Controller:Thrustmaster T248
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| Thrustmaster T150 |
The Thrustmaster T248 is a racing wheel released by Thrustmaster on October 21, 2021.[1]
Like the T150 before it, the T248 has the hybrid belt-pulley-and-gear-driven force feedback, but now powered by a stronger 3.5Nm motor. New to the wheel is a built-in telemetry display on the steering wheel, which shows and switch between 20 varioud telemetry screen. The telemetry display also acts as a rev indicator. Unlike the T150, the T248 doesn't features detachable wheel, and instead of the built-in USB Type-A cable, it has the detachable USB Type-C to USB-Type-A cable. The wheel now has the magnetic paddle shifters on the steering wheel. It has a Mini-DIN connector on the bottom of the wheel for accessory. The T248 also comes with the new 3-pedal T3PM pedal set, which now use hall-effect sensors instead of potentiometers.
Originally launched as a PlayStation-compatible wheel, the T248 later got a Xbox-compatible model that was released on March 15, 2022.
On PC, both versions of the T248 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). Telemetry display support varies from game to game.
General information
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, ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏ
- 2 × 2-way encoders on the wheel: ᴇɴᴄᴏᴅᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ, ᴇɴᴄᴏᴅᴇʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ
- 1 × telemetry display on the wheel
- 3 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ, ʙʀᴀᴋᴇ, ᴀᴄᴄᴇʟ
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, ᴍᴏᴅᴇ, ᴅɪsᴘʟᴀʏ
- 2 × 2-way encoders on the wheel: ᴇɴᴄᴏᴅᴇʀ ʟᴇғᴛ, ᴇɴᴄᴏᴅᴇʀ ʀɪɢʜᴛ
- 1 × telemetry display on the wheel
- 3 × analog foot pedals on the pedals: ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ, 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.
- Cannot customize the built-in telemetry display.
- 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 telemetry display. 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