DF Pro question..

[Street Fighter]

Are the pedals on the Driving Force Pro digital or analog?

This could mean the difference between being able to left foot brake or not.

Thanks

 

[Bill-182]

Why would they not be analog?

If they make a $30 controller with analog buttons, do you think the pedals would be analog on a $150 wheel?

You can figure out the answer to this on your own, because it takes common sense.

 

[TypeRotary]

i just bought one...mi left foot is the brake...maybe i shud read the instruction manuel to see if i can make the right pedal brake...

 

[TypeRotary]

well, u can't change the pedal's purpose.
(gas pedal stays gas pedal, and brake stays brake)

 

[Street Fighter]

Bill-182's statement made absolutely no sense and this TypeRotary dude with an obvious spelling deficiency made two completely irrelivant posts, one of which was answering his first post's question. What the hell!?

 

[zer0h]

Yes im 99.999999% sure that the DF Pros pedals are analog. I don't own one but i own another Logitech wheel and it is analog.

 

[Street Fighter]

I see. Thank you.
It's a wonder why they don't make them digital, since the wheel is digital... *shrugs*

 

[zer0h]

Analog is the sensitive one isnt it? Well if its not well i meant the buttons on the wheel ARE pressure sensitive.

 

[Ryen49]

On the Mc2 wheel the pedals are set for the right joystick. So the gas is right joystick up and the brake is right joystick down.SO you cant left foot brake because its like trying to brake and push the gas on the right joystick at the same time..So if the DFpro is digital meaning the gas is set at the x button and the brake is set at the sqaure button we can left foot brake.
*Edit* You could LFB on the mc2 wheel if you set it to digital mode, but it automaticly sets it self to dual anolog mode for gt3 and you can't change.

 

[LoudMusic]

I think you guys (Ryen aside) are confusing the question. What he's asking, basically, is if you're able to use them both at the same time. An analog system only allows the system to send one input at a time. Digital will allow multiple inputs.

Analog does not automatically mean pressure sensitive. Digital can be pressure sensitive as well.

From what I've seen, Street Fighter, you can use both the break and the gas at the same time on previous Logitech Wheels.

 

[Street Fighter]

As seen at www.howstuffworks.com

Pressure sensitive buttons on a PS2 controller: Although each button can be configured to perform a specific and distinctive action, they all work on the same principle. Each button has a tiny curved disk attached to its bottom. This disk is very conductive. When the button is depressed, the disk is pushed against a thin conductive strip mounted on the controller's circuit board. If the button is pressed lightly, the bottom part of the curved disk is all that touches the strip, increasing the level of conductivity slightly. As the button is pressed harder, more of the disk comes into contact with the strip, gradually increasing the level of conductivity. This varying degree of conductivity makes the buttons pressure-sensitive!
PS2 controllers also have two analog joysticks.

These joysticks work in a completely different way from the buttons described above. Two potentiometers, variable resistors, are positioned at right angles to each other below the joystick. Current flows constantly through each one, but the amount of current is determined by the amount of resistance. Resistance is increased or decreased based on the position of the joystick. By monitoring the output of each potentiometer, the PS2 can determine the exact angle at which the joystick is being held, and trigger the appropriate response. In games that support them, analog features such as these allow for amazing control over gameplay.

The term pressure sensitive is too general.
So, I found this little article.

Now I suggest reading this, and think of how one could create digital pedals using a similar method of electronically controlled incrementally increasing current using a slotted arm that passes through an infra-red laser. It sounds complicated but it is by no means impossible.

I was just wondering if any of these wheel manufacturing companies caught onto this problem of not being able to use the pedals to their fullest.

:\

 

[TypeRotary]

Again, I apologize for the way I typed. I guess you guys are like 40 years old?

Yes, you can use BOTH pedals at the same time.
Yes, they are pressure sensitive.

 

[Street Fighter]

GOOD. Thank you for sharing that.
At least Logitech puts a little more time and effort into their product, unlike MadCrapz.

 

[Ryen49]

Originally posted by Street Fighter
GOOD. Thank you for sharing that.
At least Logitech puts a little more time and effort into their product, unlike MadCrapz.

Your forgeting when this wheel came out plus madcataz dosent design wheels so you can Left foot brake... Its design to work duh.NOT everybody who buys the mc2 wheel is gonna try to use it to left foot brake.

 

[TypeRotary]

Does anyone even like MC stuff?

I've never found them any use, besides returning them.

 

[Street Fighter]

I returned two MadCatz MC2 Universal wheels within 2 weeks of initial purchase. First time was an exchange. Second time was a refund. The pedals squeak like hell after about an hour of use and although Ryen here hasn't noticed this, both of my wheels had a problem with the shifter. It would click once but shift twice.

A word of warning to all: don't buy second rate stuff.
The money you save isn't worth the problems you are more likely to face.

 

[LoudMusic]

Originally posted by Street Fighter
I returned two MadCatz MC2 Universal wheels within 2 weeks of initial purchase. First time was an exchange. Second time was a refund. The pedals squeak like hell after about an hour of use and although Ryen here hasn't noticed this, both of my wheels had a problem with the shifter. It would click once but shift twice.

A word of warning to all: don't buy second rate stuff.
The money you save isn't worth the problems you are more likely to face.

You can use that as a life lesson.

 

[Driver X]

I think he was suggesting that everyone uses it.

 

[Street Fighter]

Are there any flaws with the DF Pro wheel?
I mean any.