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General Category => General Discussions => Topic started by: Alystar76 on January 23, 2014, 09:23:10 pm

Title: F1 steering wheel WIP - jc32 joystick controller
Post by: Alystar76 on January 23, 2014, 09:23:10 pm: Hi everybody! I'm new to the forum... and new to the modding experience... I'm trying to design a DIY f1 steering wheel from scratch! I'm not particularly interested in having a led display installed. My question is: can I configure all of the buttons, the encoders and a potentiometer (for the hand clutch) just by using a JC32? Would this work properly in rfactor, assetto corsa and F1 2012? Thanks in advance for your help.

Ciao a tutti! Sono nuovo del forum ... e nuovo dell'esperienza modding ... Sto cercando di progettare un volante f1 volante fai da te partendo da zero! Non sono particolarmente interessato ad avere un display installato. La mia domanda Ã¨: posso configurare tutti i tasti, gli encoder e un potenziometro (per la frizione a mano) semplicemente utilizzando un JC32? Funzionerebbe correttamente in rFactor, Assetto Corsa e F1 2012? Grazie in anticipo per il vostro aiuto.
Title: Re: F1 steering wheel WIP - jc32 joystick controller
Post by: Mortos on January 25, 2014, 01:35:28 am: All 3 of those support HID joysticks, so most likely yes.

The JC32 comes with a configuration utility which you will have to use to set up the rotary encoders so they'll work as buttons. When you've done this, turning the encoder will send a button(one per direction) press to your game, the same way a joystick(or steering wheel) would.

Mapping the keys to the game should be possible from the ingame settings menu, just like you would set up your racing wheel. An alternative to this is using (third party)software like AutoHotkey to map the joystick buttons from the JC32 to keyboard presses(for example map button one to send a "L" keypress for the pit limiter).

For the clutch, it's important the game supports analog axes from more than one controller. Most modern games/sims do, but to make sure you could hook up a spare gamepad or joystick and see you can map its controls while your wheel is also configured(if you're already using USB pedals like clubsports, your game should support this).
Title: Re: F1 steering wheel WIP - jc32 joystick controller
Post by: Alystar76 on February 04, 2014, 03:49:23 pm: Thanks a lot!!! I've just submitted my order! I hope the shipping will be fast!!!