Cardboard Kerbal Controller

[nathangray]

My controller is still in prototype stage. I'm not sure it needs to get farther...

I'm using openbeam for the frame, aerospace-grade cardboard, and various leftover bits from other projects.

This controller features audible alarms for things like low power, and the Quiet! button is for ignoring them.

The buttons light up to match game state, I'm using these ones:

https://www.adafruit.com/products/1439

Under the missle cover is a momentary switch, so I just push it up for stage, then flip the cover down to prevent accidents.

The joystick is for the camera.

Big thanks to zitroen and marzubus for their work on KSPSerialIO:

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/66393-Hardware-Plugin-Arduino-based-physical-display-serial-port-io-tutorial-%2817-Dec%29

When Telemachus gets updated, I hope to put my tablet in the top and use it for all the displays.

Code is available, if anyone's interested.

I'm still looking for a good joystick for actual flight.

Edited February 25, 2015 by nathangray
Fix picture?