How much?
Yes please!! I will purchase a set once you bring this to market. Please keep going. Any thoughts of adding some wrap around grips on the joysticks. You just turned the framework into a winmax 2. Please keep us updated!
There are the drop-in replacements for systems that use potentiometer based joysticks. GuliKit makes those for Nintendo Switch and the Steam Deck. So if you for example develop against the Switch or Steam Deck form factors the decision for or against hall effect could be made individually or even later.
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very interesting, as it would simplify the integration in a lot of handheld project; keeping an eye on it and i would definitely participate in a kickstarter
Well that’s pretty interesting. I definitely want to keep an eye on this!
I actually finished it, but don’t have time to post an update.
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Hello, any news on this project ? I would definitely buy them if available.
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I finished them, and they feel great. I recorded the video but gotta put it together.
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Sorry for the necro… Are they finished / available? A close friend just got a FW13, he might be interested!
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They are finished but due to personal circumstances I wasn’t able to bring that project to production yet. I am working on it.
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Good luck, life can get in the way of fun projects.
When they are ready, let us know!
These would be so clutch for gamedev laptops!
@Wiktor_Tomanek any update on this? This seems like it would be the perfect match for the framework 12!
@Seth_Peace OMG you are a genius! That would be an awesome Steam Deck killer.
I redisigned the top lid and did some tuning. After that I realized that even though the joysticks are a lot of fun, they get damaged easily in the backpack. Taking them in and out of the laptop is a lot of hassle, so I started designing a snap-in cover for them.
At some point I will finish them and drop a Kickstarter campaign. I need to fix some more important problems that I have first.
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Hey just a bit of friendly advice, if you’ve never made a hundred or more of the same thing before or can get help from someone who has, don’t do a Kickstarter. A Kickstarter only makes sense if you need to build the capital to pay a manufacturer to churn out your product. Framework Joystick modules are a niche product which I assume you’re making one at a time at home.
If you’re really intent on selling it, I’d recommend selling them individually on something like Etsy or your own storefront. That way you can limit the number of orders you get at a time (put the item out of stock) and pace yourself rather than be in debt to 50 or more people at the same time.
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If you’re designing for the Framework 12, you’d want to make the modules slide in upside down so the joysticks point up in tablet mode.
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Well, because it is using USB-C connectors it can go in either way up.
While the USB ports themselves are symmetrical, the expansion card shells are not. Because the channels that run down the sides of the card aren’t vertically centered either, making modules that fit in either orientation is impractical.
Allowing the joysticks to rotate relative to the USB ports is a possible solution but will come with rigidity issues and add unnecessary complexity.