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Hello Everyone

 

I've recently found my old 4-button - CH product - F16 Fighterstick with gameport.

Since I'm studying engineering ( second year computer science) and long living dream

to modifying my joystick I thought I make a project out of it, where

I convert my old gameport stick to an USB-stick by changing/adding new internal components.

The goal is to make it look like a genuine USB-CH product "Fighterstick".

 

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Since I barely have any experience in modifying joysticks, I will during this project learn by doing

and document everything in pictures so that I can show the progress.

So for the first step I'll be needing your help guys since I'm having problems finding quality parts.

 

Step 1.

I would like to ask if there is anyone out there that knows a good site where I can purchase the following things:

 

– 3x traditional push buttons

– 3x 4-way hat switches

– 1x 8-way POV hat switch

– 1x mode switch button

 

To connect all of the buttons and the the three axis I'll be needing a custom or ready-made microcontroller, but that will be Step 2.

 

 

Thank you in advance :smilewink:

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@tjhowse Interesting project you have going on there. Are you planning to create your own buttons(internal components as well) or are buying them somewhere?

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@tjhowse Are you creating them yourself or buying the parts somewhere online?

@Swaty Thank you swaty, I'll check out the links!

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Feel free to ask me any questions regarding part 2! Electronics is fun! ;)

 

Trevlig kväll!

Digital-to-Synchro converter for interfacing real aircraft instruments - Thread

 

Check out my High Input Count Joystick Controller for cockpit builders, with support for 248 switches, 2 POV hats and 13 analog axes. Over 60 units sold. - B256A13

 

www.novelair.com - The world's most realistic flight simulators of the J35J Draken and the AJS37 Viggen.

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Another Joystick Controller

 

I used 2 if these to rewire my Suncom F15 Talon and SFS Throttle:

 

http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=180

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I used 2 if these to rewire my Suncom F15 Talon and SFS Throttle:

 

http://www.leobodnar.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=67&products_id=180

 

But then it's not a fun schools project for an engineering student! :)

Edited by brydling

Digital-to-Synchro converter for interfacing real aircraft instruments - Thread

 

Check out my High Input Count Joystick Controller for cockpit builders, with support for 248 switches, 2 POV hats and 13 analog axes. Over 60 units sold. - B256A13

 

www.novelair.com - The world's most realistic flight simulators of the J35J Draken and the AJS37 Viggen.

  • 5 months later...
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Hi guys

 

I haven't abandoned this project, just a lot to study atm.

Even though, I have been searching for a 8-way hat switch and I can say that they seem to be custom made by eg. Thrustmaster since it's hard to find them anywhere. I was thinking of a workaround.

 

Is it possible to just add a 4-way hat switch and program it to function as a 8-way hat switch? In theory it seems as it might work but does anyone have any experience with this?

 

Kind regards

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Said and done!

 

Just purchased one used F-16 Combat stick which has two hat switches and a used CH Products Flightstick Pro which has one 8-way hat swtich!

I'll will be looking out for one more 8-way swtich and one 4-way hat with push button

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