budget-friendly, no compromises sim racing shifter and handbrake
Hardware- 7 Devlogs
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i want to build a h-pattern shifter and a handbrake that goes with it because every option for either is expensive and doesn't feel good.
im back from exams and the full shifter is finished!
added the limit switches and slots for each of them to be glued down when i build it.
the pcb has also arrived, now all i need is to buy the components (hopefully can get them hardware funded) and 3d print the rest of the components (hopefully can get that funded too cause i dont have a printer)
exported a 3d model of the pcb from kicad and added it into the cad model with mounting hardware and mounting holes. also created a shift knob that has an m10 internal thread so it can be screwed on to the threaded rod.
will be slowing down a lot over the next week and a bit because i have a full week of exams - but will come back with more updates than ever afterwards!
main pcb designed and routed using an atmega32u4 and through-hole slots to wire each momentary switch to the board individually :)
if anyone sees mistakes in my pcb - it would be greatly appreciated to point them out for me as it is my first time making one!
update: the pcb has been ordered!
finished every mechanical mechanism for the shifter! used a roller cam-on-center mechanism to simulate the tactility from a real h-pattern. added some colour to the 3d model as well. next up is the fun - but stressful part, electronics!
looks like i finished the first revision of the centering mechanism, using springs on each side of the y-axis movement mechanism to be completely balanced in the middle of the 2nd and 3rd gear column. now, as the actual movement is finished - now i need to add a bit of tactile feedback - probably with cams or a dedent mechanism. :)
finished designing all of the main mechanical parts and final rotational mechanism of the h-pattern shifter using axles and bearings. now time to model some centering springs and maybe research into a dedent system for a better mechanism feel!
started and finished the designing for my first revision of the shifter shaft and shift plate :)
most of the time spent here was in obsidian taking notes and designing with excalidraw, but i think that wakatime didnt pick up all the time on obsidian - but doesnt matter cause i spent a lot of time on onshape anyway!
