Configuring wheel/pedals with Win95

I have the same problem with my home-built wheel and pedal. My wheel and pedal also use 3 axis. I think/hope that Windows tests either 2 or 4 axis for a signal. I'm going to build a 4th potmeter into my wheel. Tomorrownight I'll test it on my stuff and report the results.

> I have the same problem with my home-built wheel and pedal. My wheel and > pedal also use 3 axis. I think/hope that Windows tests either 2 or 4 axis > for a signal. I'm going to build a 4th potmeter into my wheel. > Tomorrownight I'll test it on my stuff and report the results. Windows needs to find a voltage on BOTH axis of a joystick before it recognises it. This means that if you only have a signal on Joy-1 X-axis, for example, with nothing on the Y-axis, Windows will not recognise that the joystick exists at all. You don't need to build a 4th pot into your wheel, simply connect a link from Pin 1 (+5V) in the joystick plug to the missing axis i.e. Pin 3 for Joy-1 X-axis, Pin 6 for Joy-1 Y-axis, Pin 11 for Joy-2 X-axis or Pin 13 for Joy-2 Y-axis. Hope this helps...........Mark

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> I've got a GP500 (otherwise known as "F1 Sim") wheel/pedal set from > Interactive Racing (excellent kit by the way). > The default setting is for the pedals to work as Joystick-1-Y-axis, > (accelerator=forward, brake=back) and I've got this working nicely. > However the alternative setting is for the accelerator to be > Joystick-1-Y-axis, and for the brake pedal to be Joystick-2-Y-axis > (or maybe X-axis; I forget which), and I'm finding it difficult > (read "impossible") to get this configuration working under Win95. > I've tried telling Win95 that it's a 3-axis controller. I've tried > adding the wheel as one controller and the pedals as another. No > luck at all. > Can anyone help me get this working? > Cheers, > Dave. > Hi Dave.....

I have the same problem.......I use a custom made GP500, using the 3x axis for wheel, throttle and brake. W95 will not recognise the seperate axis.....brake/throttle. I have down-loaded some inf. from Eric Cotes site (he of GP2 fame) I have not tried it yet, but it gives the griff on setting up W95 for all sorts of controllers! http://infoweb.magi.com/~ericcote/gp2menu.html Best of luck, let me know if you crack it. I will do like-wise. Dave Hawnt (UK)

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>> I've got a GP500 (otherwise known as "F1 Sim") wheel/pedal set from >> Interactive Racing (excellent kit by the way). >> The default setting is for the pedals to work as Joystick-1-Y-axis, >> (accelerator=forward, brake=back) and I've got this working nicely. >> However the alternative setting is for the accelerator to be >> Joystick-1-Y-axis, and for the brake pedal to be Joystick-2-Y-axis >> (or maybe X-axis; I forget which), and I'm finding it difficult >> (read "impossible") to get this configuration working under Win95. >> I've tried telling Win95 that it's a 3-axis controller. I've tried >> adding the wheel as one controller and the pedals as another. No >> luck at all. >> Can anyone help me get this working? >> Cheers, >> Dave.

This is what works for my ECCI wheel/pedal system: 1. Turn your computer off. 2. Set your pedals for separated axis mode. 3. Plug your steering unit into your pedals, and then plug the pedals into the computer. 4. Turn computer on. 5. From the start menu, select "Settings". 6. In the "Settings" menu, select "Game Controllers". 7. In the "Game Controllers" menu, click on the "Advanced" tab. 8. Select the "Change" button. 9. Select "2 Axis, 4 button joystick". 10. Click the "Ok" button. 11. Select the "General" tab. 12. Select the "Properties" button. 13. Select the "Rudder/Pedals" checkbox. 14. Click the "Calibrate" button and perform calibration **precisely** as directed by the WIN95 text prompts. Note also that whenever you change the switch setting on the side of your pedal unit, you must reboot the computer or it will not properly recognize the new configuration. Don Scurlock Vancouver, B.C.