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General Discussions / Re: Rev Counter + Other Gauges

« on: October 01, 2013, 09:29:42 pm »

Everything is working ! Thanks a lot Cristiano for your awesome work ! Next step is the Pro Shift to get the lights working too !

Here is a video with my Alfa 33 QV's cluster. The needles seems not set up very well but it's due to the camera which was lower than the cluster, in real they're in the exact same speed as the game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uiXzU30jGo&feature=youtu.be

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General Discussions / Re: simdash error loading settings

« on: September 18, 2013, 06:38:40 pm »

The problem with the serial number came again with the installation of SimDash 2.0. I used the solution you gave me to go above this issue and it works again.

Just to tell you if you're still investigating on it !

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General Discussions / Re: simdash error loading settings

« on: September 03, 2013, 07:26:01 pm »

Thank you it seems working ! I was totally desperate but as usual you have a solution for everything... big thank you again ! 

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General Discussions / Re: simdash error loading settings

« on: September 03, 2013, 06:37:36 pm »

Thanks a lot.. really. I was totally desperate... I sent you a MP with no hope for the card so don't answer it !

Here is the screen with the post !

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General Discussions / Re: simdash error loading settings

« on: September 03, 2013, 08:39:10 am »

Hello !

I'm getting the same error for the last two days. I lost all my config for the cluster in simdash by magic and when I wanted to load my setting from the .xml I get this "error loading settings" message.
I've totally unintsalled SimDash and installed it back, I even tried the beta SimDash but no success. Any idea ?

You'll find my settings file in attachement of this message.

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EDIT : I don't understand what's happening. I try again and again to import and export settings... export seems ok but the format of the file changes. I opened the new .xml created to see if there is a difference between all files and yes there is a big one.
Cristiano if you have time, have a look to my "240 8000...degrés.xml" file in this post and you'll see that the page is differently presented than usual (have a look to the second file "Test ok.xml"), I really don't understand why. Maybe a bug in simdash ?

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EDIT2 : and now it never works, simdash doesn't save the setting...... please help me I am bored to have to set the cluster up each time I launch simdash......

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EDIT3 : I can get the .xml in good form if I do exactly this :

- connect Pro gauge
- launch SimDash
- try to save a .xml
- verify the .xml which is corrupted each time (can't load it)
- disconnect the Pro gauge USB
- Close SimDash
- Launch Sim Dash
- Save a .xml
- verify the .xml which is well presented and can be loaded

Tell me please that it's not the Pro Gauge AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to delete completely the driver of the Pro Gauge and install it again, but I dunno how to find it in the device manager.....

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: August 28, 2013, 08:49:35 pm »

Woaaaah ! I just tried with Rfactor and this is perfect ! The needle goes to 240 and... stays even at faster speed ! I didn't try with the other games for now, but I'm sure that you solved the problem. I'll tell you if there's something wrong.

Thanks a lot for your efficiency !

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: August 27, 2013, 08:09:54 pm »

Ok I tried several speeds and the problem is always the same. 1 km/h more than the max speed in simdash turns off the speedo (needle goes back to 0).

I've tested 150, 200, 240 and 260 km/h and each time : 151, 201, 241 and 261 km/h the needle goes to 0.

Games I'm using : Race07, GT Legends and Rfactor, the three gave the smae results.

Waiting for your instruction if you want me to make an other tests

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: August 27, 2013, 02:42:04 pm »

Hi.
when the speed if above 240 km/h the speedometer is supposed to stay at 240, not 0 Km/h.

it sounds like a bug in the software. what is the top speed of the speedomter?

The top speed is 240km/h maximum, you can see the full cluster in the first picture of my post here http://www.symprojects.com/forum/index.php?topic=781.msg4183#msg4183

Thanks a lot for replying !

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: August 26, 2013, 02:41:35 pm »

regarding the problem when you reach 240 km/h, can you just configure the speedometer to not reach that speed? when you configure the 100% slider for the speed in SimDash, make the needle stop at 239, so it never reaches 240 km/h

I know it is not ideal but it could bet an easy fix if it works.

regards
Cristiano

Hello !

I tried this solution with the new ProGauge I received but it's not working at all.
The gauge is set to 240km/h in simdash and when a game reaches 241km/h (Precisely !), the gauge stops working and goes to 0 km/h. It seems that simdash is not keeping the frequency stable at 100% over 240km/h. I mean, as for rev counter which is configured to 8000 rpm, if I drive a car to 12 000 rpm, the needdle stays to 8000 rpm. Maybe there is not the same "code" in simdash which tell to the board to stay at 100% if the speed is over the max speed set up in simdash. Can you confirm this ? Have you ever encounter a problem like this one ?

I test with an other gauge and the problem is exactly the same.

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: July 26, 2013, 08:19:09 pm »

I think that my explanations are not totally clear because I'm using the Pro Gauge, not any rev burner !

I made a video to show you what's going on with the board. Each gauge tested are totally indepedent. I tried to describe everything in the description of the video + IN the video with subtitles.
You'll see that there is a problem between RPM and SPD settings but I don't understand why.
If you have any question or if you need any photo tell me and I'll give the maximum detail.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOPp99PkHqQ&feature=youtu.be

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: July 23, 2013, 02:13:58 pm »

If the power supply gets hot, it could be becuase it is too small for the dashboard.

the power supply you have received is 1A.
I bet you need a bigger one. I would go for 3A.

I can help you to find one if you tell me where you live.

Regards
Cristiano

Thanks a lot for replying !

I tried again and each rev works alone but never together. If I link the second gauge, the first one goes crazy... An other detail, this problem is there even if I just activate the gauge in simdash without testing anything. Do you confirm the power supply problem ? I'm really wondering if the board is ok or not.

An other thing I noticed is when I try in a game the speedo (Race07 and Rfactor), if I reach the max speed of the gauge (240km/h) the needle stop working and go back to 0. It works again when I drive at 239km/h. Can you tell me what's going wrong ?

I hope you'll be able to answer all my questions.

About the bigger power supply, I live in France I'm ok if you can tell send me a link to the product.

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: July 21, 2013, 07:15:43 pm »

Up to this thread with my gauges. I found a solution to keep my cluster with taking 2 rev motors : 1 for real revs, and 1 for speed. Seperately it works perfectly but when I connect everything on the Progauge, the speed is going crazy after 120km/h.
I suppose that my Progauge got a problem because it worked fine while testing but not when all the other gauges are set up on the card. An other thing the power supply is really really hot after 5mn ! I don't know if it's normal...

Please help me !!!

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: June 27, 2013, 08:59:39 pm »

Thanks for the answer !

When I see all the cards which are calculating the signal I'm not really estonished...

Do you think that my idea to put a variator to set the voltage of the speedo's motor can work ? You know like a potentiometer but automatic with SPD signal.

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General Discussions / Re: Pro Gauge wiring

« on: June 26, 2013, 01:37:36 pm »

Hello guys,

First of all, I'm french so I'm sorry if my english is not perfect !

I'm trying to use my Alfa 33 gauges... but something is going wrong with the speedometer. Photos of the clusters are attached to this message.

As you can see on the second photo, the signal has got a strange way to go to the speedo. There are several calculators (the number 2 on the second photo and the cards wired on the speedo). The odometer is mechanical and I want to keep it with the Pro Gauge.

The stuff is, when I wire the signal from the progauge to the cluster, my RPM is going crazy ! I have to put a very high number to the speedo in simdash to get the RPM stable, and in any way the speedo never moves. Sometimes I can get it at full speed, it's like an on/off button.

The idea I have is to put a kind of a regulator which will be weld directly on the 12v and GND of the speedo's motor. This regulator will receive the 12v and the GND from the Progauge and the Spd signal will regulate the voltage. Is it possible to make something like that ? If it is, what's the name of this regulator (link if possible !).

To be more clear, here the scheme of the idea :

ProGauge ==> 12v, GND, SPD ==> Regulator/variator ==> 12V, GND ==> Speedometer

I hope you can help me, and tell me if you need more details. I have the electronic scheme of the clusters if needed... but I don't think it'll helps you.

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General Discussions / Re: RaceRoom Racing Experience Compatibility

« on: May 13, 2013, 06:56:17 pm »

The explanation is here : http://www.symprojects.com/simdash-1-5-0-released/ !