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The G-Force LCD Pro is the most advanced sim racing display available, designed for professional use and for users who require extreme performance and flexibility. Heavily influenced by real-world racing instrumentation, it offers a very high-quality image and fast refresh rate with it’s  4.3″ 480×272 TFT LCD display.

The Pro features 17 RGB (multi-Colour) LED’s in an 11-3-3 configuration allowing for a large amount of data info to be shown, not just an RPM shift light. The unit also has 32 inputs for buttons and rotary encoders as well as 4 analogue axis inputs for pedals or paddles etc.  One of the most impressive things is that all of this is achieved with a single USB connection meaning it is ideal for use in wheels as well as a fully built display. It comes complete with a  license for our software, which is being continually updated and improved.

The unit comes complete with its black anodized case constructed out of black anodized alloy and is fully enclosed, featuring stainless and anodized fixings, and is of the highest quality. A number of brackets are available to allow the display to be fitted to wheelbases such as the AccuForce, CSW, OSW, etc as well as a ‘desktop’ stand.

Dashboards for sim racing can be dash displays (either pre-made or DIY), button boxes or physical dashboards that mount on your sim racing rig. In today’s post we’re going to look at how to make your own display with Simhub, make recommendations for a few of the best ready-made displays (DDUs) and look at a few dashboards that are compatible with the most popular sim racing rigs available today.

I’ve wanted to give making a dashboard display for my sim a go for ages. As it turns out it’s really, really easy to get started. All you need is a tablet or a mobile phone, your sim PC and Simhub.

In case you didn’t already know, SimHub is a clever bit of software where you can add external hardware to your simulator including dashboards to bass shakers, and lots of homemade stuff with Arduino. It’s actually pretty mindblowing how powerful Simhub is, and how many problems it solves. It supports a vast majority of sim racing hardware these days, it’s highly prolific!

The video below is a quick demo of an old Nexus Android tablet running a dashboard display on Simhub, which this article explains how to do yourself. If of course, you’ve got a bit of cash to splash, you might just want a recommendation for a dashboard – if that’s the case, this post has you covered.

There are many – all of which are easily mounted and either have Simhub compatibility (for example, the VPG wheels are all Nextion displays that Simhub supports) or are set up very easily.

Launched in late October 2022, the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup DDU display is manufactured and sold by Grid Engineering who were recently acquired by Sim-Lab:

Anything with a Porsche badge gets me excited, but this isn’t some gimmicky dash. It’s quite unusual in terms of screen size and resolution. Grid Engineerings “True Size 10.3″ Display” running at a resolution of 1920 x 720px stands out as a more lifelike-looking dashboard over the typical, squarer shaped units. In terms of technical advancement in sim racing, this is a class-defining item.

It’s a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (official) replica where Porsche has approved the unit for Grid to create and sell. Compatibility-wise, it is a recognised device in Simhub’s hardware list making it customisable for every PC-based racing sim. That it will work out of the box in Assetto Corsa, iRacing, rFactor2, Assetto Corsa Competizione and more.

It’s a full-featured dashboard, meaning all critical information is relayed to you. The DDU-5 display from GRID is a professional 5” simulator dash that provides all the essential race data you need to maximise your driving performance. Attaching the DDU-5 to your sim racing cockpit will instantly make your rig feel more lifelike and increase your field of view as you will no longer need an in-car dash on your monitor.

The unit features a motorsports-grade aluminium enclosure, anodised with an industrial coating, which houses a vibrant LCD screen and 20 adjustable RGB LEDs. Both the screen and the LEDs are fully customisable.

You can use multiple software programs to assign endless combinations of racing data to the screen and LEDs like low fuel, RPMs, flags, etc., and fine-tune the brightness levels. In addition, GRID supplies all the mounting hardware needed to attach the DDU-5 display to your rig in the box. The device is compatible with most mainstream wheelbases and connects with a USB cable. For a full compatibility list, click here.

The GT3R Racing Display from Apex Sim Racing looks really nice installed (see picture below). The DDU is a 5-inch display compatible with Simhub and therefore PC only. It features a tempered scratch-resistant glass overlay and 34 RGB programmable LEDs (controlled via SimHub’s LED configuration manager) and features a 24-bit true colour 480 x 800 resolution screen.

This is a really nice unit, ideal for those of you who selected a sim racing wheel without a display (fair enough). The Simutec SDU-2, “sim data display unit” comes with a 4.3″ LCD colour display and 18 fully addressable RGB LEDs. There are customisation options available too:

The SD43-LED display is a multifunctional 4.3” simulator dash that shows all the vital race information you need to boost your performance. Mounting the SD43-LED display to your rig also adds to the overall realism of your cockpit and helps you make on-the-spot corrections that can improve your racing results.

The dash is compatible with SimHub or Z1 PC software packages and allows you to track live race data like your speed, RPMs, tire status, fuel levels, flags, etc. Plus, since you will no longer require an in-car dash on your monitor, you can increase your field of view and maximise your screen space.

With its USBD480 colour display and 23 full-colour RGB LEDs (13 LEDs along the top of the screen and 5 on either side), the number of combinations of racing data outputs is endless. Furthermore, the entire unit is encased in billet aluminium which makes it tough yet remains well-polished and not overly bulky.

The dash connects to your PC via a USB cable and is supplied with mounting brackets so you can quickly attach it to your chassis. As for hardware compatibility, the SD43-LED display works with most Fanatec and Simucube DD wheelbases. For a full list of compatible hardware, click here.

You can adjust the LED’s function, colour and brightness, making the DDU5 a customisable tool for you to create your perfect dash display. Show different flag warnings, RPMs, pit lane speed limiter activation and more.

Software compatibility is broad and the DDU5 works alongside Z1 Dashboard, SimHub and JRT (Joel Real Timing), although of course, our preference is SimHub!

Precision has designed the DDU5 to work with the LM-Pro, GT3 Wireless and GT3 steering wheels and the mounting system is compatible with most motorsport steering wheels on the market. It can be fitted to all major direct drive wheel systems including Simucube, Fanatec Podium, SimSteering and OSW direct drive wheels.  All mounting hardware is included making installation very easy.

The carbon is 2mm thick and has front mounting MiGE / Simucube compatibility. Importantly, on the rear there’s a USB socket, and much like the button box on your sim steering wheel, the buttons will be immediately assignable to game controls in your favourite sim software.

If you’re looking for alternative layouts or compatibility with Fanatec wheelbases and different cockpits, check out this list from Apex Sim Racing. If you’re a DD2 / DD1 owner, check out this beauty:

To make a sim racing dashboard with your tablet, install Simhub, select your simulator platform, then head to Dashboards and click start on whatever dashboard you want to run.

Then open a browser on the tablet (being sure that it’s on the same network as your PC) and head to the IP address that Simhub gave you when you started the dashboard.

From here, just select your dash and make the dashboard fullscreen with the options that appear at the top of the window. Your dash is now ready and will sprint to life when you open iRacing (or whatever sim racing software you use).

If the browser can’t open Simhub it’s probable that Simhub doesn’t have permission to open an external network connection. The fix is simple: open Windows Firewall and click “Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall”.

You’ll be given a list of apps in Windows and a set of checkboxes next to each app name which gives permission to access the network. Find Simhub and click both checkboxes to the right:

Once you’ve OK’d the firewall settings, return to your tablet and refresh the browser. That’s it – a quick and easy racing dash for your sim. If you’re having any further issues, try this useful troubleshooting guide.

Of course, Simhub is extremely powerful and can do an awful lot more than dashboards on a mobile phone. Here’s how to make a DIY RGB rev light cluster for your sim racing simulator using Simhub and an Arduino.

Do you hate all those extra screens on your gameplay? For example, your speed, rev counter or circuit map? Sim Race Webshop supplies various hardware displays to relieve you of this. With the displays of Renovatio or Thrustmaster you can disable various HUD options so that you do not have extra screens over your gameplay. Order your display today at sim Race webshop.

The 4.3″ 480×272 SRH G-Force LCD Pro is designed for the professional and sim racing enthusiast who requires a high performance and flexible display solution offering a very high-quality image and fast refresh rate.

Both the cased G-Force LCD Pro display and the bare PCB unit comes with a software license for the SRH G-Force software suite which is continuously updated and improved and regularly receives support for new sim racing titles.

Optionally, SRH supplies either a desktop stand or a number of brackets to allow the display to be fitted to wheelbases such as the AccuForce, Bodnar, CSW, OSW etc.

Supports a growing list of simulations incl: AC, iRacing, GSCE, Automobilista, pCars 1&2, rFactor and rFactor2, R3E, GTR2, Race07. (more titles will be added along with more screens etc in regular free updates)

Nowadays when it comes to sim racing dashboards (I won’t cover the arduino like options), there are lot of options available, and Simhub tried to give you access to a large variety of possibilities. But with a large choice comes the question : what to choose ?

Disclaimer : As a “simple” software developer, I’m not affiliated to any of the hardware manufacturers listed on this page, and “where to buy” links are not remunerated.

One LCD, one usb connection, that’s it ! It’s the easiest way to integrate a full graphic display in a wheel, or as a top wheel dashboard. Due to it’s nature it’s really easy to use : The software has full control over the display, no windows display settings, heavy HDMI cables to route etc …

The historical “single usb connection” option from LCDINFO, you will find it in supported by various software, and sold in various forms, but all with the same “characteristics”:

Another small and cheap LCD option, it behaves in a similar way as USBD480, but with a speed limitation, redrawing the whole screen takes about 0.5s, but simhub is redrawing only changed parts, it allows to get a really nice result as long as the whole screen does not get redrawn at once.

The hate and love option : until the VOCORE happened it was the only sub 100$ option for a single usb screen, however due to the origins of the screen it comes with lot of limitations too. Despite heated discussions with ITEAD (the manufacturer) the capabilities of the display are totally stuck and no new features are to be expected.

Since finally a replacement has been finally found (see VOCORE above), it would be a bad choice to buy it today, the feature/price ratio is really low compared to vocore, but I keep it in the listing for historical purposes