Yeah Will. I just ordered the stuff so should be building it this weekend and adding to my DIY motion rig. Cant wait!! Thanks for making these videos. DMAX
Will is a blessing and a real gem to the community. I am beginning to see the vision he has for sim-related content. I think it is only fair to hit that JOIN button, this man does a lot. Very soon his rig will be the benchmark of what a high-end setup should look like, with the immersion and all. My new goal is to someday have the opportunity to have a drive test in his cockpit, just to have a feeling of what it's like.
the diversity of video types on this channel blows my mind, this perticular video is something ive been looking for when i get some more cash and can set up a rig
Thanks mate. I’ve tried to choose the cheapest parts possible for this video while still providing a good end result. We’ll bring it all together in part 2 :)
Just ordered all the parts, looking forward to this build! It looks alot easier than i thought because of simhub. Im really enjoying these diy videos, thanks 👍
Great minds think alike. Will, I'm working on this exact same thing. It's been in the planning stage while I've been trying to talk the wife into it. She thinks it's ridiculous and has been a hard NO. You have once again saved to day with your very timely video. So I'm moving ahead into the construction phase. This video has answered a lot of questions, as I to am looking for the immersion effect of driving open wheel cars. I have a new fan that will be mounted outside of my house in a mock dog house. This dog house idea I came up with will solve a couple of problems. 1. Noise, the fan I've chosen is a 110 volt, high CFM, 6" inline blower. At full speed it can move 500 CFM of air and makes a bit of noise. I plan on using sound dampening material inside the dog house. 2. Dust Free. the 6" duct work will come into the house using a large Dyer vent and will split into two three inch flex duct work, so that it can come into my rig just under the top deck, where each will end using a auto A/C vent. That way I can control the direction of the airflow. At top speed the air extincting will be traveling at near 120 mph. That is after I've regulated the blowers speed down a bit. It is capable of 200 mph, but that seems a little excessive for the dinning room. LOL. My point is, at those velocities anything pulled into the air stream would be very dangerous indeed. So the dog house will be a very large air filter. It will need to have enough filter area to supply the fans CFM intake requirements. I will send you a link to some photos as things come together. It should be insane. Cheers.
Thanks for this awesome tutorial Will! Your videos have helped me move out of my comfort zone and try some things that I thought were way out of my league. I’ve never even touched an Arduino and had this built and working in about an hour with your help. Now onto mounting it!
Got all my Wind Sim stuff delivered today.. (but I'm out of town.. :( so can't put it together until Friday).. But I will be adding WIND to my 3DOF DIY racing Sim this weekend!! I have Sim Hub which already controls the two buttkickers and another arduino which is controlling the 3 DOF.. So I have a couple extra Arduino R3 UNO's waiting in the wings to run the WIND~! Cant Wait! Thanks for posting! DMAX
I haven't read all the comments but I think someone mentioned higher rpm fans. I did the same as you and started with some old case fans that weren't powerful enough. Moved to some cheap bit coin mining fans. They still didn't impress but what did it for me is to decrease the pwn in the motoshield setup to around 600 (play around with it) from my understanding, fan speed is controlled by pulsing the fan motors on and off. At 1600mhz, it is pulsing so fast that the motors barely get time to work. Try this before changing fans. Also, if you do change Fans, I recommend trying this for a stronger effect. It also heavily reduced the whine from the fans. Sorry about formatting, typing on phone...
I've been looking at wind simulators for a while now. They seem to be difficult to get in Australia and even if you can their expensive. This DIY project will save me a bundle. Thanks for this great Tutorial i'm looking forward to seeing part 2.
I taped down my PC fan to the tube that I made for my wind simulator and plugged it into my computer to test how strong it is going to deliver the air and I figured it’s not gonna be strong enough and your video helped me to confirm it. that thank you so much! great video as always! great content 🙌🏼🙌🏼🔝🏁
Ah... finally the DIY for the wind simulator - was waiting so long for it. You didn’t know that I was waiting? Well, I didn’t know that you‘re doing the DiY, but I really appreciate it! ;)
Just purchased all necessary items listed except the usb cable that was left out of the list, but I love all of your videos and would love to know your exact settings.
Good news, today I got a real adafruit motorshield v2 instead of the broken clone, soldered the headers and voila - everything worked instantly like a charme. But holymoly.... the 4000rpm fan is wayyyyyyy to much. Even with only 10% of power in Simhub it makes enough wind! Danger of conjunctivitis! So if I do the math a 400rpm would be quite sufficient and I‘m wondering if the arduino and the powersupply could have been smaller as well. :) It happened to me a while ago almost the same: when I planned and installed 4 bass shaker and a 4 channel amp (for my „racing seat“ of course) which can shake my neighbors now as well.... a little bit oversized as well.
Nice, i have been gathering parts for one too. I got a monster motor shield and 3" blower fans to. unfortunately haven't put it together yet. Another cool little diy idea for you that I made as well is a iFlag.
@@boostedmedia no worries really enjoying your content I've missed a couple of your streams unfortunately but I have watched your project cars stream last night and that was a fun video to watch hope yourself and your family are well
Thank you so much for the excellent instruction. Do you think there is a way to make a "Zoned" response the airflow? I am building a VR Heli Sim and want the wind to blow when i put my head outside the cabin to simulate the downwind experience by open door flight and looking down at the ground
You could just direct the fans into the area where you 'put your head out the window', then when you put your head there it will be blown by the fans :D
I got the Motor Shield V3, don't know it that's the issue: VIN jumper is set, 12V connected. When I do the Live effects test, I hear a faint beep and see a short movement in the fan. When I measure the output it just says 200mV. Everything is set to 100% but it just doesn't provide the 12V.
If you want to get more airflow instead of getting a 120mm 4000rpm that sounds like a leaf blower, wouldn't you be able to do with a couple 200mm fans that don't spin as fast?
Hi ive missed the part were you go down from giving it a title, to the motor shield . How can i get back to the motor shield to fill them out.thanks in advance . your chanel chanel is tops.thanks for all your effort. from UK
I have all parts together now but the motorshield is a) horrible expensive and b) not ready soldered. What a bad... I bought a motor shield clone instead BUT this doesn't work at all. The arduino is detected only without the shield. Harrr. Did you really solder the heads by yourself? What I want to mention anyway: One can not underestimate those DIY videos like yours enough... I would have never started building a wind simulator, even though it's not successful yet. But with all your hints and tips it makes it much easier and pleasant. Thanks again, Will.
Hey m8 I used the separate PWM feature in simhub to get it to interface my fans. The issue I have is that my fan spins only after reaching 120kph and it's at full speed. The fan never ramps up linearly. Any solution
Yes. The set the minimum speed for the fan so it is moving when you are at 0 kph. Then add 5% to prevent the fan stalling. Use the "cabin air" feature which keeps the fan spinning when not racing to determine the slowest speed your fan will handle. All fans have a minimum speed. PWM fans will not move the fan until it reaches a safe minimum demand. Also, PWM fans have a maximum pp/s above which the fan will stop! You will need to determine the minimum and maximum values for your fan (and arduino) and then go 5% over the minimum and 5% under the maximum. Note: this behaviour is true of ALL PWM fans to protect them from damage. Further, if you push the demand close to the 100% mark, the fan will soon shutdown to prevent the internal electronics overheating. PWM fans move air well but ironically have no cooling for their own electronics. Finally, you may find you cannot reach the maximum continuous RPM for your PWM fan. The reason is one of a: the spec sheet is lying - this happens a lot, b: the Arduino cannot produce a clean PWM signal at the rate required to hit the maximum fan rpm. Again, this is very common. The maximum I have been able to achieve with a true 5000rpm PWM fan (they are expensive!) is 3600rpm because the 16MHz Arduino cannot switch the signal any faster with a clean rise/fall in the signal. It would need to provide a 43,000 (forty-three thousand) on/off signals per second to hit 5000rpm. A 16Mhz Arduino can only reach 23,000 pwm cycles per second reliably. Pushing it any faster makes the signal "muddy" and so the fan shuts down to protect itself.
@@bertram-raven Wow that's alot to digest. But anyways thanks for such a detailed explanation. I had abandoned the project due to the issue but looks like I can get it working by the summers
Excelente trabajo.....y no importa si al arduino lo conectamos en puerto usb 3.1 o tiene q ser 2.0 digo porq las últimas maquinas bienes con 3.1 el usb..si funciona bien ugual?
Hi... great vids! I’m following this tutorial to make my first wind sim but I’ve bought x2 252cfm 12vdc 48w per fan and the Arduino UNO 3, I’ve had to change the shield to the monster moto shield to run the more powerful fans. However I’ve never done anything before and was going to follow your guide step by step but should I don anything different regarding the simhub set up using a different shield? Thanks in advance buddy
Hi boosted hi all, i build as instructed but if i click test or drive the fan just twitches and kind of a whistle is noticable. Any ideas for troubleshooting?
Does anyone know where you can purchase the motor shield with pre installated header. Can't find anywhere. Went through step by step and when I get to testing fan I get no power to them. I'm getting lights on both boards and simhub had detected the wind Sim.
Always dig your tutorial videos...I found you after my latest PC build with the ROG Asus Maximus IX Code and a i9...Thanks for helping me get to 5Ghz!! I sim race in the Porsche Club of America Series and VR with an Index. Wind is always welcome in long races and one might as well match it to your sim speed!!! What are you thinking in terms of CFM. I am targeting the 2ea of the 4" marine bilge blowers at 12V 6A. So I am thinking 2 at 270CFM should do the trick.....thoughts?
@@boostedmedia Yes sir....I have a motor shield selected that can push 12A to two fans or 24A to one. And I went with the smallest physical size for a 12V 30A power supply. As far as cost I am at $140 all in.....less USB cable.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I managed to get it all running! Only issue is that the fans keep turning off then back on again in the middle of driving. Its not a power or fan issue since when I test them on 100% speed they stay on for as long as I keep them on at 100%. However, during driving, they constantly shut off then turn back on. Any ideas? Thanks!
I've ordered the motor-shield you linked but it comes as build package which needs to be soldered. Seems to be a very precise work for a soldering noob :s Do you have a link where to order a pre-assembled version of the motor shield? :)
*update* soldered the motor shield on the Uno but no current seems to come out of the motor shield after hooking up the fans.. I think I fried the motor shield by attempting to clean up my soldering mess.. so heads up for anyone who attempt this build. Make sure you have the soldering skills required or order the shield with pre-installed headers: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07K9ZW3TR/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3BI8G9NTBZUKM&psc=1
@@insr3339 hello there , I bought the motorhsield / arceli you are mentionning here but can not get it to work , were you successful doing it ? how did you configure it in the simhub ? thanks
Hey, All parts of the wind sim I have received. Even the fans after almost a month and luckily they do it. I connected everything as in your video and also installed everything via simhub. But .... nothing happens when I press the test button. As soon as I press the button in quick succession, both fans start running. Now I have started iracing via simhub. But nothing happens at all. I can hear the adruino making noises but the fans are not going to run. Do you have an idea what it can be?
Will. Please help. I have been on the discord with this issue as well. I have followed all the steps to this video. The fans work during testing just like in your video. But when I play a game the fans do not come on. I have played dirt 2.0 and also f1 2018.
Boosted Media just an update. I checked the configuration a couple times for both those games. I switched over to iracing and it works perfectly. I have determined that it just won’t work for dirt 2.0 and f1 2018. If you end up trying it on either of those two games and it works for you please let me know and I’ll go back to the drawing board. I was very happy to see it work For iracing though. Was getting concerned that when I soldered the pins on I might have mad a mistake
@@boostedmedia Will everything has been good with iracing working on the wind sim. I have been having some issues with it not working here and there. Do I need to start iracing in the sim hub app or it shouldn’t matter. I even went back and cleared all the boards setting and restarted
Have you thought about using regular table fans? Just set them on their highest setting and connect a SSR with zero-crossover switching to regulate the speed. You just need a simple PWM signal to regulate the SSR. 😙🎶 For streaming just get a dead cat for your mic 😂
@@boostedmedia why too complex? It's just an AC fan and a relay which need to screwed in between the plug and the fan. Instead of running the full power for the fan thru your board you just need a PWM signal based on the speed. Everything smaller than table fans has way too less power to be convincing than you drive 200 kph 😂 If you put a helmet on, you can put the mic inside, this should give your eyes a protection from the wind and a much better representation of actual driving.
@@boostedmedia is this seriously and issue? I think there are a lot of channels out there making content about electricity. Just do a disclaimer and just show the final product, so just a wire running into a grey box and out again, and two wires running to your microcontroller. The point is, it's actually much safer to use a SSR since they have an optocoupler on board, physically separating the high voltage side and the low voltage side. And you don't have to deal with high current DC power, for a big fan, which is actually also more prone to errors than just using the AC cable included with the device you're using.
I have been looking for this for months. Now you say in the video. if you use the 4000rpm fans, then you have to place heatsinks on certain chips on the motor shield. now my question is which chips and what heat sinks ?. Thanks in advance for your answer. I can not wait what your solution is for mounting the tube on the fan.
Still looking for appropriate heatsinks but will update in the part 2 video. The heat sinks need to go on the motor controller chips on the motor shield board. Those 4 identical ICs.
Hi Boosted Media, you inspired me and I followed your guide to get the same result. I also bought this tubes to get it more reamistic. Just one question : Did you birth something to reduce diameter from 120mm (fan) to 76mm (tube) ? Do you have documentation about that ? Many thanks in advance for your answer ;-)
Has anyone figured out if you have to cut the power cable like he does? Or just plug it in? Seems he just cut cos the power supply didn’t fit? Love to know reason why he connects that way rather than simply plug it in. Thx
There are two parts to the Arduino: the uno and the motor shield; both of which require power. The motor shield obviously requires more power since it is supplying the fans. He is supplying power to the motor shield via the 12v adapter and is supplying power to the uno via the USB. If you don't want to cut the power supply, you can always wire a 12v female end to the motor shield.
Yes, but if you use this feature make sure you use PWM fan control, not voltage control. (simhub supports this, look at the documentation) Also ensure you only use about 25% change each way to prevent the slower fan from stalling.
@@boostedmedia well, obviously you need to connect a buttkicker attached to your headrest, to get a propper feeling for beeing pushed back into the seat 😂
Using a brushless RC motor could be done but it's a different process over using just a motor shield. You'd need an ESC to control the motor which then can in turn be driven off an arduino like a servo. The sizing of the motor for the proper kv could also be some trial and error as that changes the speed and torque values and how big a prop/fan you can run. Also RC usually runs off 2S-6S and up lipos, so depending on the motor selection you may need to push more that 12V and at higher amps than a standard computer fan would do. Another option might be to use bilge blower fans for boats or actual racing duct fans but may be on the loud side. Just some feedback and thoughts.
buddy you have the wrong shield and the wrong fan going. try a monster moto VNH2SP30 Stepper Motor 30 amp along with a 12 volt dc motor with a couple small table top "clip on style" house fans. of course with a the arduino will work very well. make sure you have a 12v -24 volt fuse box to not over amperage the circuit. fine tune and you will have a very very powerful wind sim. oh by the way you will need a more beefy power supply to run this behemoth and im using one of two 12v 30a Dc Universal Regulated Switching Power Supply 360w on my motion rig. Enjoy :O)
I’m well aware these were the wrong fans. I said so at least 10 times in the video. I chose the motor shield I chose and the fans linked because they will still provide a good effect but at a fraction of the cost of the gear you’re talking about. But yes what you’re describing would be the ultimate solution. I may do this later on but people get really upset when I do DIY videos that cost “too much”.
Sorry guy i didn't listen to your video, i just saw you with you're barbie there and became a keyboard warrior and plopped my two cents in without regard of your tutorial. By the By my friend. i think you might have the wrong fans there. 😉 Love your stuff and keep up the good work.
I went with a similar spec fan (but not exactly what Will recommends), but each fan has a max of 3amp, too much for that power supply and the Motor shield. Going to look at that monster moto, but if I want to try the desktop fans do you have an example of the type your are talking about? Can I use a couple 12v dc fans (like th kind you can plug in a car cig lighter, wired to the moto board? Higher amp 12v power supply. Where should I install a fuse? What I built runs but with both fans I get power drops at constant high speed, with one fan it works, but the v2 board says 1.2amp per fan 3amp total max, so I don’t want to leave it that way, even with heat sinks on the v2. And thanks, Will, your video was so easy to follow! I did have to solder the connection pins to my Motor Shield, but a fun little project!
PART 2 IS UP AND IT WAS A SUCCESS! Check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/a5A5LSLH5ks/v-deo.html
Yeah Will. I just ordered the stuff so should be building it this weekend and adding to my DIY motion rig. Cant wait!! Thanks for making these videos. DMAX
I like how you are showing the development path for this equipment instead of just presenting the polished final product.
Will is a blessing and a real gem to the community. I am beginning to see the vision he has for sim-related content. I think it is only fair to hit that JOIN button, this man does a lot.
Very soon his rig will be the benchmark of what a high-end setup should look like, with the immersion and all. My new goal is to someday have the opportunity to have a drive test in his cockpit, just to have a feeling of what it's like.
Thanks so much Felix :) I really do appreciate your support. I hope one day you can have a go!
the diversity of video types on this channel blows my mind, this perticular video is something ive been looking for when i get some more cash and can set up a rig
Thanks mate. I’ve tried to choose the cheapest parts possible for this video while still providing a good end result. We’ll bring it all together in part 2 :)
Just ordered all the parts, looking forward to this build! It looks alot easier than i thought because of simhub.
Im really enjoying these diy videos, thanks 👍
Great minds think alike. Will, I'm working on this exact same thing. It's been in the planning stage while I've been trying to talk the wife into it. She thinks it's ridiculous and has been a hard NO. You have once again saved to day with your very timely video. So I'm moving ahead into the construction phase. This video has answered a lot of questions, as I to am looking for the immersion effect of driving open wheel cars. I have a new fan that will be mounted outside of my house in a mock dog house. This dog house idea I came up with will solve a couple of problems. 1. Noise, the fan I've chosen is a 110 volt, high CFM, 6" inline blower. At full speed it can move 500 CFM of air and makes a bit of noise. I plan on using sound dampening material inside the dog house. 2. Dust Free. the 6" duct work will come into the house using a large Dyer vent and will split into two three inch flex duct work, so that it can come into my rig just under the top deck, where each will end using a auto A/C vent. That way I can control the direction of the airflow. At top speed the air extincting will be traveling at near 120 mph. That is after I've regulated the blowers speed down a bit. It is capable of 200 mph, but that seems a little excessive for the dinning room. LOL. My point is, at those velocities anything pulled into the air stream would be very dangerous indeed. So the dog house will be a very large air filter. It will need to have enough filter area to supply the fans CFM intake requirements. I will send you a link to some photos as things come together. It should be insane. Cheers.
That all sounds amazing, until your dog farts 😅.
p.s I assume you've sold your dog to fund your Sim racing addiction.
Thanks for this awesome tutorial Will! Your videos have helped me move out of my comfort zone and try some things that I thought were way out of my league. I’ve never even touched an Arduino and had this built and working in about an hour with your help. Now onto mounting it!
That’s awesome mate. So glad to hear the videos are helping you :) Thanks for sharing
Got all my Wind Sim stuff delivered today.. (but I'm out of town.. :( so can't put it together until Friday).. But I will be adding WIND to my 3DOF DIY racing Sim this weekend!! I have Sim Hub which already controls the two buttkickers and another arduino which is controlling the 3 DOF.. So I have a couple extra Arduino R3 UNO's waiting in the wings to run the WIND~! Cant Wait! Thanks for posting! DMAX
Oh yes, another extra to make my playseat challenge even heavier, currently weighing in about 70kg! Still portable 💪
I haven't read all the comments but I think someone mentioned higher rpm fans. I did the same as you and started with some old case fans that weren't powerful enough. Moved to some cheap bit coin mining fans. They still didn't impress but what did it for me is to decrease the pwn in the motoshield setup to around 600 (play around with it) from my understanding, fan speed is controlled by pulsing the fan motors on and off. At 1600mhz, it is pulsing so fast that the motors barely get time to work. Try this before changing fans. Also, if you do change Fans, I recommend trying this for a stronger effect. It also heavily reduced the whine from the fans. Sorry about formatting, typing on phone...
I've been looking at wind simulators for a while now. They seem to be difficult to get in Australia and even if you can their expensive. This DIY project will save me a bundle. Thanks for this great Tutorial i'm looking forward to seeing part 2.
I taped down my PC fan to the tube that I made for my wind simulator and plugged it into my computer to test how strong it is going to deliver the air and I figured it’s not gonna be strong enough and your video helped me to confirm it. that thank you so much! great video as always! great content 🙌🏼🙌🏼🔝🏁
Ah... finally the DIY for the wind simulator - was waiting so long for it.
You didn’t know that I was waiting? Well, I didn’t know that you‘re doing the DiY, but I really appreciate it! ;)
Never heard of a wind simulator before, knowledgeable video!
Thanks mate. A nice and easy project and not too expensive either! Can't wait to finish it off in Part 2!
Noctua Industrial FANs are perfect for that. Low noise lot's of air!
Just purchased all necessary items listed except the usb cable that was left out of the list, but I love all of your videos and would love to know your exact settings.
Awesome. This is something I've been looking at doing soon as well :)
Useful for Aussie summer :)
Good news, today I got a real adafruit motorshield v2 instead of the broken clone, soldered the headers and voila - everything worked instantly like a charme.
But holymoly.... the 4000rpm fan is wayyyyyyy to much. Even with only 10% of power in Simhub it makes enough wind! Danger of conjunctivitis!
So if I do the math a 400rpm would be quite sufficient and I‘m wondering if the arduino and the powersupply could have been smaller as well. :)
It happened to me a while ago almost the same: when I planned and installed 4 bass shaker and a 4 channel amp (for my „racing seat“ of course) which can shake my neighbors now as well.... a little bit oversized as well.
Nice, i have been gathering parts for one too. I got a monster motor shield and 3" blower fans to. unfortunately haven't put it together yet.
Another cool little diy idea for you that I made as well is a iFlag.
Awesome Video man, thank you for the detailed tutorial and the links to the parts, will definetly build it myself
Another great video and pretty interesting didn't know you could do this Very informative can't wait to see part 2
Thanks mate :)
@@boostedmedia no worries really enjoying your content I've missed a couple of your streams unfortunately but I have watched your project cars stream last night and that was a fun video to watch hope yourself and your family are well
This is now another thing I’d like to DIY 😅 need a cockpit first still though though 🙃
Thank you so much for the excellent instruction. Do you think there is a way to make a "Zoned" response the airflow? I am building a VR Heli Sim and want the wind to blow when i put my head outside the cabin to simulate the downwind experience by open door flight and looking down at the ground
You could just direct the fans into the area where you 'put your head out the window', then when you put your head there it will be blown by the fans :D
Thank God I subscribed to this channel! :) And thank you for adding the links for german Amazon, very helpful for me!
You’re welcome Mark. Thanks for the support.
thanks SOOOOO much - helped my set up work!!!!
nice and thorough Will , good job on this one
Thanks mate. Shame it didn’t work better with the fans I already had laying around. Lol
@@boostedmedia you actually saved me the hassle and a few other people i think
Would it be possible to use the Arduino's power jack and leave the jumper in?
I already got the wind effect in my sim, I simply had to leave the room windows open, what a hack.
jk, waiting for part two :-)
I got the Motor Shield V3, don't know it that's the issue: VIN jumper is set, 12V connected. When I do the Live effects test, I hear a faint beep and see a short movement in the fan. When I measure the output it just says 200mV. Everything is set to 100% but it just doesn't provide the 12V.
If you want to get more airflow instead of getting a 120mm 4000rpm that sounds like a leaf blower, wouldn't you be able to do with a couple 200mm fans that don't spin as fast?
If you can find one that is lower than the amp limit of the arduino then you could
Great video, this is defenitly gonna be my next diy project.
any ideas on how to do this with an AC powered fan ?
Hi ive missed the part were you go down from giving it a title, to the motor shield . How can i get back to the motor shield to fill them out.thanks in advance . your chanel chanel is tops.thanks for all your effort. from UK
I have all parts together now but the motorshield is a) horrible expensive and b) not ready soldered. What a bad... I bought a motor shield clone instead BUT this doesn't work at all. The arduino is detected only without the shield. Harrr.
Did you really solder the heads by yourself?
What I want to mention anyway:
One can not underestimate those DIY videos like yours enough... I would have never started building a wind simulator, even though it's not successful yet. But with all your hints and tips it makes it much easier and pleasant.
Thanks again, Will.
You’re welcome. My motor shield came assembled.
Great! Fun to watch mate. 👍😁
Love my New Fans >>Thanks For the Video!!
This is great Stuff Will! When can we expect Video 2?
December
Hey m8 I used the separate PWM feature in simhub to get it to interface my fans. The issue I have is that my fan spins only after reaching 120kph and it's at full speed. The fan never ramps up linearly. Any solution
Yes. The set the minimum speed for the fan so it is moving when you are at 0 kph. Then add 5% to prevent the fan stalling. Use the "cabin air" feature which keeps the fan spinning when not racing to determine the slowest speed your fan will handle. All fans have a minimum speed. PWM fans will not move the fan until it reaches a safe minimum demand. Also, PWM fans have a maximum pp/s above which the fan will stop! You will need to determine the minimum and maximum values for your fan (and arduino) and then go 5% over the minimum and 5% under the maximum. Note: this behaviour is true of ALL PWM fans to protect them from damage. Further, if you push the demand close to the 100% mark, the fan will soon shutdown to prevent the internal electronics overheating. PWM fans move air well but ironically have no cooling for their own electronics.
Finally, you may find you cannot reach the maximum continuous RPM for your PWM fan. The reason is one of a: the spec sheet is lying - this happens a lot, b: the Arduino cannot produce a clean PWM signal at the rate required to hit the maximum fan rpm. Again, this is very common. The maximum I have been able to achieve with a true 5000rpm PWM fan (they are expensive!) is 3600rpm because the 16MHz Arduino cannot switch the signal any faster with a clean rise/fall in the signal. It would need to provide a 43,000 (forty-three thousand) on/off signals per second to hit 5000rpm. A 16Mhz Arduino can only reach 23,000 pwm cycles per second reliably. Pushing it any faster makes the signal "muddy" and so the fan shuts down to protect itself.
@@bertram-raven Wow that's alot to digest. But anyways thanks for such a detailed explanation. I had abandoned the project due to the issue but looks like I can get it working by the summers
Hello, great viedo. I need help. If I have a 4 PIN fan, I have two cables and one to the board. Thanks
Do you have the Gcode file for the ducts you printed? Looking at starting this project and have the Ender5 also.
Excelente trabajo.....y no importa si al arduino lo conectamos en puerto usb 3.1 o tiene q ser 2.0 digo porq las últimas maquinas bienes con 3.1 el usb..si funciona bien ugual?
hey man can you help me? when i press the test button nothing happens, i made all the steps you did in the video but no results
Brilliant video. Thank you. Where did you get the tubing and the ends for each tube?
Hi... great vids! I’m following this tutorial to make my first wind sim but I’ve bought x2 252cfm 12vdc 48w per fan and the Arduino UNO 3, I’ve had to change the shield to the monster moto shield to run the more powerful fans. However I’ve never done anything before and was going to follow your guide step by step but should I don anything different regarding the simhub set up using a different shield? Thanks in advance buddy
Hi! ..no need to load any program in arduino? SimHub does it all? THANK YOU VERY MUCH ... VERY INTERESTING THE VIDEO !!
Hi boosted hi all, i build as instructed but if i click test or drive the fan just twitches and kind of a whistle is noticable. Any ideas for troubleshooting?
fan in your link is 3a each, motor shield can only handle 4a total or 1.2a per channel. did i miss anything?
In the parts list you neglected to advise which Barbie to use. If i don't have a Barbie, will a Bratz doll work just the same?
Oh shi7 you’re right! I think a troll doll might actually be the best option.
Just curious to know with connecting the Arduino to your laptop / pc via USB are you dedicating the USB port via sound?? If that make sense
Does anyone know where you can purchase the motor shield with pre installated header. Can't find anywhere. Went through step by step and when I get to testing fan I get no power to them. I'm getting lights on both boards and simhub had detected the wind Sim.
Can't wait for part 2 ;)
Where i can find this pipe ? or sheath maybe in english ??
Always dig your tutorial videos...I found you after my latest PC build with the ROG Asus Maximus IX Code and a i9...Thanks for helping me get to 5Ghz!! I sim race in the Porsche Club of America Series and VR with an Index. Wind is always welcome in long races and one might as well match it to your sim speed!!! What are you thinking in terms of CFM. I am targeting the 2ea of the 4" marine bilge blowers at 12V 6A. So I am thinking 2 at 270CFM should do the trick.....thoughts?
You’ll need a more powerful motor shield to run those. :)
@@boostedmedia Yes sir....I have a motor shield selected that can push 12A to two fans or 24A to one. And I went with the smallest physical size for a 12V 30A power supply. As far as cost I am at $140 all in.....less USB cable.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I managed to get it all running! Only issue is that the fans keep turning off then back on again in the middle of driving. Its not a power or fan issue since when I test them on 100% speed they stay on for as long as I keep them on at 100%. However, during driving, they constantly shut off then turn back on. Any ideas? Thanks!
Can someone suggest a motor shield that does not need soldering ? Thanks.
I had the same issue. Plus my fans had 4 wires. Did you find anything?
Ive got an Arduino Leonardo kicking about, would that be suitable to use?
What is that "tube" part name on real racing cars?
Why not keep the peg on and use the auxiliary power from the arduino DC port? Will it not work that way?
im about to ask same question, why he has to cut and mess up ther other way lol???\
Is it just a standard usb used to connect it to the pc?
I've ordered the motor-shield you linked but it comes as build package which needs to be soldered. Seems to be a very precise work for a soldering noob :s Do you have a link where to order a pre-assembled version of the motor shield? :)
*update* soldered the motor shield on the Uno but no current seems to come out of the motor shield after hooking up the fans.. I think I fried the motor shield by attempting to clean up my soldering mess.. so heads up for anyone who attempt this build. Make sure you have the soldering skills required or order the shield with pre-installed headers: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07K9ZW3TR/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3BI8G9NTBZUKM&psc=1
@@insr3339 hello there , I bought the motorhsield / arceli you are mentionning here but can not get it to work , were you successful doing it ? how did you configure it in the simhub ? thanks
Can you use a raspberry pi instead of the ardunio
waiting for part two
friend predicts when he will post the second part
? I really need this information .
Still waiting for the replacement fan to arrive. Hopefully before Christmas.
Hi Will just trying to setup the arduino uno but my computer cant find the port it's in could it be a bad board? Thanks Ian
check the solder/connections between the arduino and the motor shield - I had a similar issue and resoldered a few of the pins
Maybe a model aircraft ducted fan would perform a bit better :) Although probably a bit more expensive though...
Hey, All parts of the wind sim I have received. Even the fans after almost a month and luckily they do it. I connected everything as in your video and also installed everything via simhub. But .... nothing happens when I press the test button. As soon as I press the button in quick succession, both fans start running. Now I have started iracing via simhub. But nothing happens at all. I can hear the adruino making noises but the fans are not going to run. Do you have an idea what it can be?
Not sure sorry. Perhaps a defective motor shield or perhaps something not configured correctly. Impossible for me to say.
Nice job !
Hi Will, I know you have been busy but do you have an idea when we will see a sequel to this?
When the replacement fan arrives.
Will. Please help. I have been on the discord with this issue as well. I have followed all the steps to this video. The fans work during testing just like in your video. But when I play a game the fans do not come on. I have played dirt 2.0 and also f1 2018.
Check simhub documentation for configuration for those games.
Boosted Media just an update. I checked the configuration a couple times for both those games. I switched over to iracing and it works perfectly. I have determined that it just won’t work for dirt 2.0 and f1 2018. If you end up trying it on either of those two games and it works for you please let me know and I’ll go back to the drawing board. I was very happy to see it work
For iracing though. Was getting concerned that when I soldered the pins on I might have mad a mistake
@@boostedmedia Will everything has been good with iracing working on the wind sim. I have been having some issues with it not working here and there. Do I need to start iracing in the sim hub app or it shouldn’t matter. I even went back and cleared all the boards setting and restarted
Did you solder the motor shield to the arduino board?
Have you thought about using regular table fans? Just set them on their highest setting and connect a SSR with zero-crossover switching to regulate the speed. You just need a simple PWM signal to regulate the SSR. 😙🎶
For streaming just get a dead cat for your mic 😂
Good suggestion. I did look in to that option. Probably a bit complex for the video though. And far too noisy for my usage case.
@@boostedmedia why too complex? It's just an AC fan and a relay which need to screwed in between the plug and the fan. Instead of running the full power for the fan thru your board you just need a PWM signal based on the speed. Everything smaller than table fans has way too less power to be convincing than you drive 200 kph 😂
If you put a helmet on, you can put the mic inside, this should give your eyes a protection from the wind and a much better representation of actual driving.
No way I’m messing with mains power in a UA-cam video. Lawsuit asking to happen ;)
@@boostedmedia is this seriously and issue? I think there are a lot of channels out there making content about electricity. Just do a disclaimer and just show the final product, so just a wire running into a grey box and out again, and two wires running to your microcontroller.
The point is, it's actually much safer to use a SSR since they have an optocoupler on board, physically separating the high voltage side and the low voltage side. And you don't have to deal with high current DC power, for a big fan, which is actually also more prone to errors than just using the AC cable included with the device you're using.
Hi Will....A single screen question-what is best for-Car Sim - Flight Sim-a PC Monitor or TV (4K or not 4K ) ????
I reckon a 49in ultrawide would be best for flight sims but I don’t play them much so hard to say.
I have been looking for this for months. Now you say in the video. if you use the 4000rpm fans, then you have to place heatsinks on certain chips on the motor shield. now my question is which chips and what heat sinks ?. Thanks in advance for your answer. I can not wait what your solution is for mounting the tube on the fan.
Still looking for appropriate heatsinks but will update in the part 2 video. The heat sinks need to go on the motor controller chips on the motor shield board. Those 4 identical ICs.
Hi Boosted Media, you inspired me and I followed your guide to get the same result. I also bought this tubes to get it more reamistic. Just one question : Did you birth something to reduce diameter from 120mm (fan) to 76mm (tube) ? Do you have documentation about that ? Many thanks in advance for your answer ;-)
Will be covered in part 2.
Has anyone figured out if you have to cut the power cable like he does? Or just plug it in? Seems he just cut cos the power supply didn’t fit? Love to know reason why he connects that way rather than simply plug it in. Thx
There are two parts to the Arduino: the uno and the motor shield; both of which require power. The motor shield obviously requires more power since it is supplying the fans. He is supplying power to the motor shield via the 12v adapter and is supplying power to the uno via the USB.
If you don't want to cut the power supply, you can always wire a 12v female end to the motor shield.
Hey I followed your fan build. Great video BTW! But, I can't get it working?
Same here. Whats your issue?
How about just plugging them in on the motherboard or a splitter?
No way to control their speed relative to road speed via motherboard headers unless there’s a way to hijack the PWM fan controller I don’t know about.
Are these Cooling Fan 12V 4000RPM fans too loud?
Waiting for them to arrive. Will show your how loud they are in part 2.
Does the software account for wind curving?
Yes, but if you use this feature make sure you use PWM fan control, not voltage control. (simhub supports this, look at the documentation) Also ensure you only use about 25% change each way to prevent the slower fan from stalling.
Would you recommend to do it? I have 2 same fans laying around from the PC case :)
I wouldn't bother if you're going to use these same fans. The effect is tiny. But if yeah it'll absolutely be worth it with better fans.
Ok cool, i do have some higher pressure nzxt fans too so they might work too :D
Your Fans link for UK are for 4 pin instead of 3 pin :( . Cost me fortune in wrong parts :(
i think you can use noctua or foxconn fan. they blows strong air
The fans linked are a bit stronger still. :)
i didnt work for me i cant get the fans to spin
Why don't you use the round power plugin? instead of cutting and splicing.
Maybe he want to make thing a little more complicate
Is there a way to regulate each fan individually based on the steering angle+speed? 🤔
The next option down unlocks more adjustability including directional wind. To be honest I haven’t played with it yet but I will before Part 2.
@@boostedmedia cool, so you can do surround wind with 5.1 fans? 🤔 this gives the full "spinning around" atmosphere 😂
@@RubenKelevra where do you put the "subwoofer"? (maybe don't answer that). lol
@@boostedmedia well, obviously you need to connect a buttkicker attached to your headrest, to get a propper feeling for beeing pushed back into the seat 😂
Will, you're going WAY too hot on that heat shrink! x'D. No reason to use the flame of the torch.
Yep! I couldn't see the blue flame under the bright lights! LOL
I think it's finally time to get a cool jacket + a helmet 😂
Somebody's gonna be in trouble for giving Barbie the "Walk of Shame" hair!!! Lol.
Great content as always, thank you!!!👍
Haha she was like that when I found her. Honest. Lmao!
@@boostedmedia I believe you Mate when no one else will!! Lol! Have a good one and look forward to your testing of the wind sim!!Thanks again.
Wind simulator... That what my kids call me...
Lol, I don't wanna imagine what you mean.
use an RC motor with a 3d printed fan - definitely feel it then and will have a lot more range of speed.
That’s a great idea! I might experiment with that later on!
Yeah good idea or even use the blades from the same fan since you can remove them :D
Using a brushless RC motor could be done but it's a different process over using just a motor shield. You'd need an ESC to control the motor which then can in turn be driven off an arduino like a servo. The sizing of the motor for the proper kv could also be some trial and error as that changes the speed and torque values and how big a prop/fan you can run. Also RC usually runs off 2S-6S and up lipos, so depending on the motor selection you may need to push more that 12V and at higher amps than a standard computer fan would do.
Another option might be to use bilge blower fans for boats or actual racing duct fans but may be on the loud side.
Just some feedback and thoughts.
buddy you have the wrong shield and the wrong fan going. try a monster moto VNH2SP30 Stepper Motor 30 amp along with a 12 volt dc motor with a couple small table top "clip on style" house fans. of course with a the arduino will work very well. make sure you have a 12v -24 volt fuse box to not over amperage the circuit. fine tune and you will have a very very powerful wind sim. oh by the way you will need a more beefy power supply to run this behemoth and im using one of two 12v 30a Dc Universal Regulated Switching Power Supply 360w on my motion rig. Enjoy :O)
I’m well aware these were the wrong fans. I said so at least 10 times in the video. I chose the motor shield I chose and the fans linked because they will still provide a good effect but at a fraction of the cost of the gear you’re talking about.
But yes what you’re describing would be the ultimate solution.
I may do this later on but people get really upset when I do DIY videos that cost “too much”.
Sorry guy i didn't listen to your video, i just saw you with you're barbie there and became a keyboard warrior and plopped my two cents in without regard of your tutorial. By the By my friend. i think you might have the wrong fans there. 😉 Love your stuff and keep up the good work.
I went with a similar spec fan (but not exactly what Will recommends), but each fan has a max of 3amp, too much for that power supply and the Motor shield. Going to look at that monster moto, but if I want to try the desktop fans do you have an example of the type your are talking about? Can I use a couple 12v dc fans (like th kind you can plug in a car cig lighter, wired to the moto board? Higher amp 12v power supply. Where should I install a fuse?
What I built runs but with both fans I get power drops at constant high speed, with one fan it works, but the v2 board says 1.2amp per fan 3amp total max, so I don’t want to leave it that way, even with heat sinks on the v2.
And thanks, Will, your video was so easy to follow! I did have to solder the connection pins to my Motor Shield, but a fun little project!
Use a 3" bilge blower for more power. Way more power than PC fans.
A lot louder though
Cool video, cheers🍻 would these work for Xbox?
DIY butt kicker?
That would be NICE!!!!!!
I want to use this to pump 0 degree (Fahrenheit) air from my window to my PC for overclocking!
is it works with PS4?
No
Diy stuff in simracing is a one way road there is not coming back
I have seen some dudes who are into sim-racing, but this channel seems to want to blur the line between reality and the virtual!
Getting it as close as it can be is half the fun :)
Brilliant 🤣😂👏🏼
Gone with the wind ;)