Controlling X-Plane 11 Using Arduino Master & Slave Microcontrollers (Leonardo & Mega 2560) 

Thank you my friend, that's very kind of you :-)

@@funofflying15 Just did it and it works perfectly- this is after me trying to get shift registers to work for weeks without success - I also tried a PCF8575 i2c but it seemed to clash with the joystick library. Anyays, doing it this way opens up a whole bunch of options and honestly doesn't seem any more difficult than other methods of adding inputs. Also not really more expensive.

Good morning Tsvetko, I hope that you are keeping well :-) Yes I agree, the Arduino IDE sketch code can be very confusing to understand and quite daunting for anyone new to the subject. It's worth noting however, that when I first started researching this stuff just 10 months ago, I had absolutely no computer programming experience whatsoever, so if I can do it, then I'm sure that anyone else could do it as well! With that in mind and if you are working on a project to build a home cockpit set up, then please let me know if I can help you in anyway? Kind regards and good luck, Paul in the UK :-)

Hi again As I like to think of my RU-vid channel as being a learning platform, it is hoped that viewers will have a go at writing their own codes, using the information provided. For that reason, I do not usually issue full codes on request. However, if you're really stuck, then please email me at funofflying@gmail.com for further assistance. Kind regards Paul (Bedford, UK)

Hi there, sorry I’m currently away from home, but if memory serves, the slave microcontroller receives signals from the physical toggle switches and passes that data to the master microcontroller. The master then issues keyboard commands to X-Plane, which then have to be assigned as required, for example, to the beacon light switch in the virtual cockpit. Neither microcontroller in this case are considered HID’s or human interface devices recognised by Windows. Hope this makes sense? Kind regards Paul

Hi Mauricio, I’m keeping very well my friend and thanks again for your lovely words 😎 As it happens, I’ve been researching how to extract data from X-Plane 11, such as radio frequencies to be displayed on external LCD displays, but haven’t been able to figure it out yet! It must be possible, but from what I’ve seen so far, the method requires sending UDP messages and looks very complicated 😳 I will keep researching however and will let you know if I find out how to do it? Kind regards Paul 😎

Hi Humberto, many thanks again for your kind words 😎 Is the F-16 cockpit that you are building for use with DCS? I have downloaded the basic version of DCS but the two aircraft that ship with it are very basic and have low graphics quality. With that in mind, I have decided to purchase the F-16 in order to see what is possible as far as Arduino and Touch Portal are concerned? Unfortunately I have no experience of the PoKeys 57U board so can’t advise on it use, or even if it can communicate with an Arduino board? Good luck though with your trials 😊 Kind regards Paul