Work in Progress: Another 3D printed basic control Panel

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Hey there,

sorry if I am in the wrong subforum, seems to be a lot of really great builders here regarding realism and real cockpit building.
Since there are no joysticks or any other HOTAS-Controller available at the moment, I am building my own little controller. (I am using my PS4-Controller for flying, but throttle, trim, camera and other things are really not easy to remember on the keyboard).

Please let me know if you are interested in this build, I will keep you updated on the things you need and will provide the files (arduino code and files for 3D-Printing).

The Controller is based around an arduino leonardo, which works as a HID-Device.
I am extending the inputs with shift-in-registers to get all the controls I want for flying in small airplanes with a G1000:

1 x Joystick X/Y for moving the camera
2 x Fader for throttle and propeller speed
2 x Rotary Encoder for trim (-100 to 100) and flaps (0 - full)
3 x Rotary Encoder, each working as two buttons (up=CW/down=CCW) for heading, target altitude and vertical speed
24 x momentary buttons, 10 on the left for the G1000 Autopilot + 1 Gear up/down + 1 Toggle VOR Frequency, 12 on the right for camery type, different instrument-, cockpit- and outside views.

- mo -

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Very interesting! Looking good

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Since there was not much of a feedback, I didn’t cover the build-process. But, it is ready and fully functional. I added a few gimmicks, like a stand for an old galaxy note to view my screens.
So, here it is:

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A little bit of the interior:

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I should say that this was no easy build, I followed no plan from someone else, so there was a lot to learn… Curve adjustment of the faders and joystick, debouncing of buttons and the hardest part - understanding rotary encoders and getting them to work properly (in endless mode and as an axis).
But it was fun, and I had a few days off anyways.

Kind regards, have fun in MSFS2020!

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Hey Mo,

I really like this and am putting together something similar myself. Did you use SimConnect or the Joystick and Keyboard library? I’m heading down the SimConnect path as I found that heading changes with the Rotary encoders weren’t as realistic as I had hoped.