GTE Button Box DIY Files

GTE Button Box

Want to make your own button box? Then this is your chance! With this comprehensive step-by-step guide from Pokorny Engineering you build a realistic GTE button box for your sim rig in no time.

Tip: also check out this button box diy video!

Features

- 4 mm genuine carbon fibre front and back plate
- Angled swivel plate
- 22 illuminated push buttons
- 3 CTS288 rotary encoders
- 1 switch with 12 positions (with strong clicks) used as an encoder for brake balance adjustment
- 1 button lighting switch
- 100×100 VESA M5 mount
- Ali profile mounting: adjustable M5 slotted nut
- Based on a generic STM32F103C8T6 development board from eBay/AliExpress or other shops

Content

- Detailed construction manual (28 pages)
- Full BOM (parts list with links)
- Files for 3D printing (.stl, printable on a 200×200 mm bed)
- Files for manufacturing carbon fibre/aluminium parts (.dxf and .step)
- Fabrication files for the daughter board ($2 at JLCPCB)
- Firmware for the board (Total 27 inputs + 2 analogue, RGB LED control, backlight control, dual coupling system with calibration mode, ...)
- Stickers in pdf and vector formats (printable)

Compatibility

The GTE button box is only compatible with a PC. It functions as a standard game controller, allowing input assignment in any gaming simulator, including racing and flight simulators.