Motion Simulator Build DIY - Part One - Electronics
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Motion Simulator Build DIY Part One shows How I wire up the Arduino UNO to the IBT-2 motor controllers.
Part Two shows how to set up the Arduino Software and Simtools to make the motors work with Assetto Corsa and other games.
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00:00 Motion Simulator Build DIY - Part One - Electronics
00:50 Setup the components
03:30 Wire up the IBT-2 Motor Controllers
04:30 Run Power and Ground to the IBT-2 Motor Controllers
05:16 Schematic Review.. Common Power and Ground connections
06:15 Use a High Lighter to help you keep track of connections!
08:15 Soldering to Arduino
09:23 Workin' Man's Hands.. Yep.. Sign me up to be a 'hand model'!
09:48 These are 10 Pin Sound Card Connectors.
10:00 You probably need an OHM meter (cheap versions are about $20)
10:44 Lucky ME! I found a Third 10 pin connector!!
11:13 Ohm out the 10 Pin Connector ! EXCITING FOOTAGE!!! DMAX
12:20 Ready to connect up the Hall Effect Potentiometers!
13:30 Soldering the Hall Effect Potentiometers!! EASY!!!
14:19 POWER UP the ARDUINO Tune in for PART TWO OF THE VIDEO!!
Arduino and IBT-2 Wiring as well as instructions for SIMTOOLS
www.xsimulator.net/community/...
Parts I use are as follows:
50:1 12volt motors just search Ebay for GEAR MOTOR 12 VOLT GREAT FOR SAWMILL/CRAB POT PULL/FEED/SIMULATOR 75-80RPM 50:1 (sold by PGSAW in Canada)
Hall Effect Potentiometers DIGI-Key and others PN 987-1392-ND
www.digikey.co.uk/en/products...
Arduino UNO R3 - amazon. I have also used the cheaper ELEGOO clone.
www.amazon.com/Arduino-A00006...
IBT-2 motor controllers up to 43amps (which is a lot!)
www.amazon.com/dp/B00WSN98DC?...
other motor controllers you could consider using are JRK12V12 or Sabertooth but I use IBT-2's
XSIMULATOR forum - Info specifically for arduino/IBT-2 for 1 to 3 Motors. You can use up to three motors per arduino. But you each motor needs it's own IBT-2 controller.
www.xsimulator.net/community/...
My build on X-Simulator.net www.xsimulator.net/community/...
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Ok Guys! I'm making a new 3 video 'series' on how to upgrade your 'static' rig to a seat mover so check back on this channel and as always, leave a few comments! DMAX
I think Ive watched every since one of your videos! They are great. Super informational.
The one thing I dont understand is the potentiometers? Theoretically you can get away without them cant you?
@@nchris12 Not sure on that one.. The arduino is reading the position of the motor shaft. Really the hall effect sensor or 180 degree pot is the way to go. keep it simple and with what 'works'.. Thanks for your comment Dave
Hello Dave,
I like if people, starting a project without skills or knowlege (welding ;-) )and in the end, it works.(it is a positive meaning)
And when I saw your videos, I told me, you (Dave) are my guide and menthor in mind for the electrical parts,
so I will start my own projekt soon, to make a 3 DOF Sim-Rig. Thank you for sharing all the necessary information and warm greetings from germany
Michael
Well hello Michael! Thanks for the comments. Yeah can help out with advice, I do it all the time.. Fantastic thing is.. I built it like 3 years ago and it's been run very hard and still working just fine with these components. I raced it this past weekend in GPL league and it's still super immersive and I cant wait to get in each time and race.. very cool stuff.. Dave
@@DMAX_DIY subbed and getting the shopping list ready ,will be watching from now on , thanks for the info your the first diy build that i have been able to watch and actually follow
As a non-technical person, a lot of this goes over my head, D Max. But it was still very interesting just the same. Looking forward to Part 2...
Thanks ! Just wanted to rebuild the controllers and make it more stable. So figured I would capture some of the "ACTION".. haha D
Nice job buddy, going to build this .
Thanks Graham! YT just mentioned your comment! Like 3 months later.. Well I have plenty of videos up now. Hope you have time to take a look! Congrats! and you will be so thrilled once it starts moving my friend! If you have any questions, just let me know and I will respond (if YT let's me know you asked as question Jeeze). DMAX or here is my build on the x sim.net channel.. You'll need that anyway.. www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/
Engineering in action! Nice work 👍
Thanks so much! I appreciate the comments my friend! Keep watching if you have a chance, More stuff to come for sure! DMAX
Amazing video! keep up the good work! amazing how you did it!
Thanks my friend! I appreciate you taking a look! This should be GREAT! DMAX
Great job D MAX
Hi Rcade (great name BTW!) Thanks for taking a look my friend! DMAX
Wow. Hoping someone will pre wired that control box and sell it online. Nice work
I'm sure someone will do that. It takes a little while to do yourself (well worth it) but still, it takes time.. DMAX
Max. I’ve subscribed. I’m super excited about your videos and info. Thank you so much. Where can I find Part 2? The next video. Maybe you can add link.
Thanks for sub my friend! Part two is in the works. Should be dropping in the next couple weeks. But there are a bunch of vids on the channel so check them out if you have time until then.. DMAX
I really like your project
Thanks for the comment. It takes a little time, but lots of people have made this work on x-simulator.net community. It worked for me too.! DMAX
Awesome, I want to build one too.
Subbed.
Thanks my friend! Yeah just watch a few of the videos and it will get you on track.. Any questions? Feel free to post them here and I will try and get you a good answer! DMAX
Loving this. We had a couple of home help beds delivered a couple of months ago and I the first thing I thought was, can I use these motors to build a flight sim? Lol.
Yeah I remember when a buddy of mine disassembled the screw apparatus from those type beds.. He gave them to me and I dont know what I did with them now.. but I was thinking.. hmm If they go fast enough.. ( I think they were AC/ converted to 24V..).. not sure..
@@DMAX_DIY I've also been considering linear actuators but having thunk about it for a while, the motors don't actually support any real weight do they? It's all done on counter ballance.
DMax. Great job. I had a little trouble hearing you presentation in spots Maybe you should wear a mic, Very thorough. A lot of techs and engineers I know could learn something from this.
Yeah it was kind of spur of the moment thing. I was going to rebuilt it anyway. But at the last second I thought maybe I would try and get it on video. Maybe it would help someone.. Thanks for the Comments!
Digging the videos a lot. Going through them all in fast order. Not sure if I missed it somewhere, but do you have a Wright up you would recommend as a base line? Mostly for the geometry of everything
Turns out its right in your description, learning to read haha.
@@kaseymorlan5995 Good deal. I posted the build on www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/
Hi D-Max 👋 Can you share the link for part two of this video I can't find it on your video list.
Thanks for the question Emanuel! You can always find ALL my videos here... I'm hoping this helps you out.. DMAX
ua-cam.com/channels/VaC4nPhsTa9BRKjQFhf1kw.html
Hello, good job, congratulations. I have the modules and all the connections for 2 engines, but I can't find the plugins to synchronize it with the games, can you help me? Greetings!
Thanks for the comment McCLain Truck! the plugins are available here www.xsimulator.net/simtools-motion-simulator-software/#plugins scroll to bottom of page.
Here's a link to settings etc to run the motors.
www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/smc3-arduino-3dof-motor-driver-and-windows-utilities.4957/
Hey Dave. Would you share/sale the measurements of this build? Letme know
no problem Cesar i have a full build at xsimulator.net .. all the measurements are on page 4 I think. It turned out pretty great and super reliable! www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/
One question, might be stupid... wouldn't it be possible to power the 12v (or 24 volt depending) drivers and therefor the motors with a 12/24V power unit as come with some household things, computers, electric tables etc.? Instead of using a battery
Great Question! Yeah you could. But the issue with that is the amps available.. So a Battery has pretty much the most Amps (for the motors) available instantly.. Using a SERVER power supply or something else probably wont have enough instantly available AMPS to run your motors during 'change of direction' - hard braking to hard accel.. They have a lot of info on the x-sim forum on using other power sources. I just wanted to keep it simple for me.. So that's why I use a battery and a trickle charger.. - Be sure to email me on your WIN! Dave
Dave, Well I got my motors running but have no idea about the specific settings in SMC3. Wheres a good place to start?
Hi Smerph 42.. I have a couple videos on the channel that show specific - get it working' settings.. Take a look at this video ua-cam.com/video/5Du7pbOSe_Y/v-deo.html I have a couple others that run my 3DOF rig that show the settings or take a look at my xsimulator build page .. www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/ Hope to post a few more specific videos in 2022 DMAX
@@DMAX_DIY one issue that I noticed is that my reverse direction is about half the speed of the forward motion, can’t figure how to fix that yet. I did finish welding the first platform though!
Please tell me model of pot and where buy it. Thanks
I got them from DIGIkey. DIGI-KEY PN 987-1392-ND $20.00 EACH
6127V1A180L.5FS but other companies sell them. They are hall effect
Hello D Max! I am watching you for a bit now and I want to build motion rig myself but I dont get it why do you need poteciometers? Thank You :)
Thanks and good question! Thanks and good question! The potentiometers are connected to the shaft of the motor, they give motor position feedback to the arduino . That way the arduino can figure out if they need to move further. Thanks for asking and hope that helps..
I thought the fan was for wind simulation
So I have two arduinos.. One runs the motion sim, the other runs the wind sim.. No big deal really.. just another USB port.. DMAX
What is the full travel of the rear 2 actuators
The levers are 4" C to C. I dont expect a full 180 degree rotation due to limits you need to put on the motors via SMC3.. It's plenty for this type design though. The shoulder mount adds mechanical advantage. I'll put a camera on it and take a look DMAX
Are you in NZ, I want to make this
I'm in Mississippi USA. You can still make it if you want to.. I did a build out on x-simulator.net and still posting a lot of videos. Plus you can get better motors where you are I think.. Here is a link to the motor /arduino stuff www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/smc3-arduino-3dof-motor-driver-and-windows-utilities.4957/
and here's my build
www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/
Can you show me, link the parts. I watched an unknown video
I am in process of making another vid on this, which goes a lot slower and lists all the parts and prices.. I'm putting in some time on it tomorrow. Maybe even posting it tomorrow night if all goes well. Thanks for the question
@@DMAX_DIY Thank you very much
Will wiper potentiometer resistor work??
This weekend, I am making a wiper motor seat mover tutorial. I hate to say check back but.. I ordered the parts and please check back. I have a little series on step by step coming up my friend! DMAX
@@DMAX_DIY absolutely!!
@@magnetron366 If you cant wait.. what you will need is a 10K variable resistor and connect it to the motor so it can read the position of the wiper motor arm.. I am going to be using hall-effect potentiometers instead of the 10K wire wound resistors because they do not have interference issues . www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/tt-electronics-bi/6127V1A180L-5FS/2620661?s=N4IgTCBcDaIJwA4DsBaAjAZjmFA5AIgAQgC6AvkA
@@DMAX_DIY thankyou, cheers!!
Great video. I cant seem to find the guide though. can you please assist
Hi Abram! Appreciate you checking in. I put a lot of my build on X sim herewww.xsimulator.net/community/threads/full-frame-2-dof-traction-loss-new-build.14740/
I am working on part two - programming and tuning the parameters SMC. But I have the basic settings I started using on the X-sim build Thanks again for taking a look DMAX
@@DMAX_DIY I'm sorry for commenting on all your videos. Once I started watching I couldnt stop and I just get more curious. I've already checked your xsimulator thread. Most of my questions were actually answered in videos. I just need to find out a few things now
I saw you flashing the software in sim tools for the wind simulator. Is it the same process for the motion rig or do I need a custom sketch
@@abrammanoge ALWAYS Comment! That's how I know someone is actually watching, so I keep posting my friend! Hope you subscribe too! I don't track all that stuff but want to keep my channel alive for the Sim Guys! I'm 'all in' and appreciate your comments for sure! DMAX
Oh yeah, Depending on your Motor Drivers, you will have to flash the Arduino. I use the IBT-2 so you have to 'enable' the MODE 2 part before you write to ARD. It's easy.. just delete the # before the #MODE 2.. If I recall.. It should change the code from grey to a normal code color..DMAX
Here is the link to how to do it
www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/smc3-arduino-3dof-motor-driver-and-windows-utilities.4957/
Hi, can you share code script arduino
Hi, The code and files are at this link which is the x-simulator.net forum.. take a look my friend! DMAX www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/smc3-arduino-3dof-motor-driver-and-windows-utilities.4957/
@@DMAX_DIY thanks..man