Trying to use Arduino mega 2560 for Flight Sim X (joystick mode with pots)

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Hello

I am really struggling to find code for the Arduino to make a 25 momentary button push
and 10 x 10k pots controller for Microsoft Flight sim X.

Even the mouse analogue program comes up with read lines loading for the Mega 2560
and that is a pre-loaded sketch in examples.

Can any of you help me with code ?

All i need is basic code for 1 button and 1 analogue 10k pot and I can work out how to add
more buttons & pots later.

I really want the PC to read the Arduino as a joystick rather than having to write
program to work with the flight sim.

I did think of ordering IC chips and soldering them to a PCB. I looked up other boards that are already made for joysticks but they are just to expensive for the job in mind.

I'm currently making a button box using an old USB board from the Logic 3 Joystick with throttle and rudder, which is going well :slight_smile: and it is actually cheaper for me to buy old joysticks and just hack them for projects :frowning:

Any way, I'm waffling. If any one can help me with code or new of a common, cheap, IC's that organisations use please let me know

Thank you

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Reading the pots and buttons is standard, but you have to find out how the values are transferred to the PC (USB device kind, protocol...).

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LiamWabbit:
Even the mouse analogue program comes up with read lines loading for the Mega 2560
and that is a pre-loaded sketch in examples.

Do you mean File->Examples->09.USB->Mouse->JoystickMouseControl? Like all of the USB examples it says: "Controls the mouse from a joystick on an Arduino Leonardo, Micro or Due." Those examples only work on Arduino boards with USB-capable processors.