Button Box with Key Start for Simulators | DIY | Vehicle Sims
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- Hey folks, you asked and I delivered. Here's a video showing the process of building a button box using a Teensy LC. I had a lot of fun making this project, and it was quite a challenge. But I hope I can impart some knowledge to you so you will be able to make your own, or at the very least be entertained watching me make it.
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Get Ben Buxtronix's excellent encoder library here: www.buxtronix.net/2011/10/rota...
To see the code video, click the button that pops up when I mention it, or click here! • Code Video for Button Box
Intro/Outro Music: Big Giant Circles - Mass Effect 'Nova Siberia'
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Song 1: FIDGAF/The Orichalcon - Seiken Densetsu 3 'Electrion (Guitar Mix)'
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Song 2: Jeff Ball - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 'Labyrinth of Dance Floors'
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As a professional craftsman for almost 30 years I never get sick of watching DIY people figure out ways to do things.
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I stupidly forgot the password. I appreciate any tips you can give me!
@Layton Andre instablaster :)
Not only a Steam Input engineer but an Engineering engineer too! Very cool, thanks for sharing!
Thank you! That means a lot to me :)
nice build dude!
I did not build a buttonbox, but did include similar technique to the dash of my cockpits.
Cheers
Great video, I have built a prototype box using an Arduino Micro Pro setup as 16 joystick buttons. It also has a raspberry Pi 2 with an HDMI screen to use a gauges and built in to dollar store foam for testing. I am waiting for new parts to come in to build a new one on my CNC with up to 52 buttons using Arduino Micro Pro with a matrix for the buttons
*salutes your choice of table saw*
Friggin' love my Rigid. Built like a TANK!
so satisfaction to watch when raw to production~
Fantastic. Keep making vids like this. I know they take great effort but it's worth it and your channel will blow up.
Thank you! That really means a lot to me.
Amazing your project and idea, congrats
Awesome build!
Thank you! That means so much to me, I really hope my videos are entertaining and helpful.
Learned a lot from watching your video. I plan on building a flight simulator. That building stuff is hard enough let alone trying to film it as you build. Good work!
Same
Nice project, to the point comments while doing. Thx!
Nice project and I have a question about how you connect the ignition key or you maybe have the scheme how you connect all elements?
Sir, you did not show where the wiring will be in the Arduino board, please share
Hahahahaha so true about the wood working. My father in law is a mill wright and we built my first sim rig for less than 100.
I like the ignition switch. Did you buy this new or strip it out of something?
You deserve 500,000 subscribers
Thank you! That really means a lot to me.
Nice vid
Hi,
Is it possible to get more detailed information? Button, circuit and solder plan?
Thank you for your help.
PS: Sorry for gramatic mistakes, english language is not mine best.
hello @That Bengineer. Thank you for your informative DIY project. Am in the process of building one of these button boxes and I have already faced the first challenge. How do I connect the Ignition starter switch to the pro micro board? Give me a simplified process of a beginner in building the button box. Thank you sooo much
Yes dads are always better good vid mate
one idea would be to build a button box for various retro RTS or RTS/FPS hybrid games like Urban Assault from 1998. or any racing game as well like the NFS series.
Did you only wire up the start and ignition on the keyed ignition?
Hi.What type of plate did you use for the buttons
Do you have a video with light up buttons?
At the end of the video you show the ignition key from off-->accessories-->ignition. I suppose the accessories and ignition are 2 separate "buttons" on the arduino? I did not see a setting in ATS or ETS2 other than "engine start". Is there a special configuration in the game to allow a separate input for ignition and "on" ? Thanks
There is a setting in game play options called "Automatic engine and electricity start." This will make it so that when you press the engine start button once the electronics turn on, then pressing it again turns the engine on.
The key actually sends the same joystick button signal at every stage. The only difference is that the first two positions are latched and the third position is spring loaded to return to the ON position.
This board has a max running Amp.. Does it matter if the switch, ignition or whatever is above that?
What kinda of starter did you use for this?
Can I do that with these China Arcade DIY kits? There´s a ready to plug in USB bontroller board included and a bunch of buttons and you can choose from a variety of joysticks. The question is, does an ignition key work... I guess it depends where you plug in the cables on the board.
That bengineer how do you wire all the led buttons and wire them to the arcade encoder
Hello! If I wrote the wrong sketch and uploaded, can I change it and upload it again?
Great video.. can you add links to where you got the actual buttons? Thx!
Hey! I'll see if I can add the links at some point, but actually all of the buttons and switches came from Amazon. Search for things like momentary switches, latched switches, or push buttons and you should find similar things. I can't say if these are the best parts, since Amazon is the only place I have tried so far.
How do you get it to work with the commands you want?
Hey, Nice work! One question, Does this also work with an Arduino Uno? Or do i need to buy an Arduino Pro micro?
Two Words: Manual Focus!
Otherwise great video!
man can you make me one with a proper functioning key like this? you and one other person are the only ones iv seen do this style of real ignition key switch, id justs want something super simple like the key, 2 or 3 lil red flip of switches and maybe 5 push buttons in just a basic square box i can mount with a clamp of some kind of a desk, will pay your desired price
Hey, if you're serious please email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
Is there a tutorial on making pedal/ axis?
Do you have a parts list?
How did u get the ignition to do accessories
what's the hole size for that rotary encoder?
Sir, you have not shown the wiring diagram of this Button Box project anywhere in this video, due to which I do not understand which wire will take place where in Pro Micro board, therefore I request you to share a link with me so that I can know which wire will take place. Thank you :-)
Ok so I’m going to test everything now
I test the key and it works, that’s all that matters
Does Arduino pro micro uses the same idea? Where 2 pins switches are connected with one to gnd and 1 to a input number. Where for 3 pins switches. 1 is connected to the gnd and the other 2 to different input number?
Yes, the wiring should be essentially identical. I've never used an Arduino Pro Micro, but they should be very similar since the teensy is based on the Arduino.
I did a build similar to this only with a pro micro board. I am having an issue with ghosted inputs from buttons [or in my case toggles] higher in the series. Is their anyways to fix this? Thanks in advance.
It's tough to diagnose stuff like this without being able to look at it myself, especially since I haven't done any work with a pro micro board. The best thing that I can suggest is to look for any shorts or poor grounding on the switches. Are the ghosted inputs only coming from one button or all of them? If it's just one, check the wiring on that one button. If it's all of them or a big group, and they all share a common ground check that connection on the board. Good luck!
@@thatbengineer5017 Since most of them are single state toggles [ie o/f or o/f/o] It happens when I have multiple toggles activated at one time. like toggle one and 3 make 8 and 9 switch on. [not the exact buttons but hopefully that explains the issue a bit better.]
How to make visualization of speedometer of this game for example Fernbus Simulator or your Bus Simulator and take that speed and visualize it on Mobile or some screen , or see some different levels of Bus if it played on Realistic Mode , Like temperature air too and other stuff , for avoid to looking on the screen.
I just wanna build one with only a couple of buttons is it the same pretty much just less connections?
Yes, it will be the same general process but much simpler. If you have a lot fewer buttons you could use an even simpler microcontroller like the Teensy LC. The wiring and code will be a lot simpler.
Amazing work. Could you answer me a question. This code you did
, can I use it on a arduino? I will try to change it a little and use in an arduino uno and use uno joy.
Again thanks for the video and you have a very good speech, the auto subtitle was perfect.
Great! I'm glad I could help you. I am almost certain the code will work with an Arduino, but there may be some different libraries that you need to use. Do some research specifically on using an Arduino uno as a USB device and there should be some good resources. Large parts of my code may still be usable.
@@thatbengineer5017 well I kind of give up. I don't have de skills for that. What was the board you used. That is a lot is teensy boards. I will just buy the one you used.
@@opatapreta Well I believe that you can do it :D I didn't have the skills either before starting this project, I just had to research for myself. I used a Teensy 2++. It has a lot of pins which is useful because you can just use one pin per function instead of using a matrix setup.
Nope, you cannot use this code on a regular Arduino, since it uses Teensy's specific library for controlling a USB Joystick.
You have to use an Arduino based on the ATmega32U4 chip (such as Arduino Micro), then use a library that gives you functions to bind axis and buttons to joystick input for your computer, just google "Arduino joystick library", and read the documentation to see how you use it.
It might be a lot simpler to just use a keyboard encoder like a jPac. A lot of people use them to make arcade machines. No programming needed.
5:11 FACT
Can you make one like in the thumbnail? I am buying one and I need something near or preferably under 75.
i want to have lights come on on my button box when i hit either respective left turn or right turn can someone help or know how to accomplish this?
how do you wire the on/off/on switch?
Hey nice video may I ask how much this cost you?
I did a price breakdown a while ago. All of the materials seen in the final product cost probably around $70 US, although typically you'd have to spend more because you have to buy buttons in packs of ten or twenty. It all depends on what hardware you buy. You can expect to spend anywhere between $70-$150 on parts.
I am new to all this. I'm about 30 seconds in and maybe i am missing something in life, but how can you move so quickly ? What country are you from ? Are you all like that. How long does your Santa take at Christmas ? ( It's a Sunday afternoon and i felt like a giggle ).
Build said button box and tried to code it but still wont work lol.
will this box be reconized as a joystick or keyboard?
The way it's programmed now it will be recognized as a joystick device. It's also possible to program it so that it's recognized as a keyboard as well.
Hi. Please, Can you tell me how to wire the starter, because I don't know how to do :(
I have same starter and which wire do I connect to the 1 ; 2 ; 3 "place'"?
The best way to figure this out is to use a multimeter with a continuity setting. This setting will make a sound when a connection has been made. Put the leads of the multimeter across different pins as you turn the key. When a connection has been made you'll know that the two pins you are connected to are the ground and one of the pins. By logic you should be able to figure out which is the ground pin and which two are the signal pins. Let me know if you run into any problems.
hey there, i'd like to know what starter that actually is. i'm looking for one just like that. thanks in advance
@@derboki88 I bought the starter on Amazon. If you search for something like 'Ignition Switch with Key, Lenmumu Universal 3 Wire Engine Starter Switch for Car' you should find it. The one I bought is sold by Lenmumu.
Can you make a video oh how to make starter but keyboard
Does it matter what buttons I use as there are 3v 5v 3a all sorts .... and also the bit where you solder the the 3.3 and the 5 on the board has me confused thanks for your help
There is a very wide range of buttons that should work for this kind of project. The amperage rating really won't matter here, since it is only a measure of the limit of current that can pass through the switch. I'm not sure what the current really is, but it is far, far below even 1A, so you should be fine with almost anything. If it says the switch is use with a breadboard, you will be fine. Similarly, the voltage on the switch is a rating, that is you can't put more than that much voltage through the switch or it might melt. Make sure to pay attention to which voltage you are using. The teensy can supply 5V or 3.3V.
For this project, the only voltage that I had to supply to the buttons was for the switches with LED lights in them. They required 5V. You will have to do some investigating to discover which pin of the switch will require connection to voltage, pin, and ground. Hope this helps!
That Bengineer thanks this was massive help
That Bengineer sorry for more questions , regarding the code , I have a board but it doesn't have 1-24 different numbered input s. It has A1-7 and b1-15. In the code , do I specify the letter as well then ?
@@oscarking454 Which board do you have? The pins will be labelled A1, etc, like you said but in the programming they are almost certainly just referred to by a certain number. There will likely be a diagram or manual that will tell you what pin label refers to what pin number, for example A1 = 1.
That Bengineer ohhhh okay
what board are you using? Arduino? If you're using arduino wich arduino?
For this project I used a Teensy LC I believe.
How much u charge for one of these to be made
can i use this for a flight sim?
You almost certainly can. I have personally used it in Elite: Dangerous and Eurotruck Sim. Any game that accepts input from a regular joystick should accept input from this.
whats the max voltage the switches and buttons should have?
That value will vary from model to model. To be safe I wouldn't put more than 5V through a switch unless they are made to handle more. Some are 20V, you'd just have to check the schematics.
Would this work on PS4
if i want to do Button Box with Key Start for Simulatorshow it will cost
It really depends on the parts that you want to use. The one shown in the video cost me about $100 US.
@@thatbengineer5017 can add in for me the flight changer to singapore
Hey, if you're serious about buying something like this email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
Is it compatible with ps4
What the key name?
if ask you DLY how much it cost
How do I load the library?
There are instructions on Ben Buxton's website for adding the encoder libraries. The other two libraries are included with Arduino and are loaded simply by having the include line in the code.
How much did it cost you to make this?
It's been quite a while since I made it but I would say between $80-$100 US.
I need this! But I'm not abale to build this :(
I believe in you! I didn't have much experience doing it myself, it was all just researching resources that are freely available online.
Can i buy these somewhere
There are many people that make these for sale. If you like you can also email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can talk price.
let me buy one of these please lol
Can i buy this botton box
Hey, if you're serious about buying something like this email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
I want to make a box like this to control RC craft with an uno over radio. If you want to help or throw advice feel free to send a message. I'm not the best with coding anything.
pls give the schema
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Would this work on an xbox?
The short answer is no, not without changes to the design or code that I don't know how to make. If it is possible it would probably take a great effort. Proprietary Xbox controllers have special encoding to make them work with the console.
Theres a MUCH simpler way of doing this without a teensy or rasp pi etc etc. No controller required ;)
Go on. Please explain more. Thanks
my name is alvin from singapore
make another video about it as 3/4 of it was blurred ..............................
if you will reply : how to make a starter for the WHOLE thing
How much
All 5 of his followers 😂
For anyone trying this, I've made quite a few project with those shitty PVC project wires, and my advice is DON'T! Just buy silicone project wire. Otherwise cable management will be IMPOSSIBLE. Your projects will _always_ end up with the board flying randomly in the middle of the box. I'm speaking from experience.
could you build me one
Hey, if you're serious about buying something like this email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
Using a teensy makes the game run better too because your bios isnt hammering your comm ports with irqs. It can cause hitching when people use those serial mame breakout boards. You can add hall effect enabled buttons and what not with the awesome adc and dacs built in on the teensy. Best microcontroller by far. Im excited for the teensy 5. Its gonna be like a pi4 i suspect only without having to mess with python and just write c++ straight to the hardware. Python coding is for pussies hahaha
okay I realize this video is a year-old, but I need to comment anyway. The actual building of the box went through so many unnecessary steps it was painful to watch. So let me simplify it for those who have a tablesaw like this gentleman did. All you need to do is build a closed box! Then, after all the glue is dried just raise the table saw blade and crank in the blade angle and run the box along the fence to create the angle face and that's it! done in one step! sand it down if you must but all that hand sawing and filing was wasteful and unnecessary. now onto the Arduino itself. you can't put 5 volts into an teensy duino without killing it eventually. I know, because I've killed my share of them building my own boxes. That's when I got smart and switch to a Bodnar part. Little more money but well worth it and no programming involved.! but I still give you props for the build itself and for taking the initiative to do it.
Truth: 5:12
Also why screw the base? Just screw the top sheet down and put screw caps over the screws that way you can lift the lid? Nice effort but!
Can I buy that 😅😆
Unfortunately I made this as a gift for my wife :D She uses it to play Euro Truck Sim all the time.
@@thatbengineer5017 oh ok 😅
Hey, if you're serious about buying something like this email me at thatbengineer@gmail.com and we can work out the details.
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well i have to buy new arduino a leonardo and a micro pro
funny i am here once again lol
Nice job. my only critic is don't use auto focus. Majority of people don't use it right and it makes the video worse.
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cool that you made this but umm your video is blurred through 90% of the damn most important shit
Yes but this video is completely worthless when it comes to showing how to actually solder all wires step by step. How do we wire the ignition key for example ?
I understand your frustration, but this video was never intended to be a full tutorial. It's more of a build log than anything else. Other TH-camrs that are a lot more knowledgeable than me have made better videos about how to do the wiring. Finally, I had to do a lot of this stuff without having a specific tutorial, such as the wiring for the ignition switch, and I believe that you have the ability to do that yourself. I have also answered that specific question to another commenter, but I will try to elaborate again here.
The ignition switch is simply two switches in one, one of them a latched switch, and the other unlatched. There are three positions, off, on, and start. There are also three wiring posts on the bottom of the switch. When you turn the key from 'off' to 'on', a connection is made from the ground post to one of the other posts. When the switch is held on 'start' a connection is made between the ground and the third post. Therefore it is a matter of trial and error with a multimeter set on continuity mode to find out which post is the ground, which is the 'on' post, and which is the 'start' post. When the switch is set to 'on' test each post. When you find a connection, those two posts will be the ground and 'on' post. Then do the same thing with the key in the 'start' position. The post that is involved with both positions is the ground post, and the other two are the ones associated with each other position. Let me know if that explanation makes sense, and if you can get it working.
@@thatbengineer5017 I see your point yes, my bad. Thank you anyway for taking the time to respond, I will try and come back at you.
cant see anything so I cant really comment
how am i supposed to follow this your going to fast and video out of focus
Never heard of the pause button?
lol so he builds a button box but drives with a steam controller instead of a wheel 🤦♂️
VIDEO WAS OUT OF FOCUS