Tutorials & Guides

Dashboards

Customizable vehicle dashboard system streaming telemetry-driven displays to USB screens, monitors, or smartphones.

1 Introduction

ForceSeatPM uses game's telemetry data to generate a fully customizable vehicle dashboard which can be streamed to various outputs:

standalone USBD480 DIY display
USBD480 display embedded in steering wheel
standalone VoCore Screen
VoCore Screen embedded in steering wheel
secondary monitor connected to your PC
tablet or smartphone (the dashboard is displayed in web browser)

2 Selecting dashboard

Dashboards are separated from game profiles as the default dashboards are created with a vehicle type (rally, GT, F1) in mind. It is possible to use the same dashboard in multiple games. In order to change the currently used dashboard, switch to Dashboard view and then click the dashboard to activate it.

ForceSeatPM Dashboard view with the list of dashboards, one selected as active

3 Tuning dashboard operation

Dashboard parameters are binded to game profiles and are visible in Accessories, DIY and Dashboards section. Depending on the game's capabilities, different quick tunes options are disabled. For example, Low Fuel Warning is available only if game reports fuel capacity.

ForceSeatPM tuning dashboard with quick-tune options, some greyed out because the game does not report the data

Information

For the dashboard settings to come up in profile's main window, dispaly device must be activated first.

4 Activating dashboard display on USBD480 device

Go to Tools and Diagnostic, Accessories & DIY Configuration, then to Devices section and enable USBD480 display.

Accessories and DIY Configuration in ForceSeatPM with the USBD480 display enabled in the Devices section

5 Activating dashboard display on VoCore Screen

You can use a steering wheel with embedded VoCore Screen in it (it must be connected via USB) or a standalone VoCore Screen (e.g. 5") together with 3d printed bracket that allows to mount it to your steering wheel base.

Information

Before you can use VoCore Screen, a driver needs to be installed. Once you downloaded and unpacked the driver, start zadig.exe and click Install driver. The process will take a few minutes.

Zadig driver installer used to install the VoCore Screen driver

You can download drivers from our mirror or from official webpage.

Once the display is connected and drivers are installed, go to Tools and Diagnostic, Accessories & DIY Configuration, then to Devices section and enable VoCore Screen.

Accessories and DIY Configuration in ForceSeatPM with VoCore Screen enabled in the Devices section

6 Activating dashboard display on secondary monitor

Go to Tools and Diagnostic, open Dashboard Window, move the window to desired monitor and double-click it to switch to full screen. If you want to switch back to windowed mode, double-click it once again.

If you want to run the dashboard window on top of the game on a single monitor - click the Eye icon and drag the window to a designated spot.

ForceSeatPM dashboard window running on top of the game with the Eye icon used to reposition it

7 Displaying dashboard in the web browser (smartphone)

Go to Tools and Diagnostic, Software Configuration and make sure that web interface is enabled. Scan the QR code or type in the URL address to open the web interface in the browser on your tablet or smartphone.

ForceSeatPM web interface QR code and URL for opening the dashboard on a phone or tablet

In your mobile device click the (1.) Menu icon and select (2.) Dashboard.

ForceSeatPM web interface on a mobile device, Menu icon open with Dashboard selected

Information

Make sure that your Windows firewall does not block incoming connections and that your PC and tablet/smartphone are in the same local network.