Sim Racing Studio Installation and Setup (4.0, 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3)

Modified on Wed, 23 Oct at 2:55 PM

Sim Racing Studio (SRS) controls your DOF Reality motion platform. You must have Sim Racing Studio running when playing games since it tells the platform when to move based on our actions in the game. SRS will also allow you to test the connection of the platform to your computer.

Downloading Sim Racing Studio (4.0)
You can download Sim Racing Studio from https://www.simracingstudio.com/download or use the following link:

Download Sim Racing Studio

Once Sim Racing Studio is installed, you will need to active the license you received when you purchased your DOF Reality motion platform. If you are unable to locate your Sim Racing Studio license, please check your junk mail and spam filters as the license is sent to you via email when your platform shipped.

Activate your Sim Racing Studio License (4.1)

You can activate your Sim Racing Studio License Key by following the guidance below:

Open Sim Racing Studio
Select SETUP at the top
Select License in the left menu
Insert the License in the Key field at the top
Select Activate
Once activated, the License Key will show as Valid in the STATUS column

Configuring your DOF Reality Platform in Sim Racing Studio (4.2)

To configure your DOF Reality platform in Sim Racing Studio, perform the following steps:

Select SETUP at the top.
Select Hardware in the left column.
Scroll down to the MOTION section
Verify that Enabled is set to On
In the Manufacturer pull-down menu, select DOF REALITY
In the Model pull-down menu, select the model of your DOF Reality platform.
Click SAVE in the upper right of Sim Racing Studio to save the changes.

Confirming SRS is connected to your DOF Reality platform (4.3)

Once you have configured your platform in the Hardware section of SRS, wait up to 30 seconds for the Motionbox in the HARDWARE STATUS box located on the right side of SRS to change to a green check-mark

Green = Connected and license is activated
Yellow = Connected but license is not activated
Red = Not connected to your DOF Reality platform

If Motionbox remains Red indicating your platform is not connected, please reboot your PC.
- If after you reboot, it is still not connected, try these instructions to manually connect:
  How to manually connect DOF Reality platform with Sim Racing Studio
- If your platform is still unable to connect to Sim Racing Studio, please try the troubleshooting in this article to confirm your hardware is working properly: One or More of the Motors is Stuck (5.2)

Testing your DOF Reality platform in Sim Racing Studio (4.3)

Once your platform is connected to Sim Racing Studio, in SETUP > Hardware, scroll down to the MOTION section and select the Start Test button next to Motion Test. Use your mouse to move the test sliders to the left and right for each axis to confirm the platform is moving in the correct direction.