OpenFFBoard v1.13.1-dev

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Added PWM direction toggle

Changes in 1.13.x

• Added basic iterative TMC PI autotuning
• Fixed issues with CAN transmission with multiple axes
• Added SSI encoder support (AMT232B)
• Fixed SPI buttons not working (SPI2 DMA on F407)
• Dynamic TMC encoder alignment current based on current limit

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Added PWM direction checkbox

Changes in 1.13.x:

• Fixed issue in encoder tuning UI
• Added SSI encoder ui

OpenFFBoard v1.13.0

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Added basic iterative TMC PI autotuning
• Fixed issues with CAN transmission with multiple axes
• Added SSI encoder support (AMT232B)
• Fixed SPI buttons not working (SPI2 DMA on F407)
• Dynamic TMC encoder alignment current based on current limit

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Fixed issue in encoder tuning UI
• Added SSI encoder ui

OpenFFBoard v1.12.1

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Added part of unique serial number to usb interface names for easier identification of multiple devices
• Enabled Simplemotion for F407_DISCO build

Changes in 1.12.x:

• Added support for Simplemotion V2 (Ioni/Argon motor drivers)

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Added support for Simplemotion V2 (Ioni/Argon motor drivers)

OpenFFBoard v1.12.0

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Added support for Simplemotion V2 (Ioni/Argon motor drivers)

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Added support for Simplemotion V2 (Ioni/Argon motor drivers)

OpenFFBoard v1.11.2

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Fixed a possible crash if unparsable/too large numbers are sent in a command
• Removed unused direction field from descriptor in 2 axis desc
• Workarounds for 2 axis conditional effects giving condition blocks priority over direction angles

Changes in (v1.11.x):

• Added new subproject for third party devkits (F407DISCO target)
• Added serialfx effect manager for a command based FFB mainclass (Instead of PID FFB)
• Added Serial FFB mainclass mode
• Added mosfet BBM time to TMC hardware selection
• TMC enable pin is set when TMC debug mode starts
• Added option to change SPI speed for buttons. Can be helpful if the connection is unreliable
• Added back second VESC instance for 2 axis vesc setups
• Separate motor driver selection lists per axis (No double odrive/vesc/tmc instance options in motor driver lists)

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Added an emergency stop indication to the bottom ffb rate status bar (Error/Stop symbol + Text)
• Fixed a possible crash when changing certain effect gains in newer Qt6 versions

OpenFFBoard v1.11.1

Firmware changes

Changes this release (v1.11.1):

• Added new subproject for third party devkits (F407DISCO target)
• Added serialfx effect manager for a command based FFB mainclass (Instead of PID FFB)
• Added Serial FFB mainclass mode
• Added mosfet BBM time to TMC hardware selection
• TMC enable pin is set when TMC debug mode starts
• Added option to change SPI speed for buttons. Can be helpful if the connection is unreliable
• Added back second VESC instance for 2 axis vesc setups
• Separate motor driver selection lists per axis (No double odrive/vesc/tmc instance options in motor driver lists)

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Fixed effect monitor windows not opening after reconnect if disconnected while window was open
• Added support for serial FFB mainclass (opens regular FFB mode tabs)
• Added option do disable update notifications (Can be enabled/disabled in release browser and update popups)
  • This resets your profile file because it adds a new global settings section. You can migrate profile settings by copying the "profiles" section from profiles.json.1.old to the new profiles.json

Warning: the GUI build of the windows 3.11 version seems to crash when using the spinboxes for damper, friction, inertia strength. Use the 3.8 version or a local installation instead.

OpenFFBoard v1.10.1

Firmware changes

Changes this version:

• Changed default power from 2000 to 5000 as 2000 is not enough to calibrate many motors
• Internal change moving effects into effectscalculator to simplify managing effects from different sources
• Effect intensity tuning value now only affects game effects. Fixes the effect intensity incorrectly affecting the endstop.

Changes since 1.9.x:

• Added local encoder index option to reload a previously stored offset
• Fixed an issue with 2 axis FFB effects on second axis
• Added TMC4671 biquad filter option
  • Lowpass, notch and peak modes (fixed Q factor, saved frequency)
• Improved BISS performance when used with TMC
• Fixed an issue with live effects statistics jumping to 0 using double buffers
• Added missing command flags and help messages

Configurator changes

Changes this version:

• Added debug toggle option in help menu
• Read errors/emit signal only once after all tabs are initialized
• Using new odrive error codes

Changes since v1.9.x:

• Changed units for flux offset to A
• Properly delete ffb rate connections when changing mainclass
• Support for local encoder index
• Fixed range slider not snapping and updating value correctly when dragged by mouse
• Added logger function
• Packing multiple commands into a single string to reduce packet flooding at startup
• Added TMC torque filter option

OpenFFBoard v1.10.0

Firmware changes

Changes since 1.9.x:

• Added local encoder index option to reload a previously stored offset
• Fixed an issue with 2 axis FFB effects on second axis
• Added TMC4671 biquad filter option
  • Lowpass, notch and peak modes (fixed Q factor, saved frequency)
• Improved BISS performance when used with TMC
• Fixed an issue with live effects statistics jumping to 0 using double buffers
• Added missing command flags and help messages

Configurator changes

Changes since v1.9.x:

• Support for local encoder index
• Fixed range slider not snapping and updating value correctly when dragged by mouse
• Added logger function
• Packing multiple commands into a single string to reduce packet flooding at startup
• Added TMC torque filter option

OpenFFBoard v1.9.8-dev

Firmware changes

Changes since 1.9.7:

• Fixed an issue with 2 axis FFB effects on second axis
• Added TMC4671 biquad filter option
  • Lowpass, notch and peak modes (fixed Q factor, saved frequency)

Configurator changes

Changes since v1.9.7:

• Fixed range slider not snapping and updating value correctly when dragged by mouse
• Added logger function
• Packing multiple commands into a single string to reduce packet flooding at startup
• Added TMC torque filter option

OpenFFBoard v1.9.7

Firmware changes

Changes since 1.9.6:

• Fixed CDC serial port sometimes losing replies on with some USB ports

Changes since v1.8:

• Added analog filter option
• Main effect loop runs in higher priority thread than idle
• Added ADS111X analog source
• Added user configurable axis encoder ratios for setups with reductions
• Added effect filter option (Speed/accel filter presets for different encoders)
• Added effects monitoring
• Added some analog autorange margin
• Added min/max commands to analog processing for manual ranges
• Added analog processing functions to ADS111X
• Selecting a "none" encoder will remove the axis value. Allows analog inputs to be used as the primary axis.
• Added constant force rate command
• Highly improved uart command stability (default baud rate 115200)
• Added command to check command flags (cls.cmdinfo?cmdid)
• Added advanced filter mode to switch between custom and default conditional effect output filters ("fx.filterProfile_id")
• Automatic flash erase condition changed from major version change to separate flash version counter

Configurator changes

Changes since v1.8:

• Added analog filter option
• Added ADS111X source dialog
• Added manual range tuning option for local analog and ADS111X
• Automatically connects at startup if one supported FFBoard device is found
• Many small fixes for stability

Updater:

• Added update browser (Help->updates)
• Added automatic update notifications for firmware and GUI if detected

Redesign:

• Redesigned UI layout
• Added effect monitoring windows
• Added advanced effect tuning window
• Added encoder filter tuning window
• Added basic profile management system
• Added encoder gear reduction option (For belt/gear driven wheels if there is a reduction between the wheel and encoder. Prescales all internal positions)
• Added constant force rate readout

Fixed since 1.8.6:

• Fixed serial port not writing pending data on reset/reboot/mainclass change
• Fixed UI crashing on configurator update notification