DIY Arduino Buttonbox

Nice project from @vthinsel as usual

Good morning mate!
you could change the codgo the button v1 so I can use the folowing buttons?
3 potentiometers used as brake, accelerator, clutch.
2 encouder
and buttons PUSCH
and some keys of / on
I wanted to let my independent pedal my steering wheel!
It is how to do this?
you help me?
I do not understand the programecao but know you and master it thanks!

Hi @Claudemir ,

yes, its possible, but I currently dont have enough free time to build it and spare parts to test it. I'm currently pretty busy with my pcu-6d project, but next project probably will be pedal controller and its seems its what you want

that's right! @TOPMO3
I gained a FANATEC wheel 911 GT3
but I have not a set of pedals to be able to run
then I wanted ceriar a lower cost of homemade pedal!
all equipment are imported and here in Brazil is very expensive ask out already we pay a lot of taxes to import out!
would be a great help to me thank you!

This is exactly what I wanted for phase 2 of my sim. I will be bookmarking this and making this after the dash. Thank you so much

Hello ,i just buy a usb controller ,aply on a box them weld new buttons and pots ,chep solucion and easy! for iracing i have two button box made from usb controllers!

Hi here is my button box ,i am doing another one were i conect 4 pots to the joystic on the controller 4 axis 4 pots !hope you enjoy,no code need!kkkkk!

Once again, thanks for sharing the @TOPMO3, the two firmware is very good. Spare time to make a few pieces of PCB, to facilitate the connection button.

Hi @MAYA One

very cool!
I'm currently choosing PCB manufacturer for another project, can you recommend someone?

Sorry @TOPMO3.I am in China.Here's a lot of PCB manufacturers, but transport is a big problem.

Hi, thanks for sharing the project. A question could be added to the 8-position rotary instead of 4 ?, which should be added to the code ?. thanks

Hi @Borja ,

I'm not understand clearly what you mean. I'm using 4 (pcs) rotary encoders, not 4-way rotary switch.
Do you want using rotary switches instead of encoders? Can you please post link to specs of rotary you would like to use?

When I developed the buttonbox, I found its not very useful to implement support of rotary switches, because most of operations can be make using encoders.
For example, imagine you made Brake Balance regulator using 8 - position rotary switch, i.e. very left position BB=1, then BB=2, etc, and most right position BB=8.
Everything works, you are able to change BB while driving and all are fine. Until a moment when you forced to change BB by game ui control, or load qualy setup with different BB setting, or decided to drive a car with 12 (for example) BB regulator positions, etc etc. Since that moment yours BB regulator is not synced with in-game BB-position, so before jump to car you need to always check in-game setting, then correct yours BB control and so on. Briefly, rotary switch is not so flexible and problemless.
Compare it with rotary encoder, its simple and dumb: CW rotation - increment setting, CCW rotation - decrement setting, not matter how many settings of BB a car has, nor what previous BB setting was, so I prefer to use encoders

Sorry if I explained bad, serious to use this type of rotary.
(Leobodnar rotary switch)

As used wheels F1.
The idea is to increase turbo Assetto Corsa, use the keyboard from the 0 key to 10. I would use the rotary switch to quickly choose this value.

One more question, where I could buy a plate pcb easy connection? with the name I could use and would look at ebay.

Thanks and sorry for my English.

Well, I see

Currently the sketch doesn't support rotary switches and TBH, I have no plans to add it.
Switches need slightly different processing than buttons/encoders, basically you need to react to change switch position and, keep in mind previous positions (and after some debouncing), generate according "button" press. May be it helps you to develop your own code.

Fastest way to resolve your problem is using buttons, not switches. For example, make 10 buttons in row and map them in game instead of 0 - 10 keys.

Thank you very much for the answers, I'll try as saying.

A greeting

friend! @TOPMO3
that mistake and this?
Arduino: 1.6.9 (Windows 7), Placa:"Arduino/Genuino Micro"

C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_295951\sketch_jul05b.ino: In function 'void setup()':

sketch_jul05b:93: error: 'Joystick' was not declared in this scope

Joystick.begin();

^

C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_295951\sketch_jul05b.ino: In function 'void CheckAllButtons()':

sketch_jul05b:111: error: 'Joystick' was not declared in this scope

Joystick.setButton(key, 1); delay(50); Joystick.setButton(key, 0);

^

C:\Users\Usuario\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_295951\sketch_jul05b.ino: In function 'void CheckAllEncoders()':

sketch_jul05b:144: error: 'Joystick' was not declared in this scope

Joystick.setButton(rotaries.ccwchar, 1); delay(50); Joystick.setButton(rotaries.ccwchar, 0);

^

sketch_jul05b:147: error: 'Joystick' was not declared in this scope

Joystick.setButton(rotaries.cwchar, 1); delay(50); Joystick.setButton(rotaries.cwchar, 0);

^

exit status 1
'Joystick' was not declared in this scope

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Hi @Claudemir ,

did you download Joystick library?
https://github.com/MHeironimus/ArduinoJoystickLibrary/archive/master.zip

if not, please download it, unzip and put in your libraries directory, usually My Documents/Arduino/libraries, then restart Arduino IDE

@TOPMO3 I found my mistake!
I was putting the wrong library file!
when you dawloand the link above, contained two types of archive joystik Version2.
this is not compatible file!
thank you for your work.
now so I would ask that I could use this code with 3 potentiometers,accelerator and brake clutch please

@TOPMO3
you can use 4 button off / on in your button1 project?
I would like to stay 4 buttons actuated with the off / on switch.