DIY Arduino Buttonbox

Hi Diego,
the sketch supports only 4 encoders. You can try to modify it, but I didn't test 6 encoders.
Also I wrote firmware for stm32 dev board which suppots up to 11 encoders - link

Thanks for post. I would like the use Ard board to make a dashpanel.

Hello, could you share the schematic to create PCB ?, thanks

Hi. thanks for this info.
I am a newb to the sim racing community on the DIy side.
I have built a button box and initially bought a ARM developement board. was advised Arduino would be better hence a friend suggested this thread.
I am at work at present and will post the sketch info later this evening.
I am having a hassle loading the sketch to the Pro Micro. One i have is blue in colour but think its a generic copy.

With Arduino IDE 1.8.1 get error:
"exit staus 1"
"Error compiling for board Ardino/Genuino Micro."

a friend advised reinstalling a older Arduino IDE.
I then installed 1.6.6
then i get the following error :
"compilation terminated."
"exit status 1"
"Error compiling."

any response or guidelines welcome.

Hi @razzor13bt

what version of sketch did you try? buttsimjoy_02b is succesfully compiled in IDE 1.8.1
Did you install keypad and joystick libraries?

ps. ARM dev board is also fine. If its something like stm32f103 you can check this

I think i have a issue with drivers or something. I am using win10. Using the Stlink for the other project i also am not connecting. It initially connects and then stops. After a few seconds the computer keeps making the sound for a new connected device. Busy reading up as much as i can at work.

TOPMO3 can you explain how to install said libraries please.
i followed the Arduino guide and installed a keypad library but not having any luck with the joystick library.
been reading how to load sketches but some info apply to the newer IDE software.

edited.

Just download Joystick library and unzip it into your Documents\Arduino\libraries folder.

It should looks like this:


Restart IDE and libraries shuold be listed in Library Manager:



If you cant see joystick libraries in the Library Manager, try to install it through IDE's menu Sketch->Include Library->Add .zip Library

hi. i got it working now but have the following error coming up.

Ok, it seems Matthew changed his joystick library.
best option should be to modify my sketch according to the newer library version, but I haven't arduino board to test it right now.

So can you please try to replace the library by older version?

Thank you. that worked perfectly. now to reassemble the button box. much appreciated.

Hello!
I have some Encoders from ALPS with a very good feel and there are sending 2 impules with 1 click. So, with youre code, the encoders only sends a signal with the second click.
Is there a way to get this working with every click?

Thank you!
Regards

Hi @Runner2
maybe halfstep encoder processing can help in your situation.
Can you try this attached sketch?

ps. Can you post a model of your encoders? I'd like to try encoders with good "click" feeling

Many many thanks! Your sketch is working perfectly

My encoders:
ALPS-Encoder EC11B15244BA

great project!

the joypad sketch doesn't work for me.
I've got this error: "joystick was not declared in this scope"

to solve the problem i've got to add these lines before setup():
// Create the Joystick
Joystick_ Joystick;

Now all works fine!

Cool project guy thx,
i was looking how to do one and your look cool

just is it possible to add LCD 16x2 to read info ? or the code do not allow it ?

Only max7219-based display is supported. But Its not very difficult to add support for any other display your have, there are dozen of arduino's libraries already written

ok topmo3 thx
i ll see to add max7219 and try to code for the LCD1602

Hello I'm quite new here and beginners about the Arduino. I would like to implement the project with the Leonardo and am with the pin assignment very unsafe I have looked at the pinouts of both arduinos and then made the circuit and would like to ask if that is so right. Sorry for the bad Google English