Home made switch connections to USB?

[PA18]

Hi Team,

To save wadding thru 6000 replies can someone point me in the right direction to find out about how to wire up homemade controls and switches etc to USB connectors? For FSX.

All help appreciated.

Cheers

[Triford]

QUOTE (PA18 @ Apr 24 2011,12:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi Team,

To save wadding thru 6000 replies can someone point me in the right direction to find out about how to wire up homemade controls and switches etc to USB connectors? For FSX.

All help appreciated.

Cheers

Sure give me a call

Don
0275271215

[Rotordude]

Buying 2 of these was the best controller investment I ever made. Opens up a whole new world of building your own flight controls and panels.

http://www.leobodnar.com/products/BU0836X/

[PA18]

Thanks Don, Wilco soon.

& Rotordude - I will followup right now.

Thanks U2.

[SeanG]

For a really cheap solution, if you are looking for only a few switches: Buy a cheap genius gamepad, gut it, and useit as an interface. That's what drives the Radar control panel in my Skyhawk
If you want more; go the Leo Bodnar route, he makes a range of really cool boards, which are cheap to buy, and packed with connectivity! (and I use them in the Skyhawk as well.. so can vouch for them!)

SeanG

[PA18]

QUOTE (SeanG @ Apr 27 2011,12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

For a really cheap solution, if you are looking for only a few switches: Buy a cheap genius gamepad, gut it, and useit as an interface. That's what drives the Radar control panel in my Skyhawk
If you want more; go the Leo Bodnar route, he makes a range of really cool boards, which are cheap to buy, and packed with connectivity! (and I use them in the Skyhawk as well.. so can vouch for them!)

SeanG

Thanks SeanG, The Leo Bodnar route looks like the real thing for stage two and is great to know about. My current thoughts are to build a PA18 which has very few switches slow speed and a great view - guess I'm a scenery nut. I have been reading about gutting a USB keyboard and your gamepad idea sounds similar but simpler. I will see what I can spot on TradeMe.

Thanks to all who replied.

Cheers,