DiRT Rally Guide

Tachometer and Speedometer for DiRT Rally

Tachometer and Speedometer

Overview

Hello, i want to show you how you can do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PU0q762mnYso i try to explain how easy it is….but the problem is my 6years inactive english 😀 so if you dont understand something write it and i can try to explain it!so lets see how you can add your own Tachometer and Speedometer …your own dashboard on your computer with USB!

You need..

at first you need some products – visit the page: [link]
you click on Pro-Gauge and buy:
-Controller Pro-Gauge, watch out the Power supply for your country US,UK and EU havent the same.
[link]
-USB Cable from A to B [link]
-Maybe an Signal Adapter [link] (if you connect some other car instruments)

You need the Speedometer or/and Tachometer:
-Speedometer [link]
-Tachometer [link]
-or other

Explain the Pro-Gauge

look at the Pro-Gauge and you see there some Slots: V12 GND SPD RMP S6 S5 S4 S3 S2 S1
12V is the electronics
GND it the ground
RMP is the Tachometer
SPD is the Speedometer
S1-S6 for other car instruments

connect the signal

at first you have the Tacho/Speedometer (watch the picture the 3. position:
and connect it with the Green Cable/or the signal cable from your dash on the Pro-Gauge.

Attation! The Tachometersignal have to connect in the RMP Slot, the Speedometer in the SPD Slot!
Next you have to split the 4 color cable (Black, White, Red and Orange).

The Blackone is the ground and you put it in the GND Slot from the Pro-Gauge.
The other 3 cable white,red and orange are the cables for the 12V Slot.
On your car instrument put it in position 1:
If you want Speedo and Tachometer….you can put both in the GND and 12V Slot. But attation the GND and the cable doenst touch each other! It looks like this

The Software

That was it! Download the software on Symprojects.com right side “downloads” and you need SimDash V. 7 [link]

For Dirt Rally you have to edit something in the game:
Search in your folder
DocumentsMy GamesDirtRallyhardwaresettingshardware_settings_config.xml search this and change the line
<udp enabled=”false” ip=”127.0.0.1″ port=”20777″ delay=”1″ extradata=”0″ />
to:
<udp enabled=”true” ip=”127.0.0.1″ port=”20777″ delay=”1″ extradata=”1″ />

now start the game and have fun!
dont forget to put the Pro-Gauge in your power supply ;o)

last words

“Only the gauges that are available on this website are 100% guarantee to work correctly. New models will be added over the time.” – Symprojects.com

I’m not an electrician or it-pro, so if something goes wrong…its not my fault
my english is bad but i try to explain it because some people ask me so sorry if you cant read something or understand it feel free and add me than i try to explain it :o)

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