$450 Mige Direct Drive Wheel using MMOS and AASD

hey, what code in Arduino did you use? i'm looking for a code to make MCP4725 I can't find anything, could you tell me the code?

@David Böttger can you link to this firmware please? Can't seem to find a download link.

Hey, I sadly no longer have the sketch. But you essentially want to do something like this: https://arduino.stackexchange.com/q...-on-one-arduino-to-an-analog-input-on-another

So if you can send the pwm to the arduino, and use the arduino to translate the pwm signal to a 12bit value so 0-4095 then you can send that value to the MCP to generate the appropriate voltage.

It did not work for me very well and made the ffb signal very erratic, and sometimes dangerous. It is possible that simply my implementation was bad as I am not a good coder.

Ok thanks

Here is the link to VNMCar Simulators GitHub page: https://github.com/hoantv/CarSimulatorFirmware
I suggest to check out his discord. He is very active there and he implements the new features very quickly. It is still in the early development phase but works great already. I am very interested in your experience with it. Please keep us updated.

Hope it's ok to add some pics in this thread of my +"$450" MMOS Wheel project. I exceeded the challenge price but I sort of kept with the DIY aspect, bought the Thanos PCB, Servo 130ST-M10015. Used Thanos' settings and set it up to give it a try. Had to play around a bit to understand how the software all worked and rewatch some of Thanos YouTube videos to get everything working.

The computer I am using is not my SIM computer so I used the IRacing Wheel test program along with MMOS software, ran the setup on 120v. I heard no humming noise at all from this setup even hitting the stops (about 50% Max Force, wasn't even going to try 100% ).

Next up moving it to my sim rig and giving it a go with RFactor . . .

Got my DD wheel onto my sim rig today and it works but, once I start RFactor2 up and I am in game with a car instead of getting feedback I get rotation when I turn the wheel, it rotates to the stop then starts back to the other direction to the stop? I can stop the wheel and return back to center but as soon as I move off center it rotates on it's own again? What am I missing in my settings? Outside the game it works fine same in RF2 configuration soon as you go in the car forces reverse. I'm using Thanos' setting from this post, I did set Pn190 to -50 instead of -100 to control wheel oscillation at center.

Not sure if I can post a video as I only have 2 posts so far on this forum . . .

SOLVED: I was using a Controller file I had modified that was originally used for my G27 wheel, used a OSW controller file (which I can now modify for my MMOS wheel) and it's working correctly . . . for the record 100% FFB is way more than this ole'man needs!!

All I can say this setup is AMAZING! Thanks to all of you who share your info for those less fortunate to have the "brains" required to figure this stuff out!

Invert rfactor2 ffb

Controller.JSON
"Steering effects strength":-10000,

Thanks, I posted a followup comment to my first comment. (wasn't able to edit my first comment). I appreciate your reply as a confirmation I'm headed in the right direction!

I should have searched the net for my reverse ffb issue as I found my answer was my .JSON file. I was using was a modified copy of the G27 wheel which had "10000". I made that change to my modified .JSON and that made little change so I decided I would instead use another DD .JSON file as my starting base to modify to suit my MMOS DD wheel.

It's all a learning process and I have a lot to learn! I am thankful so many are willing to share!

Have you been able to build a box?

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I dont know you, guys, but I find that beep at such high frequency and intensity so unpleasant that I can't spend more than 5 minutes playing because of the headache it causes. (I am not a person who usually has headaches, actually... never).
I dont care if the motor makes more or less noise, cause its low and temporal noise, but that constant 10KHz beep its unbearable, literally.
It seems incredible to me that there is no more emphasis on this problem , I mean, you guys can stand the noise it makes? For me it would at least be a reason to stop using it (unless there was a viable solution).

@Thanos Does your controller solve the servodriver high frequency noise issues?

@67 year old I can no longer hear 10khz.
Can you possibly wear earplugs?
I tried to Google High frequency earplugs but all I could find is "Call your audiologist."
I believe the 10khz audio is coming from the switching circuit. Since these servo units were meant for industrial use I doubt they were considered about the noise at all.
I have to agree with the above post and build a sound deadening enclosure for the drive unit.

There are lots of post about the noise on racedepartment. Some have built boxes. If I remember they say the noise comes from both the motor and the driver.

Nice work man! yeah the 450 benchmark is the minimum (cheaper if you use a 90st motor) but its only for use with the discovery board.. the extra spent on the TDD is money wll spent mate! you'll love it. just consider you may need shielded motor cables if you experience EMI etc.. but yeah. happy driving

i am trying to use my MMOS wheel and TDD board with Rf2

is there a special driver to get it to work ?

do any of you guys use RF2 ?

RF2 is the only SIM I run;

I upgraded from a G27 and was having issues, I selected a driver for SIMCube as my base driver for the MMOS build and have it working, I loaded that driver made my changes then saved it back out as "DD MMOS" from there I have a driver for each shifting setup I use ie paddle or h-pattern (that's probably not necessary).

I have not gone in a changed any of the .JSON settings other than turning down the ones related to impacts (don't recall which those are off the top of my head) per recommendations I saw on someone's YoutTube video on DD wheel settings. The wheel will do some damage to you if those are set high! I need to get some time to sit down and play with setting to tune the wheel to my liking but it's been fine the way it is. I used Thanos' base setting in the MMOS software and use about 30% FFB, each car will be different and again will be to your liking and servo size you are using.

I am by far NOT and expert on any of this!

Thank you for the tip, i will give it a go and hopefully save a suitable controller file

@Gadget999
I'm using rf2 with mmos.
I don't think I had to do anything other than reversing the force.
What is the problem?

It detects the mmos 2014 but there is no driver available in Rf2

None of the pedals or steering inputs seem to work

@Gadget999
I use only the steering wheel with mmos.
No presets are used.
No device driver is installed.