r/HotasDIY

I recently got a Virpil Constellation Prime flight stick which has joysticks on it along with a tone of other hats. I was wondering if theres a way I can use this with Black Ops 7. Its the only game I can’t get steam to allow to use it. It allows me to enable steam input on it which normally then allows me to map it out to xbox buttons but once I open the game, it seizes to allow it to work.
…on a side note I got this other little creative wheel button thing for photoshop and when I press down on it, it allows me to jump in bo7. Even if the button on it is mapped to be a button that is not jump on the keyboard, it still makes it jump. So like lets say shift is run and I make the wheel button to press shift each time I press it, it’ll be shift for my computer, but then in Call of Duty (jump is space), it functions as a jump still…anyone brilliant with computers know why that is? The wheel button uses this software called MINI_keyboard to map out it’s functions. Its some chinese make or something I bought on Amazon. It’d be sweet to make this a run function so that when I press my foot on it, it makes my player run so I don’t have to hold down r3 (shut up mouse people! 😝)

Update2 of my project.

update1 here and concept-idea here.

I think the HOCAS controller is pretty much finished now.
I have added the ball-bearings and update all parts with minor changes.

For the electronics side I have found a nice USB-Joystick library for ESP32-S3. Actually I "found" this ESP32 on my desk from my last Aliexpress shipping....

The Alu-Tubes are and 3d-Printed slider are very well confirmed. No need for steel and special bushings.

The large pulley has some wobble, but it's not really "feelable" once you are flying in VR.

I can just recomend such a device for every VR pilot who is not 100.0% in HOTAS cockpit.

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I had started this a few years back with the hopes of being able to produce units, etc. That never materialized. Someone recently asked for the files so I went ahead and tried to document them for sharing.

Note that this is not step-by-step ready to make. It's a collection of the files and info I still have lying around.

Good luck and have fun:

https://github.com/FatLurch/Collective_Files

Howdy! This is my collective with interchangeable heads, when I'm flying helicopters it's a collective, when I fly warbirds I will be able to swap heads and lock the arm in place using the motor.

Currently I only have the Huey head. The warbird head is work in progress, it'll be WWII inspired based on the Spitfire. I'll likely build a few different types, the Huey head was a fun quite small self-contained project.

The quick release uses a camera QR plate with a pogo connector for USB.

The throttle twist is an AS5600 and completely concealed internally.

The grip is Siraya Tech TPU air. It's magical stuff.

I used a centering spring effect with aggressive gradients to actively reduce the range of the collective and also to make it stay fixed in place. Plus some static damping.

The Huey head is based on the one from hc265ma.org modified to make it easier to print and also fit my requirements. I have just finished a redesign that makes it 10mm shallower to improve ergonomics.

Now I'm truly hooked on helicopters. A proper collective really makes all the difference and along with FFB on all the flight controls make it a much more intuitive.

Challenges to overcome:

* revisiting the push and pull mechanism on the encoder

* shielded/stacking pcb

* cleaner text on my print (unfortunately no multicolor at hand atm)

* backlight (nice to have)

My communications panel is finished. Might not be perfect, but it is more than functional. Learned quite a bit about creating pcb's, had a blast designing the case. Also learned that my design skills are not perfect yet, nevertheless I will place the files on thingiverse after cleaning them up a little.

I resumed work on my icp, it was lying for a long time and now the work has started.
The front panel is printed on an industrial 3D printer. I printed the buttons myself, trying to make them more similar to the original. The text was engraved with a fiber laser.

I have already posted the files for self-assembly on my cult3d page for a long time. https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/dcs-f-16c-icp

The few comments on my previous post pushed me to start a radio build. I wanted more than just a solder board, thus had a go at pcb design. Some errors where made, but they were easily fixed. I have 4 PCB's over feel free to reach out to get one they're spare 😆

update on my HOCAS project

HOCAS --> Hands-On-Controller-And-Stick

https://www.reddit.com/r/HotasDIY/comments/1u7oks4/hocas_using_quest3_hand_controller/

I have build the first prototype and doing "flight test" at the moment.

Unfortuantely some idiot forgot to order the ball-bearings for all the pulleys..... So I have decided to simply use 3d-printed bushings until the bearings are delivered...... with "medium" success....

A few features are still missing, e.g. End-stops and and a nice baseplate/hoursing

The good thing:

• it works
• it is easy to plug-in or remove the controller
• significant improvement in aircraft-handling
• the Leo-Bodnar board works perfectly with the hall-effect-potentiometer (as expected)

The bad-things:

• lots of friction from the 3d-printed-"bearing" --> ball-bearings ordered for replacement --> It might be realistic for a tractor/MIG, but it's not very convenient....
• you can easily pinch your finger at full throttle ---> I have to update the design
• the travel might be too long (it is 180mm, as I assume it is on the MIG-29) --> maybe go back to 130-150mm in the future
• due to the friction, I need a really heavy clamp to fix it on the desk
• all screws on top need to be counter-sunk to improve ergonomics...

Are laser engravings of this type of trimmed casing all up to standard? The outer casing is made of aluminum alloy with an anodized finish; the logo is laser-engraved.