Controller:Fanatec Podium
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| Fanatec ClubSport | |
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| Fanatec CSL DD Fanatec Gran Turismo DD Pro Fanatec ClubSport DD |
The Fanatec Podium is a racing wheel base released by Fanatec on Jul 13, 2018.
A next high-end model within the Fanatec racing wheel bases, the Podium has a direct-drive force feedback, with the peak torque measured up to 20Nm to 25Nm. The wheel base also has a built-in small OLED display, showing various real-time performance metrics of the wheel base as well as showing the wheel base's mode. For safety reason, the Podium is electronically limited to 9Nm of peak torque by default, unless a supplied torque key is plugged into the back of the Podium to unlock the full torque. As with many Fanatec wheel bases, it has several RJ12 ports on the back for accessories, as well as the QR1 wheel quick release system. The upgrade to the QR2 Base-Side shaft for the QR2 quick release is available for older batches of the wheel bases, and future batches will comes with the QR2 Base-Side shaft by default.
The Podium is available in three different models: The DD1 with 20Nm of peak torque, the DD2 with 25Nm of peak torque and comes with a Podium Kill Switch, and the PlayStation-compatible Podium Racing Wheel F1 that was based on the DD1 and comes with a F1-branded formula-styled steering wheel.
On PC, the wheel base is compatible with games that incorporate Fanatec's SDK, but requires the wheel base to be in PC mode and have Fanatec's own driver installed to work. The wheel base's settings can be further adjusted using just the wheel base itself, the driver's Fanatec Control Panel software or the Fanalab software. While most bundle sets has most, if not all, the required items to work out of the box, the standalone wheel base sets need other Fanatec products (specifically, a steering wheel compatible with QR1 quick release) to be usable. Button layouts vary between equipped steering wheels/hubs.
General information
Inputs (with DD1 equipped with CSL Elite WRC Wheel and CSL Pedals)
- 1 × 2-axis steering wheel axle with no lock-to-lock (set to 1080 electronically by default)
- 1 × power button on the base: ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ
- 1 × OLED display on the base
- 2 × steering-mounted paddles on the wheel: LB, RB
- 1 × clickable digital directional joystick on the wheel: ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 8 × digital face buttons on the wheel: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬, LSB, RSB, LT, RT
- 3 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: Ⲷ ᴍᴇɴᴜ, ⧉ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, xʙᴏx
- 2 × digital face buttons on the wheel: ᴡʀᴇɴᴄʜ, ʜᴀᴢᴀʀᴅ
- 1 × rev indicator LED + 3-segment LEDs on the wheel
- 2 × analog foot pedals on the CSL Pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
Controller variation
- The Podium DD1 has 20Nm of peak torque.
- The Podium DD2 has 25Nm of peak torque and comes with a Podium Kill Switch.
- The Podium Racing Wheel F1 is a PlayStation-compatible model based on the DD1, and comes with a ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2018 equipped with the Podium Advanced Paddle Module.
Use with PC platforms
- Requires the wheel base to be in either PC mode or Comp V2.5 mode.
- MacOS and Linux are not supported.
Windows
- Windows 10 and Windows 11 do detect the wheel, but requires Fanatec driver to be installed to work.
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 selected Fanatec steering wheels cannot be customized.
- There is no game profile function.
Fanalab
- Note that the compatibility between the driver and the Fanalab software varies from versions to versions, but it is recommended to update both to the latest version.[1]
- The steering sensitivity, various force feedback settings, steering locks, pedal sensitivity, shifter/handbrake settings can be adjusted.
- LEDs on certain Fanatec steering wheels can be customized.
- Wheel base's built-in profiles can be customized
- Support multiple game profiles on per-game basic and support automatic profile switch upon detection of the game.
Hardware
Expansions
Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel WRC
- Officially licensed World Rally Championship steering wheel made for Fanatec wheel bases.
- Rev indicator light.
- Plastic QR1 Lite quick release adapter need to be replaced with QR1 when used in the wheel base with 8Nm or more.
Fanatec CSL Pedals
- Pedal set with 2 hall-effect sensor-based pedals.
- Can be expanded with either CSL Pedal Clutch Kit or CSL Pedal Load Cell Kit.
- Can be directly connected to either the wheel base via RJ12 or to the PC via the Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter on its own.
Fanatec CSL Pedal Load Cell kit
- Pedal expansion kit with load cell sensor that support up to 60kg.
- Is included as part of the CSL Pedals LC set.
- Has its own control box that allows the expanded CSL Pedals to be directly connected to either the wheel base via RJ12 or to the PC via USB.
Fanatec CSL Elite Pedal V2
- Pedal set with 2 hall-effect sensor-based pedals and a load cell-based pedal. The load cell pedal can support up to 90 kg.
- Elastomer springs and pre-load medal spring can be changed with the included kit for adjustment.
- Has removable rubber pedal plate covers.
- Can be directly connected to either the wheel base via RJ12 or to the PC via USB.
Fanatec ClubSport Table Clamp V2
- Allowing the Fanatec wheel base to be clamped to the desk.
- Separate purchase for use on desk.
- Not recommended when used with the wheel base set above 9Nm.
Fanatec Podium Kill Switch
- Kill switch designed to cut off the power of Podium wheel bases in case of emergency.
- Also act as a regular power button for the Podium wheel base.
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 RJ12 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 either the wheel base via RJ12 or to PC via the Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter.
- Must use the ClubSport Shifter Table Clamp to be clamped onto the desk.
Fanatec QR1 Quick Release Adapter
- Quick release adapter with aluminum construction.
- Use to replace the default plastic QR1 Lite quick release adapter on some Fanatac steering wheels.
Fanatec QR2 Base-Side (Type-M)
- Wheel base shaft for the Podium wheel bases to be compatible with the QR2 quick release system.
- Less flex than the QR1.
- Must be paired with the QR2 quick release at the wheel side.
Fanatec QR2 Wheel-Side
- Quick release adapter with aluminum construction.
- Less flex than the QR1.
- Use to replace the default plastic QR1 Lite quick release adapter on some Fanatac steering wheels.
- Must be paired with the QR2 shaft at the base side.
Adapter
Fanatec ClubSport USB Adapter
- RJ12 to USB adapter made for Fanatec products.
- Allows the CSL Pedals, ClubSport Shifter and ClubSport Handbrake to be connected to PC without the use of Fanatec wheel bases.
Support in games
- Some games requires the use of Comp V2.5 Mode to emulate as a ClubSport Wheel V2.5.
- Selected games has native support for the rev indicator LED and OLED screen on certain Fanatec wheels. It is possible for non-supported games to provide support for either functions or both by using 3rd-party wrappers such as Fanaleds.
Issues fixed
My wheel base wasn't detected by the game despite having the driver installed
- Some older games doesn't support the wheel base natively. Fanatec do provide the wheel base with a Comp V2.5 Mode to workaround this problem.
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Other information
Technical infomation
- DD1/Racing Wheel F1 (PC Mode): device name: FANATEC Podium Wheel Base DD1, HWID: 0EB7:0006
- DD2 (PC Mode): device name: FANATEC Podium Wheel Base DD2, HWID: 0EB7:0007
- Shares device names and HWIDs with the ClubSport V2.5 and Fanatec CSL Elite+ when set in PC compatibility mode and PS compatibility mode.
Firmware update
- The Firmware Manager, which is accessible within the Fanatec Control Panel, can be used to update the wheel base and other attached Fanatec products.[2]