Direct Drive Wheels

direct drive dual belt drive mode

invalid@example.com (REANNIE) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:12:18 +0000

direct drive dual belt drive mode

DD-Wheel with Hoverboard Motor

invalid@example.com (Benu) — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:50:48 +0000

This thread is about building a direct drive wheel with a powerful but cheap hoverboard motor. The discussion started here and was moved to this thread.

If time permits I will edit this first post to summarise the current build options.
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My first build is currently running smoothly at 8Nm. The motor should be capable of around 12Nm.

DIY - OSW Mige/Simucube/IoniPro

invalid@example.com (SilentChill) — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:53:52 +0000

Thought I would start my own build thread rather than clogging everybody else's up

Thanks to many members @Nick Moxley @bruce stephen @crammy @stevemontuno and more with their great write ups and experiences I have plunged into the abyss of a DD Wheel

As usual I will try and do it as cheap as possible and probably make all the mistakes so YOU don't have to

And #1 mistake already made do not buy a...

DIY - OSW Mige/Simucube/IoniPro

Hoverboard Motor Control with Arduino/STM32 (No ODrive/MKS)

invalid@example.com (Tayfun) — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:52:17 +0000

Hi everyone,

I have a hoverboard motor and a rotary encoder. I don’t have access to MKS or ODESC(or similar) controllers, and unfortunately I won’t be able to get them in the near future due to ridiculous customs regulations in my country — we can’t use Amazon or AliExpress here, and local sellers don’t have these parts either. So I’m stuck using Arduino or an STM32 board.

To drive this motor with my board, I’m considering using this driver module: YQD-V7.3E(or similar)

Can I use this...

Hoverboard Motor Control with Arduino/STM32 (No ODrive/MKS)

ODESC V4.2 + Hoverboard Motor - Voltage Question

invalid@example.com (maxcodl) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:16:56 +0000

hi im Max

so basically i’m starting my journey to build a DIY Direct Drive wheel using a hoverboard motor and an ODESC V4.2 board. I’ve been researching the setup, but I have a doubt regarding the board voltage versions

I was advised to go with the 56V version of the ODESC instead of the 24V one to be "safe and future-proof," with the idea being that a higher voltage rating prevents the board from frying during high-torque peaks or "crazy events."
so my question is

Is it true...

ODESC V4.2 + Hoverboard Motor - Voltage Question

MMOS controller with cheap servo drive and motor

invalid@example.com (sikjar) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 07:24:53 +0000

Hi all - I've been working on this project for a long time now, and thought it might be useful to others.

It's basically a STM32F4Discovery board running the MMOS controller, with an Arduino to help it communicate with a cheap Chinese servo driver and motor. The full instructions can be found in the attached PDF.

Here's a video, just to show that it actually works:

Here's the sketch for the Arduino:

Code:

// Interface for using the MMOS controller...

MMOS controller with cheap servo drive and motor

DD Hoverboard motor + Arduino

invalid@example.com (mirrs) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:53:39 +0000

Considering the price of ODrive boards, I was wondering if it was possible to set up a direct drive wheel with an Arduino Leo. I'm confident in my soldering and assembly skills, but firmware and compatibility side, I'm very unsure of.

DIY - 3D PRINTED DIRECT DRIVE

invalid@example.com (Alexandru Popa) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:37:20 +0000

Hello,

It's not my first post here, I already have a 2dof system for about 2 years and I'm very happy playing on it.

Now, I want to present, how i like to call it, my 3D printed Direct Drive FFB Wheel. It's printed in PLA, 1 bearing used, 3 x M12 bolts, 3 x M4x50, and 1 section of a M14 threaded rod, about 12 cms in lenght. everything else is 3d printed.

Electronics: DC Motor - MINORTA 27v Servomotor (from some old RICOH office printer) MCU - STM32, driver - BTS7960, 2 x 12V Fans....

DIY - 3D PRINTED DIRECT DRIVE

3d printed Hoverboard motor wheel

invalid@example.com (Feisty) — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:22:26 +0000

Hi all
This is the mostly 3d printed hoverboard motor based wheel I came up with.
Its based heavily on Benu's work in this thread
https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/dd-wheel-with-hoverboard-motor.13178/
It has been working well so as promised the STL files are in link below.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Hzi3nzk7vyPtMY0X6npvaA9akuJwJ5Vh

It uses a 600ppr encoder like this one...

3d printed Hoverboard motor wheel

Tutorial - Direct Drive Hoverboard Wheel 15Nm Ventilated and Easy with FFBeast

invalid@example.com (Euler) — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:44:20 +0000

Direct Drive 15Nm Hoverboard Wheel: ventilated, safe, and extremely practical to assemble. My English isn't good enough, which is why the video is in Brazilian Portuguese. But you can turn on live subtitles or use the YouTube generated English audio, and you'll understand everything. Follow the video link on my YouTube channel for all the details:

DD -Steering wheel with Hoverboard Motor

invalid@example.com (Alexchamp29) — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:30:02 +0000

Hi all..i already have an 8.5 inch hoverboard motor and now i am waiting to get mks xdrive mini in order to start building my wheel.

i have a question...i already have arduino leonardo ,and bts7960 driver and ln298n driver..can i make it work with them in some way until mks drive mini gets to me..??

thanks in advance

Hoverboard direct Drive questions

invalid@example.com (Stahlwolle) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:32:27 +0000

I want to build a direct drive wheel, I have now bought a broken hoverboard for 10€ with working motors and would like to keep it as cheap as possible due to my small pension.

Can these encoders be used and if so, at what speed?
105879

And is it possible to use this motor driver?
105880
Thanks in advance for the answers.

Does force feedback need to know wheel position?

invalid@example.com (Dav_Daddy) — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:23:22 +0000

I've been playing with the idea of building a hoverboard DD Steering wheel from scratch for a while now. However earlier tonight I had an idea. What if I add DD to my old TSW2 steering wheel instead? Other than adding force feedback to a Thomas Superwheel being sacrilege and all.

Could I let the TSW handle positioning and button presses while using another board an Odrive 4.2 for example to just handle delivering the forces to the wheel? I don't think the forces delivered are dependent...

Does force feedback need to know wheel position?

Need help troubleshooting OSW problems with VSD-E , STM32F4 Discovery board and small Mige

invalid@example.com (Psit) — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:19:51 +0000

Hello people. I am running a old version of OSW with the VSD-E, small Mige motor and the STM32F4 Discovery board and seperate power supply. It has served me great for a long time but after a long pause in simracing because of real life stuff i tried to use it again and realized the discovery board was not responding, so i flashed it again with the mmos firmware.

During the setup where i tried to set the motor center offset as per usual by clicking the checkbox on the mmos interface, i...

Need help troubleshooting OSW problems with VSD-E , STM32F4 Discovery board and small Mige

Arduino-FFB-Wheel with hoverboard motor and mt6701 encoder

invalid@example.com (aefh73) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:47:23 +0000

Hello, i want to build arduino-ffb-wheel with hoverboard motor i want to use mt6701 encoder instead of as5600 can i use it? I have the mt6701 encoder arduino pro micro and bts7960 and hoverboard motor. So can i use the mt6701 instead of as5600 encoder? Thanks!

Another Hoverboard DD Wheel

invalid@example.com (Radje748) — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 11:13:43 +0000

After Finishing my 2-dof chair last year, this project interested me.
So I started to collect my things, based on the solution of Roman Smoliakov.
Bought a few Hoverboard motors, Odesc 4.2 and a e6b2-cwz6c Encoder.
Also found this tutorial: https://diy-blog.org/2023/08/23/diy...ck-lenkrad-aus-einem-hoverboard-motor-teil-2/

So first started to flash the Odesc with the FFBoard...

Another Hoverboard DD Wheel

Low-Budget Direct Drive Steering Wheel Project

invalid@example.com (Parliament) — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:22:29 +0000

Hello everyone,

I'm working on building a budget-friendly direct drive steering wheel and wanted to share my current setup and seek some advice. Here's what I have so far:

Stepper Motor: Nema 23 2.2 Nm (Model: 57HS22)

Motor Driver: DM556 stepper motor driver

Encoder: 600 PPR, 5-24V Omron optical rotary encoder

Additionally, I'm considering using a hoverboard motor as an alternative option for this project.

One of the challenges I'm facing is deciding on a suitable...

Low-Budget Direct Drive Steering Wheel Project

Tutorial - DD Hoverboard Wheel with Magnetic Encoder, Pedals and Paddle Shifters at FFBeast

invalid@example.com (Euler) — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 17:35:19 +0000

New Direct Drive with Hoverboard Wheel, Chassis, Spoke, Magnetic Encoder, Pedals and Paddle Shifters at FFBeast. My English is not good enough and that's why the video is in Brazilian Portuguese, but you can activate the subtitles in real time in the video and you will understand everything.

Need Help with Noisy DIY Sim Racing Steering Wheel!

invalid@example.com (Eyadserry) — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 05:18:28 +0000

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a DIY sim racing steering wheel project and having some issues. I started with a belt-driven system, but the belt keeps slipping over the teeth and making a lot of noise. It also limits how fast I can turn the wheel because if I turn it too fast, the belt just jumps over the teeth—super frustrating.

I’m thinking about switching to a direct drive setup for better performance, but I can’t afford a new motor since the only one that fits my needs is too expensive....

Need Help with Noisy DIY Sim Racing Steering Wheel!

My DD project

invalid@example.com (Bonstinger) — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:37:24 +0000

Hi everyone this is my project with a 850W MY1020 motor. I´ll start with one BTS7960 H bridge and a 12V 10 Amp power supply and then when everything works properly upgrade to 3 H bridges and probably a 1000w power supply. The encoder is belt-driven because i don´t have the tools to do a proper direct drive to the motor shaft but i have a 3D printer so i can easy do it that way. will be driven by a gt2 belt with 2:1 gear ratio to duplicate the ppr of the encoder.
i let you some renders of the...

My DD project