2 dof race-simulator and controllers - building thread

Is there a video for the steering kit?

Ok, the seatmover is in the house, and I had some testruns. I get it to work in LFS. In GT-Legends also, but in GT-Legends the action is a lot weaker than in LFS. I also tried it in GTR2, but nothing happened there. I will spend some afternoons trying different settings etc. I feel also the motors act with a little delay. i think they are strong enough, but maybe there is some setting to make them react faster. A lot to learn but fun My PC dont have requirments for newer games, but it will be a new one later.

Seat need som fake leather etc.. and I need to build it up to fit the wheel on the desktop, also need mounting of the H-shifter

waiting for some video how the seat works.
and for the motor delay, you can look back to SMC3 tools, that's what I do to set the motor work faster.

No, I have not made any videos of the project so far, but will do when its working ok. The steering kit is buildt on EMC ffb

Today i got a little closer, and I think i now understand how to use the Tuning Center. I had to get very low in values to get motion on GT-Legends, but now its working fine.

I tried also Tuning Center on GTR2, but there is no game data. I found a post here about editing a file in GTR2

"do you have a line in the file …\Steam\SteamApps\common\GTR 2 - FIA GT Racing Game\UserData\<yourname>\<yourname>.PLR reading
Write Shared Memory="1" // Write game data to shared memory area"

So I did this change, but it did not help. GTR2 is pached, and I use my default axis setting, that work now in LFS and GTL

A little blury video of my testing the seatmover in GT-Legends. The linkages on the motors are short, so i might try to test if the motors can handle a bit longer linkages. First more testing with settings in SIMTOOLS

My project has come to a point where I start using it in game. From now on it will be continiously updated, but time and money controls the pace of that. But I do have fun using GTR-Legends on my low spec computer. GTR-2 struggle connecting to SimTools, so I am stuck wit GTL for now. Today I made some DIY bass-shakers. They seem to work with Sim-hub, so tomorrow I will mount them on. I am waiting for some boards for making some force-feedback pedals too. next is also making a control-board with buttons for engine, vipers, etc, and also for controlling the hardware.

i mounted some casting wheels so i can move it easily when i jump aboard

Here are some photos:

Nice!
I build two of it too.
Place it on front and back of my rig.
With a used speaker from junkyard its the best option to do a diy bass shakers.
Best price and performance

Nice!,. Good idea with the plastic ruler, You always know the size of your speaker

I have two of the nobsound bluetooth amps, and three speakers. I will try different setupe, and maybe make one more

here acrylic price a little bit high. and a 15 years old plastic ruler can do the job. lol
so your plan is placing the speakers on the each corners?

I am not shure. First I will place one on each side of the seat, and one under the floor in front. I have been thinking the H-shifter need some rumbling too. In a car you feel a lot of vibration on the stick, so maybe use a small diy shaker there.

if I may give some input, its enough to get 1 each under the seat, pedals, and shifter.
before, I put 4 on each corners, but I doesn't feel different with only 2 front and back.
I cant feel if the feedback is from where.
so its gonna efficient with only 3 location like you mention before.

There will be some experimenting this. I guess it also depends on inputs from SimHub. I guess t.ex. curbs choosing "Road-impact" will give feedback depending on what side the car touch them. I will have them mounted directly on the side of the seat, not the corners of the rig. But the fun of DIY is testing, so my plan might change

So.. Tested first with two nobsound bluetooth amps. Seems to be a lot of delay with bluetooth. A little better with just one but there is still a little latency. Any tips, or do I need to buy a usb version? I have one shaker on each side, but for now connected together in a rear channel, and one a little bigger under the floor, on a front channel. I will make a small one to have under the shifter. i think it will be cool with a stick that is shaking when engine is running

Ok, I do have a Focusrite Scarlett external usb soundcard, and might use that for now, just wiring to the nobsound. I guess the USB-version of nobsound is ok, so might order one. Anyway, really cool to make the rig come alive with these totally free diy bass-shakers, combined with 2-dof motion. Only one negativ thing, having the rig upstars, my wife complains dust falling from the roof down in the livingroom

yes, wired amp and external sound card is best solution for input delay.
here is my little shaker for the pedals.
And yes its the best I ever did to make them for free

Cool, All the money was spent on the fancy keyboard I guess

lol. you got me there mate.