HOTAS Throttle by kd0pls

Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago

10-3-17 UPDATE:
I've added another module that attaches to the main body. This has room for 6 sliders, 3 4-digit 7-segment displays and 12 rotary encoders.
This is for 2 trim axes, 4 sliders for Prop pitch, Mixture, Brake pressure and an extra plus a 3-radio stack with a rotary encoder for each digit on each radio.
Admittedly, this is getting bigger than a single Arduino Mega, but I think it's still doable. Maybe use some 7400 series MUX's? Or, maybe a Trinket for each radio. Just not sure yet.
9-17-17 ORIGINAL POST:
This is my take on a completely created-from-scratch HOTAS throttle for flight/space sim. I've included several holes for various switches, toggles, push-buttons and LED's. The plan is to use an Arduino Mega as a USB HID and program the inputs for use in flight and space simulators.
Right now it is set up to use:
Base:
15 push buttons
6 switches
14 toggles - 5 with LED indicators
3 rotary encoders
1 rotary switch
Throttle:
1 Hat Switch/mini-joystick a la Xbox/Playstation controller
1 4-way switch
6 push buttons
3 toggles