I did a few hat-tricks in the firmware, but when you get down to it, it is no more but an Arduino Leonardo with a couple of switches! Do not let this keep you from making awesome stuff. This project really is 90% hardware, 5% electronics and 5% creativity. And according to the 80/20 rules, 80% of the time went into 20% of the work.Wow, just found this thread, amazing work! I don't think I could pull off all the custom electronics, I would be hopelessly lost. Definitely going to be keeping a close eye on your updates!
Community Event / Creation DIY Controller and Throttle
- Thread starter Cataclysm72
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Dedicated Elite Dangerous gaming PC ordered!
Sorry, I couldn't wait. I will have to eat bread now for a few months.
Sorry, I couldn't wait. I will have to eat bread now for a few months.
yup, parts! GTX970 gfx card and i5 cpu and some other stuffYou mean, Dedicated Elite Dangerous gaming PC (parts) ordered! Right?
Cool beans! Have fun with the build! Are you planning on building it into your simpit, or regular case?
Yeah with a regular case. These things have been optimised for airflow and cable management, i'm not even mentioning the brackets.
Also, my 'sim pit' should actually be called a 'game chair' because it isn't really a pit because it lacks enclosure. But what i can tell is that you need some flexible joints to get in and out, now that the triple monitors have been attached! I may have to decided on some addition space between the seat and the screens for easy entry. I can't imagine myself getting up in time to get the phone.
It'll be a quiet day today. I'll be assembling a PC and installing all the software. I'll let you know when i'm done!
Awesome, and good luck! Don't forget to use Ninite to save some time on the initial software load! https://ninite.com/
Hey you go..
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It's Alive!
Today I made a forum footer; i will be using this 3D render until I have some proper photos
So where are you now? Happy for the duration or are you planning on adding more to the pit?
Surround audio, buttkicker(s) and stuff like that
In no particular order:
- tactile feedback
Perhaps added xbox360 vibration motors to my joysticks, driven by a audio filter. - more switches
I need to mount the panels I designed a few weeks back - lighting
All the panels have a delicate backlight that isn't active yet. - panelling
i want to hide the wooden beams and add painted panels - rebuild seat base
The angle is good, but also the seat rails are mounted on that angle. I need to put the rails level and fine another way to mount the chair at the correct angle. Adjusting the seat is a big issue if you sit on it (your weight makes you fall backwards). No priority because I am content with the current setting.
- screen alignment
It's a little flimsy and I wouldn't mind if the were 10cm further away. It would certainly help getting in and out as well.
Plenty to do, and "the devil is in the details"
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Today i received a new batch of MCP237017 IO multiplexer ic's. Very convenient, because the other day i fried one of them, causing a group of buttons to fail. The reason I fried them? I damaged +5V wire pulling the thing apart, after I decide there was 'no need to pull the power, it'll do fine"..
Anyway, with the new IC's in stock (10 of 'em) I'm free to tinker around with the 3rd and 4th panels, yeah the ones with the nifty backlighting. Should be a 2-hour job perhaps i'll start on it tomorrow, after I've done all the other bits that need doing.
Anyway, with the new IC's in stock (10 of 'em) I'm free to tinker around with the 3rd and 4th panels, yeah the ones with the nifty backlighting. Should be a 2-hour job perhaps i'll start on it tomorrow, after I've done all the other bits that need doing.
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Work has been done on a prototype to include do vibration feedback to the setup. It works like a bass shaker: it filter out the bass frequencies of the game audio and uses that to drive a set of haptic feedback resonators. To be continued.
Color me intrigued!
When I decided on a basshaker I thunk about a DIY option but ended up pulling the trigger on a buttkicker simulation kit.
While a bit pricey, it works awesome and adds some very nice feedback to gameplay!
They can be a bit tricky to configure though, i usually end up fiddling with the settings everytime I start a different game.
When I decided on a basshaker I thunk about a DIY option but ended up pulling the trigger on a buttkicker simulation kit.
While a bit pricey, it works awesome and adds some very nice feedback to gameplay!
They can be a bit tricky to configure though, i usually end up fiddling with the settings everytime I start a different game.
I'll be keeping a keen eye out here as well.
I like to see the DIY stuff others are building it always gives me more ideas I'll never do.
I too opted for the buttkicker option as well.
I like to see the DIY stuff others are building it always gives me more ideas I'll never do.
I too opted for the buttkicker option as well.
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Currently looking at building a few switch panels myself.
Been looking at mmjoy2. As firmware.
Any chance you would share your firmware?.
Would be awesome to do some of the led work you have done.
Also how much if you would, would you sell a master and slave board set for.
Printing pcb and components is extremely expensive here in nz.
Happy to pay and for shipping etc.
Been looking at mmjoy2. As firmware.
Any chance you would share your firmware?.
Would be awesome to do some of the led work you have done.
Also how much if you would, would you sell a master and slave board set for.
Printing pcb and components is extremely expensive here in nz.
Happy to pay and for shipping etc.
Yes i've noticed the same, that is why i am adding a big adjustment .
I've now started to build a little proto-board which house the extremely simply components. One of my friends who is into electronics asked me why i actually used an arduino for this feedback thing and my reply was 'because I don't understand what i'm doing', lol. Doing stuff in software makes sense. This guys is a genius with capacitors and mosfets and I don't understand that stuff.
My firmware was never built to be shared, but there is no rocket science in it. I'll be happy to share it when people want to see what i've been doing. And yes, I have plenty of boards spare give me a PM if you want a set. I might be able to supply the auxiliary components for you. I am surprised that it is so expensive though, because I get everything from China and you are much closer than I am.
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