EASY DIY Button/Switch Panel for ANY SIMULATOR. Buttons, Switches, Encoders Full Tutorial -No Coding

Hello everyone in todays video we will build a switch panel or button box that can be used for Any Simulator or game that you can bind buttons to.
This is the easiest build that i have done and there is no programing or coding that needs to be done. Your button box will show as a game controller in windows and that makes it so easy to bind . No need for extra software like mobi flight or spad or fsuipc , You wont need any of that using this method i9 show today. First is all the hardware then we go over some tips about box building and then assemble the panel and wire everything to the board. We nee to download their software to tell the board where we placed our encoders and the pulse width which is very easy and thats it. We spawn into the sim and bind the buttons and we are off to flying ITS THAT EASY.
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00:00 start
00:20 Video contents
01:06 Hardware
01:52 What is an encoder
04:07 Tools used in todays build
05:43 Button box
08:14 Button layout
09:26 Drill holes for switches
10:08 How to take off the knob on leo encoder
10:35 Hole for board cable
11:17 Leo encoder
11:47 Amazon encoder
13:17 leo website for wiring
15:46 Encoder install on board quick tip
16:33 How to tin wires
18:40 Install the Leo encoder
21:01 Install amazon encoder
21:31 How to crimp a connector
26:59 Wire up the push buttons on the encoders
29:02 Wire up the toggle and push buttons
33:20 Why I Chose the Leo Bodnar Board
35:12 Leo website software download
36:34 Configure the board
40:59 Test in windows
43:02 Bind and test in MSFS
48:46 Credits

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Anyone USING THE AMAZON ENCODERS USE THIS for the programming : use a 1:4 Ratio on the encoder and a pulse width from 8ms to 24ms works well for me and enjoy your new button box!! Post pics of your build on our Facebook page let everyone see what you have created! Link in description

[TheOneTrueSpLiT]

I use the Leo Bodnar BU0836A as it is a perfect replacement board for the axes of the Logitech (Saitek) Yoke giving much more resolution and it has plenty of connections for more axes, buttons, switches and rotary encoders. - I keep meaning to make rotary controls for COM1, NAV1, Autopilot panel functions and G530/G1000 FMS rotary controls, I only "parked" this project as I recently got the Honeycomb Bravo (which has the autopilot buttons/dials) and have also used FSUIPC7 to map keybinds for the rotary inner/outer controls - also it will allow me to use what I learnt in my A' Level Electronics 36 years ago! 😉

[Sebastopolmark]

Every single one of your videos are easy to follow and understand. Thanks for all the time you put into this and we are all better for it! !! !!!

[scotmaciver]

Dude, if I wake up one day to see you have put out a video of modding Razor scooters and electric dirtbikes, you are going to be my official man crush.... 🤣🤣

[srncouk]

Hello. Many thanks for making this video. Spooky timing, just this week I have been looking around to see if there was a commercial product that was basically a set of switches I could add to MSFS. I had no idea that boards like this existed and made the process so straightforward. It was a second nice surprise to find that the supplier was in the UK as I am too. Board and encoders ordered and on the way ! As well as this video I have made good use of some of your earlier ones concerning MSFS performance tuning. So refreshing to have someone document a method for doing it rather than just posting a batch of settings that may not apply to an individual situation. Thanks again

[sky]

Wow, what a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[MrJblow]

Great video. Im still super grateful for your set-up videos for ultimate fps and performance. I was on the edge of ordering a mew cpu but after following your guides i now have butter smooth performance and average around 80fps with ultra settings. I was pulling my hair out before i watched your guides, especially after i had invested so much in the pc (7950X & MSI 4090 suprim x)
Once i can afford it, theyll be a good donation coming your way my friend

[Nosonuk]

WRT the "Amazon encoders" you showed, the 5V supply is for pull-up resistors that the other type doesn't have. The BBI-32's electronics does that job anyway.
As an electronics engineer, I'd leave that disconnected and probably remove the resistors on the board.

[skykingron]

Jon, that was awesome and thank you for taking the time and effort. I'm going build one myself customized for my preferences. I think I'll also do the altimeter setting and heading bug as well.
Fun video as always! 🎉😄🍕 Pizza!?...

[dixonmak]

Thank you so much for this video. I wish I knew about using Leobodnar's product. Recently I bought Arduino Leonardo board and a dual concentric rotary encoder from Propwash. With help from a Youtuber he showed me how to connected all the wiring and programmed with Arduino IDE software. I wanted the dual concentric rotary encoder to tune the COM frequencies, but it didn't work out that well. When I rotated the knob, there was long delay for the frequency to change and sometimes it skipped some numbers. I noticed Leobodnar sells a dual concentric rotary encoder, I would like to give it a try with their BB!-32. Thanks again for the precise instructions on how to use buttons, switches and encoders. Cheers!

[francoisrumley]

I just ordered the BBI32 and 2 encoders. To my good surprise, the shipping cost was only $4.25.

[francoisrumley]

Very interesting video, thanks. It gave me an interesting idea to build a separate device for camera control. I Just hope I can get the BBI32 to Switzerland witout having to pay twice the prise in shopping charges.

[bradenhenderson]

Could you use an on on switch with this board? And just wire both inputs to the same button? Star citizen doesn’t have a “hold” feature for keybinds for powering on ships so I’d have to toggle it again just to press the button again