Mini USB / wireless programmable keypads and rotary controls.

[slughead]

This looks like it could be useful in DCS. It has programmable key switches and rotary dials that you might be able to map to dials in the cockpit. A little bit pricey though. I think it emulates a keyboard and can be used with USB or wireless.

https://amzn.eu/d/iSZ6g9d

 

Edited August 14, 2023 by slughead

[Dogmanbird]

thanks - I wonder if it can behave as a game controller too (so doesn't clash with keyboard) ?

with the exception of a few, I found many of the wired ones on AliExpress / Ebay were only keyboard  macro capable with no game device emulation

edit - found the old post with ones that have game support. wireless would be handy  

 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Dogmanbird

[slughead]

It does look like it can emulate a game device.

I also use two USB triple-foot pedals. They can emulate a game controller, but I discovered that Windows can only see button presses from one of them. I think it is probably because they both have the same controller name. I tried digging through the registry to see if I could change the device name of one of the triple-foot pedals. No luck with that, though. So I have one set up as a game controller, and the other uses regular key presses or combinations.

For example, one of the pedals is left-ctrl, which I use as a modifier to use my Warthog stick to control the ICP up/down and four-way switch in an F-16.