rFpro© Configuration

Contents

• SimWB Support for rFpro in Driving Simulators
• Install rFpro on Windows 10 System
• Configure rFpro to Use External Physics Engine
• Configure SimWB to Talk to rFpro

SimWB Support for rFpro in Driving Simulators

SimWB supports using rFpro as a visual component in a driving simulator.
You need two machines to use the rFpro visuals:

• RedHawk system running SimWB
• Windows 10 (64-bit) system, running rFpro. (NVIDIA 3060 card or better is recommended.)

Install rFpro on Windows 10 System

1. Download the rFpro executable, usually in a compressed archive.
2. Install this executable on the Windows 10 system. The installation procedure is usually as follows:
   1. Extract the archive file downloaded in Step 1 to a folder on the Windows 10 machine. For example, C:\rFpro.
   2. Run the program ‘rFproWorkstationConsole.exe’ in folder ‘C:\rFpro\AdminConsole’. After starting this, click on 'Generate Registration Codes' from the 'Tools' menu. This will give a registration code. Please send this to rFpro to get the license for rFpro.

Configure rFpro to Use External Physics Engine

• On the Windows machine, start the rFpro Work Station Console. Define the settings as mentioned in the installation guide.
  
  
• Specify the Physics settings as shown above. The IP address in the Properties dialog is that of the Windows (local) machine. Be sure to select the Use 3rd party physics check box.
• Edit the following rFpro configuration files in a text editor:
  • C:\rFpro\rFpro\Plugins\SimControlPlugin.ini - Ensure the following settings have the values specified below
    

                    [VehicleModel]
                    LoadVehicleModelPlugin=True
                    PluginFileName=Plugins\SubPlugins\RemoteModelPlugin.dll
                    [SimControl]
                    LocalIPAddress=10.134.32.195
                    RemoteIPAddress=10.134.32.195

    
    Note:LocalIPAddress and RemoteIPAddress both specify the IP address of the Windows machine (local IP).
  • C:\rFpro\rFpro\Plugins\RemoteModelPlugin.ini - Ensure the following settings have the values specified below
    

                    [General]
                    EnableLocalFFB=False
                    [IPConfig]
                    LocalIPAddress=10.134.32.195
                    LocalPortSend=11051
                    LocalPortRecv=11052
                    RemoteIPAddress=10.134.32.200
                    RemotePortSend=11053
                    RemotePortRecv=11054
                    

    
    
• Ensure that the firewall on the Windows machine is configured to allow traffic on the ports specified above.

Configure SimWB to Talk to rFpro

Make sure you have a RTDB item named "input.rFpro_StartSession" in your RTDB.

In the SimWB Control Center, add an rFpro I/O task. Configure it with the same IP address as the rFpro Windows machine.