Module HOUND.DB
Hound databases
Tables
| HOUND.DB.PHONETICS | Enums for Phonetic AlphaBet |
| HOUND.DB.useDMM | Units that use DMM format |
| HOUND.DB.useMGRS | Units that prefer MGRS format (not in use) |
| HOUND.DB.Bands | Band vs wavelength |
| HOUND.DB.RadarType | Radar types ENUM |
| HOUND.DB.CALLSIGNS | Hound callsigns |
| HOUND.DB.HumanUnits | Hound Human Units automatically generate list containing mist style Unit entries for human flights |
| HOUND.DB.Radars | Radar database |
| HOUND.DB.Platform | Valid platform parameters |
DB functions
| HOUND.DB.getRadarData (typeName) | Get radar object Data |
| HOUND.DB.isValidPlatform (candidate) | check if canidate Object is a valid platform |
| HOUND.DB.getPlatformData (DcsObject) | Get Platform data |
| HOUND.DB.getDefraction (wavelength, antenna_size) | Get defraction for band and effective antenna size return angular resolution |
| HOUND.DB.getApertureSize (DcsObject) | get Effective Aperture size for platform |
| HOUND.DB.getEmitterBand (DcsUnit) | Get emitter Band |
| HOUND.DB.getEmitterFrequencies (bands, factor) | Generate uniqe radar frequencies for contact |
| HOUND.DB.getSensorPrecision (platform, emitterFreq) | Elint Function - Get sensor precision |
| HOUND.DB.updateHumanDb (coalitionId) | populate the HOUND.DB.HumanUnits db |
| HOUND.DB.cleanHumanDb (coalitionId) | cleanup the HOUND.DB.HumanUnits db from disconnected units. |
| HOUND.DB.generateMistDbEntry (DcsUnit) | create a partial "humanByName" mist record from unit use subset of mist format https://github.com/mrSkortch/MissionScriptingTools/blob/master/Example%20DBs/mist_DBs_humansByName.lua |
Tables
- HOUND.DB.PHONETICS
-
Enums for Phonetic AlphaBet
Fields:
- Characters Phonetic representation
Usage:
['A'] = "Alpha"
- HOUND.DB.useDMM
-
Units that use DMM format
Fields:
- UnitType Bool Value
Usage:
['F-16C_blk50'] = true
- HOUND.DB.useMGRS
-
Units that prefer MGRS format (not in use)
Fields:
- UnitType Bool value
Usage:
['A-10C'] = true
- HOUND.DB.Bands
-
Band vs wavelength
Fields:
- Band wavelength in meters of the highest frequency in the range and the diff from the lowest frequency
Usage:
['E'] = {0.099931,0.049965}
- HOUND.DB.RadarType
-
Radar types ENUM
Fields:
- Radar type in hex
Usage:
['EWR'] = 0x01
- HOUND.DB.CALLSIGNS
-
Hound callsigns
Fields:
- NATO list of RC-135 callsigns (source: https://henney.com/chm/callsign.htm)
- GENERIC list of generic callsigns for hound, mostly vacuum cleaners and fictional detectives
- HOUND.DB.HumanUnits
-
Hound Human Units
automatically generate list containing mist style Unit entries for human flights
Fields:
- byName
- HOUND.DB.Radars
-
Radar database
Fields:
- string Name NATO Name
- table Band Radio Band the radar operates in true is when tracking target
- table Band Radio Band the radar operates in true is when tracking target
- table Band Radio Band the radar operates in true is when tracking target
- bool Primary set to True if this is a primary radar for site (usually FCR)
Usage:
['p-19 s-125 sr'] = { ['Name'] = "Flat Face", ['Assigned'] = {"SA-2","SA-3"}, ['Role'] = {HOUND.DB.RadarType.SEARCH}, ['Band'] = { [true] = HOUND.DB.Bands.C, [false] = HOUND.DB.Bands.C }, ['Primary'] = false }
- HOUND.DB.Platform
-
Valid platform parameters
Fields:
- UnitTypeName contains table of properties
Usage:
['C-130'] = {antenna = {size = 35, factor = 1}}
DB functions
- HOUND.DB.getRadarData (typeName)
-
Get radar object Data
Parameters:
- typeName DCS Tye name
Returns:
-
Radar information table
- HOUND.DB.isValidPlatform (candidate)
-
check if canidate Object is a valid platform
Parameters:
- candidate DCS Object (Unit or Static Object)
Returns:
-
bool
True if object is valid platform
- HOUND.DB.getPlatformData (DcsObject)
-
Get Platform data
Parameters:
- DcsObject platform unit
Returns:
-
platform data
- HOUND.DB.getDefraction (wavelength, antenna_size)
-
Get defraction
for band and effective antenna size return angular resolution
Parameters:
- wavelength Radar transmission band (A-L) as defined in HOUND.DB
- antenna_size Effective antenna size for platform as defined in HOUND.DB
Returns:
-
angular resolution in Radians for wavelength and Antenna combo
- HOUND.DB.getApertureSize (DcsObject)
-
get Effective Aperture size for platform
Parameters:
- DcsObject Unit requested (used as platform)
Returns:
-
Effective aperture size in meters
- HOUND.DB.getEmitterBand (DcsUnit)
-
Get emitter Band
Parameters:
- DcsUnit Radar unit
Returns:
-
Char radar band
- HOUND.DB.getEmitterFrequencies (bands, factor)
-
Generate uniqe radar frequencies for contact
Parameters:
- bands tab
- factor optional number between 0 and 1 where between high and low freqs (for testing)
Returns:
-
table containig wavelengths in meters for the radar
- HOUND.DB.getSensorPrecision (platform, emitterFreq)
-
Elint Function - Get sensor precision
Parameters:
- platform Instance of DCS Unit which is the detecting platform
- emitterFreq Radar wavelength (frequency) of radar (in meters) or DCS Unit
Returns:
-
angular resolution in Radians of platform against specific Radar frequency
- HOUND.DB.updateHumanDb (coalitionId)
-
populate the HOUND.DB.HumanUnits db
Parameters:
- coalitionId optional number if provided, DB will be updated to specificd coalition only
- HOUND.DB.cleanHumanDb (coalitionId)
-
cleanup the HOUND.DB.HumanUnits db from disconnected units.
Parameters:
- coalitionId optional number if provided, DB will be updated to specificd coalition only
- HOUND.DB.generateMistDbEntry (DcsUnit)
-
create a partial "humanByName" mist record from unit
use subset of mist format https://github.com/mrSkortch/MissionScriptingTools/blob/master/Example%20DBs/mist_DBs_humansByName.lua
Parameters:
- DcsUnit
Returns:
-
table