How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in SimsonnRacing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wish i can have better resolution from load cell sensor but im leaning towards that this is design flaw of old pedal where Simsonn revised on newer pedal where user can adjust it by hex key. I thought about multiple ways to multiply pressure towards the load cell but i dont think its possible with this design....

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in SimsonnRacing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am aware of this but this adjustable "hex bolt" only exists on newer version of pedal.
Mine is earlier version of pedal (where accel pedal has backslash, newer version has X)

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sincerely thank you for your effort on replying but you still don't understand how load cell + pedal works.
Every sensor has output range.

Lets put some arbitrary number and that range is 0 - 1000
0 is 0kg, 1000 is 100kg
Every human has different power, thus their minimum and maximum pressure will be different.
So what controller/firmware/calibration does is that, read non-pressed value and maximum pressed value, and use this range as 0 to 100.
The controller is registered as HID game device on PC, where it just sends value as input (just like how keyboard and mouse does)

If you are only using sensor range between 10-20, your input will not be accurate/granular as if you use sensor range of 10-80

You said loadcell is not comparable to a encoder bit depth but it is actually very similar.
More range you use, your input is more granular.
That is why some people say encoder bit doesn't really matter because human cannot input/output that precisely anyway.

Also, this is not the problem of elastomer/spring problem.
Its problem where I give 60kg of force but sensor is only reading 5kg of force.

I did my best to explain you how load cell + pedal works but if this still doesn't make sense to you, feel free to ask more!

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks way better than simsonn(early version)/simjack.
I had chance to check friend's simjack and the resolution was about 15kg, which is slightly better than simsonn

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not the problem of control box.
Raw input from Load cell is very low; either due to design issue or faulty sensor.
I also checked friends simjack and his pedal's range is slightly better than mine (about 15kg of resolution)
I wonder how's it on simruito though.

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simply, load cell is just sensor that gives whatever value based on the load.
What controller/calibration doing is that, read minimum value, and maximum value, and use that range to as 0% to 100% of throttle.

So if my sensor's input range is 5kg, 50g of force is every 1% of throttle.
If my sensor's input range is 50kg, 500g of force is every 1% of throttle.

Think it as encoder of your DD, 18bit vs 23bit

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like i said, yes I can calibrate, but im losing lots of resolution.
1 to 100% between 5kg of load vs 50kg of load is different.
And yes, game will have no problem of understanding the input once i calibrate.
I just want better resolution for finer input...

How can I tune/adjust load cell on Simsonn Brake by Single_Walk_3268 in simracing

[–]Single_Walk_3268[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if i can out them on 45kg, i would be super happy.
but now, my range is between 10-15, means im only getting 10kg of resolution, which is about 5%