Nano, got a 3-pack from Elgoo I think it was
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Cool Yeah, I got a single board that came with a bunch of the connector cables for like $15 Cdn on Amazon. I should have that by tomorrow, so I can at least try to flash it with Air Manager to ensure that part works. I literally just got a notification from Propwash about 1 min ago telling me they shipped my encoder. WIll likely have that next week at some point and be able to get it all wired up.
That last part is what I’m a little concerned about. It sounds pretty straightforward. Since both you and RMROC451 have the Arduino version, it makes me feel a little better that there are good folks here I can poke for questions in case my ham fisted ■■■ messes this up.
Gotta say, like $30 for the encoder (after shipping) + $15 for the Arduino is a WHOLE lot cheaper than buying the Knobster, which is closer to $150 Cdn after shipping. And I have a friend who I can get to 3D print me the Knobster housing if I feel the need to go that route.
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Add me to the list as well 
I’ve gone the same way, Propwash encoder (they sent me 2 though I only bought one, wish I knew you wanted to build one, could’ve sent you mine), mind the pinout though, it’s a bit different than other encoders. Also, if you are going to 3d print the case, I would print bigger knobs, I have pretty delicate hands but the original ones feel a bit small. Good luck.
I had a spare 22in regular monitor laying around and stuck a 10 point touch glass overlay i got off Ebay for 70 bucks on it and works like charm, good real estate for my panels.
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I appreciate the thought, good sir. But now you can build a second one if you need to lol
The pinout is sort of what I’m concerned about here. I have no experience with other encoders, so nothing to cloud my judgement on this one. Do they come with a pinout diagram or are they printed / embossed on the unit itself? Or is it a case of sitting there with a tester and figuring out what’s what? lol
As for mounting, I plan on drilling through the monitor mount and mounting the knobster through the unit vs surface mount. Maybe some day I’ll get the proper surface mount knobster housing, but I think for the time being that will suit me well. I appreciate the feedback there though on the knob size comment.
I’ve sent a PM
Thank you for that. I replied with an extra question, but I think I already know the answer…
I did this but went full out, I have 2 of the 15.6 wimaxit monitors on Stay level mounts. They work great. They are currently sitting on my work desk in front of my 34” curved monitor and get used for other things all the time. Once I finish my sim rig I may have to get another 1 or 2 of these.
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I’ll post the pinout. There is “A” and “B” for one knob and “a” and “b” for the other. Each has their own common marked “com” . The switch has one pole to nano and the other to ground.
If the knob sends the wrong direction just reverse the appropriate A/B or a/b pair.
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My Arduino Nano has arrived. It’s been flashed as a DIY Knobster in Air Manager. Now I just have to wait for my encoder to arrive so I can get the wiring done. That was mailed by PropWash yesterday and departed the USPS facility in Georgia this morning. I don’t expect to receive it until at least next week at the earliest.
hello
do you have a list what i need for the knobster via airmanager
You need 2 things:
- Dual Rotary Encoder: $12.95 US from here: Dual Concentric Rotary Encoder Kit — PropWash Simulation - Flight Sim Radios, Panels, GPS for X-plane and FSX
- Any Arduino Nano board. Ensure that it’s a NANO, and not one of the other variants. You can get them on Amazon, eBay, and a ton of other places for dirt cheap. Got mine on Amazon for $15 Cdn, which is about $11 US.
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3. You also need some mounting solution like a box, or if you have a 3D printer (or access to one), you can print a knobster casing.
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Is this setup usable without a knobster? They will be unavailable for a while. But I was thiking of getting the touchscreen monitors first. And it seems there is a 14” monitor which supersedes this model. I wonder if it is better. It doesn’t have VESA mounts which is a minus for some situations.
Also can you point me to the mounts you used? Thanks!
This is the monitor I’m using
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YXP683D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is the stand
You do not need a knobster but it makes a big difference. You can always build one.
I think you posted somewhere a script to resize the g1000 windows but I can’t seem to locate it. I think I saw it on another board. Can you share it if you were the poster?
Edit: Nevermind. I found it again on the Sim Innovations forum.
I have both that monitor and stand en route to me right now. I look forward to using them.
Do you have the stands screwed to your table? I think they were meant to be attached atop a honeycomb device. Thanks.
They are just sitting on the desktop here. Works great that way. Once my sim rig computer is going they will be mounted up on that stand
Ah okay. I wasn’t sure the stand would be stable without being screwed down. How is the touchscreen for the bezel buttons? Do all of the controls go through the touchscreen bezel and your knobster? Do you have to touch the actual garmin popout controls for anything?
Not sure what you mean by the Garmin pop out controls.
On the touch screen I’m running Air Manager. It displays the garmin bezel with all the buttons and knobs and those buttons and knobs are linked to the sim so when you press a button on the touch screen it is like mouse clicking it in the sim. The knobs when connected to a knobster work great. You touch the knob you want to adjust then use the knobster to adjust it. Then you can touch a different knob to adjust it with the knobster. It works great. The active knob will be yellow so you know what you are adjusting.
Now the pop out part is just the center of the G1000, you pop it out and drag it to the screen with your g1000 bezel and fit it in. You do this same thing if you were using a physical G1000 like a RealSimGear unit. You would just drag the screen to it.
Right now I use touch screens but I’m currently building physical G1000’s to mount into a sim panel and my touch screens will be used for planes with steam gauges.