My new V2 DIY ButtonBox with Arduino "Project"

[rotorrian]

Damn that looks cool!

[GForce]

some more progress, allmost finished, only the backplate and a mounting is missing:

Pcars Dash powered


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Different view in PCars Dash


"Pad slot"


Inside view:


Cu
GForce

[Ajnn]

Yeah, as Scorpion allready said, there are two sort of switches, permanent and momentary. permanent, as per name, stay in a position like on or off, while momentary are going back to the "neutral" position.
I'm planing to use 3 way switches, on/off/on. not pressed is off, and you can press them into 2 directions where you have 2 different on positions.

At the pictures at the beginning of this thread, these are permantent switches. but they are only a placeholder for the planing, as the momentary swichtes have not yet arrived.

Cu
GForce

Hi GForce
Well, i´m not an expert in electronic but i´m consider to build a botton box as a hobbie . Could you tell me how can i wiring the switches, on/off/on to the PCB? And the light of Engine how do you wiring that? Where can i find the switches and the wiring cable that you have.

[GForce]

Hi GForce
Well, i´m not an expert in electronic but i´m consider to build a botton box as a hobbie . Could you tell me how can i wiring the switches, on/off/on to the PCB? And the light of Engine how do you wiring that? Where can i find the switches and the wiring cable that you have.

Well it depends on your PCB. If this is a Keyboard controller, you have to find the pins you have to close to generate a letter, as example "A".
let's assume "A" = Pin 1 and Pin 5 and "B" = Pin 1 and Pin 9
An on/off/on momentary swich has 3 Pins. Left, right and mitddle.
The middle one is used for both switching positions.
So Pin 1 goes to the middle one
Pin 5 goes to left
Pin 9 goes to right.

If I press the switch now to the left, I close the circuit between Pin 1 und Pin 5 and I generate a "A".
In PCars settings I have set "A" for light and the light will turn on :-)

What do you mean by "light off engine"? Sorry I don't understand that.

Most of my parts are from Aliexpress.com (Chinese dealers)

Hope that helps, if you have more questions, just ask!

Cu
GForce

[Ajnn]

Well it depends on your PCB. If this is a Keyboard controller, you have to find the pins you have to close to generate a letter, as example "A".
let's assume "A" = Pin 1 and Pin 5 and "B" = Pin 1 and Pin 9
An on/off/on momentary swich has 3 Pins. Left, right and mitddle.
The middle one is used for both switching positions.
So Pin 1 goes to the middle one
Pin 5 goes to left
Pin 9 goes to right.

If I press the switch now to the left, I close the circuit between Pin 1 und Pin 5 and I generate a "A".
In PCars settings I have set "A" for light and the light will turn on :-)

What do you mean by "light off engine"? Sorry I don't understand that.

Most of my parts are from Aliexpress.com (Chinese dealers)

Hope that helps, if you have more questions, just ask!

Cu
GForce

Thanks for your help. I´m reading and learning before trying to made a box. Your start engine button have a LED that illuminate the button. The button led must be feed, how do you connect to the DIY PCB USB Button Box. Well my English is not good sorry.

[memoric77]

some more progress, allmost finished, only the backplate and a mounting is missing:

Pcars Dash powered


Inside view:


Cu
GForce

Really cool!

[Ajnn]

Well it depends on your PCB. If this is a Keyboard controller, you have to find the pins you have to close to generate a letter, as example "A".
let's assume "A" = Pin 1 and Pin 5 and "B" = Pin 1 and Pin 9
An on/off/on momentary swich has 3 Pins. Left, right and mitddle.
The middle one is used for both switching positions.
So Pin 1 goes to the middle one
Pin 5 goes to left
Pin 9 goes to right.

If I press the switch now to the left, I close the circuit between Pin 1 und Pin 5 and I generate a "A".
In PCars settings I have set "A" for light and the light will turn on :-)

What do you mean by "light off engine"? Sorry I don't understand that.

Most of my parts are from Aliexpress.com (Chinese dealers)

Hope that helps, if you have more questions, just ask!

Cu
GForce

To turn on/off ABS, ESP and TC a could use an on/off momentary swich (12V)
or i have t use an on/off/on momentary swich?

[GForce]

Really cool!

Thx Memocric!

Cu
GForce

[GForce]

Thanks for your help. I´m reading and learning before trying to made a box. Your start engine button have a LED that illuminate the button. The button led must be feed, how do you connect to the DIY PCB USB Button Box. Well my English is not good sorry.

No problem, you are welcome!

This button has 4 pins, 2 for Illumination and 2 for the switch.

The 2 for Illumination are going to a 5 Volt power source and only the 2 pins for the switch are going to the PCB.

Regarding language, where are you from?

Cu
GForce

[Ajnn]

No problem, you are welcome!

This button has 4 pins, 2 for Illumination and 2 for the switch.

The 2 for Illumination are going to a 5 Volt power source and only the 2 pins for the switch are going to the PCB.

Regarding language, where are you from?

Cu
GForce

Thanks GForce i´m from Portugal...