DIY force feedback Yoke build
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:43 am
Hi,
Thanks to the posts on this forum I decided to hack a MS Sidewinder ForceFeedback2 joystick, and modified the electronics for 4x higher motor current.
This modified electronics board can then drive bigger motors with good quality current control. I successfully used it on a home build GA flight yoke.
In combination with FS Force, the result is quite good. It took some fiddling with software settings, but now it works well in combination multiple USB cards in my GA home cockpit.
For an overview, check the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIpXSaV ... ature=plcp
details on the hack are described on http://www.simprojects.nl/ms_siderwinder_ff2_hack.htm
the flight yoke design can be found on http://www.simprojects.nl/forcefeedback_yoke_ii.htm
Thanks for the good info in this forum, and the great FSforce software!
Thanks to the posts on this forum I decided to hack a MS Sidewinder ForceFeedback2 joystick, and modified the electronics for 4x higher motor current.
This modified electronics board can then drive bigger motors with good quality current control. I successfully used it on a home build GA flight yoke.
In combination with FS Force, the result is quite good. It took some fiddling with software settings, but now it works well in combination multiple USB cards in my GA home cockpit.
For an overview, check the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcIpXSaV ... ature=plcp
details on the hack are described on http://www.simprojects.nl/ms_siderwinder_ff2_hack.htm
the flight yoke design can be found on http://www.simprojects.nl/forcefeedback_yoke_ii.htm
Thanks for the good info in this forum, and the great FSforce software!