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6.4.
Adjust Clutch Bite-Point
The clutch bite-point (maximum output of the slave clutch) can be adjusted on the steering wheel:
1.
push right joystick for 1s to enter bite-point mode
2.
right LED lights up orange
3.
adjust bite-point in
1%
increments by turning the
left joystick
or
0.1%
with the
right
one
4.
push right joystick for 1s to exit bite-point mode
It’s recommended to perform this procedure while in the virtual race car from top-down by pulling the
slave clutch completely and then lowering the value until the vehicle starts moving. Race starts are
performed by pulling both (m) and (s) clutches completely and when the starting lights turn green
letting go just the (m) clutch. The overall clutch signal will jump immediately to the set-up bite point
value.
Once the ideal bite-point is found and practice starts are performing as expected, the bite-point value
is shown in the overview tab (analog inputs) when the slave clutch is pulled completely.
6.5.
Mode-Switches
The rear side of the steering wheel features 4 mode switches which change the behavior of encoders
and rotary switches (located on the same side of the steering wheel) in order to maximize the
performance and functionality.
encoder mode-switch:
changes the behavior of the top encoder push button
push btn:
standard mode (push button can be used as input in the simulation)
shift:
(push button can’t be used in the simulation)
o
pressing the push button creates an additional encoder output
o
adjust two controls with one physical encoder
o
e.g. turn to adjust ABS – push & turn to adjust TC
rotary mode-switch:
changes the behavior of the 12-position rotary switch
12-pos:
standard mode (each position is an individual output)
shift:
(rotary can’t be used in the simulation)
o
each rotary position changes the output of the thumb encoder
o
adjust 12 controls with one physical encoder
o
e.g. pos. 1 = ABS / pos. 2 = TC / pos. 3 = MAP / pos. 4 = Volume …
o
left rotary switch shifts left thumb encoder and vice versa
6.6.
Simucube Button
The
left joystick push button
acts as a
Simucube Button
which allows changing of force feedback
parameters on-the-fly.
enter
SC Button Mode
by pushing left joystick button for 1s
select parameter by pushing joystick in a direction
o
Up: Overall Strength
o
Left: Damping
o
Right: Simucube Force Reconstruction Filter
o
TBD
increase/ decrease parameter by rotating the joystick encoder
holding the direction for more than 2s resets the parameter to previous value
exit
SC Button Mode
by pushing left joystick button for 1s
Each point above will give a recognizable audible feedback (if enabled).
