JD_LincsUK
04-01-2010, 05:07 AM
Hi Guys (& Gals?)
I do not wish to build an authentic cockpit, nor parts thereof - I'm just building a simple switch panel, to make inputting commands to FSX that much easier. I fly from the VC and spend most of my time in Air Hauler.
I do use voice control (using VAC) but it get's a tad boring, just speaking every command, not to mention feeling very unrealistic.
I've built the switch unit - it consists of an old metal box, once used for a homebrew 160m transmitter, fitted with 31 push-to-make switches and a single pot, which I intend to use for pitch trim control.
There is also an 'off-board' spring-loaded flip-switch (swiped from a Clansman throat mic :p ) for VoxATC PTT.
The intermediary between these controls and FSX is three 12 button, 4 axis (analogue) gamepad circuit boards.
I'm basically just going to solder in wires from the switches on my panel to the switches in the gamepad boards and then plug the 3 USB connectors into the PC, then assign them in FSX.
Bearing in mind that, as ever, cost must be kept low (I'm a war pensioner on 100 quid a week), I was just wondering if there was a simpler way to do the interfacing, that would reduce the amount of USB devices needed?
TiA
JD
My panel template:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i57/D_Day_Dawson/PROJECTfinal1.jpg
My FSX blog (http://jdlincsuk.wordpress.com/)
I do not wish to build an authentic cockpit, nor parts thereof - I'm just building a simple switch panel, to make inputting commands to FSX that much easier. I fly from the VC and spend most of my time in Air Hauler.
I do use voice control (using VAC) but it get's a tad boring, just speaking every command, not to mention feeling very unrealistic.
I've built the switch unit - it consists of an old metal box, once used for a homebrew 160m transmitter, fitted with 31 push-to-make switches and a single pot, which I intend to use for pitch trim control.
There is also an 'off-board' spring-loaded flip-switch (swiped from a Clansman throat mic :p ) for VoxATC PTT.
The intermediary between these controls and FSX is three 12 button, 4 axis (analogue) gamepad circuit boards.
I'm basically just going to solder in wires from the switches on my panel to the switches in the gamepad boards and then plug the 3 USB connectors into the PC, then assign them in FSX.
Bearing in mind that, as ever, cost must be kept low (I'm a war pensioner on 100 quid a week), I was just wondering if there was a simpler way to do the interfacing, that would reduce the amount of USB devices needed?
TiA
JD
My panel template:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i57/D_Day_Dawson/PROJECTfinal1.jpg
My FSX blog (http://jdlincsuk.wordpress.com/)