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Question Can you use a little math in the Interface - Output?

Discussion in 'SimTools Pro & Entertainment Version' started by KydDynoMyte, Jan 26, 2020.

  1. KydDynoMyte

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    Is it possible to use a little math in the Interface - Output like "<Axis3a>-128" to subtract 128 from the Axis3a value before simtools sends it?

    Or is it possible to shift the origin from the center of the Interface Output - Bit Range in another way? Preferably without using a companion app.
    KydDynoMyte, Jan 26, 2020
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    What you trying to do buddy?
    If you shift the center point and still use the full range its a bit lopsided?
    Or maybe you have something else in mind?
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    yobuddy, Jan 28, 2020
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  3. KydDynoMyte

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    I might like to be a little lopsided in pitch since I have more back pitch than forward pitch.

    But in this case I am just trying have a very simple way to send 0 to 255 to a device instead of -128 to 127. It accepts 0 to 255 and I don't have the ability to change it.
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    Sorry had just woke up and worded that bad. My chair will vibrate with values 0 to 255. I would just like a simple way to add an axis and have it output starting from 0 so it will be easy for everyone with the same chair to get some vibration tied to a force. So -256 to 255 be the range instead of 0 to 511. For example. The vibration is plenty strong at 60 in reality, so I really only plan on using an 8 bit range and limiting it close to 60 in axis limiting.

    Being able to drop the negative for reverse forces would be great too, but would be happy with forward only for now.
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    What is creating the 'vibration', a rumble motor, transducer, actuator or something else?

    There is GameDash for the likes of rumble motors, GameVibe for transducers, and lots of options for refining profiles for the likes of actuators. But at the moment it is not really clear what you are trying to achieve and what hardware is involved, so a bit more detail would be really helpful.
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    The same motors that move the chair provide the shake. Just trying to achieve it without a companion app so it'd even work for LFS and the demo of simtools.
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    Please specify the hardware and its specs that you are using.
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  8. KydDynoMyte

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    It's a Yaw MS, currently the vibration input takes a value of 0-255 for the amplitude, and you can set the Hz. So the interface - output would be something like: V[amp,Hz] so V[<Axis4a>,15].

    Apparently it's not something that can be done without a companion app. No big deal. I think they'll change the way it works with the range to be simtools compatible in one of the next updates. Then it'll work well in reverse too.

    Just thought there might be a format to using math in the interface - output.
    KydDynoMyte, Jan 29, 2020
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    I'm not completely sure what we are running here, but a custom interface plugin could be utilized here for proper support.
    If just depends on whats needed really. (or that i understand how your running the sim anyway.)
    Take care,
    yobuddy
    yobuddy, Jan 29, 2020
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