A320 Simulator Tiller

CNFSimulator.A320 Tiller Product Specification (PDF)

CnTech Tiller user manual

Download the firmware

Connected by USB: only manually adjust the brightness of the lights, cannot be adjusted according to the game software.

Connected by CAN:

Brightness can be adjusted automatically alongside other simulator components and within the game itself, but it must be configured in the iFSim.Ready software. Note that this feature only works for aircraft models currently supported by iFSim.Ready.

---If you only buy a Tiller from CnTech, you will need to have a CAN box to connect the tiller with your computer:

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---If you already have other componets from CnTech (like Throttle Quadrant or panels), you will only need to connect Tiller to an components with ethernet cable:

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Product Applications

Flight Enthusiasts
Aimed at home flight-simulation enthusiasts, it reproduces the A320 tiller’s shape, non-linear scale and handling 1:1; the driver-free Type-C connection works plug-and-play with MSFS, Prepar3D and X-Plane, bringing realistic ground steering home.

Research Platforms
For aviation colleges, research institutes and laboratories, it supports research and teaching in control ergonomics, cockpit human-machine interaction and flight-simulation control; over the CAN bus it can be integrated into full-cockpit simulators or test platforms with user-defined signals.

Simulator Integration
Paired with CNFSimulator.A320 series simulators and CnTech cockpit components, it serves as the captain-side or first-officer-side nose-wheel steering control, daisy-chained with the throttle quadrant and sidestick on the same CAN bus for joint commissioning and expansion.

Key Features

• 01 Authentic Look and Feel — Styled after the real A320 tiller, with a premium glossy finish and a grip that fits the palm; rotation travel matches the aircraft.
• 02 Spring Return to Centre — An internal return spring brings the grip back to neutral when released, with a centring force matching the real tiller’s operating logic.
• 03 Non-Linear Scale Reproduced — RH/LH scales of 0, 10, 30, 50 and 75 are silk-screened to the real aircraft layout at non-uniform angles, with matching position and typeface.
• 04 High-Precision Hall Sensing — Rotation is measured by contactless Hall-effect sensors — no mechanical wear, high linearity and long service life.
• 05 DISC Disconnect Button — Pressing the button temporarily decouples the rudder pedals from nose-wheel steering and releases them on let-go, exactly as on the real aircraft.
• 06 Dual Communication, Plug and Play — Type-C uses native driver-free HID and is recognised by Windows as a standard game controller; the CAN bus links the tiller into full-cockpit installations with iFSim.Ready.
• 07 Aviation-Grade Backlight — Light-guide scales are evenly lit and dimmable; on Type-C, hold the button and rotate the grip within 5 s of power-up to set brightness — the setting survives power cycles.
• 08 Multiple Mounting Options — The bare module bolts through four holes onto cockpit platforms; with the enclosure, M4 bolts fix it to the floor and butterfly clips in the side slots clamp it to a desk.

Product Components

Component	Description
Steering Handle	Styled after the A320 tiller with a glossy black finish; rotates left and right and springs back to centre when released.
DISC Disconnect Button	Pushbutton on top of the grip; pressing it temporarily disconnects the rudder pedals from nose-wheel steering. Actuation force ≤ 19 N.
Backlit Scale Panel	Non-linear scale silk-screened to the real aircraft — RH/LH 0, 10, 30, 50, 75; an aviation-grade light guide gives even, adjustable backlight.
Base Plate	Metal base plate with four φ4.5 mm through holes (92 mm spacing) for direct mounting on cockpit platforms.
Rotation Mechanism and Angle Sensing	High-precision Hall-effect sensors detect rotation without contact or wear; spring return-to-centre mechanism, travel ±72°.
Base Enclosure	Black sheet-metal enclosure with eight M4 threaded holes in the base and 64 × 8.5 mm mounting slots on three sides (optional).
Electrical Interfaces	Dual RJ45 (CAN IN / OUT) plus a Type-C port; the two communication methods are mutually exclusive and must not be used at the same time.

Connection and Mounting

The A320 Tiller offers both CAN bus and Type-C communication — choose one, never both at the same time. For CAN: run a Cat 8 shielded network cable from either CAN port on the tiller to the CNTECH-CanBox, and connect the CAN box to the computer with a USB cable; the tiller then works with iFSim.Ready or, using the CnTech CAN protocol, integrates into full-cockpit simulators and test platforms. For Type-C: plug the tiller straight into a USB port — Windows recognises it as a standard game controller with no driver installation.

Multiple mounting options are provided. The bare module can be bolted to a cockpit platform through the four φ4.5 mm holes (92 mm spacing) in its base plate. With the optional enclosure, the unit can be fixed to the floor with M4 bolts through the eight threaded holes in the enclosure base, or clamped to a desk or platform with butterfly clips engaged in the 64 × 8.5 mm slots on three sides (the electrical-interface side carries no slot). Backlight brightness follows the aircraft-model lighting logic over CAN; on Type-C it is set by holding the button and rotating the grip within 5 s of power-up.

Compatibility

Supported Platforms & Aircraft Model