Is there a quick solution to add more buttons?

[335th_GRAthos]

I thought of something, I think I read somewhere about it but could not find it again:

An easy way to make more keys could be to add an extra USB-keyboard or an extra USB-arithmetic keypad (I saw one today, they sell them as add-on to notebooks which have no arithmetic pads).

Would it be possible to add a second keyboard and allocate different functions to its keys?
(I need to put keys for the heating contol of a twin-bomber's engines and it is a nuisance).


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[bando]

Don't know about a keyboard, it looks like it will transmit the same ASCI codes as your existing keyboard. I do have a gamepad with a lot of buttons attached. Some sort of HOTAS this way

[Troll2k]

Maybe something like the Belkin Nostromo.

http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPa...duct_Id=390404

[Sokol1]

Get a (cheap) additional USB keyboard + HID Macros.

www.hidmacros.eu

With a cheap keyboard you dont care in add some customized label over keys, like Roger Dodger:

http://www.pcgamingaccessories.info/...ification.html

http://www.rogerdodger.net/diyflight...board_mod.html

Sokol1

[Vengeanze]

You tried JoyToKey?

[335th_GRAthos]

Excellent suggestions thanks very much guys!

Belkin Nostromo looks good but rather too few keys for the space it consumes (I have two Saitek Throttle quadrants to fit on the tableas well in addition to X45 and MSFFB2)

I will try the HID macros!

The keyboard layouts of RogerDoger look awesome, too!

Joy2key I do not know, I will search for some information about it.

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[Ribbs67]

Originally Posted by 335th_GRAthos

I thought of something, I think I read somewhere about it but could not find it again:

An easy way to make more keys could be to add an extra USB-keyboard or an extra USB-arithmetic keypad (I saw one today, they sell them as add-on to notebooks which have no arithmetic pads).

Would it be possible to add a second keyboard and allocate different functions to its keys?
(I need to put keys for the heating contol of a twin-bomber's engines and it is a nuisance).


~S~

If your looking to get more creative, check out Desktop Aviator. They have a 20 button USB circut board that just plugs in and is recognised as a 20 button gamepad. With some basic soldering skills and some imagination you. Can build a pretty sweet toggle switch panel that adds to the immersion.

[Sokol1]

If you have good soldering skill (and patience) and like building things - for ~35/40U$ you get:

64 push button
16 toggle switch (2 mode)
2 rotary encoder (2 mode)
1 POV HAT
8 analog axis

http://www.x-simulator.de/forum/mjoy...df4b78b95d844b

Or

81 push buttons
1 POV HAT
4 analog axis

http://www.xtremeracers.info/forums/...hp?f=45&t=5696

Sokol1

[335th_GRAthos]

soldering skills???

patience???

Sorry, guys, this is science finction to me...

I have seen amazing things posted in this and other forums but I am no person with the patience to work on such things and time is limited.

I got myself an extra keyboard though and I hope this will solve my current needs...

Thanks again for all the constructive feedback!

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[335th_GRAthos]

Hmmmm.... Sokol, I need some help !!!!!!!!!


second keyboard installed
HIDmacro installed
macro (keystroke ctrl-j) set to second keyboard Y key

It works but, when pressing Y the game will also intercept the keypress from the second keyboard and tilt the rudder as well
Any suggestions on how to avoid this?


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