engine RPM

### Telemetry Quality: ★★★★☆

## Recommended Starting Settings

Falcon BMS simulates the F-16 Fighting Falcon, which produces high G-forces:

* **Primary Cue Gain**: 40–70%
* **Smoothing**: Low to medium
* **Washout**: Medium to high — sustained G during turns

## Known Quirks

* **RTT export**: The telemetry relies on Falcon BMS's RTT (Render to Texture) export feature. Both settings (`g_bExportRTTTextures` and `g_nRTTExport_FPS`) must be configured.
* **60 FPS export**: Setting the export to 60 FPS provides a good balance between data quality and CPU overhead.

## Troubleshooting

### No telemetry data

1. Verify `g_bExportRTTTextures` is set to `1` in `Falcon BMS.cfg`.
2. Make sure Falcon BMS is running before clicking Start Motion.
3. If telemetry stops working after a BMS update, re-run the automatic setup.


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