A portable peripheral control device , for simulating endoscopy procedures, comprising: - a mounting element ; - a control lever , constrained to the mounting element and reproducing a handgrip of a flexible endoscope for medical use, the control lever having a plurality of actuating means (8a, 8b 8c, 8d, 9, "a", 8e, 8f) replicating corresponding actuating means presented by the handgrip of the flexible endoscope for medical use, - a movement device configured for simulating a movement of a tubular element of a flexible endoscope; the peripheral control device being configured for converting at least one actuation of the control lever into an electrical signal "s1" signifying the actuation, the peripheral control device being configured for converting at least one activation of the actuating means (8a, 8b 8c, 8d, 9, 'a', 8e, 8f) into an electrical signal "s2" signifying the activation, the peripheral control device being configured for converting a movement of the movement device into an electrical signal "s3" signifying the movement, the peripheral control device comprising at least one output for the electrical signals "s1", "s2" "s3", characterized in that the actuating means comprise a regulator for simulating the rigidity of the flexible endoscope; the peripheral control device being configured for converting an actuation of the regulator into a fourth electrical signal "s4", and in that the actuating means comprise at least one directional knob configured to allow a simulation of a rotation of the tip of the flexible endoscope and a locking element of the directional knob ; the peripheral control device being configured for converting an actuation of the directional knob and/or of the locking element into a second electrical signal "s2". - a mounting element ; - a control lever , constrained to the mounting element and reproducing a handgrip of a flexible endoscope for medical use, the control lever having a plurality of actuating means (8a, 8b 8c, 8d, 9, "a", 8e, 8f) replicating corresponding actuating means presented by the handgrip of the flexible endoscope for medical use, - a movement device configured for simulating a movement of a tubular element of a flexible endoscope; the peripheral control device being configured for converting at least one actuation of the control lever into an electrical signal "s1" signifying the actuation, the peripheral control device being configured for converting at least one activation of the actuating means (8a, 8b 8c, 8d, 9, 'a', 8e, 8f) into an electrical signal "s2" signifying the activation, the peripheral control device being configured for converting a movement of the movement device into an electrical signal "s3" signifying the movement, the peripheral control device comprising at least one output for the electrical signals "s1", "s2" "s3", characterized in that the actuating means comprise a regulator for simulating the rigidity of the flexible endoscope; the peripheral control device being configured for converting an actuation of the regulator into a fourth electrical signal "s4", and in that the actuating means comprise at least one directional knob configured to allow a simulation of a rotation of the tip of the flexible endoscope and a locking element of the directional knob ; the peripheral control device being configured for converting an actuation of the directional knob and/or of the locking element into a second electrical signal "s2". <EOS>