My flight pit updated
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Falcon BMS on my pit with my new Thrustmaster MFD’s
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7490/16293362072_f74237beee_z.jpg
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Very nice! Are those Xkeys on each side?
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No they are actually home made by myself. One panel is using the GP-Wiz40 and the other one uses the BU0836X card.
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OverDhill, I’m really interested in the boards your using. You use these for switches right, emulating keyboard inputs? I’m in the market to start making some panels and this is exactly the board I think I’ve been looking for. Be keen to chat with you sometime and find out how you did it.
Cheers
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Well it is pretty straight forward. I used the GP-Wiz40 MAX USB for the right panel. It is cheaper than the BU0836X and from the US. It has 32 buttons and some axis inputs (which I am not using at this time). The left side uses the BU0836X card which is almost twice the price and from overseas. It has eight analog inputs with true 12-bit resolution that are used with potentiometers that are used for axis control. The buttons and pots I picked up on Ebay cheap.
GP-Wiz
http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=235
BU0836X
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I’ve checked both websites and hoping they send to Australia. Thanks for the heads up.
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r6 - I use the Leo Bodnar boards as well in my pit. Since they essentially create additional game controllers mapping the inputs via straight DX assignments is quite easy. I use them for most multi-position switches and BMS does a good job of reading the right position so things don’t get out of sync. And the axis inputs are perfect for radio volume settings and the HCMS brightness. If you don’t plan on using the axis then the button box boards are your best bet. Keep in mind that BMS has a LOT of buttons/switches so you will be surprised at how many game controllers you may need. To help get around this I have used an encoder board from x-key (http://xkeys.com/PIComponents/USBEncoderBoards.php) for things that are truly momentary connections such as ICP buttons, the threat warning buttons, elec caution resets, etc.