My preferred setup for DIY controllers are a Teensy2 micro controller and the MMJoy2 software. With this setup I can make buttons, switches, encoders and axes, that will work as any USB game controller in Windows. I just received stock of more Teensys and PCB’s. I also have a bunch of TLE5010 cont…

I could use a little help with a project I’m working on. I’ve built a helicopter joystick setup using 4 tle5010’s and a pro micro. I’ve come across an issue with the resistors on the MISO line. I saw you’ve addressed this in another post but I could use clarification. I’ve had all the sensor mounted…

Hi Hotlink and welcome to Mudspike! :mudspike: The only thing I can think of is that the new Pro Micro has a faulty voltage regulator. Check that you’re getting 5V in the VCC. You could also check that the 10K resistor isn’t busted. @Sokol1 , do you have any ideas?

Thanks for the response! Voltage looks good and 10k resistor seems to be okay. I decided to put the resistors back on the sensors one at a time. Now, two of the sensors have resistors and two don’t and its working great. I don’t understand this stuff enough to know why, but if it works, it works!

Hope no one minds me bringing this thread back. I’ve decided I need to build myself a throttle, not any particular throttle, but one that I can use when I am flying on my laptop in my recliner. I have been out of the hardware game for quite a while and I am really not terribly familiar with what’s…

You could do that using a teensy micro controller and my PCB, earlier in the thread, or you could use a bodnar board, like this one. BU0836A-NC 12-Bit Joystick Controller No Connectors [BU0836A-NC] - 24.50GBP :... Leo Bodnar BU0836A-NC 12-Bit Joystick Controller No Connectors [BU0836A-N…

The bodnar boards are fantastically easy to use, especially if you go for the slightly more expensive versions that have solder less wire clips, Total plug and play BU0836X 12-Bit Joystick Board [BU0836X] - 49.99GBP : Leo Bodnar, Simulator... Leo Bodnar BU0836X 12-Bit Joystick Board …

Excellent, thank you gentlemen. Glad to see Leo is still in the business.

+1 for Bodnar. No programming, and stupid simple to use. I’ve used them for several controller projects, as it kept me out of the weeds on Arduino stuff. Not that those are hard to use either, it’s just that the Bodnar is so easy that it kept my focus on getting the project done in the limited ti…

Bodnar boards are absolutely easy to use. I used one for my first project. Been using teensy micro controllers and MMJOY2 for the rest of my projects though, as this is not that much harder to use and there are more customizations avsilable.

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You could do that using a teensy micro controller and my PCB, earlier in the thread, or you could use a bodnar board, like this one.

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