Anyone know of any good information on do-it-yourself joysticks and controls? I don't expect it would be all that difficult to do, if I had the right knowledge.
The basic idea is that Flightgear is rather difficult to operate with just a PS2 controller attached to a PC (though it suffices, barely). I wouldn't mind being able to build a basic setup, at least like a secondary controller to control things like mixture, throttle, gear, etc and other console-ish features of an aircraft. I can see it done with knobs, toggles, etc, and read through a serial port (USB ports are really common, but I know next to nothing about them, including drivers). Obviously, in Linux, a module would be required, but that's a slightly seperate subject that I can research and learn on my own. In Windows, I'm sure a proper driver would be required, too, unfortunately, I have no experience writing drivers for a Windows system. Anyway, a few recommendations for DIY Joystick/console control resources would be nice. Thanks. JD -- A scientist claims in court that the reason he ran a red light is that, due to his speed, the color was blueshifted till it appeared green. Needless to say, the charges of running the red light were dropped and he lost his license for speeding excessively. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list Flightgear-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
