On 12/6/06, Josh Babcock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > JD Fenech wrote: > > Anyone know of any good information on do-it-yourself joysticks and > > controls? > > I don't expect it would be all that difficult to do, if I had the right > > knowledge. > > > > The basic idea is that Flightgear is rather difficult to operate with > > just a PS2 controller attached to a PC (though it suffices, barely). > > I wouldn't mind being able to build a basic setup, at least like a > > secondary controller to control things like mixture, throttle, gear, etc > > and other console-ish features of an aircraft. > > > > I can see it done with knobs, toggles, etc, and read through a serial > > port (USB ports are really common, but I know next to nothing about > > them, including drivers). Obviously, in Linux, a module would be > > required, but that's a slightly seperate subject that I can research and > > learn on my own. In Windows, I'm sure a proper driver would be required, > > too, unfortunately, I have no experience writing drivers for a Windows > > system. > > > > Anyway, a few recommendations for DIY Joystick/console control resources > > would be nice. > > > > Thanks. > > JD > > > > Here's what I did for pedals. > > http://jrbabcock.home.comcast.net/flightgear/pedals/pedals.html > > Josh
A full-featured USB joystick with programmable buttons can be found here: http://www.flightsim.com/cgi/kds?$=main/howto/mind.htm The schematic shows 6 analog axis and 28 switches. I'm sure that some of the 28 switch inputs can be used for step functions. You have 10 bits of resolution for 2 axis and 8 bits for the other 4 axis. The uController handles all the conversion from raw input to USB format including switch grid interpretation and A/D conversion. -- Opus My gas is up to $.99 a burrito, $5.99 for premium, and I'm only getting 20 miles to the regular burrito. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
