Sidestick and Bellow
Overview
These instructions describe the installation of the sidestick and bellow. Both sides are to be considered analogue.
In Premium Plug & Fly versions, the sidesticks and tillers are already installed. In this case, you do not need these instructions.
Hardware Assembly
Assembly is very simple. The lower plate is connected to the sidebase and the sidestick mechanism. The upper plate with the sidestick.
Please note that in the newer versions, the top plate is already permanently connected to the sidestick.
Wiring
Wiring should be done after assembly of sidestick and tiller with side base.
The following functions need to be wired:
- Sidestick
- Button Red push button
- Button Black front handle
- Axis Handle movement left and right
- Axis Handle movement up and down
- Tiller
- Button Push button on top
- Axis Control wheel
The side base does not require a separate power supply.
Connectors are plugged into the joystick card which is mounted to the sidestick mechanic.
Buttons have a two wires connector. Axis have a three wires connector.
Please connect wires according to the following example.
The order of the cables on the joystick card is not important. But make sure that you don’t mix 3-wire cables and 2-wire cables.
Once you have connected everything you need - connect to a PC or Mac using a standard USB A to B cable and the device will be recognised as a generic game device. You can then either calibrate or assign your controls using your chosen game or software as you would with any other game controller. That's it!
Make sure that handle movements cannot not interfere with cables.