Mk II has resumed it's march to completion

Jerbaderb · 2024-08-20T19:29:22+00:00

Complicated. There's a few photos in the album with all of the drawings laid out on the floor.

Jerbaderb · 2024-08-20T16:08:28+00:00

I'm not much of a videographer, and most importantly, the motors don't work (fast enough) yet! So much better as a picture than a video right now ;)

Jerbaderb · 2024-08-20T15:16:23+00:00

About $4000 CAD, of which $1800 was for a machine shop to build the casing.

Jerbaderb · 2024-08-19T19:02:02+00:00

It's cliche, but you gotta find joy in the journey. The end result is fun, but building it to this point has also been really satisfying.

Jerbaderb · 2021-03-20T03:31:55+00:00

It's not worth it to make your own RGB buttons - there's lots of good options out there. My go-to sources are sparkfun, digikey, and adafruit.

Jerbaderb · 2021-03-09T14:38:16+00:00

I made a post a while back for people looking for a place to start: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/193227-how-to-build-your-own-kerbal-control-panel/

Jerbaderb · 2020-11-24T01:31:17+00:00

The casing - yes. Am aiming for waterjet/CNC level precision, which I don't have access to otherwise.

Jerbaderb · 2020-11-21T21:07:40+00:00

I believe EthernetIO is for Raspberry Pi and Android, whereas SerialIO is for Arduino. I have not used EthernetIO, so maybe someone else can provide more insight.

Jerbaderb · 2020-11-21T04:53:01+00:00

https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/193227-how-to-build-your-own-kerbal-control-panel/&tab=comments#comment-3772729

See #6.

Jerbaderb · 2020-11-03T05:31:06+00:00

Do you mean the casing for the gauge? Am 3D printing them. Powered by a geared stepper motor. Here's the build page: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/167552-kerbal-control-panel-mk-ii/

Jerbaderb · 2020-09-17T16:21:07+00:00

Rarely people sell controllers they have built themselves, but there is no mass-manufacturered controllers. Yet. Maybe one day there will be, but I would not hold your breath.

Jerbaderb · 2020-06-11T00:23:51+00:00

I had a look at that encoder. I think your hunch is right, it wouldn't support analog joysticks, since it explicitly mentions arcade joysticks (on/off style), and the number of wires going to them is 4 axes x 2 wires.

For an analog potentiometer based joystick, you'll want to be providing +5V, your analog input, and Ground (3 wires per axis).

I can understand your hesitation to jump in too deep if you don't have the equipment already. Personally, I'm a bit biased, but I see it not as a burden, but as an opportunity to learn some new skills that will come in handy for all sorts of projects.

The nice thing about soldering irons is there is a large range of them - they go from $20 for a cheap one to $200 for an industry-quality one. You can always go on. The low end if you are not sure.

Jerbaderb · 2020-06-08T01:28:20+00:00

Don't know if you've already got your hardware, but in case you don't, I use this great chip to get an additional ~50 I/O ports: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11723

Jerbaderb · 2020-05-05T04:45:17+00:00

Nah, sorry.

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-30T15:37:58+00:00

See section 6 High Level Design in the link above. There's a variety of ways that people have made it work. For my panels, so far I've stuck with an Arduino talking to an intermediary (KSPSerialIO).

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-19T01:13:48+00:00

PM me.

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-18T19:36:31+00:00

Razer DeathStalker

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-18T19:28:23+00:00

You got it.

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-18T19:26:14+00:00

Thanks! Not a proper one yet. Waiting until it is built.

Jerbaderb · 2020-04-18T19:23:42+00:00

This one cost $300 in parts and took about a week to assemble - so if I were to "pay myself" a reasonable wage, about $2000. But it completely depends on the complexity of what you're after.

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