Simforge Mark-1 Pedal Set New Updates

Final thoughts on the new updates that SimForge has implemented on their Mark 1 pedal set. It’s good to see Sim Racing gear manufacturers making improvements to their existing designs and components. Here we see Simforge has been working to make the Mark 1 pedal set better. Starting with the new dual magnet hall sensor setup. I spoke with the guys about this design, and they said it was changed to improve the accuracy of pedal movement for the throttle and clutch. As the sensor chip they are using is able to register decreasing and increasing magnetic
fields, simultaneously, why not use this to an advantage in signal accuracy. The Clutch, brake and throttle pedals are also using newly designed 3D printed bushing sets on the springs and
bumpers. The .stl files are available for download, so you can print your own if you wear them out. The most labor intensive update has been to their circuit board design and components.
The clutch and throttle pedals are now being controlled by a 16bit board. With the brake pedal being updated to a 24bit controller board. This board is unique in that it does analog signal
amplification and analog to digital conversion of the load cell signal, all on one chip. This allows the elimination of the separate analog amplifier board used in most designs I have seen to date from other pedal set makers that use a load cell. There is also a set of jumpers on this new board for the clutch and throttle. Another set of jumpers for the brake circuit. They provide filtering for each circuit to help mitigate EMI noise interference with those circuits. I really like this feature and would like to see more pedal makers take the time to implement something similar on their systems. When driving basically the same pedals with the updated electronics, the familiar Mark 1 feel was there with a sense of increase accuracy on the pedals response. I found a noticeable improvement to the throttles feel during touchy modulation situations. This without having to over extend my ankle to like I did before. The brake pedal also felt more sensitive
than before requiring me to adjust my braking pressure from what I had previously used. But in a good way. Overall I think it’s easy to see, Simforge has been hard at work trying to make their
pedals better and it shows in the results. At around 488.00 shipped for the pedal set with a baseplate, it certainly is a good alternative to other pedals sets out, there.