Hello all!
I'm relatively new to DCS (I remember playing Lock-On sometime in the last 10 years, but I couldn't even tell you exactly when). I just jumped back in a couple of months ago & bought the Harrier. I've been waiting for a Harrier simulator to come along since I first saw one at an airshow when I was a toddler.
Another thing I've always wanted to do is build my own sim cockpit. Well, it's high time I got this passion of mine rolling.
I'm starting off slow, because I'm completely new to DIY electronics. My first project will be a very simple switch box to include some essential functions (gear, flaps, water, etc.) that I want tactile switches for.
I chose the STM32 microcontroller to build around, and I've gotten about as far as I can get with the tutorials I'm finding on Youtube. Since I'm not using an Arduino, it's a bit hard to find specific tutorials. I can make my STM32 blink, and probably do a few other things with it. But I don't know how to tell Windows it is a game controller with buttons I wish to do things with.
I have been poking around & I know about FreeJoy & EasyJoy, but honestly they're more than I need, and I've learned enough about C++ in the last 2 months to write my own (very simple) code, once I get past a couple hurdles. I DO want to learn as much as I can though, this is not going to be a one-off project for me, which is why I want to do as much as I can from scratch.
If anyone wants to help me out here, or the mods want to move me to the I/O or Home Cockpits forum, I'm cool with whatever. Just looking for some support.
Thanks for your patience & help, feel free to point me to existing threads that I can't find, if I'm just blind. :pilotfly: