Podium Button Module Rally not registering inputs and LED display is erratic
Luuk Feitsma
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I just got the Podium Monte Carlo rally wheel bundle and have been installing it on a Clubsport DD with firmware 464.
I have noticed that the button module often does not register inputs on te directional pads on the upper left & right. Also pressing the Tuning Menu button sometimes works, but often it just doesnt.
Also the LED screen seems to be displaying erratic info. It usually flickers and shows 666 (ominous?) all the time and the center digit flickers even more. Is it just a faulty product I have received?
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It sounds like the DD/DD+ compatibility issues aren’t worked out yet on the PBMR. I have both a DD1 and DD+ on the 455 series of drivers and see the same issues you describe on the DD+, but not the DD1 (where it works fine). Maurice or someone may chime in here, but I’m pretty sure it’s been this way since launch.
It’s even worse on PS5 by the way, you end up always looking left in GT7.
how are they selling this product knowing it's faulty?
Got an update from fanatec that it indeed is not functional on a Clubsport DD or DD+ and they are looking to update it with firmware. The issue has been known for over a year at this point though and no firmware has fixed the issue so beware when ordering this wheel as it's basically just a paperweight if you have a clubsport DD or DD+
The paperweight is the ClubSport DD's
It also doesn't support UHub v1 shifters, UHub v2 fitted with PAPM upper shifters. Also a promised QR1 downgrade option was never delivered to use older Fanatec wheels (BMW M3 GT2 v1, Porsche 918 RSR, Formula Black/Carbon). Did I miss anything else?
Oh yeah. On my Podium DD1, I have a R330 wheel fitted with a Podium Hub and PBMR. It works rock solid, as well as the above mentioned wheels.
So I put that CSDD paperweight back in the box.
We'll see if future driver/firmware will fix all these issues.