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| Havok:
--- Quote from: Beley on January 06, 2008, 05:00:42 pm ---How about using a magnet inside the shaft that moves up and down when the button is pushed, and using a hall effect sensor the sense the position of the magnet. (see first image) I am not to sure how much the shaft would shield the magnet from the sensor. or, as Havok said, use a small wireless transmitter. but an IR transmitter insted of RF. with a IR photo detector on the underside of the stick. (see 2nd image) --- End quote --- The IR option wouldn't work - they're mostly line of sight. This joystick is not movement restricted, so odds are the transmitter wouldn't be lined up with the receiver. And the hall effect might work - but it has the potential to interfere with the bottom sensor... |
| genesim:
Has anyone thought about using a happs flight stick with the ultrastik? How is the shaft in place on the Ultrastik? Is it able to be switched out easily? I know that the Happy heavy duty is skinnier, but I still think something could be rigged. The main thing that I see is that I don't know how the bottom sensor is attached to the shaft. This would be great if I could get it to work. It wouldn't have taken much to get the flight stick attached to the Ultimarc J Stick, but in the end, I didn't think it was worth it...but for all the great things a Ultrastik can do, this might be worth a shot to have it serve 4 way functions as well as going 8 way and having analog Flight gaming..etc. |
| genesim:
Hell, the more I think of it, could this also fix the Tron problem by only enabling the far diagonal so as not to accidently hit the 8 way function. The throw of the Flight stick is short in regualar mode, but with a Ultrastik, this might actually give me the play that I need. I absolutely hat the stock setup because it is too short and cheap in nature. |
| AndyWarne:
Some great ideas here! This thread is what this forum is all about! I have kicked around most of these ideas before, and a few others. The most feasible is the jack idea and with the magnet mounted on the end of the jack. The distance of the magnet from the PCB is not critical at all, the firmware compensates for it. I remember thinking the jack was a neat idea when I first saw a SS illuminated handle. Never realised it was not their invention... |
| genesim:
Hey when I get some $$ soon, I would like to talk to you Andy about fitting that Flight stick myself. The only problem I see is the top interface. The J stick almost fits, and it wouldn't take much to fit it, but the bottom magnet or whatever it is seems to be the problem. I don't know how the thing works, and I am sure you want to keep the design somewhat hidden, but having the flight stick on a ultrastik would be a dream!! |
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