Description

NOTE: This product is now discontinued! You may buy GIMX adapters directly on the GIMX website: https://blog.gimx.fr/shop/.

USB adapter made based on the ideas presented here: http://gimx.fr/wiki/index.php?title=DIY_USB_adapter

The adapter is made with an Arduino Pro Micro clone with atmega32u4 microcontroller, and a USB to serial interface using the CP2102 chip.

NOTE: The Arduino is flashed with the firmware “EMUG29PS4: Logitech G29 gaming wheel emulation, with force feedback support for Logitech wheels (G27, G25, DFGT…)”, so it only supports that use case out of the box. You will have to re-flash it to use the other firmwares (using the instructions here: https://gimx.fr/wiki/index.php?title=DIY_USB_adapter#Using_the_Arduino_Builder_tool).

The adapter needs a PC or Raspberry Pi runing GIMX. It will not emulate your wheel by itself. Please do your research on GIMX: http://gimx.fr/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

You get exactly what you see in the pictures: just the naked circuit boards. It’s up to you to put them in an enclosure if you like, or insulate everything to avoid shorts. I run it loose, myself.

Instructions:

I find that the adapter does not always initialize reliably, and GIMX might throw an error, unless you connect the Arduino to the PS4 as the last step. So if you are having trouble: connect everything else, then connect the Arduino to the PS4 last.

I’ve gotten a report of a micro-usb connector breaking off the Arduino Pro Micro, and I’ve seen it myself as well. These Chinese arduinos are not made very sturdy, there are no through-hole soldered terminals on the connector, only surface mount terminals, and those break off pretty easily. So do be careful with connecting and disconnecting the micro-usb, or preferably leave a micro-usb cable always plugged into the Arduino, and only unplug the big end of the cable from the PS4.

Related: Plug n Play emulator package using Raspberry Pi