I've been playing around with the 7" model capacitive touchscreen. Very nice. I set it up for the extra command buttons to get rid of the keyboard. Problem is it isn't recognized by FSUIPC or SPADNext. I need someway to send commands to the sim that aren't keyboard so I would be quite interested if...

OldAirMail, I only see large empty spaces in the last post where I think there should be tutorials. Some on both Chrome and Firefox. I only use Firefox and MS Internet Explorer and they show up no problem. I just checked to see what would happen if I moved the UAC slider all of the way up - I still...

Another couple of "tutorials" that may show how simple this can work. Basic introduction D-zgtylBKUc This one shows the process much better 2zDb9GMNKpM Debugging V99LvyRQqto Of course, I'm sure that it's far more capable than these videos. I never was good at programming, but I'd bet that I could le...

[quote="Oz Flyer"]At AD$50 inc shipping + AD$5~10 for an Arduino + a box & switchs that makes for some very cheap FIP's. The last time I was able to find a FIP's in OZ they where north of AD$240 each.[ /quote] Good grief!!! Not only would this be a GREAT discount, but it would help people who have l...

Just a little more info on the Nextions. For those who didn't watch the first video, this display IS NOT a monitor. You can quickly create the screen image, or even a set of images that you will switch between to input or display information. What happens on the display will be controlled by an Ard...

The touchscreen is made by a company called Nextion , AKA itead . It looks like they want to be a big player in industrial machine control panels, so don't let some of their products/pricing confuse you. But they also sell other common things such as touchscreens & Arduinos. The really BIG game chan...

I just got home and found a small package waiting for me - A Mega2560 Pro Mini . Before I even cooled down, I had the box opened and connected to the computer for a very quick test. If you want to use an Arduino to easily connect to your flight sim there are 2 programs, at this time, that are import...

Yes, Windows calls all of them the same name, but SPAD.neXt does let you rename the Arduino boards for use from within SPAD.neXt. To me, that was more important than whatever Widow wanted to call it. So, at least for programing, SPAD.neXt helps a lot. On the other hand, If you have more than a few A...

Smaller isn't always better, but sometimes it's more desirable. Cheaper helps a lot too, :D So here's Part 1 of the search for a smaller Arduino Mega2560 R3 , one of the Arduinos that Ulrich believes to be a good choice for a SPAD.neXt connected controller in addition to, or along with, an Arduino T...

I'm glad that you found it interesting, and decided to make your own.

If you open up your DSD button box, you'll find several unused contacts. Buttons, encoders, or switches, your choice.

Good luck.