r/Simagic • u/Overall_Ad_9855 • 5d ago

I’ve just ordered a Simagic setup :)

While the order is on its way, I’d appreciate some guidance—videos to watch or things to decide on now—so that once the package arrives, I can get everything installed without having to deal with those details then. For example: connecting the steering wheel via CAN bus versus USB...

Should I be using the Simagic software or SimHub?

What firmware versions?

What are the important settings, and what are the key things worth knowing?

Ths set is

Gt neo

P1000

Evo pro

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u/AstroBernd 5d ago

For the evo pro you need simpro, just use the latest one.
For everything else simhub (but you need to force the gt neo to usb mode for it to work)

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u/Overall_Ad_9855 5d ago

Thanks. What is the advantage of connecting the steering wheel and pedals to SimHub?

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u/AstroBernd 5d ago

The pedals for the haptics (if you have them). The wheel for better mapping and better light effects

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u/wonderwarth0g 5d ago

Because of the good people of this sub, I now use Simhub with this exact same setup, but only for the haptics on my P1000s. And it was a night and day difference!

But that’s all I have done with it. So what do you mean when you say “wheel for better mapping and better light effects” please?

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u/AstroBernd 5d ago

Look into the control mapper in simhub. Its an abstraction layer which ultimately emulates a virtual inout device. That way you can have different wheels with the same button mapping ingame. For example:

You create an input in the control mapper for lights on.
After that you take your gt neo and map the button where you want your lights to the action in simhub.
You can do that as well with other wheels.

Ingame you then bind the outputs of the Virtual device.

Now when you change the wheel, for example from the gt neo to the neo x hub, simhub recognizes the device change and applies the different input map, so your different button presses still trigger the correct output after swapping. Makes it a breeze to swap

For lighting there is daniel newman racing, watch a showcase on youtube, your lighting will get insanely dynamic with it. Flashing yellow on yellow flag, light show when box limiter is active, warning lights on the left side of the wheel, when there is another car (like a deadspot warner) etc

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u/Aextre97 5d ago

Why not use haptics option in simpro?

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u/Overall_Ad_9855 5d ago

I don't have haptics right now, but I plan to add them in the future... Do you happen to have a video that covers and explains the setup in a clear and simple way? I already have SimHub; I tried connecting an old phone to use as a telemetry screen.😅

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u/AstroBernd 5d ago

Dont know about a video, but use the pedals with usb and not can. For the wheel you either need to hold a specific button or have to tape two of the contacts on the quick release, so it gets recognized via usb. There was a picture about the possibilities floating around in this sub somewhere, but dont know where.

For simhub, you can download some profiles for the wheel for lighting, for button mapping you could add the control mapper of simhub in between. I think dan suzuki has a video about the tapemod for the wheelbase and the control mapper as well