I want to configure my new MFG Rhino pedals. Must/Should I rename the "joystick" and change the ID?

I want to configure my new MFG Rhino pedals.
Must/Should I rename the "joystick" and change the ID?
How to avoid conflicts with the Rhino base?
Is there a tutorial on how to configure FFB pedals?

Kkaltokri I want to configure my new MFG Rhino pedals. Must/Should I rename the "joystick"...

Hiob•9/12/24, 6:02 PM

Hey, yeah, you need to deactivate one axis in the VP config and give it a different ID and name it Pedals. It is all pretty straight forward.

Hiob•9/12/24, 6:03 PM

There is some tips on setting them up in the knowledge base thread.

Hiob•9/12/24, 6:04 PM

Most important thing is probably that you make sure that you don’t reach max motor current before the stops. Otherwise it is easy to overpower and tilt the motor by strength of your legs.

Hiob•9/12/24, 6:05 PM

In general, don’t overdo it with the spring gain. Keep it at 50% and dial in your other settings. When you are all set, you can increase it slowly to your taste, but make sure you stay below max current at max deflection.

buzzbomb•9/12/24, 6:45 PM

Woohoo, invoice just paid...now we wait

j9murphy•9/12/24, 7:12 PM

mine shipped this morning! so much learning to do.... lol

Jj9murphy mine shipped this morning! so much learning to do.... lol

Hiob•9/12/24, 7:37 PM

Yeah, setting up the software and tuning in all parameters can be a bit overwhelming in the beginning. But once it clicks, the software (including TelemFFB) is pure gold.

HHiob Yeah, setting up the software and tuning in all parameters can be a bit overwhel...

buzzbomb•9/12/24, 7:46 PM

My prior career was an avionics guy in the military, and now Im a software guy as well as a pilot (just for fun). I enjoy tuning these types of things as long as its not an every day thing

Henning Piez•9/13/24, 7:45 AM

Has someone the data of the 86BLF04 x1 Motor Kit? What is the Max Motorpower? What Amp does the Powersupply need?

HHenning Piez Has someone the data of the 86BLF04 x1 Motor Kit? What is the Max Motorpower? Wh...

Hiob•9/13/24, 8:22 AM

Rated torque 1.4 NM peak torque 4.2NM (rated amps 14, peak 38)

Hiob•9/13/24, 8:23 AM

https://www.act-motor.com/brushless-dc-motor-86blf-product/

https://www.act-motor.com/

Brushless DC Motor 86BLF

VPforceBot•9/13/24, 8:31 AM

:package:

RHINO #0689 Has Shipped!

VPforceBot•9/13/24, 8:31 AM

:package:

RHINO #0688 Has Shipped!

Henning Piez•9/13/24, 9:00 AM

What Kind of Powersupply is the best Choice? I think Notebook Powerbricks are to Weak.... So a bigger Meanwell is needed? I only have 48V Power Supply here that we need for our Motion Platforms....

Henning Piez•9/13/24, 9:01 AM

For Rudder and Pitch this one?

Henning Piez•9/13/24, 9:01 AM

https://de.wiautomation.com/mean-well/power-supply/TDR96024?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAC2XDKCgePrnHACw3m00BhFMpO7kO&gclid=CjwKCAjwxY-3BhAuEiwAu7Y6s_xn6RCx059WC3T-YDePp4xdCLEv3oTiNzSFsKPiwtCg5aBpLwYWahoC0A8QAvD_BwE

TDR-960-24 Mean Well

DIN Rail Power Supply, 24V, 40A, 960W, Adjustable

Kite•9/13/24, 9:12 AM

Mean Well is a very good brand. If that is the required voltage and power, it will do the job.

HHenning Piez What Kind of Powersupply is the best Choice? I think Notebook Powerbricks are to...

walmis•9/13/24, 9:12 AM

Meanwell LRS-350-24 is a very good deal

HHenning Piez What Kind of Powersupply is the best Choice? I think Notebook Powerbricks are to...

Hiob•9/13/24, 9:17 AM

Keep in mind, that the amps specs for the motor are not equivalent with the amps drawn from the PSU. Those amps are only applied momentarily per coil by the motor controller. So a 40A PSU is a bit overkill, even for the big motors. I don't what the maximum amps need to be, but I would estimate a third at most.

walmis•9/13/24, 9:18 AM

A single motor draws about 150-160W at max current

walmis•9/13/24, 9:19 AM

and follows the P=I^2*R law, so at half the torque it uses only 1/4th the power

VPforceBot•9/13/24, 9:21 AM

:package:

RHINO #0690 Has Shipped!

Wwalmis A single motor draws about 150-160W at max current

Hiob•9/13/24, 9:37 AM

Is that for the 57 or 86 motors?

walmis•9/13/24, 9:40 AM

both are roughly the same

walmis•9/13/24, 9:40 AM

86 have more Nm/A

Henning Piez•9/13/24, 9:42 AM

Nice, I have that "tiny" PS here from my old Dyadic Actuators

Will test with them but replace them as the internal fan is annoying.

Wwalmis both are roughly the same

Hiob•9/13/24, 9:47 AM

Ah, yeah - I see from the spec sheet. How would the voltage effect these? The big motor could in theory run on 48V. Just go faster? Less waste heat?

Hiob•9/13/24, 9:47 AM

I get that your logic board only support 24V, right?

HHenning Piez Nice, I have that "tiny" PS here from my old Dyadic Actuators 🙂 Will test with...

Hiob•9/13/24, 9:54 AM

I started by using the old PSU from a 3D-printer. It had a fan that would instantly respond to any change in load. Pulling more G = more fan noise. Quite irritating. I then got the Meanwell 350/24 - it is dead silent since then.

HHiob Ah, yeah - I see from the spec sheet. How would the voltage effect these? The bi...

walmis•9/13/24, 9:57 AM

The voltage rating is KV in essence i.e. how fast it spins per volt, the less KV the more torque per amp. The 86BLF is rated 3000RPM @ 48V for example.
The voltage, at standstill @ max torque, in the windings is something like 3V. So the 48V etc rating is useless if motor is not used for spinning applications.

Clint•9/13/24, 1:35 PM

Does the Rhino work in old space combat games such as Descent Freespace 1 and 2 that had force feedback support? I know they were just simple haptic effects such as when firing guns, missiles, or applying after burner, but just curious. Thanks.

AndyHill•9/13/24, 1:38 PM

with anything that old it's a big maybe, but Rhino does support directx ffb

j9murphy•9/13/24, 1:46 PM

does the rhino ship with a power supply or I need to supply my own? I have a meanwell UHP 1000w 24V PS that I could use, overkill I know, but silent and I could run both the pedals, the ffb base, and some other stuff off of a single supply I guess.

j9murphy•9/13/24, 1:48 PM

max output is 42A on the DC side

TheAmazinGreat•9/13/24, 1:49 PM

Yes a power supply is included with the production rhinos

Jj9murphy does the rhino ship with a power supply or I need to supply my own? I have a mea...

Hiob•9/13/24, 2:22 PM

You can use that, even though the Rhino comes with one.

VKNG•9/13/24, 4:00 PM

Does anyone know where I can get a 17° throw limiter?

Col. Sanders•9/13/24, 4:07 PM

Make one or buy one from. Walmis.

j9murphy•9/13/24, 4:43 PM

that question (throw limiter) opens up some questions for me that I'e been wanting to ask... Let's suppose (for discussion) that I'm trying to replicate the throw of an f18 stick. I think I want to replicate the angular distances that the real f18 stick covers not necessarily replicate the angle that it travels. This is because distance traveled will vary based on the length of the stick to cover the angle. My theory is therefore that the angular distance is more appropriate to replicate than the angle. Using a little math based on real f18 stick specs and the actual length of my own stick I can then replicate the actual throw distance in my simpit by using the appropriate angle throw limiters. Is this the right approach?

j9murphy•9/13/24, 4:52 PM

so back to the f18 example, if the actual aircraft has 3" of travel in each roll direction and my stick is 18" from the pivot to the trigger, then using theta = arc length / radius gives me theta = 3 / 18 (*180/pi to go from radians to degrees) I get 9.5 degrees in each direction as the appropriate roll throw.

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 4:52 PM

Your approach is the most practical and would be the one i would use based on those constraints (length of stick vs real length of stick). Just be aware that there will still be differences as it ultimately comes down to rotational precision at the gimble. so if your stick has less angular displacement for the same linear throw you will have less precision at the gimble aka it will be more sensitive. and vice versa if you have a greater angular displacement

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 4:53 PM

bit it all is a compromise unless you replicate all the dimensions

j9murphy•9/13/24, 4:54 PM

@buzzbomb I think part of what you are saying is that if i limit the travel of the stick too much I lose a lot of resolution in the stick position sensor?

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 4:54 PM

yes

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 4:55 PM

i havent finished my coffee so my s'planing skills arent awake yet

j9murphy•9/13/24, 4:59 PM

typically that problem would be more likely to occur the longer the stick is... I think mine will be mounted without any extension, so unless the travel of the actual stick is really small (like the f16 is) I should be ok? My guess is that you want to use at least half of the available rhino throw, but I'm open for other opinions on that.

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 5:01 PM

it really depends on the geometry and the aircraft. The F16 is an outlier as its a force sensing stick and displacement doesnt really play into the input to the FLCS. Its just there for the pilot's 'feel'

j9murphy•9/13/24, 5:06 PM

agreed, probably bad example in this case. I think the question is how much can you limit the throw of the rhino for a particular aircraft until you lose so much sensor resolution that you've made the aircraft hard to control and/or begin to lose the "feel" of the aircraft

buzzbomb•9/13/24, 5:07 PM

that is likely a personal preference and not really an objective one

j9murphy•9/13/24, 5:08 PM

yeah to make it objective I would have to have experience in the real aircraft, but no matter how often i ask that, the answer is always no! lol

I want to configure my new MFG Rhino pedals. Must/Should I rename the "joystick" and change the ID?

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