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Controller:Logitech Driving Force

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Logitech Driving Force
Logitech Driving Force cover
XInput support
Connection method
USB-A
Predecessor
Logitech WingMan Formula GP
Logitech MOMO
Successor
Logitech Speed Force
Logitech G25
Logitech Driving Force GT
Logitech Force EX
Logitech Driving Force Wireless

The Logitech Driving Force is a racing wheel released by Logitech in September 2001.[1]

To ensure that it is completely playable on the PlayStation 2 console without the need of additional controller, the Driving Force has additional buttons that corresponds to the typical PlayStation button layout. Other change include the use of optical encoder instead of potentiometer for steering position tracking. The wheel retained the single-motor-gear-driven force feedback mechanism, carried over from its predecessors.

The Driving Force was then superseded by the Driving Force Pro, released in December 2003.[2] The Driving Force Pro had a stick-type sequential shifter, a wider 900 degree of steering angle, and a redesigned steering wheel with the buttons being moved in the more comfortable positions. In Japan, the Driving Force Pro was released as the GT Force Pro.

All Driving Force wheels are supported in games that incorporate Logitech's steering wheel SDK, but requires specific version of Logitech Gaming Software to be installed in order to work.

General Information

Driving Force (Archived)
Driving Force Pro (Archived)

Driving Force inputs

  • 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 180-degree lock-to-lock
  • 2 × wheel-mounted paddle shifters on the wheel: L3, R3
  • 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
  • 8 × digital face buttons on the wheel: △ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, × ᴄʀᴏss, □ sᴏ̨ᴜᴀʀᴇ, L1, R1, L2, R2
  • 2 × digital functional buttons on the wheels: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ◼ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ
  • 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ

Driving Force Pro inputs

  • 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 900-degree lock-to-lock
  • 1 × stick-type sequential shifter on the base
  • 2 × wheel-mounted paddle shifters on the wheel: L1, R1
  • 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
  • 8 × digital face buttons on the wheel: △ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ○ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ, × ᴄʀᴏss, □ sᴏ̨ᴜᴀʀᴇ, L2, R2, L3, R3
  • 2 × digital functional buttons on the wheels: ► sᴛᴀʀᴛ, ◼ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ
  • 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ

Controller variations

Logitech Driving Force Pro.
Logitech Driving Force Pro.
The Driving Force has an 180-degree of steering angle.
The Driving Force Pro has a wider 900-degree of steering angle, plus stick-type sequential shifter.

Use with PC platforms

MacOS is not supported.

Windows

Windows 10 and Windows 11 detect the Driving Force and Driving Force Pro as "Logitech Driving Force USB" and "Logitech Driving Force Pro USB" respectively, but is unusable without additional software.
Requires Logitech Gaming Software to be installed on the PC to work.

Logitech Gaming Software

Button inputs and paddle shifters can be reconfigured.
The steering sensitivity, force feedback strength, center force strength, soft steering locks and pedal sensitivity can be adjusted.
Support multiple profile on per-game basic and support automatic profile switch upon detection of the game...
...but is incapable of detecting Microsoft Store games.
The Driving Force wheels requires the version 5.10.127 (32-bit and 64-bit) of the driver, which is known to be incompatible with hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI) security feature on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Can cause software conflict with Logitech GHub if both software run simultaneously.

Linux

Oversteer

Steering Wheel Manager for GNU/Linux
Allows change emulation mode, change rotation range.
Combine accelerator/brakes pedals for games that use just one axis.
Change autocentering force strength.
Change force feedback gain.
Supports device configuration profiles.
Fix system permissions to access all device features.
Overlay window to display/configure range.
Use wheel buttons to configure range.
Allows hardware performance testing.
Features only for new-lg4ff: Combine accelerator/clutch pedals. Useful for flight simulators. Change global force feedback gain (with new-lg4ff), change each conditional force feedback effect type gain. FFBmeter to monitor FFB clipping using wheel leds or overlay window.

Hardware

Lap Attachment for Force Feedback Wheels
Lap Attachment for Force Feedback Wheels

Expansions

Logitech Lap Attachment for Force Feedback Wheels

Optional accessory for the racing wheel to be used on user's lap...
...but it's not stable.
Was only designed for the Logitech racing wheels prior to the G Pro Racing Wheel.

Support in games

Games that incorporate Logitech's Steering Wheel SDK can support the wheel, while also provide force feedback.

Other information

Technical information

Driving Force: Device name: Logitech Driving Force USB, HWID: 046D:C294
Driving Force Pro: Device name: Logitech Driving Force Pro USB, HWID: 046D:C298

References

  1. ↑ Press release on Logitech (Archived) - last accessed on May 2023
  2. ↑ Press release on Logitech (Archived) - last accessed on May 2023