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Building functional embedded systems and flight sim hardware from salvaged and repurposed components. Firmware in STM32 HAL and Arduino. Interfaces that run in the browser. Everything open source.
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PROJECTS

TBAS all components mounted TBAS electronics
FLAGSHIP
PROJECT 001
TBAS
Tactical Battlefield Awareness Suite — acoustic direction finding using TDOA physics. Two microphones 28cm apart calculate sound angle, a servo tracks the source, and a rolling-code IR system identifies friend or foe. Live browser radar over Web Serial.
FLAGSHIP ARDUINO TDOA IFF WEB SERIAL SERVO
GITHUB → WEB UI →
HOTAS sidestick after paint HOTAS front view
SCRAP WOOD
PROJECT 002
HOTAS_JOYSTICK
DIY HOTAS sidestick — hand-carved from furniture scrap destined for bonfire, painted with leftover house paint. STM32 Blue Pill running native USB HID. No drivers, no vJoy. 4 axes, 10 buttons, 100Hz polling. Tested in FlightGear and War Thunder.
SCRAP WOOD STM32 USB HID BLUE PILL CALIBRATION
GITHUB → DEMO ▶
Gamepad design Gamepad electronics
TEST PAD
PROJECT 003
DIY-ROUGH-GAMEPAD
Handmade USB HID gamepad and reusable test pad — STM32F103C8T6, 6 analog axes, 12 buttons, no drivers needed. Built to prove you can make a working game controller from rough, repurposed parts.
STM32 USB HID 6-AXIS 12-BTN MPU6050
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DEMO VIDEOS

FlightGear demo
HOTAS in FlightGear
HOTAS_JOYSTICK
War Thunder demo
HOTAS in War Thunder
HOTAS_JOYSTICK
Gamepad tester
Gamepad axis test
DIY-ROUGH-GAMEPAD
HOTAS build process
HOTAS build process
HOTAS_JOYSTICK
TBAS explanation
TBAS explained (Hinglish)
TBAS
TBAS acoustic test
TBAS acoustic tracking
TBAS
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SKILL SET

// FIRMWARE
STM32 HAL95%
Arduino90%
USB HID Protocol85%
Interrupts & Timing80%
// HARDWARE
Circuit Design85%
Soldering90%
Analog Signal Chain80%
Mechanical Assembly85%
// TOOLS
STM32CubeIDE90%
CubeMX88%
Web Serial API75%
ST-Link / SWD85%
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BUILD PHILOSOPHY

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Real engineering is not about having the best tools. It's about solving problems with what's available. This build proves a fully functional USB HID joystick can be built from workshop scrap, leftover paint, and determination.

If you have hands and a problem to solve, you already have everything you need.

— forgeVII, building from the scrap pile
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CONTACT

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MAIN ACCOUNT
github.com/forgeVII
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ORGANIZATION
github.com/forgeVII-org
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YOUTUBE
@forgeVII