_BringTheReign_ Posted December 29, 2023 Posted December 29, 2023 Hi all, As a follow on to my F-15E WSO Handgrips, I have now completed my design for the F-15 front seat Joystick! This stick is compatible with Thrustmaster, Virpil, and VKB Bases (with the adapter). I hope you enjoy, and if you have any feedback, please do let me know! 3 2 .
Bucic Posted December 29, 2023 Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) Awesome! Wait... So without the Archimedes PCB my ALPS will falsely activate push on random direction switch action?! Edited December 29, 2023 by Bucic F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
_BringTheReign_ Posted December 29, 2023 Author Posted December 29, 2023 23 minutes ago, Bucic said: Awesome! Wait... So without the Archimedes PCB my ALPS will falsely activate push on random direction switch action?! Not necessarily - it is possible to remove that function with software (example MMJoy2), however it only works for a total of 2 switches. In this case, because the F-15 grip has 3 switches, a hardware solution was necessary. There are PCB version available for both the larger alps switch with the encoder, and the smaller one I feature in the video. They are pretty cheap to assemble from 3rd party services like PCBway and JLPCB etc. .
Bucic Posted December 29, 2023 Posted December 29, 2023 Thanks for the info. That reminded me, I need to find a PCB service in that exotic country of mine. I wrote 3 companies about silk-screen order. Neither responded to this day. The renowned Polish customer service for ya F-5E simpit cockpit dimensions and flight controls Kill the Bloom - shader glow mod Poor audio Doppler effect in DCS [bug] Trees - huge performance hit especially up close
Barrett_g Posted January 2, 2024 Posted January 2, 2024 I must have overlooked where to get the pcb for the alps switch. Anyone have a link?
_BringTheReign_ Posted January 2, 2024 Author Posted January 2, 2024 3 hours ago, Barrett_g said: I must have overlooked where to get the pcb for the alps switch. Anyone have a link? My apologies, I missed the drive link when I uploaded - here are the PCB files for the grip and the ALPS switch https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U1hJhUX7D6RivXJQ5D5R-rEtU3suw5zG?usp=sharing 1 .
Barrett_g Posted January 3, 2024 Posted January 3, 2024 6 hours ago, _BringTheReign_ said: My apologies, I missed the drive link when I uploaded - here are the PCB files for the grip and the ALPS switch https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1U1hJhUX7D6RivXJQ5D5R-rEtU3suw5zG?usp=sharing Okay so you can’t just buy the PCB’s, you have to give that file to PCBWay and they’ll make them for you, correct?
_BringTheReign_ Posted January 3, 2024 Author Posted January 3, 2024 18 minutes ago, Barrett_g said: Okay so you can’t just buy the PCB’s, you have to give that file to PCBWay and they’ll make them for you, correct? That is correct yes - you upload the gerber files, the bill of materials, and designate that you want PCBway to assemble for you. They will provide a quote after reviewing the project and an order can be generated! 1 .
jubuttib Posted January 15, 2024 Posted January 15, 2024 (edited) FWIW, and I don't know if it's straight up compatible with this specific implementation, but with the ALPS switches I've also been able to use Joystick Gremlin to make it so that the push-in function only sends a button press when no direction is held (four IF conditions). Potentially an option if you don't want to figure out how to get the PCBs made. EDIT: Outside of that, great job as always TSN, love your stuff. Edited January 15, 2024 by jubuttib
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