Bucic Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 (edited) Hi! I'm preparing to put together my very first simpit project. Any recommendations with regard to project organization? Goals: 1. Small but DCS-BIOS-ready F-5E left console + weapons panel + fuel control panel 2. Low-cost. I don't mind extra soldering. 3. Organised into 4 modules at the beginning. The entire left console as one module. 4. Preference: buttons on flight controls managed by FreeJoy References: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/161441-generic-dcs-bios-panel https://forum.dcs.world/topic/310930-maximising-the-use-of-arduino-nanos-max-switch-connections-possible/ https://github.com/dcs-bios/dcs-bios.github.io/blob/master/docs/v0.2.5/userguide.adoc#connecting-your-first-panel EDIT: Homing in... https://www.reddit.com/r/hoggit/comments/1375vhv/home_cockpit_crew_dcs_bios_or_arduino_as_a_hid/ https://forum.dcs.world/topic/185244-cockpit-electronics-quotecosystemquot-selection/ https://forum.dcs.world/topic/118288-dcs-bios-discussion-thread/page/28/ ! https://forums.mudspike.com/t/buttons-and-you-simple-and-cheap/2994 https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/shift-registers ! https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/83720/a-good-circuit-for-a-large-number-of-push-button-inputs !!! https://forum.dcs.world/topic/239192-dcs-bios-arduino-breakout-board/ https://forum.dcs.world/topic/142329-searching-for-an-volunteer-alfa-testing-new-dcs-bios-rs485-transmitters/ answer on shift registers from the main DCS-BIOS topic https://forum.dcs.world/topic/118289-dcs-bios-overview-and-announcements/?do=findComment&comment=5341306 DCS-BIOS RS-485 bus https://forum.dcs.world/topic/118288-dcs-bios-discussion-thread/page/13/#comment-2752970 https://forum.dcs.world/topic/134918-dcs-bios-rs-485-and-hardware-related https://forum.dcs.world/topic/118288-dcs-bios-discussion-thread/page/13/#comment-2752970 Edited December 5, 2023 by Bucic https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agrasyuk Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Hi Bucic, Sent you an email Anton. My pit build thread . Simple and cheap UFC project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted December 2, 2023 Author Share Posted December 2, 2023 After reading some more I guess my question should be "How to use shift registers with DCS-BIOS?" Interestingly "shift register" is nowehre to be found in DCS-BIOS documentation. Neither is the information on discontinuation of the project and the new-new fork https://github.com/DCS-Skunkworks/dcs-bios https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 I'll try to find the source article for this https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No1sonuk Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) On 12/2/2023 at 9:20 PM, Bucic said: After reading some more I guess my question should be "How to use shift registers with DCS-BIOS?" Interestingly "shift register" is nowehre to be found in DCS-BIOS documentation. Neither is the information on discontinuation of the project and the new-new fork https://github.com/DCS-Skunkworks/dcs-bios The Fork isn't "new,new" it's at least a few years old, and the Skunkworks name is a recent change. It used to be called "Flightpanels Fork". The name was changed because it had diversified from just creating an interface for Saitek Flight Panels to cover Stream Decks, Arduinos, and more recently, there's some work going on WRT WiFi-connected ESP32s. Edited December 5, 2023 by No1sonuk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucic Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Now would you look at that! https://akaagar.github.io/briefing-room-for-dcs/ F-5E simpit project https://forum.dcs.world/topic/318106-f-5e-simpit-cockpit-dimensions-and-flight-controls/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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