Thanks for your feedback!
Right now i feel as a "noob" at this myself, so writing a guide right now i think is a bit to much for me.
But i surely can do in some time! When i have tested and running my setup a little longer and know that everything works in the long run.
In here or should i make a new thread what do you think? Please feel free to ask me questions about my build and setup. Here or in PM. I will help so much i can.
Right now i am learning/trying out in a quite high tempo...i work that way
This can maybe cause i donīt see things in time that can be a problem. (Sorry for my english here..maybe sounds strange what i try to explain
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But i do know this now!:
Using the BackForceFeeder software with Arduino Leonardo and a BTS7960 board WORKS GREAT!
BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW! There is no current limitation in the BTS7960. So if you are tweaking your settings to much or not having full control there is a possibility that you burn out your motor. I have tweaked very slowly, testing and checking the temp on my motor frequently after some laps in ex. Sega Rally 3. In my setup this seems not to be a problem - the motor and BTS board keeps very cool and i can not notice any heat building up at all. That said it can be a good option to choose a PSU with the possibility to limit current for your FFB motor. Depending what motor you have.
I am running Arduino Leonardo now (as i had them already). The advantage with Leonardo board is that with BFF software you have faster PWM analog communication to the motor driver board. Witch should improve the FFB feeling for sure. But i do not know what the difference would feel like, to a MEGA board.
The disadvantage with the Leonardo is that you have only 12 button inputs.
This software also runs on a MEGA 2560 board. BUT! on a slower speed for the analog PWM channels to the motor driver. As i said above, i do not know what this actually means in the final "feeling" in FFB.
The advantage is that with the MEGA board you have the possibility for more inputs AND also outputs to drive LED/Lamps etc.
As for schematics they are already there on the Github for the vJoyIOFeederWithFFB.
But i will try to present my setup more exactly in the future. When i feel that i am more close to my goal with this cabinets.