New external switches

[hokieman]

Hi,
I’ve been trying to search the Forum for help, but I seem to be too basic for what I can find on there.

I’m new to P3Dv4, and I have Win 10, with real cockpit switches with Arduino that are coming to my PC via USB port, and I can login in to serial Putty COM1, COM3, COM4 … and I can see the switches toggling like C420 / C421. I have a yoke coming in as well.

So, is there a tutorial or instructions on the recommended way to input switches in to P3D?
(do I need FSUIPC? Do I need simconnect? P3D doesn’t input switches directly?)

I’ve been experimenting with FSUIPC6, and have been able to get the yoke commands in to P3D successfully, but unable to see any of the switch changes in P3D or FSUIPC on the "buttons and switches" tab.

Can you point me in the right direction?
Thanks!

[jphustman]

I know this is a really old post so I hope you have it figured out by now... but have you checked out MobiFlight?

[Capt_Caveman]

I use Link2FS software for switches and annunciator lights in my simpit with arduino

[navymustang]

I would recommend staying with just the Arduino and writing Lua code to handle the switch input. There are a number of videos and support articles on how to do that.

The other approach for switches is to get rid of the Arduino all together and just use a digital input board such as those from LeoBodner. Then simply read the switch closure right in FSUIPC.