PC Driving Simulator Help Please (Motion)

Hi Ben.

I too like to hack and mod everything, and I need to take my latest idea to the next level. I would really love and appreciate your input on my project.

Firstly a little info on the project so far;

I modded my SteelSeries SRW-S1 motion sensor wheel to fit on a Sidewinder PC steering wheel base so I could get force feedback F1 wheel on the cheap. That was the easy part though. I now plan on building a full on sim racing seat but I want some sort of motion and there is no way I can afford D-box motion actuators.

Since the Sidewinder base tells the racing sim the wheel position etc, I wondered if I could use the motion sensor input from the SRW-S1 to control a motor that would make the seat or the whole rig move inline with the steering wheel.

I have at my disposal 2 power wheelchair motors with 32:1 gearbox (images below) along with motor controller and joystick etc.

I guess what I would like to ask you, Ben, is; how would you go about it and what extra hardware do you think I might need etc?

Any input is very welcome.

Thanks in advance, Steve.

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Former Member over 12 years ago

Steve,

I'm wanting to do a very similar thing to what you have done with the SRW and Sidewinder steering wheels. Can you give any advice on how you wired the two together?

Do the steering input and force feedback both happen in the Sidewinder unit, or does the steering input come from the SRW? And do all the controls on the SRW still work? Is it just a simple case of connecting both steering wheel i/o to the PC and it 'just works', or do I need to rewire them to only have one steering input?

Sorry if these questions seem a bit stupid but I want to have a good idea of what I'm doing before I start hacking.

Many thanks!
Ash
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi Ash.

The sidewinder handles steering input and force feedback, controls from SRW-S1 still work.

You will need to remove the steering wheel from the sidewinder and cut out the center as you will need to keep this part in order for it to work. Pass the USB lead of the SRW S1 through the Sidewinder steering shaft and out the back of the unit and connect it to your PC seperately.

You will need to make your own adapter to attach the SRW-S1 to the sidewinder base.

See images:

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[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_154954_zps230f7307.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_155109_zps82670c52.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_155452_zps8faa1098.jpg[/IMG]
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi Ash.

The sidewinder handles steering input and force feedback, controls from SRW-S1 still work.

You will need to remove the steering wheel from the sidewinder and cut out the center as you will need to keep this part in order for it to work. Pass the USB lead of the SRW S1 through the Sidewinder steering shaft and out the back of the unit and connect it to your PC seperately.

You will need to make your own adapter to attach the SRW-S1 to the sidewinder base.

See images:

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_154714_zps91b34dd4.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_154954_zps230f7307.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_155109_zps82670c52.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i945.photobucket.com/albums/ad297/hatchet_2009/20130330_155452_zps8faa1098.jpg[/IMG]
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

Hi Steve,

That's great, thanks for the info. So you can literally just connect both steering wheel USBs to the PC and it works? Fantastic, that makes life easier.

When you say cut out the center of the sidewinder wheel, on your photos is that the black plastic plate or that whole circuit board?

Much appreciated,

Ash
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Former Member over 12 years ago in reply to Former Member

The entire center. The hub, the circuit board and the retaining plastic piece.
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