Drive Hub Racing Wheel Converter

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I'm going to use this extra hardware to run telemetry for the SF1000, without needing Simhub. Already found some projects on Github for that.

Now that DH is getting discontinued, it would be so good if the code could go open source. We could transform those hardwares like Pis and Picos and Arduinos in a complete suíte for GT7, with telemetry, wheel compatibility and so on in a single device... maybe someday!
 
Has anyone used GT DD Pro with drivehub and compared it with native? i wonder if its the same feeling, so i can get another brand shifter.

Also, i updated the drivehub yesterday, and i just noticed now the rpm lights on my TS-PC with Ferrari 488 wheel works with GT7, very cool.
 
GNKyrios
Has anyone used GT DD Pro with drivehub and compared it with native? i wonder if its the same feeling, so i can get another brand shifter.

Also, i updated the drivehub yesterday, and i just noticed now the rpm lights on my TS-PC with Ferrari 488 wheel works with GT7, very cool.
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Not the DD Pro, but I do know G pro does not feel identical. Mainly it’s the TrueForce that feels a little noisier.
 
tinyman392
Not the DD Pro, but I do know G pro does not feel identical. Mainly it’s the TrueForce that feels a little noisier.
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You dont get trueforce effect even when its get emulated to the same wheel?

I finally tested it and yes, its the same ffb. Now im struggling as everyone with the excesive amount of shaking on straights at high speed, higher downforce cars (like formula) are even worse.

also i had troubles at first to detect the gt dd pro on the controller usb, and when i have a thrustmaster shifter and the generic usb handbrake (that is compatible), it disconnects after some seconds, without the handbrake it works as it should.
 
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GNKyrios
You dont get trueforce effect even when its get emulated to the same wheel?

I finally tested it and yes, its the same ffb. Now im struggling as everyone with the excesive amount of shaking on straights at high speed, higher downforce cars (like formula) are even worse.

also i had troubles at first to detect the gt dd pro on the controller usb, and when i have a thrustmaster shifter and the generic usb handbrake (that is compatible), it disconnects after some seconds, without the handbrake it works as it should.
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There is a bunch of details in the documentation for setups like yours, take a look to see if it helps.
 
Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I last wrote, as it's been over a year since I switched from the Logitech G29 (which I used on Xbox thanks to DriveHub) to Fanatec CSL DD and various steering wheels.

I'm bothering you to ask two things:
1) Does CollectiveMinds has resumed supporting DriveHub, or have there been no updates since Podger left?
2) [this is basically THE QUESTION] I would like to try GeForce Now with a steering wheel and I read that currently only some Logitech models are supported: has anyone checked if a Fanatec steering wheel + DriveHub in FanaLogic mode (G29 emulation) works?

I read that it is necessary to install the G Hub application, and I am concerned that it may not recognise the steering wheel. Has anyone tried it?

At the same time I never tried FanaLogic mode so I don't know how to use it.

Thank you all.
 
PaRRoT
Hello, everyone. It's been a while since I last wrote, as it's been over a year since I switched from the Logitech G29 (which I used on Xbox thanks to DriveHub) to Fanatec CSL DD and various steering wheels.

I'm bothering you to ask two things:
1) Does CollectiveMinds has resumed supporting DriveHub, or have there been no updates since Podger left?
2) [this is basically THE QUESTION] I would like to try GeForce Now with a steering wheel and I read that currently only some Logitech models are supported: has anyone checked if a Fanatec steering wheel + DriveHub in FanaLogic mode (G29 emulation) works?

I read that it is necessary to install the G Hub application, and I am concerned that it may not recognise the steering wheel. Has anyone tried it?

At the same time I never tried FanaLogic mode so I don't know how to use it.

Thank you all.
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I am confused at what you are trying to accomplish. GHUB is a PC app and Drivehub is for connection to consoles. You don't use Drivehub with a PC because you don't need to. And if you're using Drivehub with a console, why are you worried about a PC app?
 
Blown Camaro
I am confused at what you are trying to accomplish. GHUB is a PC app and Drivehub is for connection to consoles. You don't use Drivehub with a PC because you don't need to. And if you're using Drivehub with a console, why are you worried about a PC app?
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GeForce Now app is actually compatible with Logitech wheels only.

My intention was to make the PC (in my case, a Mac) believe that the Fanatec wheel is a Logitech so that I could use it on GeForce Now.
 
GNKyrios
Just to confirm, Simagic Shifter DS-8X does not work on Sequential mode right?
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Currently is working for me when I last tested it. You may need to remap the upshift/downshift paddles in game though. Default is push away for upshift and pull towards for downshift.
 
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tinyman392
Currently is working for me when I last tested it. You may need to remap the upshift/downshift paddles in game though. Default is push away for upshift and pull towards for downshift.
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i went to options where you can test the wheel, shifter and pedal inputs, when its in H mode its registers Neutral then your shifts normally, but when in sequential mode its shows a "-" and no input is registered when shifting.

May i ask what drivehub firmware are you using? Shifter came with 1.1.1 fw
 
GNKyrios
i went to options where you can test the wheel, shifter and pedal inputs, when its in H mode its registers Neutral then your shifts normally, but when in sequential mode its shows a "-" and no input is registered when shifting.

May i ask what drivehub firmware are you using? Shifter came with 1.1.1 fw
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I think I’m on the latest non-beta DriveHub firmware. Also make sure you calibrate the shifter (anytime you adjust the stiffness you need to recalibrate in my experience too, something to keep in mind). I’ve never personally tested it in sequential mode in options. What happens when you press a paddle shifter in options? In sequential mode pushing the shifter away from you simulates a right paddle while pulling towards you simulates a left paddle.
 
PaRRoT
GeForce Now app is actually compatible with Logitech wheels only.

My intention was to make the PC (in my case, a Mac) believe that the Fanatec wheel is a Logitech so that I could use it on GeForce Now.
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That doesn't work.

GeForce (and True Force) are proprietary APIs from Logitech. Fanatec code/firmware doesn't know about it, and even if they do, they don't know how to implement it (as its proprietary).

Making DriveHub mask a device from any brand as a GeForce/True Force supported device won't make it able to support Ge/True, as the code to do that is missing on the device itself. Even if DH send the Ge/True info to the device, it will ignore it. And DriveHub isn't capable of implementing Ge/True for the device.

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Also about your other question, DriveHub is discontinued. CreativeMinds do answer some questions about it, but wont sell it again (you can only get it Used) and won't update it anymore.
 
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tinyman392
I think I’m on the latest non-beta DriveHub firmware. Also make sure you calibrate the shifter (anytime you adjust the stiffness you need to recalibrate in my experience too, something to keep in mind). I’ve never personally tested it in sequential mode in options. What happens when you press a paddle shifter in options? In sequential mode pushing the shifter away from you simulates a right paddle while pulling towards you simulates a left paddle.
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oh, i asumed it didnt work but didnt test it in game. I think the other problem is that drivehub tends to disconnect when the shifter is in sequential mode
 
GNKyrios
oh, i asumed it didnt work but didnt test it in game. I think the other problem is that drivehub tends to disconnect when the shifter is in sequential mode
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when you say disconnect, do you mean the entire thing shuts off or the shifter just stops working? I know for the former, a powered USB hub helped here as the shifter connected to the DriveHub drew too much power. Though there have been reports of it working without a powered USB hub.

Edit: mine currently is not connected via a powered USB hub though.
 
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So DS-8X in sequential worked without problems in game, but i have two remaining questions (i changed from trustmaster to fanatec)

First one simple but maybe concerning: Can you get a replacement micro usb cable for drivehub? i tried 2 different cables (for data) and they power the drivehub, wheel is recognized, but wheel doesnt start up on PS5 pro, only original cable does.

Second, im getting some frameskip or stutter when using the GT DD Pro on the controller port (native passthrough and no other accesory plugged in), its noticeable both in a monitor and in VR. Plugged the wheel directly the PS5 and the stutter is gone, i heard something about it, but it was supposed to be fixed right?

Any advice on how to fix that? do i need to revert to a specific beta FW?
 
Anyone that has a TGT, could you please sniff (PCAP) the packages it sends when you use the 4 specific buttons for TCS, BB, Fuel and Torque Distribution? If possible both the turning of the knob, and pressing the button.

I'm trying to implement those in the T818 with my own code, as the DH isnt able as it maps to a T300.
 
GNKyrios
So DS-8X in sequential worked without problems in game, but i have two remaining questions (i changed from trustmaster to fanatec)

First one simple but maybe concerning: Can you get a replacement micro usb cable for drivehub? i tried 2 different cables (for data) and they power the drivehub, wheel is recognized, but wheel doesnt start up on PS5 pro, only original cable does.

Second, im getting some frameskip or stutter when using the GT DD Pro on the controller port (native passthrough and no other accesory plugged in), its noticeable both in a monitor and in VR. Plugged the wheel directly the PS5 and the stutter is gone, i heard something about it, but it was supposed to be fixed right?

Any advice on how to fix that? do i need to revert to a specific beta FW?
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For the first im not sure why not the first time, but my other regular data cable worked, the others i had were just power ones.

Having that one to test, i think the second problem could be because of the original cable being loose (some accidental disconnects), im 90% positive that its working better with the other cable.
 
GNKyrios
For the first im not sure why not the first time, but my other regular data cable worked, the others i had were just power ones.

Having that one to test, i think the second problem could be because of the original cable being loose (some accidental disconnects), im 90% positive that its working better with the other cable.
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No, it was not fixed, i played in VR just now and the stutters are still there
 
I haven't kept up with this in a quite a while, but I recently fired up GT7 for the first time in months with my Logi G Pro and the steering isn't working. Have I missed something other than DH now being discontinued? Is this the end of the line?

DH originally wasn't working at all so I updated its fw to 2.1.2 or whatever is shown as the latest. I have the PC only version of the wheel base. All buttons, shifter, pedals and handbrake are working, I just don't have steering or ffb.
 
chandrizzle
I haven't kept up with this in a quite a while, but I recently fired up GT7 for the first time in months with my Logi G Pro and the steering isn't working. Have I missed something other than DH now being discontinued? Is this the end of the line?

DH originally wasn't working at all so I updated its fw to 2.1.2 or whatever is shown as the latest. I have the PC only version of the wheel base. All buttons, shifter, pedals and handbrake are working, I just don't have steering or ffb.
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Try to plug the g pro in the controller usb port instead of the wheel usb port.

I have the same wheel and it works great with the ds-8x shifter.
 

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