T500RS and Clubsport Pedals...

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...on PC. Is it possible (they're both USB devices I believe?) :)

This has probably been answered but I really can't be assed with trawling through over 5k of posts in the Thrustmaster thread lol

Thanks in advance guys...
 
Thank you Caz. 👍

It'd be on PC only obviously (as you said). Basically, I'm getting pretty p'eed off with my GT2 randomly disconnecting when I'm iRacing.

I thought I had the problem cured (earthed my cockpit) but today it was just a joke. I never play GT5 anymore and rarely Forza so PC sims are the way I want to go now.
 
The T500 and CSP's are the combo I use, funny thing is they both reside in the same config panel.
 
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porsche 9146
if you're willing to spend 500 dollars on the T500 RS for just the wheel, might I suggest you look into the fanatec CSR E or CSW?
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The way I feel about these disconnection issues, I want to totally step away from Fanatec wheels. Until the CSR and CSW have been out 'in the wild' for a while, I won't consider them. Sorry.
 
porsche 9146
if you're willing to spend 500 dollars on the T500 RS for just the wheel, might I suggest you look into the fanatec CSR E or CSW?
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There's rumor of a load cell mod for the T500 pedals in the works but I only heard rumors.
 
Okay, an update. It seems as though the drivers for my USB 3.0 card were not installed. That's to say they were installed, but Windows has now decided that they weren't. Both the GT2 wheel and my keyboard used this card.

Now all seems well again. In addition to re-installing the drivers, I also added a multi-port USB hub. The wheel, keyboard and headset now plug into the hub, and the hub plugs straight into port one on the 3.0 card. Previously, I had all the USB leads going into the PC separately.

Ran a couple of races on iRacing this evening and didn't experience one disconnection. :) (Although my last race in the Radical at Oulton Park was a disaster. If you were in that, I apologise :()

Hopefully, problem solved (sorry Fanatec, I apologise to you too).
 
Hi mate, as much as I love my wheel and Fanatec (I have GT3 RS with CSP) I cannot say there isn't a problem with the wheel.

The truth is that 911 based wheels aren't made for long stints, it says in the manual that the wheel shouldn't work for more that 1 hour under continous FFB.


I had disconnection issues, I grounded the cockpit and still had issues (worse than ever).
Then I read this thread: Fanatec ffb 1 hour ?

And then I posted my theory here: Observation on Fanatec's Disconnection Problem



On PC I have no idea, people have been saying that USB ports were the problem but on PS3 it has to do something with PS3 mode and (of course) cooling, or should I say - lack of it.
 
I think you're probably right about problem with the wheel; it's been well documented on here (and on other sites) about disconnections. I have never had any problem using the GT2 with the PS3 or XBox. It's just the PC side of things. I had to ground my cockpit too, which did help a lot and hopefully, the re-installation of the drivers and the addition of the hub will help.

So far so good...

If all is well for the next few months, I gonna get me a CSR Elite 👍
 
I've been using the CSR-E with iRacing since I've gotten it in actual decent length races (50 min, Grand Am Rolex series). But sounds like you solved that one.

Anyway T500RS + CSP combo works awesome as well with the PC. 👍
 
Thank you for your informations. But could you tell me still if it's possible to play t500rs+csp on GT5 PS3? with force feed back in the CSP?
 
mugli
Thank you for your informations. But could you tell me still if it's possible to play t500rs+csp on GT5 PS3? with force feed back in the CSP?
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Totally impossible.
 
ok, thank you logiforce
and on pc, it functions without anything else?
just installing t500rs on the pc and than the csp's? with no special driver or adaptors and so on...
 
I use my CSP's with the T500 on PC as long as the game supports the use of multiple USB devices. Most modern racing games do with a rare exception here and there.

You only need to install the normal T500 RS drivers from Thrustmaster's support site and the Clubsport Pedal drivers from the Fanatec support site. Setup the controllers properly in the game's options and enjoy.
 
LogiForce
I use my CSP's with the T500 on PC as long as the game supports the use of multiple USB devices. Most modern racing games do with a rare exception here and there.

You only need to install the normal T500 RS drivers from Thrustmaster's support site and the Clubsport Pedal drivers from the Fanatec support site. Setup the controllers properly in the game's options and enjoy.
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What games have you ran into that don't support multiple USB devices? Would be nice to know so I don't waste any money.
 
I tested it some time ago but I think the games I had that didn't were ToCa Race Driver 3 and TDU2. I am not sure about the arcade games as I just play those with a pad.

Mainly the older games to be honest.
 
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I have pretty much every Sim racer for the PC and they all support multiple USB devices, even the real old Sim Bin titles, but none of the Arcade games.

rFactor I had to run as Administrator in Windows 7 64 and Volvo and 1 or 2 older Sim Bin titles for that matter.
 
LogiForce
Totally impossible.
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Just curious if you meant "impossible" for the FFB to work with CSP pedals or "impossible" to play GT5 on PS3 with the T500 + CSP combination. According to Fanatec web-site, the CSP will work with T500 on a PS3 if the game supports a second controller.
 
ANFD
Just curious if you meant "impossible" for the FFB to work with CSP pedals or "impossible" to play GT5 on PS3 with the T500 + CSP combination. According to Fanatec web-site, the CSP will work with T500 on a PS3 if the game supports a second controller.
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I meant it is impossible to use the T500+CSP on PS3... and it is impossible to have the CSP FFB/ABS motor to work on the PS3 without a Fanatec wheel.
You can get the CSP FFB/ABS Motor to work on PC with applications like Fanaleds though. Plus the T500+CSP combination will of course also work on PC as separate USB devices.

So totally impossible to get a T500+CSP combination to work on PS3... at all. Such things/combinations only work on PC.
 
Well... That's not entirely true anymore. ;) You'll need to wait a week or two though.

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LogiForce
I meant it is impossible to use the T500+CSP on PS3... and it is impossible to have the CSP FFB/ABS motor to work on the PS3 without a Fanatec wheel.
You can get the CSP FFB/ABS Motor to work on PC with applications like Fanaleds though. Plus the T500+CSP combination will of course also work on PC as separate USB devices.

So totally impossible to get a T500+CSP combination to work on PS3... at all. Such things/combinations only work on PC.
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My T500 & CSP's work fantastically well on PS3, can also choose at what force on the load cell that I want the rumble motors to kick in on the brake pedal ;)
 
mrbasher
Well... That's not entirely true anymore. ;) You'll need to wait a week or two though.

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I stand corrected, and for once I don't feel bad about it. :)
Guess I am behind times a bit. The past mont(s) I didn't get to racing and everything around it as much as I wanted to. Due lots of various festive circumstances basically, and not just holidays (birthdays, baby being born, etc)

Just a couple of questions though.
How many pennies for the nifty box, mate?
Also wondering if you're going the USB for full resolution or PS/2 reduced resolution only route? Either way is fine for me as long as it works, although the better it works the better it is of course.

In any case, this way I can finally just stick to my preferred pedals while just swapping the wheels over when needed. Awesome!
 
Can someone please clarify what all this "insider" information means. LogiForce says that no, a T500 + CSP will not work on PS3. Then PzR Slim says that his work just fine. Then mrbasher shows a nice picture of something that I have no idea as to what it is, how it connects, or what it does. Is there anyone who can just tell me (for sure) if it can be done and how ?
 
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Can someone please clarify what all this "insider" information means. LogiForce says that no, a T500 + CSP will not work on PS3. Then PzR Slim says that his work just fine. Then mrbasher shows a nice picture of something that I have no idea as to what it is, how it connects, or what it does. Is there anyone who can just tell me (for sure) if it can be done and how ?
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I apologize for being cryptic.

I believe Logiforce was referring to simply connecting the CSP's directly to the PS3, in which case, that does not work to my knowledge.

I believe that Slim has a friend that made an adapter for him that sits between his CSP's and his wheel, such that they connect directly to the wheel where the T500 pedals normally would.

The prototype box I posted a photo of is something I plan to release and sell which is very similar to what Slim has currently. The adapter essentially facilitates the clubsport pedals working with the T500.

Logiforce,

To answer your question. This will use the 8 bit resolution coming from the Clubsport pedals. (the same way the Fanatec wheels normally do) The reason for this is that a USB solution, while maintaining a 10 bit resolution, would cost much more. The actual gains one gets from the added resolution are always up for debate. However, 8 bit seems to be enough for most people.
 

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