
FSIO-Gen-I/O board

A friend of mine, who is also a cockpit builder, asked to try FSIO with Laminar Research X-Plane 11.
Here is a list of quick test environment components:
FSIO-Input-72 board provides 72 inputs available for the simulator input devices (buttons, switches, rotary switches, encoders). IDC-10 socket connector and a corresponding ribbon cable is used for the connection.
A single IDC-10 connector allows to connect:
– eight single input devices (pins 1-8)
– GND signal (pin 9)
Pin number 10 is not used.
There are 9 IDC-10 connectors in total on the board, thus 9 x 8 inputs = 72 total inputs available.
FSIO-In and FSIO-Out connectors allows to connect the board to FSIO Input/Output chain.
I will use gear lever design from Andreas site.
Materials needed:
3mm aluminium plate, screws, nuts and washers, PVC tube, swiches, 3D printed wheel.
Commercially available throttle quadrant units are very expensive. Flying with Saitek TQ sounds better than joystick, but putting your hand on a real TQ levers is a dream of every simmer.