Joystick Controller B256A13

[Deadman]

Guys this board by my research is the most cost effective number of connection versus cost out there. So i say to you all get one so you don't regret it .

[brydling]

Thank you for your support Deadman :)

[Hansolo]

Agree with Deadman. I have gotten two of Niclas' boards and they work perfectly :thumbup:

 

Cheers

Hans

[brydling]

Thank you too Hans :)

[One1way]

Brydling ! Ill take one more. You can never get to many :)

Mail sent

[brydling]

Brydling ! Ill take one more. You can never get to many :)

Mail sent

 

Great! It is settled then. A new batch will be ordered :)

 

Thank you!

[TigersharkBAS]

Someone please add this to the Wiki.

http://deadfrogstudios.com/warthogpit/index.php?title=Main_Page

[brydling]

Hello guys,

 

Long time no see!

 

This post is to ask if there is still a desire for this product.

 

I still get an e-mail a few times a year asking if I still produce and sell these boards. I just now made a forum search for the B256A13 and I must say that I am touched by the posts speaking well of it in the last 8 years or so that I have been out of the market.

 

Someone guessed that I may have left the hobby. That has never been the case even though I spend some less time with it now. I work with real fighter simulators nowadays but I still love it enough to have it as a hobby as well. The real reason behind the disappearance of this product is I got an offer for the design of the B256A13 so I sold an exclusive license to use the design for commercial purposes meaning I am not allowed to sell these boards any more. I got this offer in a time when I was also quite tired of soldering these boards by hand during the evenings and weekends, even though I loved helping the community with a product that was needed. I received so much gratitude and love from my customers and that was an amazing feeling. Believe me, every request I have received since then I have been like "Aaw, I wish I could just make him a board" because as I understand there are still no alternatives available with similar specifications.

 

I miss the electronics hobby now and so I am thinking about making a new but similar design. However this time I would have them assembled by machine and so would require larger production batches than before to make it feasible. This new design would feature the encoder support that the B256A13 lacked. I am thinking about a price tag of 900 SEK for an assembled and tested board. Probably no DIY kits this time because packing these was quite time consuming as well. If you are interested drop me a PM or an e-mail (farbror_brydling@hotmail.com), or just give a shout here. If I receive enough interest I may launch a Kickstarter and get this going.

 

I would also happily receive some constructive critizism about the previous design. Personally I think that this design of button matrix was superior in that it allowed wiring up a panel with a lot fewer cables than for example a BU0836X. You could wire up a 16 input panel using just 8 wires or a 25 input panel using just 10 wires instead of having at one wire for every input + GND as on the 0836X. The drawback being you need to put diodes in the panels and it is a bit harder to understand if you're not into electronics. Does this scare some of you off? Would you rather have the diodes mounted on the board making this matrix connection technique to the panels impossible thus requiring more wires but a bit more straightforward connection?

 

Regards,

Niclas

Edited April 18, 2021 by brydling

[Thick8]

Did you ever add analog or encoder support this board? Was thinking about using the one I have for a new project.

Thanks.

John