The D out is if you want to add more LEDs ,you just connect the right side ( GND, DOUT, 4-7VDC) of the first board to the left side of the second ( GND, DIN, 4-7VDC) . You can add a few together like this. I have a total of 32 LEDs 4x 8 LED units. BTW I have used an old smartphone as a screen this is conected via the web browser to SIMHUB wirelessly with wifi but the arduino is still using a USB cable to drive the LEDs
thanks Edwin, and yes I'm aware of this, but the design utilises only a single 8bit board therefore I just pointed out to viewers who are not particularly familiar with electronics to use din rather than dout :)
Hi Peter! Great vid, it works like a charm with Assetto Corsa. However, I have one slight issue: I use a 3 digit 7-seg display for the gear indicator. I tried to use the middle digit do display the current gear, but when I'm in first or fourth, the middle digit goes dim, and the first digit ( whose cathode is floating ) and the second digit BOTH display the current gear. Do you have any idea how could I fix this? Thanks in advance, David
Do you know how to change the display of the gear selection in SimHUB for American truck simulator? My dashboard displays gears 1 through 18. I want it to display L4 to H4 I know it can be done. I don’t know the script. Thanks for your help.
Peter, great work! Would you mind to share the design in an editable form, so I could extend it to use 32 LEDs (16 for revs, and 8+8 for flags and other info)? Thanks!
Ciao Peter very good job! I have one question. I've tried to do a similar project with simhub and Arduino, but in a first try I connected the +5V of Arduino to feed the RGB Leds exactly like your scheme, but it was not working for me; the LCD was working but the RGB leds not. Maybe I made some mistake, anyhow then I tried to connect the +5V for the RGB leds from another power supply source and this worked. So now I modified the normal usb cable estracting the +5V and the GND before entering the mini USB of Arduino and connected this +5V and GND to the RGB leds, and it is working. I was misleading by some other article on internet saying that Arduino +5V has not enough power to feed the RGB leds; what do you think?
I have a dashboard display where arduino is powering 32 leds and a Nextion screen without any issues so arduino can definitely do that, maybe the one you used was faulty or you got a 3.3v version?
Hi Peter, great vid. I got the leds working great but had problems with the 7 Segment display. It seems to be working as I get 4.6v at each segment when it should but no display. I check the specs and it needs 6-7v to function. Can I increase the voltage output of the arduino? BTW I’m using a nano. Cheers Paul
Hey dude can u help me.. I have bmw e36 cluster which working perfectly with BeamNg but I want one more arduino to connect with simhub for gear display in this case arduino nano and for cluster I using arduino uno.. now problem is cluster dont work when i connect display and when i connect cluster than display dont work.. How to use multiple arduions I have tryed out many solutions but it dont work
Awesome work..! Is it possible for you, to make a simple GoPro Mount for the Front Cover of the Wheel? This would be the perfect mounting solution for a Fan ( Windsimulator ).+ Greetings Manic