Elite Dangerous Switch Panel - SharkFinn DX1

[Dax SharkFinn]

Hi guys. A little while back I finished my switch panel I was making for Elite: Dangerous and I put a bunch of the WIP photo's together to make a mini diary of the experience. I posted it on reddit (I'm Dax SharkFinn over there)
And thought I'd share it here too!

http://m.imgur.com/a/JyIF5

I'm still an electronics noob but if anyone has any questions I'll do my best to answer!

 

[Zylark]

It certainly looks good, and I'm glad to see a new convert to the fun of Arduinos and electronics

Thumbs up!

 

[Spenceuk99]

Good work that!

Still on the xbox version but I was toying with the idea of foot switches for the pc.

 

[ForeverN00b]

Nice job, looks good. Maybe you aren't as much of a newb as when you started.

 

[Dax SharkFinn]

That's true, not quite a noob now.
Got an LCD screen. Need to work out how to use it for version 2!

 

[IndigoWyrd]

Nice work all around.
I am curious though, simply because I haven't experimented much yet, but how does this register when assigning functions in the Controls settings?
I'm planning to add to my collection of controls, and have neither the patience nor the steady hand for wiring up my own, so I'm looking at :

one of these, which is a USB switch controller. But I haven't any idea how it would map in the configuration.

Another option might be this: http://www.desktopaviator.com/Products/Model_2040/index.htm

Clearly, some assembly required, but it allows up to 20 switches to be controlled.

 

[Dax SharkFinn]

That's the thing that originally gave me the idea for this. I'm not too sure how that interfaces. The SharkFinn uses a microcontroller that acts like a keyboard, so when I flip a switch or press a button it's the same as hitting a key or series of keys.
I think that device you pictured is a bit more complicated.