TorqSmith / Supported wheel bases
Supported Fanatec wheel bases
The short answer: verified on a Gran Turismo DD Pro. The CSL DD, ClubSport DD and ClubSport DD+ share the same USB identity and tuning protocol and should behave identically. Podium DD1 and DD2 speak a close variant and are untested. If you own one of the untested bases, a one line report either way is genuinely useful.
Base by base
| Wheel base | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Turismo DD Pro | Verified | All development and testing happens on one, including cold power cycle checks. |
| CSL DD | Expected | Same USB identity and the same tuning protocol as the GT DD Pro. Untested on real hardware only because we do not have one. |
| ClubSport DD | Expected | As above. |
| ClubSport DD+ | Expected | As above. |
| Podium DD1 and DD2 | Untested | A close variant of the protocol. Likely to work in part. Please report what you see. |
| CSL Elite and older belt driven bases | Not supported | Different hardware generation. Not currently on the roadmap. |
What you can change
Everything in the base's own tuning menu, which is the same set of values you would reach by holding the button on the wheel and squinting at the little display:
- Steering angle, force feedback strength, damper, friction, inertia and interpolation.
- Effect strengths, brake level indicator, brake force and paddle mode.
- All five advanced sets, plus the standard A and C sets, with the standard and advanced menus switchable from the app.
- Base and steering wheel identification, using the same report the official software reads.
Every write is read back from the base before the app shows it as done, so a value that did not take is visible rather than silently assumed.
One caveat worth knowing: set A
Fanatec reserves set A for games that push their own values, which Fanatec calls Auto Setup. Gran Turismo 7 uses it. Anything you write there is liable to be replaced by the game, and the set reloads defaults at every boot. TorqSmith warns you when you are editing set A. Write to set C or one of the five advanced sets and your values survive a power cycle and a switch back to PlayStation mode.
Requirements
- macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple silicon or Intel.
- The base in PC mode, the red light. It only exposes its configuration interface in that mode. Switch back afterwards and nothing is lost.
- The USB cable from the base into the Mac itself, not through a hub or a dock.
Reporting a base we have not tested
Email [email protected] with your base and wheel model, your macOS version, whether the values TorqSmith showed matched what the wheel displayed, and whether they survived a power cycle. That is the whole report. Reports from bases other than the GT DD Pro are the most valuable thing anyone can send right now.