Recommendations for Encoders/Controllers besides EPIC?

[ts11iskra]

Does anyone know any other manufactures besides EPIC that works well with FSUIPC?

I'm a bit new at all this and have spent hours trying to get up to speed as best as I can. While I realize that the Controller/Encoder is really the heart and soul of any good Sim when you add up the cost for the EPIC USB Controller and the required Modules what is most epic is the price! You are looking anywhere from $400 to $884! Ouch!

Can anyone suggest a good alternative?

I have read about the Hagstrom’s (http://www.hagstromelectronics.com) and found the Flight Deck Technology (http://www.flightdecktechnology.com) solutions but was wondering if there were any compatibility issues with FSUIPC? Are these good components? Are there others I should look at?

Any advice is sincerely appreciated.

[kiek]

Hi,

To my knowledge Hagstrom encoders generate key-strokes, they do not use FSUIPC.

Cheap and reliable alternatives that do work with FSUIPC are:

OpenCockpits IOcards http://www.opencockpits.com/index.php?newlang=english

and

FSBUS http://www.fsbus.de/index2.html

Nico