Ken "531 Ghost" King, CH Products hardware/software beta tester has created an advanced controller assignments document for the CH Products HOTAS and DCS: A-10C Warthog.

You can download the 37 page, 4.17MB PDF file here:
http://simhq.net/downloads/technology/HOTAS.zip

Anyone have any trouble creating the pinky switch as the pdf? I cant get it working for love or money!

Other than assigning the DirectX button, in game, have you tried the default setting/macro:

HOTAS-NWS-On/Off KBINS
in Control Manager?

Sorry ghost it's the throttle pinky switch I'm having trouble getting right, I have it set to list mode and when I go to download the profile the manager keeps giving me an error box saying something like invalid character? I can't work it out because I've got it exactly the same as your PDF, I must be doing something wrong somewhere.

Well, perhaps you could try:

// BTN 4
// Normal Press
HOTAS-Pinky-Switch-Aft CTL p
// Lights According to Panel0
// Release Press
HOTAS-Pinky-Switch-CNTR P
// Shifted Press
HOTAS-Pinky-Switch-FWD ALT p
// Default External Lights
// Release Press
HOTAS-Pinky-Switch-CNTR P

Cheers ghost that's great!

I'm a bit confused, what am I doing wrong?

I've uploaded my profile at the CH Hangar. It should be approved within a day, or two.

Well, that didn't take long... <-- CLICK

Ken's DCS: A-10C Warthog CH controllers profile is here:
http://simhq.net/downloads/technology/DCS_A10C_CH_files.zip

Well, there ya go!

I have stupid question, do I have to program ALL of the buttons in the game for the .lua file or only the ones you mention in the HOTAS button assignment section of the document? There is a blank page between "fun stuff" and "fun stuff 2".

In my .map for the article, I've only programmed the HOTAS functions. As you point out, there are SEVERAL more keys/macros to assign in the game for each of the cockp[it switches/buttons.