Force Feedback - Revision history

Matlo at 21:26, 3 July 2019

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Matlo at 13:05, 25 October 2017

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Matlo at 13:03, 25 October 2017

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Matlo at 13:01, 25 October 2017

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Matlo at 13:01, 25 October 2017

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Matlo at 13:00, 25 October 2017

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Matlo at 12:59, 25 October 2017

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Matlo: /* Device selection strategy */

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‎Device selection strategy

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 Direct Input is a very tricky interface, and some wheels may require adjustments to have force feedback working.<br />
 Use the instructions below to provide useful information to the GIMX devs.
 ==API monitor== <!--T:13-->
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 * ffb_x damper force result OK/KO (move the wheel during the test)
 * ffb_x API capture
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 =Pedal axis correction= <!--T:11-->
 From version '''6.8''' gimx-config includes a calibration tool for pedal axes. It is triggered when adding or editing a pedal axis mapping in the Axis tab. It automatically adds the right settings in the "Overall>Joystick corrections" tab.
 =Direct Input= <!--T:12-->
 Direct Input is a very tricky interface, and some wheels may require adjustments to have force feedback working.<br />
 Use the instructions below to provide useful information to the GIMX devs.
 <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
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 * ffb_x API capture
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 =Pedal axis correction= <!--T:11-->
-From version '''6.8''' gimx-config includes a calibration tool for pedal axes. It is triggered when adding or editing a pedal axis mapping in the Axis tab.
+From version '''6.8''' gimx-config includes a calibration tool for pedal axes. It is triggered when adding or editing a pedal axis mapping in the Axis tab. It automatically adds the right settings in the "Overall>Joystick corrections" tab.
 =Direct Input= <!--T:12-->

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 This concerns at least the EMUG27PS3 firmware.<br />
 The G27 is supposed to switch to compatibility mode (behaving as a Driving Force) when in the XMB. GIMX does not do this. As a consequence the controls do not work correctly in the XMB.<br />
-To work-around this issue, start the game with a Dualshock 3, and then reassign controllers.
+To work-around this issue, start the game with a Dualshock 3, and then [https://support.us.playstation.com/articles/en_US/KC_Article/PS3-Pair-and-Assign-Controllers reassign controllers].
 ==Device selection strategy== <!--T:7-->

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 <!--T:8-->
 GIMX considers the first joystick device controlling the wheel axis as the target for force feedback effects.<br />
-Starting from GIMX 6.7, any device set in the "Overall>Force Feeback tweaks" panel gets selected as the target.<br />
+Starting from GIMX '''6.7''', any device set in the "Overall>Force Feeback tweaks" panel gets selected as the target.<br />
 If the target has no force feedback capabilities, then no device receives the force feedback effects.

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 * G27
 * G29
-It also should work for all Fanatec wheels that have a Logitech compatibility mode.
+It also should work for all wheels that have a Logitech compatibility mode. Many Fanatec wheel have such compatibility mode.
 =OS translation= <!--T:10-->

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 There are two force feedback conversion methods: direct translation and OS translation.
-=Notes=
+=Notes= <!--T:4-->
-==Compatibility mode==
+==Compatibility mode== <!--T:5-->
 This concerns at least the EMUG27PS3 firmware.<br />
 The G27 is supposed to switch to compatibility mode (behaving as a Driving Force) when in the XMB. GIMX does not do this. As a consequence the controls do not work correctly in the XMB.<br />
 To work-around this issue, start the game with a Dualshock 3, and then reassign controllers.
-==Device selection strategy==
+==Device selection strategy== <!--T:7-->
 GIMX considers the first joystick device controlling the wheel axis as the target for force feedback effects.<br />
 Starting from GIMX 6.7, any device set in the "Overall>Force Feeback tweaks" panel gets selected as the target.<br />
 If the target has no force feedback capabilities, then no device receives the force feedback effects.
 --todo: add screenshot
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 It also should work for all Fanatec wheels that have a Logitech compatibility mode.
-=OS translation=
+=OS translation= <!--T:10-->
 * Windows: any wheel supporting force feedback over DirectInput should work
 :All PC/Windows-compatible force feedback wheels should work.
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 :The G29 has direct translation, and the G920 will have OS translation from GIMX 6.3 (with Linux kernel 4.6+ only).
-=Pedal axis correction=
+=Pedal axis correction= <!--T:11-->
 Joystick correction is only useful if the axis value can take both negative and positive values.
 #rest = 32767, full = -32767: low_value = 32767, low_coef = -8192, high_value = 0, high_coef = 0 (Logitech case)
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 If your pedals are just reversed with no half-way dead zone, you should try 4. first.
-=Direct Input=
+=Direct Input= <!--T:12-->
 Direct Input is a very tricky interface, and some wheels may require adjustments to have force feedback working.<br />
 Use the instructions below to provide useful information to the GIMX devs.
-==API monitor==
+==API monitor== <!--T:13-->
 This tools allows to observe how an application uses the Windows APIs.<br />
 Download: http://www.rohitab.com/download/api-monitor-v2r13-x86-x64.zip<br />
 Make sure to extract the whole archive.
-==fedit==
+==fedit== <!--T:14-->
 This tool was provided by Microsoft in the DirectX 8 SDK.<br />
 Download: https://gimx.fr/download/b882e209a0ac023d03abbf560dfc3f25fe6367ca/fedit.zip<br />
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 Make a capture for each of the following effects: constant, spring and damper.
-==ffb_x==
+==ffb_x== <!--T:15-->
 This tool mimics the GIMX interactions with the Direct Input API.<br />
 Download: https://gimx.fr/download/4777c33d5c1b29f40605b3f898b6ed92d9a6eead/ffb_3.zip<br />
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 * save the capture
-==Report==
+==Report== <!--T:16-->
 Make sure that your report contains all the following details:
 * fedit API capture, constant force