DIY Peripherals - Brake Lever

[ATAG_Highseas]

OK.. so the pinball build is going well...


In the mean time im wanting an analogue brake lever (enter Aduino Leonard #5)

Anyone had any experience of this? I want to put a hall sensor on a bike lever. If anyone else has already done the leg work on this i'm all ears... if not... I'm gonna do the leg work !

I plan to fix it to the extension of my Virpil stick.

[1lokos]

For this kind of bicycle brake adaptation, use Honeyweel SS495A1 or Allegro A1324EUAT, they are very sensitive - so don't require much turn of magnet, small, work in analog mode (+5V Gnd, Signal wires).

You will not achieve bigger resolution in this axis - due the limited lever movement the magnet will turn little, but sufficient for brake in any game.

When I install HALL sensor in CH pedals for a squad mate, face this problem of limited turn movement on magnet, but in the end achieve around 900 "points of resolution" in that axes - considering the 256 points of original CH controller, a good improvement.

In DCS forum Troll user make brake lever for Warthog using an load cell (like in ForceSense joysticks).

BTW - UO53 in Aviasim make this intriguing brake lever design - using GVL224 MagREZ sensor, but the above mentioned HALL sensor can be used in place.



http://avia-sim.ru/forum/viewtopic.p...=759&start=180

[ATAG_Highseas]

For this kind of bicycle brake adaptation, use Honeyweel SS495A1 or Allegro A1324EUAT, they are very sensitive - so don't require much turn of magnet, small, work in analog mode (+5V Gnd, Signal wires).

You will not achieve bigger resolution in this axis - due the limited lever movement the magnet will turn little, but sufficient for brake in any game.

When I install HALL sensor in CH pedals for a squad mate, face this problem of limited turn movement on magnet, but in the end achieve around 900 "points of resolution" in that axes - considering the 256 points of original CH controller, a good improvement.

In DCS forum Troll user make brake lever for Warthog using an load cell (like in ForceSense joysticks).

BTW - UO53 in Aviasim make this intriguing brake lever design - using GVL224 MagREZ sensor, but the above mentioned HALL sensor can be used in place.



http://avia-sim.ru/forum/viewtopic.p...=759&start=180

You Rock Lokos !

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/produ...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

On the cheap again !!

[ATAG_Highseas]

and so it begins....

Honeywell SS495A and some tiny magnets...

Just tested it on an Aduino Leonardo board... works great

so now the build (and I will use a Pro micro board for this as they are about a fiver.... )

this is how far I have got...

lever.jpg
lever (£6 a pair n' one of 'em spare!)

magnets and hall .jpg
Pile of little magnets (£1.15) and hall sensor (£2)

pilot hole.jpg
Pilot hole drilled for magnet (£0)

magnet.jpeg
(magnet in hole (£0)

hall location.jpg
Hall sensor gets glued in here (£0)

Still have to decide how i wil mount it to the grip....
(£ TBC)

Watch this space!

[LuseKofte]

Interesting...
I got this stick from a Westland whirlwind
I tested all the buttons and hat switch and they work. I was researching a way to make the brake level work until I discovered I had to shortened the shaft in order to use it as a flight stick for my sims.
I hesitated doing that so the project stranded. But now I feel I am maybe ready to go ahead.

[ATAG_Highseas]

Interesting...
I got this stick from a Westland whirlwind
I tested all the buttons and hat switch and they work. I was researching a way to make the brake level work until I discovered I had to shortened the shaft in order to use it as a flight stick for my sims.
I hesitated doing that so the project stranded. But now I feel I am maybe ready to go ahead.

Very cool.

Adding an axis to that existing lever is very simple. Literally the hall sensor. A magnet and a £5 board. You should be done inside £10.