Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The OpenFFBoard is a huge project i am spending a lot of time on and i finally want to tell you more about it.

Racing demos of the wheel i made are near the end at 16:20 - 23:30 as there was some interest in seeing some action.

Its a low cost open source interface with an expandable firmware for creating custom force feedback devices for simulators and its own Trinamic TMC4671 based motor driver.

Its also planned to support different motor drivers and multi axis setups for flight simulators as well.


Timestamps:
00:00 - Motivation
01:35 - Powerstep version
04:30 - OpenFFBoard & TMC4671 version
09:11 - Software architecture
16:15 - Demo: Drifting Assetto Corsa
18:14 - Demo: Racing Project Cars
23:36 - Summary


Project page OpenFFBoard with updates: hackaday.io/project/163904-open-ffboard
Github: github.com/Ultrawipf/OpenFFBoard
Support me on patreon: patreon.com/gigawipf
Discord: discord.gg/gHtnEcP

Boards made by JLCPCB: jlcpcb.com/?from=Gigawipf

Powerstep FOC paper:
Simple Torque Control Method for Hybrid Stepper Motors Implemented in FPGA:
researchgate.net/publication/328151614_Simple_Torque_Control_Method_for_Hybrid_Stepper_Motors_Implemented_in_FPGA