HOW TO WIRE IGNITION KEY + STARTER SWITCH SIM BUTTON BOX 

amstudio in the future: Add a real inline 6 engine in the front of your sim setup mod. XD

I love those little USB boards, super simple and cheap and no-fuss in the function.

Thank you so much for saving me $100 on a pre built Button Box. Just finished mine today and it's perfect.

This channel is the only one I trust when it comes to: Custom wheel, custom shifter, Etc. they are so helpful!

and with your teachings i can now build myself a nice sim setup that can be 100% custom. thank you good sir!

I didn't know i've needed this. Awesome

This is just what I was looking for, thank you for an awesome video as always! :D

Legend. Thank you so mutch. I orderd my parts for my summer project button box yesterday. Using that usb encoder. I could find any good video's of conecting the wires. Thank you so much!

Here is my next project, thanx! Love all the mods, keep 'em commin'

I love your videos they are simple explayned and easy to do.GREAT!

I would never have thought about something like this! Really cool idea!

Love your videos, good quality and easy to remember I just got my own Logitech g920, and soon I will make some of your mods Keep the good work going

Not gonna lie if I had this as my power button for my pic that would be lit

This is actually really easy to do! Thanks for sharing! Great video :)

Ok. Second Video I have viewed. Just realised you do all simulator setup tutorials! You are just what I have been looking for. You have gained a sub from me!

The quality of the videos and the gadgets you make for sim games is amazing. I know you subscriber count isn’t that low but you still deserve a higher sub and view count. Keep it up.👍🏻👌🏻

This makes me wish I had a farm sim simulator setup as that would be so cool

I'm definitly gonna make this.

This is just absolutely amazing

this might be the clearest DIY button box video ever. Good job and thank you! Also thank you for resisting the temptation to waffle on for 15 minutes about nothing and just getting on with it!

i did this without watching your videos and somehow youtube is now showing me your videos. maybe they must have caught me searching switches on google. now, i'm stuck here watching all your videos cos they are interesting. good job

With a spanner! Love the accent haha, and great video as always.

For everyone who have a problem with both button signals activating I have a simple solution. I've heard that white is negative and blue is positive. So if the current (or if you want to be precise the free electrons) flows from + to -, than you need to: 1. connect two blue wires to the battery terminal 2. connect one white wire to the ignition terminal 3. connect the second white wire to the start terminal (or in other words just flip the colors) The problem of connecting two white wires to the battery teminal is once you activate the ignition terminal the current flows from ingnition to battery terminal to which are both white wires connected. This results in completing the circuit on both connections which you can see on your computer as the activation of both buttons. So if you connect two blue wires to the battery terminal as I suggested the signal process should look like this: 1) When you activate ignition terminal the current flows only to the one white wire so only one button signal is activated 2) When you activate the start terminal the current in theory should flow to the start teminal which only activates the second button. However, insted you'll probably see both buttons activated. This happens because the ignition terminal is still activated even when you turn the key to the start position. This doesn't affect the gameplay, though. You've already activated the ignition so all you need to do is start the motor (in real car the ignition turns on the electronics which are needed during the whole drive while the starter is needed only in the begining, that's why the ignition is on even in the start position). When you want to turn off the motor you just turn the key again to the start position and than you turn it all the way back untill you can take it away. It's that simple. If you don't believe me (a high scholer who studies physics and chemistry) than you can try something else but I'm 100% sure this will work.

I've been thinking about installing a key ignition on my fanatec wheel and put some led lights inside the wheelbase, so when I turn the key to ACC on the led's light up inside then when I hit the ignition the wheel will power up and calibrate. You've inspired me to get it done

I had done this a while ago but never thought about the push button start great video as always!! ☺️ edit; could you do a video of how to wire up 4 axis potentiometer joysticks.

Hi there I'm super thankful for this tutorial. it worked for me along with another wire from the Ign to Acc. keep up the good work 👍

It's a coincidence that I've got that exact key barrel on my way, should be arriving tomorrow (after waiting 2 weeks on postage)

im in project farming simulator and all you video can i use good job

Muchas gracias por enseñarnos hacer estas cosas,el mejor canal

thank you for not wasting my time on youtube Best DiY sim-games channel Good luck for the next works bro

You know what im doing during quarantine this lol I’m sitting at my kitchen counter doing it as I write it!

Love your videos! Keep up the great work. Cheers!

I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS!!!!

so clear really nice video

excellent as always, thank you so much for sharing!

Nice as always

This is so cool im going to make this on my setup thanks!❤

really cool, I got to adapt the key switch as the main power start for my pc now. . . .

I have to make this for my truck sim rig!

NICE MAAAN, love it!

Just. Amazing

Your videos are just the great greetings from Germany

I will make this thank you for idea!

Man.....you always impress me.

I like this diy because its no extra software and its also cheap and theres also no extra tools if you choose the key ignition

This is so nice!

This is what i looking for 😁

Very helpful as I somehow bought the exact same ignition.

Good video ! 👋🏻👌🏻

I was thinking about this

I need this for my ets2 setup :D

This is sick!

It's so awesome...😀😀

i would 100% use this as my desk button box for powering on my pc and speakers and maybe a lamp

Very nice!

Very Nice!!

Niceeee vid otw to realism

Low key want this to start my PC up

Love for amstudio 😊❤

Very nice bro

Just got a Logitech G920 and pedals and I’m getting this just to mount to my desk to start cars and I am not a I racing guy but I love this stuff

Soooo, how do you put this (I'm mainly focusing on the engine start/stop button, as I'm gonna use this for ETS2) into your 32 function button box?

Very Cool !!!!

I would have wired the engine start button through either the toggle switch or the ACC terminal on the ignition key for extra realism, plus you'd have a way to visually check with a glance if the ignition was physically on or off.

Fantastic.

Good video dude I will probably do the wireing a bit different but still good vid

Hey Amstudio, can you expand on the switch’s positions with the key and what they do actually? Thank you

You've earned yourself a subscriber, fu*$&ng legend.

I don't know why but I love the idea of starting a pc with a key turn like that

I was thinking about this 5 minutes ago

Nice video

How do you set it up in game cause I’m only getting one thing so I can’t put one with the electricity, and the next one on the start

Спасибо огромное за идеи и видео!

This is Fu... Ahh awesome

Question: can I daisy chain the 5v to include 4 led momentary led push buttons? (using this specific board, not the arduino), thank so much for your superb videos!

This is so cool! Do you know how I can mount all 3?

Hey Amstudio! I'm really new to all this, but wanted to make a button box for Star Citizen and wanted to use a key for part of the self destruct sequence and saw this. What exactly is the difference between using a USB Encoder vs an Arduino? When would I want to use a USB encoder over an Arduino and vice versa?

Can you please make a video where you use the same motherboard for the other button box

i was watching this so i can build one for american truck simulator, i was wondering, is it possible to have it function like a normal ignition switch? i dont want to tap it twice just to start it, Acc for Acc, Spring action to start like normal car?

thats coooool

Hi i have a doubt ¿i can use only one Joystick Encoder for make this sim button box and the mod for the logitech shifter mod 18 speeds?

Any details on the toggle switch? can't find a SPST with momentary. there's all eaither on or off. all I can find is momentary SPDT. assuming a safty cover wouldn't work on a SPDT as it would put the switch in the on position for the second function.

I love your tutorials. I'm going to make a collective/throttle for a flight simulator. My problem is the potentiometers in the joystick are analogue, and the joystick is a "gameport" connector. I think the easiest way to get it to work is to pay £20 for a Gameport to USB connector (or buy a USB joystick to mod). Hmmmmmm Hmmmmm

awesome video, im new to the world of pc racing, just wondering if you could do a video on how to put together a speedo and tacho using real car instruments? id love to put in a car dashboard but have no idea what im doing

Regarding the ignition switch (with red cover) + engine start/stop buttons: Would it be possible - using a Pro Micro - to connect things in such a way that when you flip the switch the engine button LED lits up? And then when you flip the ignition off the engine button LED turns off again?

This would be cool to have as a startup for your pc. you could possibly fit it in the cd drive slot if you dont have one.

make a video about your whole setup pls and show all the functions

Do I need 2 usb joystick encoders to use the key ignition, momentary toggle switch and engine start button?

How can I make this for an Arduino? I would like to have some custom commands for it.

When are you going to do your motionw simulator? do and teach us, I'm a fan of your tutorials ...

im just gonna use the keyed switch as a power switch for the whole setup

The joystick encoder does have 8-bit analog input, right? :D. I need that for handbrake.

For the led engine start stop light on the button what is the minimum voltage you can use to power it, I thought they had to be 12v?

How many of those push button LED switches do you think you can hook up to the 5V output on Audriono Leonardo in series?

Could i buy one already assembled and ready to go?

So lit. And no software required :0

i have that exact same encoder and i have a momentary switch for one of my buttons, im trying to map it to the lights in ets2, it works but when i flick it off the light stays on??? what could i do to make the light turn off when the switch is flipped off?

How do you light up the LED without having to Sorder ? Is there a way like the other methods ?

Great video mate! I might have to do this one aswell, I made the tachometer one already. Quick question do your G29 pedal mods work on G27/G25 pedals? Specifically the Inverted Pedals mod and To USB mod, and if those two work the FFB pedals as well. I was thinking about picking up a pair of used G27 ones if they were able to be used. Great stuff! Would love to see a G29 shifter to USB video!

What size are the ring terminals please?