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| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Impact93 on April 22, 2012, 07:49:57 pm ---You guys heard of a HAPP pcb FFB communicator? Apparently it makes ALL MAME games communicate force feedback? I'm unclear on the details, just heard of it briefly. --- End quote --- Doubtful. The outputs aren't there in MAME as far as I know, so I don't see how you could get ffb with no signal to base it on. In searching for that though, I came accross this guy's work: http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/my-homemade-ffb-controller.37051/ He's written his own software for one of these: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9931 That makes it appear to the PC as a game controller and output ffb signals. Looks like a promising interface for using Happ FFB wheels! He's still using the AMC servo amplifier, but says he plans to design his own. In his youtube videos, it doesn't appear to have any of the shaking issues. (EDIT: The youtube videos are someone else who used an arduino) Man, I wish I had this guy's understanding of both the hardware and software side of ffb. :blowup: Sounds like he plans to sell these after beta testing is finished. (I've always wondered if the U-HID could be made to output ffb signals with custom firmware) EDIT: This guy ends up using an arduino http://www.racedepartment.com/forum/threads/my-custom-happ-f430-steering-wheel.20840/ |
| BadMouth:
Man, I didn't realize there were a few other options out there that I wasn't aware of. :o Apparently people have also used the interface card out of newer Global VR games like Need For Speed. "Steering PCB, Immersion, Single-Board Style (990-0040-01)" $450 from Happ. :-\ Looks like the website that had the drivers for it is no longer there. I don't see any examples of people using it, but it's mentioned in the other threads that it's been done. Maybe that's the "HAPP pcb FFB communicaotr" Impact93 mentioned. |
| Impact93:
Let the mind blowing commence! Thesharkfactor from a different forum threw this my direction. http://na.suzohapp.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf Apparently I can keep all my current buttons and force feedback system if I'm only interested in Model 2,3 MAME. Allows me to keep my force feedback too! Come to think of it, if it changes all my controls to USB it should communicate with ps3 too shouldn't it? |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Impact93 on April 23, 2012, 05:55:08 pm ---Let the mind blowing commence! Thesharkfactor from a different forum threw this my direction. http://na.suzohapp.com/images/pdf/ins-0037.pdf Apparently I can keep all my current buttons and force feedback system if I'm only interested in Model 2,3 MAME. Allows me to keep my force feedback too! Come to think of it, if it changes all my controls to USB it should communicate with ps3 too shouldn't it? --- End quote --- It sounds a lot like the U-HID from ultimarc. I don't see where ffb is supported. Got a link to someone who has used it on their project? |
| Impact93:
No I don't. From what I understand, all that harness does is switch everything to one USB wire which does have the ability to send FFB signals. I think I was more excited than I needed to be.... All this does is make keeping my stock controls for running PC based games easier. I guess I also need a HAPP driver pcb to communicate with the PC... Oye...... My head hurts. The simplest solution is a fanatec wheel.... Lol |
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