[simpits-tech] Joystick question

[Sean Galbraith]

I'm a collector of old thrust master stuff, and I plan on re-wiring an F-22 pro + F-16 TQS with a Leo Bodnar 12 bit board. Looks easy enough :)

I've also got an original FCS. And Mk1 WCS which I may do the same with.

All I need now is an "Attack" throttle and I'll be happy....

SeanG the eccentric collector.....

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> On 20/11/2013, at 3:49, "geneb" <geneb at deltasoft.com> wrote:
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>> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013, mgcollins at comcast.net wrote:
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>> Hey all,
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>> I have a number of the old Thrustmaster FLCS/TQS combinations...I've got one setup for my helicptoer simulater.  I have to use a special e-prom and software setup (the name escapes me now and as i'm not in front of my computer, I can't get to it) to get it to run under XP.  I don't know if it would work under windows 7.  I do have the version that comes with XP Mode, so therotiecally, i could run it that way.
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> Mark, I think you'll gain quite a bit by the increased resolution that the new gear has - with game port joysticks, you're limited to an 8 bit value.
> 
> That means that your stick will report 0..255 (or -127..128) extent to extent, whereas most USB gear is at least 10 bit (0..1023) or 12 bit (0..4096).
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> What you could do is rewire the stuff to use new electronics if the pots in the flight controls are three-wire.  I recently picked up a pair of Arduino Uno's for $11.25ea on eBay in order to turn them into USB joystick interfaces (http://hunt.net.nz/users/darran/weblog/15f92/).  That will provide 8 joystick axes and 40 buttons.  Not bad for $12. :D  There's a bit of a learning curve to getting the software installed on the Arudino though.
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> g.
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