Button Box DIY (wireless)

[@jaycalero1188]

Your work looks fantastic, You are a real pro !

[@simracingme1149]

Thank you very much for watching and your kind comment Jay...!!

[@andrewcottingham858]

looks great inspired me to make my own loving it

[@kinangeagle133]

How dod you make it work on console? Don’t you need a license or some proprietary software for that?

[@simracingme1149]

For Xbox, you just need Project Cars 2

[@ericjohnmusni5174]

How did you wire it to the circuit sir? I want to make one and I have a wireless keyboard laying around that I can use but don't know how to wire it. Thanks

[@simracingme1149]

Thank you Eric John for watching my video...!! The way i did, is just follow the print-lanes from the " foil " inside the keyboard (shown at 2:27) You will see that each button is a combination of 2 pins on the little circuitboard in your keyboard... I made a sheet for my keyboard combinations ( shown at 3:33) Yours can be different !! So the wiring in the Button box is nearly the same as on the foil inside the keyboard.... but i used just 60 keys....

[@ericjohnmusni5174]

@@simracingme1149 Thank you sir. Beautiful content sir! Keep it up. Godbless

[@ramonarturodelgadooribio238]

Great job!.. Do you sell this??, I'm looking for one for my xbox simracing.

[@Cartoonman154]

What software did you use for designing it?

[@simracingme1149]

Hi Cartoonman, thank you for watching my video... The software i used for design is Photoshop Elements...

[@stevenroelant1844]

hi! what are the dimensions of the box? thanks!

[@OFGoubet]

Where did you get the switches and box from?

[@simracingme1149]

Thank you for watching my video Omar... The push buttons and (cover-) switches comes from Ali (China) / Rotary switches, knobs, box comes from Conrad (Germany) / self adhesive printable paper (selector index and label) comes from Bruna (Netherlands) / Carbon foil comes from Action (Netherlands) / PCB from a Wii keyboard / Wires from a stripped patch cable / Battery holders are cut out as small as possible from and old battery charger.

[@oPfroMbrnO]

Hi, first: good job! I did similar BB and I have same start engine button, but I have issue with it. Can you let me know how you have connected it? Because for red light you need it powered .. What kind of main board you used? I have arduino. Thank you.

[@jamesadela8112]

I have the same issue with the red engine button, did you ever figure out how to wire it?

[@alfonso25959]

Good job! I am doing my button box for ps4, I have problem to solder cables to the keyboard board, please any advise? Thank you.

[@simracingme1149]

Hi Alfonso, Thank you for watching my video... I used a little piece of sandpaper to clean the contacts on the board...

[@amerkargic6122]

Can you give me any scheme for wiring it

[@Piedmont57]

parts list?

[@hapko1]

wireless keyboard, cables and buttons

[@draweyblook6958]

hapko1 you might wanna include toggle switches, red top buttons, and covered toggle switches

[@miguelstevens3042]

Great video! Did you use Diodes to prevent ghosting or masking?

[@simracingme1149]

Thank you for watching my video...!! No, it works perfect without Diodes...

[@Anguiano1976]

First of all, congratulations for the project. Fantastic. Could you explain how to connect the encoders? Or put a link to the information on how to do it? As much as I look for I can not find how to do it. It is clear that I do not look well .... Thanks

[@simracingme1149]

Thank you very much for watching my video(s) Juan Luis. To give my compact Button Box many functions, i used Rotary Switches (not encoders) for the knobs " Aux 1 ", " Aux 2 " and "Aux 3 "... Each Rotary Switch has 9 positions (12 but i locked them to 9) i named the positions: D, C, B, A, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4.... The two little Push Buttons below the turn knobs are used for " + " and " - " each function. so that doubles the functionality to 18 functions for each turn knob. The working: In Project Cars 2 on Xbox i have assigned (e.g.) "Seat Forward/Backward" at Knob " Aux 1 " position " D " .... Now with this knob in that position, i can move the seat forward by pressing the left push button and move it backward by pressing the right Push button.. This gives me with just 3 Rotary Knobs and 6 little pushbuttons, 3x9x2= 54 functions..... ( Even 3x12x2= 72 functions is possible if you want :)) , But keep it clear is my advice )

[@Anguiano1976]

@@simracingme1149 Thank you very very much. I'll put a rotary switch instead of an encoder, because I do not think you can use an encoder with a keyboard controller. Thanks for everything.

[@abdulfattah9189]

Awesome work mate! Mate can you send me the wiring diagram for this?

[@simracingme1149]

Thank You very much for watching my video..!! For the wiring, i only made the sheet shown at 2:34 in the video. There you can see e.g. that the button [Back Space] is a combination of pin " E " and pin " 10 "... So has every button an unique pin-combination on the little circuit board which i use. This little circuit board comes from an old wireless keyboard made for the " WII "console... When you gonna use a circuit board of another keyboard, you first have to make a sheet like i did.

[@abdulfattah9189]

@@simracingme1149 Thanks for the info mate!

[@bobbanmike163]

watch circuit board ?

[@simracingme1149]

Thank You for watching my video... The circuit board i use comes from an old Wireless Wii keyboard., shown in the video at 2:10