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Showroom Project going from wood to steel 2DOF platform

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by dedas, Apr 2, 2014.

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  1. dedas

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    it seems that upgrading to Simtools V2.4 is the solution.
    Now he's much more responsive and the movements are smooth.
    Going to do some Tests with other games now to see how the're doing :cheers
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    Okay, tested Dirt3, rFactor2 & Assetto Corsa,
    the difference is unbelievable, Simtools V2.4 is a day and night difference.
    everything is now more adjustable and much smoother. :thumbs

    What I do notice is that when I use SimUtil V1.1 my arduino doesn't save the correct settings.
    V0.63 has no problems (but I'm going to test that extensively).
    :nerd
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    My Motion Simulator:
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    I use smc3 v1.01 and if it saves the last one automatically and you can also save several configurations manually.

    Good job, keep it up. It's great. Simtools works very well.
    i use traslator.
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    My Motion Simulator:
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    looks like everything is working fine now. :thumbs
    Made a prototype with a analog hall sensor to replace the potentiometers (sensitive to wear).
    had some problems with the oscillation of the motors but I fixed that too :)

    Having a lot of fun with the sim now,
    Making a bracket to hang a 40" and two 24" monitors.
    I remove the monitor that now moves with the chair, that is just too much :nerd
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    Hmmm i blew up one of my h-bridges (IBT-2),
    so i bought some bts7960's via Aliexpress, with my smd station replaced the defective chip and now it works properly again (i'm happy again:grin)
    218cdec4-109a-4b76-8a70-1ffb31772c5b.jpg 47c872b0-b029-4490-b264-3d83fa7b8457.jpg
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    CIMG0838.JPG
    Updated my rig, 3 x 23" screens on a bracket (made myself :))
    it give's simracing/flying a new dimension and experiance :grin
    All my friends are enjoing the sim:thumbs, it's great fun (with a couple of beers and chips)
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    My Motion Simulator:
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    An extension for my sim :cool:
    Okay build my own F1 steer (posted in another article)
    This is how it looks like on my Logitech G27 rig :thumbs
    CIMG0839.JPG
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    A other update i always wanted to implement.
    Hall-Sensor instead of analog pots (who tends to wear out on time) :grin
    CIMG0865.JPG
    So i'm using a (cheap) 49E hall-sensor, 3D printed a housing to hold the sensor (because i want to exchange them easily)
    This is my experimental setup, so i can test it before i mount it on mij rig.:thumbs
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