Anyone have their own Arduino based panels and boxes?

[WurminatorZA]

I would like to get some coding help if there are i have a new project that i am going to start but definitely need help code wise. I already made a bunch of panels that i am using and working great but need to figure out a few more things for my new project.

[Focaldesign]

Why use Arduino for simpel panels & boxes? Pokeys for example requires no coding and can do the same.

[RightStuff]

@WurminatorZA:

I would like to get some coding help if there are i have a new project that i am going to start but definitely need help code wise. I already made a bunch of panels that i am using and working great but need to figure out a few more things for my new project.

Which route do you want to follow?

Making an Arduino showing up as a jockstick is a piece of cake.
There are literally tons of free solutions. If you are looking for a RTU solution, I’d suggest MMJoy2.
https://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/posts/3899105
https://sites.google.com/site/mmjoyproject/

Not Arduino-based, a little more complicated but similar and more powerful: FreeJoy
https://github.com/FreeJoy-Team/FreeJoy

[SemlerPDX]

If you are not familiar with coding, like RightStuff said, using something like MMJoy2 is definitely a super easy way to accomplish this task. If you are looking to use it all as a learning experience, though, and dive into hardware and Arduino coding, there are a few ways to do that, too - I used a premade library that emulates an Xbox controller, since most of my project ideas fall under the limit of 2-axes and a dozen buttons or so that an Xbox controller library would support… but that’s not the way to do very large panels. The size of your project will dictate which board you use, and which methods are best suited for it.

[WurminatorZA]

Hi all i am familiar with coding and have a bunch of Arduino panels that i already made and am using as joystick, gamepad etc… I was just wondering if there are others that also use it as i want some help with certain ideas for a project i am going to start. I use arduino because of the coding it has much more flexibility with your creativity can make anything you want.

[RightStuff]

@WurminatorZA:

I was just wondering if there are others that also use it as i want some help with certain ideas for a project i am going to start.

Surely I’m also interested in anything new or creative which helps with interfacing, pit-building, etc.
What ideas do you have in mind?

[sungad]

I’m going to get an Arduino soon to replace the (partially) broken pickle button on my X65F. I will mount a new button below the existing one and connect it to an Arduino Leonardo.

I should have enough programming experience to use this library: https://github.com/MHeironimus/ArduinoJoystickLibrary

[sungad]

@Focaldesign:

Why use Arduino for simpel panels & boxes? Pokeys for example requires no coding and can do the same.

Pokeys is several times more expensive.

[Focaldesign]

@sungad:

Pokeys is several times more expensive.

And several times more user friendly
But to each his own of course.

[SemlerPDX]

@sungad:

I’m going to get an Arduino soon to replace the (partially) broken pickle button on my X65F. I will mount a new button below the existing one and connect it to an Arduino Leonardo.

I should have enough programming experience to use this library: https://github.com/MHeironimus/ArduinoJoystickLibrary

If you can solder buttons for an Arduino, you should be able to carefully tear down the X65F stick and replace the actual button in there, or any wiring that is at fault (whatever the actual issue is). At their heart, most controllers are comprised of very common components so cheap you have to buy them in 5-10 packs

[sungad]

@SemlerPDX:

If you can solder buttons for an Arduino, you should be able to carefully tear down the X65F stick and replace the actual button in there, or any wiring that is at fault (whatever the actual issue is). At their heart, most controllers are comprised of very common components so cheap you have to buy them in 5-10 packs

How? I heard that the button is an easily obtainable part, but how do I tear down the stick?
I already tried, but I could not open the stick far enough. And I realized that getting all parts back in place afterwards isn’t trivial.

If you know how to disasseble/reassemble the stick, please tell me.

[WurminatorZA]

@RightStuff:

Surely I’m also interested in anything new or creative which helps with interfacing, pit-building, etc.
What ideas do you have in mind?

Have you ever used I2C to connect 2 arduinos with 1 USB connection using the joystick library? I’m thinking it would be a nice way to save some USB slots but haven’t come across someone who has yet to see if its possible. Ive used I2C with arduino HID keyboard library but there are definitely some hickups.

[SemlerPDX]

@sungad:

How? I heard that the button is an easily obtainable part, but how do I tear down the stick?
I already tried, but I could not open the stick far enough. And I realized that getting all parts back in place afterwards isn’t trivial.

If you know how to disasseble/reassemble the stick, please tell me.

If I were doing that project, I would start googling for ‘X65F teardown’ or ‘X65F repair’, and see where it took me. I doubt you are the first one with a broken pickle button on that stick, most flaws of this type happen to many folks, just gotta find one that posted some pics or details on how they repaired it … otherwise, you tread new waters and get inventive, being careful not to break any plastic tabs holding the stick together even after you remove all the screws you can find. Persistence pays off… Google is the first place to start

[sungad]

@SemlerPDX:

If I were doing that project, I would start googling for ‘X65F teardown’ or ‘X65F repair’, and see where it took me. I doubt you are the first one with a broken pickle button on that stick, most flaws of this type happen to many folks, just gotta find one that posted some pics or details on how they repaired it … otherwise, you tread new waters and get inventive, being careful not to break any plastic tabs holding the stick together even after you remove all the screws you can find. Persistence pays off… Google is the first place to start

I found a page showing how the stick looks inside: https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/reality/pc-hardware-and-related-software/195278-x65f-repair
That switch is VERY small and replacing it might exceed my soldering abilities. Anyways, it looks very difficult and risky. I can’t buy a new stick if I mess the repair up, so I prefer the Arduino solution, because it’s safer.