Sadly, this is not possible with the windows API/library we are using.
I thought of EMI problems also.and have done all i could to reduce/avoid them. Because when i got my asher buttonplate i had issues. Last week i did indpect all cables but nothing found
Well, it could be an explanation for your booting issues as well.
One way to test this might be to cut the power off the servo before starting the system.
Then you shouldn’t see any EMI effects, but the SimuCUBE USB device would still be present.
However, I’m not sure if it is ok to remove the servo power cable while the SimuCUBE is running and which state the servo drive would enter.
So before just trying that, might be wise to have Mika have a word on it. 
Meh. Maybe with another library?
Or maybe someone already has a link to an FFB test program?
I did some research on Github a few weeks ago, but didn’t find something that I could use with my limited programming skills. 
Yeah, the implementation of ffb effects is not simple from the pc side either. Would have to invest time in building the USB communication from ground up as most likely the hidapi library which the Configuration Tool uses now, would not work then. And figure out how to initialize and start effects using the DirectX API.
so, not “our business” to get involved with that. I think Immersion has patented “graphical effect design interface” or something like that, so that might be the reason why there is not a good FFB demo app anywhere.
Just had a look around again and found that SDL actually has support for FFB these days.
See:
http://wiki.libsdl.org/CategoryForceFeedback
Even includes a basic example, which I might have a look at.
Will have to connect the SimuCUBE to my Linux PC, since I don’t have a compiler installed on my gaming PC.
Does the force feedback strength slider work in AMS? Ive got it on 0 and simucube at 70% and its still way too strong.
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After some tweakingI have a very good feeling in rfactor 2… The Gt3 pack is so must fun to drive…
I also enjoy AC but my heart and sense of driving a car is in RF2 for sure.
Good luck with your test… i really apreciate your efforts to make a even better feeling for RF2 FFB and the community is very big…
No, not in the released version. I did implement that for the 0.8.10 that is upcoming.
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Cool Ill just have to wait, I quite like my arms in my sockets 
No, it does not work, you must change the force in simucube, said mika that would look at the problem.
Fixed in new firmware. It will prob be tomorrow now.
Status update:
Don’t hold your breath about new firmware version just now.
I discovered an issue in where the motor fault status field parsing can’t be succesfull, and it may have repercussions to Simplemotion API and to Ioni firmware too. This does not hold back the release as of now, but figuring out how to fix this requires a session with Tero so that we can fix this in a correct way. Determining the way forward will have to wait for wednesday at the earliest, when we will be at the office at the same time.
Then, I didn’t have time to do the rFactor 2 test, which I definitively want to do.
Also, I noticed that profile management is somewhat wonky or broken after this tabbed UI was implemented. For example, importing profiles from file didn’t work as expected for some reason. I will need to investigate this a bit before a public release can be done.
so,
- rFactor 2 test
- Fixing profile management funnies
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All good Mika, thanx for the update. No dramas, it will be fedayeen when it’s ready
Talk soon, have a good one that side!
Br,
Phillip
Patience is the mother of all sciences!
Thank you Mika for your work.
i am starting to think the same. Power supply issue so it would be nice if people with a 320 watt psu (the smallest back then in the indygo campain) could chime in and tell if they encounter problems also.
@Andres could you tell us what power supply your simucube has?
Power supply in combination with latest ioni firmware possibly? This question because Andres said going back to MMOS didn’t resolve the problem. Haven’t tried myself going back to MMOS because i fear opening up my beautiful but o so delicate acrylic simucube box
^^ this gets me to the question if you could safely go back to an earlier build of Ioni firmware and still use config tool and simucube firmware 0.8.4 just for testing reasons. i am aware that some filter options will possibly not work. but just to see if ffb cut out’s in combination with 320watt PSU disappear again.
If you go back on the ioni firmware I think the later SimuCUBE firmwares will automatically re install the latest ioni FW
ya i am aware @Ippai but i have latest 0.8.4 already installed so if i now rolled back to a former Ioni fw build.
It is just a brainfart of me and maybe it won’t work at all that’s why i asked.
If i need a bigger psu i will buy one no problem but i want to be sure…
The SimuCUBE firmware checks the firmware version of IONI at start, and automatically updates it if it is too old.
I think the non cold startup version does not do that, but I can’t check code at this hour.