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Controller:Logitech Driving Force Wireless

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Logitech Driving Force Wireless
Logitech Driving Force Wireless cover
XInput support
Connection method
Wireless dongle
Predecessor
Logitech Driving Force
Logitech Speed Force

The Logitech Driving Force Wireless is a racing wheel released by Logitech in July 2008.

A version of the Driving Force, the Driving Force Wireless connect to the host device via a proprietary 2.4Ghz USB dongle. The wheel has a 180-degree of steering angle. It lacked the foot pedals, but it has a steering-mounted, analog paddles that can be used for brake and acceleration. The wheel base lacked the built-in table clamp, as it was designed to be sit on user's lower thigh when when sitting on lower-height chair. Single-motor-gear-driven force feedback mechanism were retained. Unlike other Logitech wheels which has unique hardware IDs, it has the same hardware ID as the original Driving Force.[1]

The Driving Force Wireless has a Wii-compatible model in a form of the Speed Force Wireless for Wii, released in November 2008. While it is identical to the Driving Force Wireless, it has its own hardware ID and is not supported on PC.

Due to it being emulate as an original Driving Force, the Driving Force Wireless is 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. On the other hand, the Speed Force for Wii is currently not supported on PC.

General Information

Driving Force Wireless (Archived)
Speed Force Wireless for Wii (Archived)

Driving Force Wireless inputs

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

Speed Force Wireless inputs

  • 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 180-degree lock-to-lock
  • 2 × wheel-mounted analog paddle on the wheel: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
  • 4 × digital directional buttons (d-pad): ↑, ↓, ←, →
  • 4 × digital face buttons on the wheel: 𝐀, 𝐁, 1, 2
  • 3 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: -, +, ⌂ ʜᴏᴍᴇ

Controller variations

Logitech Speed Force Wireless for Wii.
Logitech Speed Force Wireless for Wii.
The Driving Force Wireless is a PlayStation 2/PlayStation 3/PC-compatible wheel.
The Speed Force Wireless for Wii is a Wii-only model.

Use with PC platforms

MacOS is not supported.

Windows

Because it is emulate as an original Driving Force wheel, Windows 10 and Windows 11 detect the Driving Force Wireless as "Logitech Driving Force", but is unusable without additional software. On the other hand, the Speed Force Wireless for Wii is detected as "Logitech Speed Force Wireless Wheel for Wii" on Windows.
Requires Logitech Gaming Software to be installed on the PC to work.

Logitech Gaming Software

Driving Force Wireless only.
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 Wireless 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.

Support in games

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

Other information

Technical information

The device name and hardware ID of the Driving Force Wireless is the same as the original Driving Force wheel. See Driving Force for more details.
Speed Force Wireless for Wii: Device ID: Logitech Speed Force Wireless Wheel for Wii, Hardware ID: 046D:C29C

References