usb-vk-firmware vs OpenFFBoard

usb-vk-firmware

Firmware for the USB Volume Knob (by Microsparky)

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OpenFFBoard

OpenFFBoard is a universal force feedback interface for DIY simulation devices (by Ultrawipf)

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usb-vk-firmware		OpenFFBoard
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1	Mentions	7
0	Stars	508
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	7.0
over 2 years ago	Latest Commit	10 days ago
C	Language	C
MIT License	License	MIT License

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usb-vk-firmware

Posts with mentions or reviews of usb-vk-firmware. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-11.

How can i implement USB interface for an embedded flight controller to enable serial prints, parameter changes AND reading data from an SD card?
3 projects | /r/embedded | 11 Dec 2021

I have been through the development of a USB HID device recently using Libopencm3 (and I am not quite done!) It's on my GitHub if you are interested.

OpenFFBoard

Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenFFBoard. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-05.

For those who are using custom DD with industrial servo motor, how was it?
1 project | /r/simracing | 30 Apr 2023

Check out OpenFFB. They also have a discord server.
DIY FFB joysticks with the Open FFBoard system (Open source firmware, supports ODrive, VESC, TMC4671)
2 projects | /r/HotasDIY | 5 Apr 2023

The firmware and controller hardware are fully open source and available on Github.
Engineering a Direct Drive Steering Wheel
1 project | /r/simracing | 9 Feb 2023

You can also check https://github.com/Ultrawipf/OpenFFBoard
Fantec or DIY?
1 project | /r/simracing | 5 Apr 2022

I used OpenFFBoard, but I believe there are a few others out there.
odd wheel base hardware
2 projects | /r/simracing | 11 Dec 2021
Open FFBoard update 3: Software, Effects, FreeRTOS, new Features
1 project | /r/simracing | 17 Jun 2021

Everything is open source so check out Github.
Open FFBoard: Full DD wheel build with TMC4671 driver and SEM HR115 servo
1 project | /r/simracing | 26 Feb 2021

Its all open source and you can get more details on the hackaday.io page and github.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing usb-vk-firmware and OpenFFBoard you can also consider the following projects:

libopencm3 - Open source ARM Cortex-M microcontroller library

FreeJoy - STM32F103 USB HID game device controller with flexible configuration

hidapi - A Simple cross-platform library for communicating with HID devices

bldc-ffb-joystick-base - CAD files for force feedback joystick base

EasyAVR - Easy AVR USB Keyboard Firmware and Keymapper

tinyusb - An open source cross-platform USB stack for embedded system

atmel-software-package-samv7 - Legacy software package for samv7, same70 and sams70 product families.

t150_driver - Linux driver for Thrustmaster T150 Steering Wheel USB

mac-precision-touchpad - Windows Precision Touchpad Driver Implementation for Apple MacBook / Magic Trackpad

esp32_usb_soft_host - ESP32 software USB host through general IO pins. We can connect up to 4 USB-LS HID (keyboard mouse joystick) devices simultaneously.

can2RNET - This repo has code and documentation to control power-wheelchairs with R-Net electronics.