Upgrading My Racing Sim with a Force-Sensitive Keyboard

For sim racing games, as a controller you can use anything from a normal keyboard, a standard controller, or various kinds of racing wheels. With this project, Milos’s goal is to design a simple and easy to build analog keyboard which can sense how hard the keyboard switches are being pressed and, based on that, give proportional control for sim racing. The design falls somewhere between a keyboard and a standard joystick. It uses standard MX switches and small Force Sensitive Resistors for sensing the pressure underneath the keys. It’s all controlled using a Raspberry Pi Pico, and all other parts are 3D printed. Discuss the episode and ask Milos questions on the element14 Community! Engage with the element14 presents team on the element14 Community - suggest builds, find project files, and see behind the scenes video: Visit the element14 Community for more great activities and free hardware: Tech Spotlights: RoadTest and Reviews: Project14: #0:00 Welcome to element14 presents #0:30 Overview #2:33 How Does an FSR Work? #3:53 Analog Switch #6:23 Testing the Switch #8:24 The Keyboard #10:55 The Code #12:54 Let’s Drive! #15:54 Give Your Feedback #raspberrypi #raspberrypipico #raspberrypiprojects #racinggames #racinggame #customcontroller #customkeyboard #customkeyboards