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Logitech Heavy Equipment Side Panel

By Johnny Nu

Some brief info on how to use the Logitech Heavy Equipment Side Panel.

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Category: Game Modes, Gameplay Basics, Modding or Configuration, Secrets, Walkthroughs

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Guide Index

Overview

How to Setup

How to setup custom button mapping

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How to Setup

The Logitech (previously Saitek) Heavy Equipment Side Paenl does not require any special drivers or button mapping; the game will recognize the panel and the buttons are already mapped. The panel outputs controller data, and is seen by the game as a controller.

In order for the panel to function correctly you must disable steam controller input so it does not override the built-in game controller input:
Right Click FS22 in Steam Library > settings > controller > disable

Also, disable Eye Tracking so that turning the view inside a vehicle works correctly
In-game menu > General Settings > Head/Eye Tracking: Off

This links to a PDF file from Saitek (the previous maker of the side panel) with the default button layout and a blank layout sheet for you to print and label yourself:
https://www.saitek.com/manuals/Farm-Sim-SetUp-Sheets.pdf

How to setup custom button mapping

Once you have the panel working correctly you may want to remap the buttons.

While you can remap most buttons using the in-game keybind settings menu, a few of them will not obey the remap, like the #1 button which always opens the menu.

In order to remap any button on the side panel here's a youtube tutorial explaining how to remap any controller by:
1) Block the game from seeing the side panel using 'Hidhide'
2) Create a virtual controller with 'Vjoy'
3) Map the side panel to the virtual controller with 'Joystick Gremlin'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CFPW4go0M

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AlastorMajor 12 Jun @ 6:30pm

Also, if you are running into doors opening in modded tractors, I've found they are connected to crane controls, so you may want to work around that. Most of the door animation mods use a system called IC that incorporates the mouse which is tied to the crane; move that and it frees up room for camera control. That joystick I mentioned a couple hours ago is by the same brand and only $30, so well worth the effort to have space to spread out.

Johnny Nu [author] 12 Jun @ 5:00pm

@Lady_Lucidia Thanks for the helpful info!

AlastorMajor 12 Jun @ 4:22pm

Oh, and if you go into the input remapping, don't be afraid to leave fields blank so it's easier to tell which number to push as the wheel uses many of the same numbers in the HUD while remaining separate actions from each-other. "1" in a circle is either a B(square) on the wheel, a menu access on the panel, or a trigger I have set to running on foot on another left joystick I added.

AlastorMajor 12 Jun @ 4:17pm

I've paired mine with another Logitech product, the Extreme3DPro, for a second joystick and remapped this scheme on the lower section as well as added a macro board above where it has those unused slats for a later product with a phone clamp attached to a microphone stand arm for adjust-ability.. Works great;! ..I always worry about the longevity of the little joysticks on the wheel and remapping away from them has helped my comfort level quite a bit as well as made me feel like the product and time spent were my own as they were.

Johnny Nu [author] 15 Apr @ 1:33am

@james.earl I hope you found my guide helpful :)

This guide deals with the Logitech Heavy Equipment Side Panel, not gaming wheels, so you will find better help in the discussion forum.
Regards.

james.earl 14 Apr @ 7:16pm

so my wheel is drifting and im not sure how to fix it

Johnny Nu [author] 21 Sep, 2024 @ 2:38am

@tohgod92 bandit.camp CS.PRO, Windows and Steam see the Side Panel as a joystick so maybe it would work. Let us know!

Mango ♥♥♥♥♥♥ 20 Sep, 2024 @ 7:52am

does this work for the crew 2?

Johnny Nu [author] 2 Aug, 2024 @ 6:12pm

@Mikkel, Windows and Steam see the Side Panel as a joystick so maybe it would work. Let us know!

GraphiteEater 2 Aug, 2024 @ 5:35pm

does it work for beamng since i think it would be cool to have something to use for trucks and stuff like that

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