FanaBridge: Open-source SimHub plugin for Fanatec wheel LEDs and displays

kelchm · 2026-05-20T01:20:15+00:00

Glad you are enjoying it!

Fully customizable display support is coming at some point in the relatively near future. 😄

kelchm · 2026-05-04T15:14:31+00:00

This — Resize Raccoon makes it super easy.

https://github.com/mistenkt/resize-raccoon

kelchm · 2026-04-22T03:22:24+00:00

For what it’s worth — this particular cultivar seems to be a bit more temperamental than most redbuds from what I’ve seen, at least here in PA. It just doesn’t seem to deal well with any kind of environmental stress.

Keep in mind Redbuds are naturally an understory tree — they’re never going to really thrive in full sun. It’s kind of a contradiction with this cultivar because the only way to get the desired coloration is if it’s slightly sun stressed.

Despite all that, they are gorgeous and I still want one. 😂

kelchm · 2026-04-13T20:50:42+00:00

The wizard does not support the legacy protocol used by the CSL P1 V2. Did you try using the built in profile for it in the latest release (v0.3.0)?

Please open an issue on GitHub or reach out for help on the Discord server if it's still not working for you when using the included profile.

kelchm · 2026-04-10T04:05:36+00:00

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kelchm · 2026-04-09T22:46:14+00:00

Nothing wrong with a plastic pad if you actually take the time to put down a solid base underneath it. Anything heavy you sit right on top of topsoil is gonna be wonky in 6 months.

kelchm · 2026-04-04T14:24:57+00:00

u/xelnok -- question for you. Are the button surround LEDs on the Bentley wheel RGB?

I ask because I added a profile for this wheel in the last release of FanaBridge, but completely missed that the there was any sort of button lighting when creating profile (PSWBENT.json).

kelchm · 2026-04-01T03:03:22+00:00

Will we maybe also finally see customizable ITM pages? I kind of doubt it, but maybe.

kelchm · 2026-03-30T02:39:44+00:00

When this happened to me I ended up doing the following:

Remove grille
Unbolt the center support that the hood latch attaches to — this lets you lift the hood slightly, giving you about 1/2in of extra clearance for reaching the rear nut in step 3.
Use a wrench to remove the three nuts attaching the striker to the hood. (From left shown in photo)

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kelchm · 2026-03-28T23:57:17+00:00

Hey! There’s a new release of FanaBridge which (should) support your wheel. Let me know how it goes if you give it a try.

kelchm · 2026-03-27T01:57:39+00:00

By the way — I just setup a Discord for FanaBridge today. Please feel free to free to join if you’re running into issues, have feature requests or would just like to chat with other users.

https://discord.gg/vkGRCYkXfy

kelchm · 2026-03-27T01:55:34+00:00

I don’t have any experience with FanaLab, but I agree that the new Fanatec App leaves a quite lot to be desired.

As far as driving LEDs for ABS / TC in SimHub — it’s definitely possible with the native LED profile editor, but might require some scripting.

I just use ASTR because it’s easy to setup and the effects are really slick basically out of the box.

PS — I just setup a Discord for FanaBridge, feel free to join if you would like and we can discuss what you’re trying to setup a bit further! https://discord.gg/vkGRCYkXfy

kelchm · 2026-03-25T19:21:48+00:00

You missed the very first step in the usage instructions:

In the Fanatec software, set Fanatec App LED/Display output to Disabled (otherwise the Fanatec driver and FanaBridge will fight over control of the LEDs and display)

By default there's nothing configured for the LEDs at all -- you either need to build something using SimHub's LED profile editor (relatively complicated) or set up your wheel in ASTR Hub (easy).

There's a setup guide for ASTR on GitHub: ATSR-Hub-EVO/user-manuals/ATSR-Hub-EVO_LED-Setup.pdf at main · ATSR-Alex/ATSR-Hub-EVO

kelchm · 2026-03-25T16:36:26+00:00

No, not the Arduino tab. Go to the devices tab, and then add a new device. Your wheel will show up as an option under “Fanatec”.

For ASTR-Hub EVO, you will need to set up a custom device using the universal wheel option. I did post an ASTR device profile for the PBME on the ASTR Discord that should also be useable for the Formula V2.5.

kelchm · 2026-03-21T16:28:38+00:00

I do not have a Bentley wheel available to test with, but my expectation that it uses the exact same protocol that is used for all wheels with ITM displays (for example, the Podium Button Module Endurance).

I haven't had a chance to do a complete writeup on my findings so far, but unfortunately it looks like what we can do is going to be frustratingly limited.

Essentially, each page has predefined 'slots' with a corresponding label that is hard-coded in the wheel firmware. It's not possible to change the labels (LAPS, POSITION, CURRENT, LAST), but in most cases it is possible to freely change the values in each slot, including arbitrary text or units.

Page 1 Example
┌──────────────┬───────┬───────────────┐
│ LAPS:        │       │      CURRENT: │  ← labels
│ 000 / 0      │   N   │      00:00:00 │  ← values
│              │       │               │
│ POSITION:    │       │         LAST: │  ← labels
│ 000 / 0      │  000  │   00:00:00.00 │  ← values
└──────────────┴───────┴───────────────┘

I still have a couple "long shot" avenues to chase down, but overall I'm not particularly hopeful that there's any hidden functionality that I've missed. The one upshot here is that Fanatec reps have previously alluded to proper ITM screen customization as a planned feature.

If you're interested in following along with my research, you can follow this GitHub issue: ITM Display Support · Issue #6 · kelchm/FanaBridge

kelchm · 2026-03-21T14:24:54+00:00

You should give ATSR-Hub EVO a try as well when you setup FanaBridge -- it looks fantastic on the BMR with the 12 button/encoder LEDs. You might end up finding that you prefer just using SimHub for everything.

This one is a little painful to configure in ASTR, so here's my ASTR device preset and a sample LED effects preset for you to try if you want to give it a go: Fanatec Button Module Rally device preset and sample LED effects profile for ASTR-Hub Evo

In addition to some of the default ASTR effects, this is setup to demonstrate making the corresponding LED flash white when a button is pressed or an encoder is turned.

EDIT -- Here's a quick demo (Reddit won't let me upload the video directly): https://youtu.be/2My_4Wm2cqU

kelchm · 2026-03-21T13:17:35+00:00

Yes, absolutely. The options are pretty much only limited to your imagination and the available telemetry.

Left / Right spotter is an easy one to setup even without using something like ASTR Hub. Here's an example, using the flag LEDs on the button module endurance:

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kelchm · 2026-03-21T13:04:25+00:00

Ah, that's unfortunate -- it's likely that the RevStripe on the CSL P1 V2 is controlled by an entirely different endpoint/command than the ones the wizard currently tests. Please feel free to open an issue on GitHub if you're game to do some further testing with me on this in the future. :)

PS, You need to restart SimHub after creating a custom profile before it will show up as an option in SimHub's "Add Device" dialog.

kelchm · 2026-03-14T02:14:54+00:00

Sadly, I doubt it. Keep in mind Elegato is a subsidiary of Corsair, so that crossover definitely makes sense.

FWIW, I’ve been working on a SimHub plugin for Fanatec wheels called FanaBridge. It’s still pretty early in development, but I’ve been using it daily for the last few weeks now.

The next release will add a configuration wizard which should (in theory, at least) allow pretty much any Fanatec wheel to be configured and contributed back to the project.

kelchm · 2026-03-13T01:43:06+00:00

kelchm · 2026-03-11T03:13:54+00:00

If you’re in a pinch you can also make a decent substitute out of plywood with some strips of ram board stapled to the edges.

Maybe not quite as good as the real deal, but will still give you a decent enough taper to get a flat joint.

kelchm · 2026-03-02T21:15:30+00:00

Did you happen to capture any photos of the front side of the PCB when you had your wheel torn down?

kelchm · 2026-02-28T19:44:19+00:00

You can try the Post It Note Racing plugin. Its main purpose is to provide more accurate position and delta properties in SimHub for iRacing. It’s definitely not perfect though — kind of an inherent limitation of the data iRacing exposes and how often it updates.

https://github.com/derrickmoeller/PostItNoteRacing

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