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Main => Driving & Racing Cabinets => Topic started by: tthorn125 on October 15, 2019, 09:09:28 pm
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Hi all,
Long time reader, first time poster.
I have read hours and hours and hours on this subject. I've read all the posts on this board, a french board, etc., but don't really have a substantial answer.
I have a functionally working Cruis'n USA sit down cab that was upgraded to Cruis'n Exotica. All hardware is original and in working order, but monitor will need to be re-capped and maybe some other work.
What I would like to do is keep the PCB boards and everything from the upgrade in the cabinet to keep it "as-is original" condition, but I'd also like to pop a computer in there and use MAME/Model2/Model3/etc and give it some great racing games.
Issue isn't setting up the MAME and other emulators, the issue is setting them up with Force Feedback.
I have read about:
1. Immersion FFB PCB - Can't find one at all anywhere.
2. Hacking a Logitech MOME/G27/G29/etc and using that PCB with a servo amp to the motor
3. Arduino being able to hook everything up like Immersion card. No really good info on how this is done other than a light post about the Leonardo firmware.
I want to keep the original Happ wheel/motor to leave the machine in it's original state like I stated earlier, so my options seem to be quite limited.
I have the Midway/Nintendo driver board in the machine and can't find anything to interact with that either. I see that others have been working with the Sega model of FFB. Figures. :)
I am reaching out to this group in the hopes that in the last 8 years of posts and ideas that something is actually working for someone that is pretty clean. Cost is always a consideration and I know that a Global VR PCB can be purchased, but I won't spend $500 for a card to do this. Nothing found on eBay for it either.
Thoughts? Ideas?
Thanks
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First off, talk to SailorSat, who would be the foremost expert on these forums in regards to the sega interface which might be adaptable to the midway boards. Hacking a consumer grade wheel would be the easiest solution barring that. The important thing is that the pot values and rotational values match and/or are equally divisible with each other. You'll be forging new ground either way.... we can offer advice if you get stuck and that's about it.
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Thanks. I have seen some posts related to that.
If I can't sync up with original equipment, then I'm going to just leave it as is. I don't want to remove the Happ wheel, it'll lose its personality without that.
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I think you misunderstand what I meant. I mean you take the pcb of a consumer grade wheel and adapt it to control your happ wheel, not the other way around.
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Got it, I thought you were saying replace the wheel.
Option #2 in my post is to use a Logitech PCB. Just no really good instructions on how to do so.
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I've got Mark Shaker's original older potentiometer based logitech/ servo amp blog saved somewhere because I knew it would disappear someday. I will post it when I get a chance. I also have an old logitech pcb that I'd part with for shipping cost. Not sure about the servo amp. I plan to redo mine with the immersion board if I ever rebuild it.
Hasn't someone come up with an arduino solution by now?
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There are a few floating around, but they are geared towards making a wheel from scratch.... I'm not sure what it would take to adapt it to an existing arcade wheel. I'll dig around in my PMs.... pretty sure I have one from a French site and another Brazilian solution.
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The original Logitech/servo amp hack tutorial is attached.
I have one of these boards somewhere. I will dig it out this weekend and send it to you for the cost of shipping if interested.
(I still think there is a newer/better option out there though.)
Someone posted a prototype arduino solution in this thread and then disappeared. :-\
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,155597.msg1632834.html#msg1632834 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,155597.msg1632834.html#msg1632834)
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Yeah, I'll give it a shot. I've looked for the Arduino on all over the place as well.
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Here's one of the ones I was thinking about:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSlyB0wSd7ZLJ9lgpzCmNg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSlyB0wSd7ZLJ9lgpzCmNg)
I got the country way wrong. :) Anyway it uses a Leonardo, which is cheap and the wheel is constructed from scratch, so it should be fairly easy to adapt.
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Here's one of the ones I was thinking about:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSlyB0wSd7ZLJ9lgpzCmNg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVSlyB0wSd7ZLJ9lgpzCmNg)
I got the country way wrong. :) Anyway it uses a Leonardo, which is cheap and the wheel is constructed from scratch, so it should be fairly easy to adapt.
Amazing that I have never seen that software pop up in this forum. ???
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I found the PCB. It doesn't have a regular power cord socket like the one in the tutorial.
It's from a Blue wheeled PC/PS2 logitech from the same era though. (has both USB and PS2 connectors)
After I find time to figure out which connector is power, I'll see if I have the proper connector and power supply then shoot you a PM.
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Sounds good. Thanks.