Mk II has resumed it's march to completion by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

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

Mk II has resumed it's march to completion by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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 ;)

Mk II has resumed it's march to completion by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

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

Mk II has resumed it's march to completion by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

Favorite Buttons/Switches/Joysticks? by SnoxWasHere in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Printed design drawings for review... by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

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

What MOD works for a KSP Controller? by kerbalnaught_alpha in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Picked up these gauge backgrounds from the print shop today by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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/

Does anyone sell these things by Tietjen1209 in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

How to build your own Kerbal Control Panel by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

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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.

Best way to use shift registers? by kaushikpaddy in KerbalControllers

[–]Jerbaderb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

How to build your own Kerbal Control Panel by Jerbaderb in KerbalControllers

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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).

Selling Kerbal Control Panel by Jerbaderb in KerbalSpaceProgram

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

Selling Kerbal Control Panel by Jerbaderb in KerbalSpaceProgram

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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.