Sorry in advance if ive posted wrong or the question has been asked before.
I am a complete beginner here but what i would like to achieve is having the instrument cluster from a mazda mx5 working with sim racing games.
If anyone out there has the patience to explain a few bits to me or even if its possible would be greatly appreciated
Welcome to the forum
Do you know what type of data interface the interface cluster uses ? How would the Arduino communicate with the game to get its data ?
Has anyone done this before ?
Thank you
I believe it is CAN bus
I know people have achieved this with
Bmw's, mazda 3 and rx8
That would make sense for the instrument interface, but you will need lots of detailed information to make it work
How will you get the data from the game ?
The first thing you need to do is pick one of those sim games and learn how to read a particular data set from in game (say, speedometer), out to a microcontroller of your choosing.
You should research a few projects online that accomplish this first, necessary task. I would gravitate toward ones that are featured on tech forums such as this one, show lots of details including specifics of the hardware involved, and try to match the project you research to the hardware and operating system you already have (say, Windows 10 and Logitech G90 or whatever model steering wheel you use).
Thankyou, yes i feel i might be trying to run before i can walk. Ive looked at the hardware needed ie arduino uno and a Can bus shield.and i think that is where my capabilities end.
Very good call on the setup although i will be upgrading the wheel shortly.
Ive a mx5 dash installed for realism so would love to get even the speedometer and rev counter working
Thanks again and ill get started with some basics
I think the Uno R4 wifi supports CAN bus but I haven't tried it myself
Patients and these useful forums have got me where i needed. Borrowed and tweeked code. Rpm and speedo values changed in simhub. Slightly proud of myself
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