Controller:Thrustmaster T128
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| Thrustmaster T150 |
The Thrustmaster T128 is a racing wheel released by Thrustmaster on October 17, 2022.[1]
Although it was based on the T248, there are numerous differences between the two racing wheels; Instead of a telemetry display, the T128 has a rev indicator LED instead. The T128 also comes with a 2-pedal T2PM pedal set instead of a 3-pedal T3PM pedal set. Many of the features from the T248 were carried over, including a hybrid belt-pulley-and-gear-driven force feedback powered by a 3.5Nm motor, magnetic paddle shifters, Mini-DIN connector on the bottom of the wheel for accessory and detachable USB Type-C to USB-Type-A cable.
Like the T248, the T128 comes in two versions: A Xbox-compatible version and a PlayStation-compatible version. The PlayStation version was only released 10 days after the Xbox version's release.
On PC, both versions of the T128 are compatible with games that support them, but requires to have Thrustmaster's driver to be installed to work. The wheel's settings can be adjust within the control panel (See Thrustmaster Control Panel). Rev indicater LED support varies from game to game.
General information
Xbox version inputs
- 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 900 degree lock-to-lock
- 2 × steering-mounted paddles on the wheel: LB, RB
- 1 × digital directional pad on the wheel: ↑, ↓, ←, →
- 6 × digital face buttons on the wheel: 𝐀, 𝐁, 𝐗, 𝗬, LSB, RSB
- 7 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: Ⲷ ᴍᴇɴᴜ, ⧉ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, ⇫ sʜᴀʀᴇ, xʙᴏx, sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ,ʜᴀɴᴅʙʀᴀᴋᴇ × 2
- 1 × rev indicator LED on the wheel
- 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
PlayStation version inputs
- 1 × 2-axis steering wheel with 900 degree lock-to-lock
- 2 × steering-mounted paddles 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
- 5 × digital functional buttons on the wheel: ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ, ᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴs, PlayStation, ᴍᴏᴅᴇ, sᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ
- 1 × rev indicator LED on the wheel
- 2 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
Use with PC platforms
- MacOS and Linux are not supported.
Windows
- Windows 10 and Windows 11 do detect the wheel, but requires Thrustmaster's driver to be installed to work.
Thrustmaster Control Panel
- Default software that come installed with the Thrustmaster driver.
- The steering sensitivity, various force feedback settings, steering locks, shifter/handbrake settings can be adjusted.
- Can be used to update the wheel's firmware.
- There is no game profile function.
Hardware
Expansions
Thrustmaster T-LCM Pedals
- Pedal set with 3 pedals, with the hall-sensor-based clutch and accel pedals and a load-cell-based brake pedal.
- The springs on the brake pedal can be adjusted and replaced with the included springs set.
Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter
- A shifter that can be switch between H-pattern (with 7 gears and a reverse) mode and sequential mode.
- Can be clamped onto the desk.
- Can be connected directly either to the wheel base via the included DIN-to-Mini-DIN adapter or to the PC via the included USB adapter.
Thrustmaster TSS Handbrake Sparco Mod + -
- Handbrake with analog input
- Can switch between handbrake mode and sequential gear shift mode.
- Can be connected directly either to the wheel base via the included DIN-to-Mini-DIN adapter or to the PC via the included USB adapter.
- Require the use of TM Racing Clamp to be able to clamp onto the desk.
Adapter
Thrustmaster TM Sim Hub
- Dedicated sim hub designed to connect multiple Thrustmaster sim racing accessories to a wheel base.
- Can connect up to 4 accessories at once.
- Can only connected to the wheel base via the Mini-DIN port.
Support in games
- Selected games has native support for the rev indicator LED. It is possible for non-supported games to provide support for either functions or both by using 3rd-party wrappers such as Fanaleds.
Other information
Technical information
Firmware update
- The Thrustmaster Control Panel can be used to update the firmware of the wheel and other attached Thrustmaster sim racing products..
References
- ↑ Press release on Thrustmaster - last accessed on May 2023