Everything, in
about ten
minutes.

Download SimHub

SimHub is the free software that drives your display. Go to simhubdash.com, open the Downloads section and download the latest version.

Extract and run the installer

Unzip the file you downloaded, then open setup.exe inside the extracted folder.

Get past the Windows warning

When you run setup.exe, Windows may show a “Windows protected your PC” message. Click More info, then Run anyway to continue.

Finish installation and game setup

Work through the installer, then follow SimHub’s guided setup and select the games you have installed so it can read live data from them.

Connect your display

Plug your oesimracing display into a USB port. In SimHub, open the Arduino tab, select the My Hardware sub-tab and choose Single arduino. Wait a moment and the port will show as Connected (e.g. COM8) - your display is now talking to SimHub.

Check your scan settings

Set your Arduino scan settings to match the ones shown below, then click Apply. SimHub will automatically detect your display and connect to its LEDs.

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Set up your rev lights

Open the RGB Leds tab. Set Led count to 16, then pick your start and end colours and how the LEDs react to revs. Tick Right to left if your lights fill the wrong way, and use the brightness slider at the top right to set the intensity. Feel free to click the “Add effect” button and experiment with different functions - e.g. flag colours, or airspeed for flight sim games.

Race

Keep SimHub running in the background and connected to the game you’re playing - your rev lights will now react live to what’s happening on track.

Set up your shift lights

Open the RGB Leds tab, set Led count to 16, and choose your start/end colours and how the LEDs react to revs - exactly as for the Rev Gauge above. Tick Right to left if they fill the wrong way and set the brightness at the top right.

Set up the gear matrix

Open the Display & Alerts tab to configure the gear number. Choose your preferred font and tick Clear when out of game. Turn on Matrix redline blink if you’d like the gear to flash on the rev limiter, and use Matrix brightness to set how bright the number is.

Race

Keep SimHub running in the background - you’ll now see your revs and current gear update live as you drive.

Open the RGB Matrix tab

In SimHub, open the RGB Matrix tab - this is where the iFlag’s 8x8 panel is configured. You’ll see the matrix preview, the Hardware settings and Settings buttons, and the list of effect groups.

Open Hardware settings

Click the Hardware settings (Rotation …) button, just under the profile name.

Set the rotation to Landscape (90°)

In the Arduino RGB Matrix settings box, set RGB Matrix rotation to Landscape (90°), click Apply, then Ok. This orients the panel the right way up for the iFlag.

Turn on the “When game is running” group and pick your effects

Expand the “When game is running” group and switch it on, then tick Clear background when active. Inside it, enable the effects you want - the iFlag can show your Gear, marshal Flags and a Spotter overlay for blind-spot warnings. Each one is set up below.

Flags

The Flags effect shows live marshal flags. Tick the flags you want enabled (Yellow, Black, Blue, White, Green) and reorder them by priority - the top of the list wins when several occur at once. Flags only appear in games that report them.

Gear

The Gear effect shows your current gear as a large number. Pick a Font (e.g. THICK8x8), choose a Color and Redline color, and turn on Redline Blink if you’d like it to flash on the limiter.

Spotter overlay (blind-spot warning)

The Spotter overlay is the blind-spot warning - it lights up when a car is alongside you. Pick a Style animation (e.g. RightArrowAnimation) and tick Clear background when car is spotted left or right.

Race

Keep SimHub running in the background - flags, your gear and the blind-spot warning will all update live as you drive.