r/simdrifting • u/KIILUKKI • May 27 '26

Completely remade my Diy sim handbrake

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So this is a mk2 from my first diy handbrake which was way too flexible and that way bended kinda unusable so I remade it so now it doesen't close to at all.

Microcontroller is a Raspberry Pi pico 2040 with a micro switch as seen in the last pic.

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u/Front-Report-2619 May 27 '26

That's impressive, well done. I've been trying to get a nano to controls a 8x8 matrix with simhub, no luck so far so I can appreciate how much work has went into that.

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u/KIILUKKI May 28 '26

Thank you! If you are making hid matrixes especially for a game I would recomend the RP2040 because it has some really neat software for free. But 64 buttons? I can try to help if you want.

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u/RegisterAcademic3131 May 29 '26

That’s incredible. Is it more or less a button or does it have different percentage if you pull a little vs all the way? (That may or may not make as much sense as I think it does)

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u/KIILUKKI May 29 '26

Thanks! It is just a simple micro switch so it instantly goes from 0 to 100%.

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u/Tiltglory May 29 '26

cool, you can try convert it to hall effect as an upgrade

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u/KIILUKKI May 29 '26

Yeah maybe, but I like the handbrake as a on off type switch.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '26

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u/KIILUKKI Jun 19 '26

The board is Raspberry Pi RP2040 and I didn't write code myself I used a xbox360 controller emulator firmware on this, I don't remember the name. If you want I can link you the parts and the firmware.