So as far as my base level apprehension is concerned, I've managed to convert an F-22 Pro to USB using mmjoy2, mainly by carefully following pictures I've downloaded from this forum. So, I'm not that dumb, but I'm pretty dumb. I'm believe I can figure out how to daisy chain these boards together. I'm a little scared that this page seems to indicate that they actually made a typo on the board, and the input is the output, and the output is the input, but I can probably forge through that too.
What I'm mostly hung up on here is that the breakout board I've linked to takes six connections, and running a shift register on mmjoy2 or Thrustmaster/compatible takes five connections. So do I just leave one of them unconnected? Which one would that be? Here's my best effort at making a chinese room:
ser_out = serial out = SPI-MISO SH/LD = shift/load = SPI-CS CLK = clock = SPI-SCK CE = clock enable = leave unsoldered GND = ground = GND VCC = power = VCC
Can anyone let me know if I've passed the Turing Test? Thanks.