Reading the specs on that controller and it went from 0-nerdsixty instantly (didn't finish), way over my head and scope of technical ability. Do you have to use different drivers with that controller? How does the computer recognize it? Do you have any pics or details about producing the shape of the wheel? Is that carbon fiber structural or overlay? How many questions can I fit in one paragraph?! phew...
Also, avatar eye-lighting seems to be a big problem of late, I'm going to get to the bottom of it.
Well,it`s quite simple board really,it doesn`t need any software,just firmware,which you need to update time by time.Computer recognize it as any hid device plugged in usb slot .As it hasn`t got any software,you wont get any warning lights like yellow flags,low fuel,engine overheating and so on.It all entirely depends on users inputs-press the button or flip the switch-LED`s light up.In this case two LEDs are connected to toggle switches but it is possible to make the wheel look like Christmas tree connecting all buttons to LEDs as long as every button draws enough current to light up the LED.
The main bonus is its size and no soldering.And 32 digital inputs,which is a lot.Could be useful if you earning money on i-racing or likes,but for me it is way to much,as i`m sunday driver doing some random quick races on codemasters f1 or pcars and they always turn out to be demolition derby and no one makes the first corner.
The wheel is made out of 6 layers of plain 200g/m2 carbon fibre + 2 layers of 300g/m2 fibreglass roving just to add some extra thickness. The prototype been made including all bits and pieces ,then vinylester molds for bigger parts and silicone molds for smaller ones been made.The shell is two part made via vacuum infusion,then bounded together with structural polyurethane adhesive,then another layer of CF been applied over the whole wheel to make it look as it is now-in one piece.And this is actually the most difficult part-it has to be done by hand,lots of sanding,applying top coat,polishing and it is very time consuming
All paddles been made via wet laying,knobs,button housings,etc-casted
The shape of the wheel-i was thinking about going through that computer tech stuff, but as l`m not familiar with autocad ,decided to involve some specialist,called to cnc workshop,told him what i want,sent some pictures,got a quote,it wasn`t cheap ,but was ok-ish.So i went there to finalise the details,but somehow the final price went double even not including materials.And from my previous experience (i used to make some car interior parts out of CF) i knew that cnc doesn`t give you cosmetically perfect parts for molding. As i`m smoker,i could smoke 6 month for that kind of money,so i went a bit angry,told that chap everything i think about him,his bloody cnc machine,his way of life,got kicked out,but was full of optimism,that i`m smart,bright and handsome enough to build one on my own .Sure,on my way to home my optimism progressively went down and even before i reached my doorstep it became obvious that i`m not that smart or bright and not even remotely handsome.But the stone been thrown.so i made my own detailed plan,took me about 20 minutes and few beers.And then about 3 weeks to completely redone it .I have small workshop with all necessary tools,so the rest was just purely technical stuff
Added some random pictures of wheel in making.That is actually my previous wheel,sorry for quality,i got sticks and stones for that on another forums,someone called them XIX century pictures and that`s right ,they aren`t good at all,been taken by my old nokia camera ,didn`t think about that back then
