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I don't know anything about your problem, but I am programming in SIOC from time to time. What is the problem here? Is it that you can't get the remaining flares as a variable from Lua? Is it that you can't get it over to SIOC with your Lua-SIOC interface? Do you get all the required info to your SIOC variables but need to do some calculations on them?

Very nice pit! How does it feel when flying? Is that really your office computer at the same time? I noticed the card reader for the internet bank ;) How does your arms feel after some hours using the mouse and keyboard from that low seat? :)

Haha! Thanks for your support guys! :)

I am leaning towards that. I am thinking about making it so that you have the option to configure one or two full connectors as encoder inputs. So you can't choose inputs individually. The connectors will probably also be decided already, so you can't choose from all of the connectors. I will see when I begin what problems I encounter :-) Maybe it turns out that these limitations can be avoided easily, you never know. I have checked that interfacing solution. It looks very nice. Unfortunately I think it's a little too expensive. And I want to create my own boards because that's 50% of the fun :-)

If I add rotary encoder support, how many encoder inputs do you think would be needed? I was thinking about adding the possibility to turn one whole connector into encoder inputs. That's 32 inputs (16 encoders). Or should it be two connectors (32 encoders)? I guess more than 32 will never be needed. If you need that you probably have so many buttons in your cockpit that you will need another board anyway. The goal here is to not make it any more complex than it needs to be, because chances are it will never be done if it takes too much time.

Hi wmcsat, The manual has now been updated with info on the analog inputs. Sorry it took so long. Feel free to tell me if you think anything is missing. /Niclas

Thank you for that information!

Hi Gus! I don't know actually. There is no limitation in the controller itself, so it would be a Windows limitation. I have tested 2x B256A13, HOTAS WH (throttle and stick), Saitek rudder pedals and HOTAS Cougar all attached at once, so 8 controllers should be no problem (4x B256A13). It's been tested with DCS A-10C (except maybe I didn't have the Cougar attached then).

PCB's arrived today and I'm ready to take orders. All the info is in the thread in the For Sale-section of the forums. Just remember to buy christmas presents first ;)

The boards arrived today! Alot faster than I expected. I don't think I will get a lot of orders this time of year though! :) And I have to go shopping for christmas presents myself, so there will not be a lot of time to assemble boards. I will have time to get some of them assembled before 2012 however :)

Some weeks ago I promised an update of the manual with information on how to wire potentiometers to the board. A lot of work combined with the boring autumn darkness is seriously impacting the mood. I just want to say that I have not forgot it. My girlfriend took some photos of the wiring earlier this week but they need to get some text labels on them and a description need to be written. I am also thinking about how to implement rotary encoder support. Don't get your hopes up yet however. You never know when the mood returns. If a new firmware gets released, all you who have bought the board will get it in an e-mail with instructions on how to upgrade. Niclas

Thank you for that information! Unfortunately it's not possible to give the two joysticks separate Vendor ID's. It might be possible to do something with a virtual joystick driver? That is outside my area of knowledge however. Niclas

The PCB's are shipping today! I think they will arrive earliest in the end of next week, but probably the week after.

The PCB's are shipping today! I think they will arrive earliest in the end of next week, but probably the week after.

Thank you for those words pitbull! Let me know when you have tried it :)

I am glad it works well for you so far! I look forward to your updates!

Pricing has been updated. I have developed a technique now that lets me assemble and test the boards more quickly. I have also bought 1000 diodes, so you can buy them through me in multiples of 100. Hopefully this will make it cheaper for you guys that otherwise would have to order these separately and pay another shipping cost.

Second batch of PCB's ordered today. I hope to be able to ship at least some boards before the christmas holidays. This thread should be read by those interested.

Second batch of PCB's ordered today. Lead time 12 working days, but shipping from China takes a while. If it gets stuck with customs it takes even longer..

Nice! Thank you for the update! :) It is great to see all the boards that has been assembled by you guys. Let me know when you have done some real testing with it :)

Thank you! Looking good! :) Niclas

Thank you for those words! Glad to hear you like it! Make sure you show me your first panel in action! ;) Niclas

Ah! Stupid me. I was so focused on trying to explain the matrix that I forgot the analog inputs! I will add that as soon as I have shipped all the boards. For now I'll just make a short description here. The analog inputs are exactly like on Bodnar's BU0836 and the analog inputs on Opencockpits' boards. 3-pin headers with the input in the middle and +5V and GND on the outer pins. I don't want to recommend this board's analog inputs for primary flight controls (stick, rudder and throttle), since the inputs have digital filtering that affects the response time. I don't know if it's noticeable though, since I'm more of a builder than a flyer and I have never tried it. Calculations have shown that the delay of the filter is 1-2 ms maximum, but still I don't want to recommend it. The main focus of the board is the digital inputs.

Thank you! Have you tested with any buttons yet?

Great! And from Sweden too! ;) Note that it will probably take 1-2 months.