pervoliner Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) Hello Everybody Would like to show you results of my efforts in creation pedals. Details: MagRes KMZ41 (thinking about replace them with TLE501x) STM32F103 with builtin 12 bit ADC: STM32F103C8T6 Works on windows and uses default HID joystick driver. See attached photos. Edited December 10, 2016 by pervoliner where to buy contoller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Very nice workmanship! Looks like it has a cam and spring resistance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thank you! Yes, You are right. Uploaded one more photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abburo Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Looks great your work. That kind of the thing that is really doable at home... and for sure it looks sturdy too. I like it very much. Romanian Community for DCS World HW Specs: AMD 7900X, 64GB RAM, RTX 4090, HOTAS Virpil, MFG, CLS-E, custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Looks great your work. That kind of the thing that is really doable at home... and for sure it looks sturdy too. I like it very much. Thanks! This trapeze is made form salamander PVC metal profile. It is very strong. in each corner I used a bearing and put this bearing in a handmade aluminium pillow block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokol1_br Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Well done. :thumbup: Looks really sturdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Well done. :thumbup: Looks really sturdy. Thanks a lot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I love these home engineering projects. Nice work buddy! MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperwolfpk5 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Well done. Fantastic work Win10, Intel 3rd Gen. Core i7 3.8Ghz, 20GB ram, Nvidia Geforce 1060 6GB Opentrack (Download it from HERE), PS3 Eye, Saitek x52-pro Joystick, DIY Rudder Pedals, Google Cardboard with DCS World English is not my native language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braeden108 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Great job sir! They look like something out of the 1950's Comfortable too, I also build my own but the petals sit at 70 degrees so I have to bend my foot up and oooo does it burn after a while. Light the tires kick the fires! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goblin Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 I just realized that the toebrakes are just the upper part of the foot plate. So, you just hold your heel on the foot plate, and curl your toes? Never seen that approach before. Cool! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewnix Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Ya those awesome. Nice work! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminum Donkey Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Very, and I mean *VERY* nice work!! Thinking about this myself; I appreciate the inspiration :) I'm too cheap/broke/sensible to spend more money on a decent set of rudder pedals than my entire computer is worth; the inexpensive commercial ones are dreadful, the good ones are outrageously expensive--Homebrewing seems just the ticket for this sort of deal. My build will probably use more plywood than metal, I like taking the easy way out when it comes to materials :) Peace Kit: B550 Aorus Elite AX V2, Ryzen 7 5800X w/ Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury DDR4 @3600MHz C16, Gigabyte RTX 3070 Windforce 8GB, EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 PSU, HP Omen 32" 2560x1440, Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS fitted with Leo Bodnar's BU0836A controller. --Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground, and having all the rules and regulations get in the way! If man was meant to fly, he would have been born with a lot more money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokol1_br Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) My build will probably use more plywood than metal, I like taking the easy way out when it comes to materials :) If you use hardwood and ball bearings in pivots you get a good result. Pillow block bearings is cheap in Aliexpress or eBay. Edited December 11, 2016 by Sokol1_br Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminum Donkey Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 If you use hardwood and ball bearings in pivots you get a good result. Pillow block bearings is cheap in Aliexpress or eBay. I've actually built a couple sets of really nice pedals w/ toe brakes before, and ball bearings are completely unnecessary. Lots of people like to use them but they just aren't needed. Hardened dowel pins (like the kind tool & die makers use) and plain bushings work great, have no perceptible drag, and last forever with a little grease or oil. Cheap and Excellent is my preferred way of doing this sorta thing :) Peace Ian Kit: B550 Aorus Elite AX V2, Ryzen 7 5800X w/ Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury DDR4 @3600MHz C16, Gigabyte RTX 3070 Windforce 8GB, EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 PSU, HP Omen 32" 2560x1440, Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS fitted with Leo Bodnar's BU0836A controller. --Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground, and having all the rules and regulations get in the way! If man was meant to fly, he would have been born with a lot more money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thank everybody a lot for your opinion about my project. If somebody needs details (drawings, fireware for this controller) you are welcome. I am ready to share it with everyone. During this week I will try to find time and upload allmy resources to github Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 I've actually built a couple sets of really nice pedals w/ toe brakes before, and ball bearings are completely unnecessary. Lots of people like to use them but they just aren't needed. Hardened dowel pins (like the kind tool & die makers use) and plain bushings work great, have no perceptible drag, and last forever with a little grease or oil. Cheap and Excellent is my preferred way of doing this sorta thing :) Peace Ian Yes. I think you are right, but using bearings was my desire. I would get some experience in working with such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 I just realized that the toebrakes are just the upper part of the foot plate. So, you just hold your heel on the foot plate, and curl your toes? Never seen that approach before. Cool! :thumbup: Yes. Exactly. Thank you! I already have tested it in DCS P51D and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sokol1_br Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I've actually built a couple sets of really nice pedals w/ toe brakes before, and ball bearings are completely unnecessary. But actually this Chinese pillow bearing can be bough so cheap that don't justify don't use. :) For use contact less sensor is goo had bearings at least in the magnet attachment axis, since they detect every small movements a undesired axial movements can cause "noise" in axis response. Fit a HALL sensor in CH pedal give headache until don't use a bearing in magnet axis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorStrop Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Your pedals are brilliant, much nicer than the set I built. I used a waiting room chair with square metal tubed legs, hacked them into lengths and bolted them to some Lazy Susan bearings and springs from ebay. I got the mechanism to move the potentiometer all wrong so I need to rebuild that part, but the pedals are proper sturdy. It worked, but I am not getting a even throw when levering the pot. I would be interested to see how you have done this. I got a joystick controller board so, I also have loads of spare terminals to fit switches to when I can find time to build a makeshift pit. Windows 10 64bit, Intel i7 6700K, 32GB Corsair 2400Mhz, 970 NVMe 500Gb SSD, GeForce 2080 super, HP Reverb, VKB GF PRO, Thrustmaster Warthog throttle, Thrustmaster Pendular rudders, Windows + DCS :thumbup: My youtube channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saville Posted February 14, 2017 Share Posted February 14, 2017 <<< PEDALS >>> Hello Everybody Would like to show you results of my efforts in creation pedals. Details: MagRes KMZ41 (thinking about replace them with TLE501x) STM32F103 with builtin 12 bit ADC: STM32F103C8T6 Works on windows and uses default HID joystick driver. See attached photos. Hi, Would you please have this design with all the measurements, materials spent in the assembly of this, your project specifying piece by piece and the electronic part. Thank you !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pervoliner Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Hi, Would you please have this design with all the measurements, materials spent in the assembly of this, your project specifying piece by piece and the electronic part. Thank you !!!! Hi, Sure, I need collect all these matirials and publish somewhere. I think it will be github. It takes some time, but I think on this week your will get a possibility to see these matirials. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saville Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Hi, Sure, I need collect all these matirials and publish somewhere. I think it will be github. It takes some time, but I think on this week your will get a possibility to see these matirials. Thank you! Hi pervoliner Do you have autocad for your project? If you have post too !!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saville Posted March 3, 2017 Share Posted March 3, 2017 (edited) Thank you, for posting the information, about your pedal project !!!!!!! Thank you !!!!! Edited March 3, 2017 by saville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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