Controller:Fanatec Porsche 911 Wheel
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USB-B, wireless dongle | |
Predecessor | |
Fanatec Speedster 3 | |
Successor | |
Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR |
The Fanatec Porsche 911 Wheels are a series of racing wheels released by Fanatec since December 13, 2007.
With the exception of the Carrera wheel, all 911 wheels were notable to be the first racing wheels with belt-driven force feedback, with all models being powered by a single Mabuchi RS550 motor. There are three PS/2 ports on both sides of the wheel base for pedal sets and shifters and, on the Turbo S and the GT2 wheels, there is a 3.5mm audio jack for audio passthrough. They also have a 3-segment LCD display on the steering wheel for displaying telemetry data. With the exception of the 911 GT3 RS wheels, the buttons on the steering wheel are back-illuminated. Most models, except the Carrera wheel, has two rumble motors built into the steering wheels. While all wheels are compatible with the PlayStation 3 console, Xbox compatibility vary between models.
The lineup debuted with the original Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel. It was followed by the Porsche 911 Turbo S Wheel on October 31, 2008, which added Xbox compatibility. Both the Porsche 911 Carrera Wheel and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel, released on February 15, 2009. were entry-level wheel and high-end wheel respectively, with the Carrera sporting a gear-driven forced feedback. The GT3 RS received a updated V2 version on June 8th, 2010 with updated internal boards. The final wheel in the lineup, the Porsche 911 GT2 Wheel, was released in December 2010.
On PC, all versions of 911 Wheels are compatible with games that incorporate Fanatec's SDK, but requires the wheel base to be in PC mode and have older version of Fanatec's own driver installed to work (See Use with PC platforms). Some 911 wheel packages doesn't come with a pedal set, so a separate purchase of a compatible Fanatec pedal is required. The 911 Turbo wheel and the 911 Turbo S wheel are the the only model in the lineup that requires to be connected to the PC via a wireless RF dongle.
General information
Inputs (On the 911 GT2, with PlayStation button layout and connected with a ClubSport Pedals V3)
- 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 900 degree lock-to-lock
- 1 × digital functional button on the wheel base: PlayStation
- 2 × paddle shifters on the wheel: L1, R1
- 1 × digital directional pad on the wheel: ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 8 × digital face buttons on the wheel: △ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, × ᴄʀᴏss, □ sᴏ̨ᴜᴀʀᴇ, L2, R2, L3, R3
- 2 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ◼ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ
- 1 × 3-segment LEDs on the wheel
- 3 × analog foot pedals on ClubSport Pedals V3: ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ, ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
Controller variations
- The original Porsche 911 Turbo Wheel is the first release within the lineup. Requires a included, dedicate RF USB dongle to connect to the PC.
- The Porsche 911 Turbo S Wheel is the updated version of the 911 Turbo wheel with Xbox Compatibility. Still requires a dedicate RF USB dongle to connect to the PC.
- The Porsche 911 Carrera Wheel is the entry-level wheel in the lineup. It has gear-driven force feedback unlike the rest of the lineup. It also lack the built-in rumble motors inside the steering wheel.
- The Porsche 911 GT3 RS Wheel has the wheel rim wrapped in Alcantara, but lacks wireless connectivity and back-illuminated buttons. The updated V2 was released with improved internal boards.
- The Porsche 911 GT2 Wheel is the top of the line within the 911 wheels. It has wheel rim that was wrapped in Alcantara, wireless connectively to PC via an optional RF dongle, and an ability to connect to the Xbox 360 console wirelessly. It also has a enlarged, steering-mounted paddle shifters instead of the subtle ones.
Use with PC platforms
- Requires the wheel to be in PC mode.
- 911 Turbo, 911 Carrera and 911 GT3 RS V1 requires version 115 of the driver, which can be downloaed from here for 32-bit OS and here for 64-bit OS.
- 911 Turbo S, 911 GT3 RS V2 and 911 GT2 requires version 261 of the driver, which can be downloaded from here for 32-bit OS and here for 64-bit OS.
- MacOS and Linux are not supported.
Fanatec Control Panel
- Default software that come installed with the Fanatec driver.
- The steering sensitivity, various force feedback settings, steering locks, pedal sensitivity, shifter/handbrake settings can be adjusted.
- Wheel base's built-in profiles can be customized.
- LEDs on the steering wheel cannot be customized.
- There is no game profile function.
Hardware
Expansions
Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V2
- Pedal set with 2 hall-effect sensor-based pedals and a load cell sensor-based pedal. The load cell pedal is capable up to 90kg of load.
- Rumble motors were attached to the ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ and ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ pedals.
- Can be directly connect to the wheel base via a optional RJ12-to-PS/2 cable or to the PC via a USB cable.
- Has a dedicated RJ12 port for a handbrake to connected to.
- Adjusting the load cell's spring tension requires the ClubSport Pedals V3 Brake Performance Kit that is sold separately.
- Separate purchase.
Fanatec ClubSport Shifter SQ V1.5
- Shifter with H-pattern (7 gears and a reverse) mode and sequential mode.
- Can be directly connected to either the wheel base via a a RJ12-to-PS/2 cable or to the PC via the Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter.
- Must use the ClubSport Shifter Table Clamp to be clamped onto the desk.
Fanatec ClubSport Handbrake V1.5
- Analog Handbrake
- Can be directly connected to certain Fanatec pedals via RJ12 or to PC via the Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter.
- Must use the ClubSport Shifter Table Clamp to be clamped onto the desk.
- Cannot be connected directly to the 911 wheels as they doesn't have RJ12 ports.
Adapter
Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter
- RJ12 to USB adapter made for Fanatec products.
- Allows the Fanatec Pedals, ClubSport Shifter and ClubSport Handbrake to be connected to PC without the use of Fanatec wheel bases.
Support in games
- Selected games has native support for the 3-segment LCD screen on the wheel.
Other information
Firmware update
- Unlike recent Fanatec wheel bases, the 911 wheels requires their own firmware updaters which can be downloaded from the product pages' download section: 911 Turbo S, 911 Carrera, 911 GT3 RS V2, 911 GT2.