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Game dash help

Discussion in 'Official Companion Apps' started by tadythefish, Jul 26, 2015.

  1. tadythefish

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    hello!

    is there any documentation regarding the Game dash functions? MATH, ROUND, PAD?

    My problem is how to convert Boolean to byte. True = 1, False = 0

    thank you!
    tadythefish, Jul 26, 2015
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    Yes i know how to use MATH, PAD, toHEX functions.... I just tought there is a thread that describes all available functions... Gamedash is one hell of a program... How dou you controll gauges if i may ask? Is there a better software?
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    Where do your boolean come from?
    You should share what you are doing in order to be helped ;-)
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    Simraceway. Im using the dash program to extract varous data from the game... But i'm stuck at Shift UP and Shift DOWN variables... The GAME DASH sends tgem as TRUE and FALSE.. And since everyhing that is sent ro my arduino is in integers, i'm looking at ways to change TRUE and FALSE to 000001 and 000000 so i don't need to change the program so much :) the dash is in work in progress so i don't have any pictures yet:) when the project is complete i will post an article here on the forum;)
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    can you tell us how you can see that Gamedash is sending true or false?
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    @tadythefish, use the Replace function.

    Like this,
    Replace True 000001
    Replace False 000000

    It's easy for me to add GameDash functions should we need more, but I believe we have all we need to do just about anything. With that said thou, should we ever need something else, I will simply add the function to the app! If I can help it, I will never let a project go unfinished because the software does not do what is needed.

    take care guys!
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    Thank you for your reply! I will try it. As for tge functions ... Is it possible to write all of them down to the download page or to a file so if someone downloads the program he has everything he needs? I couldn't find any descriptions for the available functions, just from varoious posts here on the forum. It's hard to search the whole forum if someone is looking for a specific function :) i know there is MATH, REPLACE, PAD, toHEX and i think its toBIN or toDEC not sure:)

    Thank you!
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    I published it as an example in the GameDash FAQ list of functions
    http://www.xsimulator.net/community/faq/gamedash-functions.176/

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    Missed that one ;)
    Thank you again:)
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    @tadythefish, All the commands are all shown in Game Dash itself.
    1) Click a pencil
    2) click Help
    3) Popup shows all commands.

    ex.jpg

    Is that what you are looking for buddy?
    yobuddy
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    Hmmm... I can't remember but I think i clicked the help button and didn't what you see... I don't know i will check this afternoon.

    Anyway i would like to thank everyone for help!

    The dash works now. It still needs cosmetic work...

    I made a quick video of the gauges. I used a Yamaha FZS600 gauges + Arduino nano + Gamedash

    And the fuel gauge also works ;)

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    looks good!
    what motors are you using to move the gauges?
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    I didn't hack the gauges :) they are stock... The arduino sends pulses to the gauges (frequency control, not PWM)
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    The simulator was already working but i wanted to make the motors more quiet. So i raised the frequency of the PWM pins and ofcourse i blew up the controllers:)

    Now that the gaues are complete i can resume work on my new controller that uses motors with encoders for positioning ( servo). I didn't like the original arduino simulator software. So i made a new program from scratch (only copied the serial recieve and convert from hex to dec part of the code;) )

    I will write a post when it is finished;)
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    wow, need to get a dash like that! Would love a real rev counter at least.
    Nathan Older, Oct 21, 2016
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