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  1. MarkusB

    MarkusB Well-Known Member Gold Contributor

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    Dear All,

    after being a silent member for some time, it is finally time to introduce myself.

    My name is Markus and I'm living in Bremen, Germany.

    I am not a particular racing or flight simulator enthusiast, but I am really fascinated by virtual reality in general.
    After playing around with the Oculus Rift for some time (sitting at my desk, getting motion sickness, but still enjoying the experience), I thought about further increasing the feeling of immersion.
    Well, and a motion simulator seems to be something that's worth trying. So here I am.

    My goal is building a 2 DOF seat mover, driven by 2 JRK 12v12 controllers, plus 1 additional JRK for providing some airstream.
    The software I am planning to start with is the NoLimits 2 Rollercoaster.

    Three days ago I started building a kind of model prototype with my good old Fischertechnik collection that I did not touch for about 35 years :). The reason is simply that I want to get an understanding of the entire system before spending weeks or months of building a rig and then perhaps getting stuck with something. (This did not stop me from already buying most of the needed components, like wiper motors, a powerful power supply, a cardan joint, etc.)

    So I soldered the JRKs, built the Fischertechnik seat mover, configured the JRKs via the JRK Configuration Utility, and did some configurations with SimTools. I also patched the NoLimits Rollercoaster, but that's what I am still working on. Guess it will need some more days until one of my daughter's plush toys becomes my test pilot.

    So far for now.

    Best regards,
    Markus

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    bsft, Nov 16, 2015
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  3. Ivanir

    Ivanir radical simulation

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    Like all of you,
    I find myself itching to build a simulator. I am a big DIY'er from mechanical to electronics perspective. I have a past in racing and take my car on the track from time to time but the simulator games have gotten to such a high level of accuracy that i feel it is time for me to take on this project in order to really get the feel as best as possible. I am still in the process of researching and gathering parts as of now but will be getting started soon I hope.:):D:D
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    Ivanir, Nov 17, 2015
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  4. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Ivanir

    Have a look at existing member builds, that may help you refine your own project: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    You will find the FAQ section covers many detailed build related topics: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    We have a glossary for all those pesky acronyms we tend to use, which will help you decipher some descriptions: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Feel free to ask questions, the members here give freely of both their time and expertise.

    You can find other nearby members and add yourself to the Member Map: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/memberMap/

    Good luck with your project.
    noorbeast, Nov 17, 2015
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  5. Michael King

    Michael King New Member

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    Hi guys I'm new here and wanting to learn and build my own 2DOF simulator.

    Btw, I'm Michael King a Computer programmer from PH :)
    Michael King, Nov 17, 2015
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  6. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @Michael King.

    You have come to the right place, there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
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    noorbeast, Nov 17, 2015
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  7. MarkusB

    MarkusB Well-Known Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi David,

    thanks for your reply. Sure, I'll start a thread and post my progress.

    Looking forward to our discussions and your support,
    Markus
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  8. Pari

    Pari New Member

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    Hello Markus
    Very nice test-build.
    I´m from germany too. Do you know which typ of motors you want to use and where to buy these?
    Pari, Nov 18, 2015
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  9. MarkusB

    MarkusB Well-Known Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi Pari,

    I already have some 12V wiper motors. I can post photos and types/descriptions within the next days, but I will do this in my building thread. It is titled "JRK 12v12 Based 2 DOF Seat Mover". Please have a look there. (I will probably need some days, since I am very busy the rest of this week.)
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    MarkusB, Nov 18, 2015
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  10. Herfeest77

    Herfeest77 New Member

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    Hello!

    I searched the net a soft that allows me to obtain LFS data so far have nothing physically since 4 years stop working on the simulator. I have looked for ways to make a force feedback steering wheel, I am very interested in (simtools) and the hardware that I've thought the same data delivery simtools RS232 for engines make an algorithm to send data to engine FFB. Upload hope soon and if I can help with LFS plugins.
    sorry for my English, it will improve thanks translator google hahaha XD

    thanks for the great community!
    Herfeest77, Nov 19, 2015
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  11. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    SimTools itself is not really designed for FFB support. Instead have a look at the software used by OpenSimWheel for both calibration and FFB.

    You can find wheel related topics here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/steering-wheels.65/
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    noorbeast, Nov 19, 2015
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  12. dierquin

    dierquin New Member

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    Hello than anything my apologies for my English (google translator)... long wanted to do a simulator for cars and these days e had the opportunity and the time to do it but before I wanted to assemble a model with an arduino one and some servos but there is no way to make it work more than anything by theme of the setting... and nothing live in tenerife Spain Islands and gradesco your help in this matter
    dierquin, Nov 22, 2015
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  13. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Nov 22, 2015
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  14. grooste_lwd

    grooste_lwd Active Member

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    Hello all,
    I,m GroOSTe from NL=>FR=>LwD. I wan to make my one simulator. I'm totally new to sim. Just a few weeks ago its gadding into my mind.
    This in my Simulator desing:

    new sim 2.jpg
    Wiremap found on this page white extra PODS, chinees H-bridge 43amp, extra motor. I not studied elctro are C. So hope it wil work this way. Mybe someone can ckeck my wiremap. Code I want to use is SMC3 v0.7. Wiring-3-Motors.jpg
    Building until now
    SAM_0520.JPG SAM_0524.JPG SAM_0526.JPG
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2015
    grooste_lwd, Nov 23, 2015
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  15. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    noorbeast, Nov 23, 2015
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  16. gpau

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    Hello, I am new to the particular forum , I fell in love 6DOF , browsing the forum I found many interesting things , I would build me a 6DOF , you'll definitely needed support.
    Thank you
    gpau, Nov 23, 2015
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  17. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Please don't post the same thing in multiple places, it makes it difficult to follow if there are different responses to the same thing in two different places. I have responded here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/new-user.7706/
    noorbeast, Nov 23, 2015
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  18. KlotziDotCom

    KlotziDotCom New Member

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    Hey everyone,

    fairly new to the whole simulator thing - I love to play racing games and tinker with Arduinos in my free time. After some research, I found this site and thought I should register because there are a lot of friendly and helpful people here and tons of advice.

    Looking forward to built my first motion seat :)

    ~ KDC
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  19. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    Welcome @KlotziDotCom.

    You have come to the right place, there is a really active community here who freely give of their time and expertise.

    You will find plenty to get you started in the FAQs, from design software, dimension of sims, to PSUs, pots, motors, JRKs, Arduinos and Motor Monsters and more: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/

    If something sounds odd then look it up in the glossary: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/glossary-of-acronyms-and-names.66/

    When you are ready please start your own project thread here: http://www.xsimulator.net/community/forums/diy-motion-simulator-projects.22/

    Good luck with your project.
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    noorbeast, Nov 24, 2015
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  20. Milton

    Milton Well-Known Member Gold Contributor

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    Hello everyone, a few month ago i pickup a Sim Racing wheel for my PC and fallen in love with the feeling of racing, i am now hooked on Sim Racing and want more!...
    i started to build my Rig form y sim and can not wait to have all done!.

    Best to All,
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    Milton, Nov 24, 2015
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