Tutorial SMC3 Arduino 3DOF Motor Driver and Windows Utilities

Thank you for your prompt response. Would you like to know if simtools and simhab will work together? the simulator chair is tied to simtools, and the shakers are tied to simhab (two different ports and two arduino uno).

Hello friends. I decided to try to connect the simtools program and the Slim Hub program at the same time. Unfortunately I didn't succeed because the Slim Hub requires changing the file to transmit telemetry cfg.txt in the LFS game. When the file cfg.txt SimHub was changed, and the telemetry was received in the SimHub program (the blowers worked), but the telemetry is not received in simtools, although simtools connects to the LFS game (lit in blue, you can run tests and settings in the menu). If the LFS game is patched again, SimHub stops connecting to the game, but simtools is now working properly. (I currently have two Arduino Uno R3s connected to two different ports). How can this be solved?

Why is not recommended to run 3 motors on 6 DOF simulators with SMC3 available? 2 motors are recommended using 3 Arduino Uno R3.

83902 hey a year after build my 6dof.
i am using a sabertooth and arduino uno combo powering 2 motors.
i am looking at the SMC3 utility.
and i see that on Motor 1, the yellow line is closer to the top red line..
but on Motor 2, the yellow line is closer to the bottom...but both have the same settings on SMC3..

I have no idea why this is..
need your help
@noorbeast @SilentChill @BlazinH @Pierre Lalancette @wannabeaflyer2

If I remember correctly, the green line is the position feedback that tries to go to the middle. So since it is below, it gives power to the motor to bring it back to the center. The other one is there, so, no need to send power to the motor.

Correct me if I am wrong people.

Pierre.

when i did was closing up the build of the power and driver parts and putting it online back then.. i noticed i had to reverse the wires between the ampflow motor #2 into the sabertooth motor 2 terminals, in order to make the the green line move as desired... i wired the pots for motor one and two the same..maybe i have to reverse them? or maybe i have something else wired wrong? followed sixdegreesofflight and @wannabeaflyer2 's build...

Do you have problems with your rig? If they were connected upside down, you would know it.

everything is working now.. i associated wrong comm port with SMC3 utility....

how have your been @Pierre Lalancette ? what have your rig and time been, mister?

This is not the place for a conversation, but for a quick recap, I didn't do anything with my rig and my VR for months. I was busy working and doing other project. Did not have yet time to play Outrider which I worked on. I guess I have more fun building rigs that playing them. I have new ideas, but I don't have the time or the budget.

i hear you
i recently built joysticks that resemble miniguns.
im trying to get back into motion sim. excited for the new DCS World updates.
i miss all you guys, wannabeflyer, histoker, it was an endeavour to build my 6dof following u guys

I might get back when elite dangerous odyssey will come out.

do someone know how to use a3 channel to control the feedback gain..??

i currently build 2dof rig mover...

anyone have diagram for 100a dual channel driver?

for this one?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32728776675.html?spm=a2g0s.8937460.0.0.16ca2e0eoZJjXB

Hello to all of you dear simulation colleagues.
I'm going to start using SimTools shortly because a lot of my friends talk about it very well.
I have never used the SimTools interface and I have never used the PID code (SMC3) because for a few days I have been trying to understand what I need and what to download.
I am having difficulty knowing which version of SMC3 I should use for my electronic system (Arduino Uno R3 + Monster Moto).
I think I understand that in the code I have to change a line (MODE1 or MODE2) to "MODE1" because my system requires 3 wires: 1PWM and 2 DIRECTIONS.

QUESTIONS

• Is the last (newest) version of the official SMC3 code I can use in MODE1 SMC3 v1.0?

• In the code "SMC3" I have read 25Khz for Motor 1 and Motor 2, I have read 31Khz for Motor 3. Where is it possible to choose the frequency 25Khz and 31Khz? Where can I select the frequency, from SMC3Utils or Simtools?

• In the SMC3 v1.0 code I saw "A5 - Motion scaler pot input". I would like to know what the A5r pin is for?

I don't have very clear ideas, I would be grateful if you give me these answers because I want to start using Simtools right away and I have to purchase the license.
Thank you