FFB-Probe report

Run on 2026-10-03 · probe 1.1.2

Test strength: 75% (default)

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Device: Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2 045e:001b

Device class

joystick

Axes / buttons / POVs

4 / 8 / 1

FF sample period

1000000 µs

FF time resolution

1000000 µs

Firmware revision

0x0000

Hardware revision

0x001B

FF driver version

0x0001

Capability flags

Supported effects

Name	Type flags
Constant Force	DIEFT_CONSTANTFORCE \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Ramp Force	DIEFT_RAMPFORCE \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Square	DIEFT_PERIODIC \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Sine	DIEFT_PERIODIC \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Triangle	DIEFT_PERIODIC \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Sawtooth Up	DIEFT_PERIODIC \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Sawtooth Down	DIEFT_PERIODIC \| FFATTACK \| FFFADE \| STARTDELAY
Spring	DIEFT_CONDITION \| SATURATION \| DEADBAND \| STARTDELAY
Damper	DIEFT_CONDITION \| SATURATION \| DEADBAND \| STARTDELAY
Inertia	DIEFT_CONDITION \| SATURATION \| DEADBAND \| STARTDELAY
Friction	DIEFT_CONDITION \| SATURATION \| DEADBAND \| STARTDELAY
Custom Force	DIEFT_CUSTOMFORCE \| SATURATION \| DEADBAND \| STARTDELAY

System

Family

Windows

Version

Microsoft Windows NT 10

Build

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0

Architecture

X64

.NET runtime

.NET 10.0.7

Responses

Effect	Labels	Notes PRIVATE
Polarity sweep — DI north (away) (0°)	Pulled back, Strong pull	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +1.2%, Y peak +71.4% of range; dominant +Y)
Polarity sweep — DI east (right) (90°)	Pulled left	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -68.9%, Y peak +0.8% of range; dominant -X)
Polarity sweep — DI south (toward) (180°)	Pulled forward	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.6%, Y peak -73.0% of range; dominant -Y)
Polarity sweep — DI west (left) (270°)	Pulled right	Slight overshoot before settling \| [probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +70.3%, Y peak -1.1% of range; dominant +X)
Two-axis diagonal — diagonal	Pulled diagonally	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -48.7%, Y peak -50.2% of range; dominant -Y)
Square	Sharp pulses, Fast, Strong	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.7%, Y peak +34.2% of range; dominant +Y)
Sine	Smooth oscillation, Rocking back and forth	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.4%, Y peak +22.6% of range; dominant +Y)
Triangle	Smooth oscillation, Slow	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.5%, Y peak +19.8% of range; dominant +Y)
Sawtooth Up	Asymmetric ramp pulses, Repeated ramping	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.6%, Y peak +27.3% of range; dominant +Y)
Sawtooth Down	Asymmetric ramp pulses	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.4%, Y peak -26.1% of range; dominant -Y)
Spring	Centered, Returns to center, Strong spring	[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak +0.3%, Y peak -0.2% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected
Damper	Damped, Resists motion	[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak 0.0%, Y peak +0.1% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected
Inertia	Heavy, Lagging	[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak -0.2%, Y peak 0.0% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected
Friction	Sticky, Drag	[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak +0.1%, Y peak +0.3% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected
Ramp sweep — DI north (away) (0°)	Built up gradually, Pulled back	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.9%, Y peak +64.8% of range; dominant +Y)
Ramp sweep — DI east (right) (90°)	Built up gradually, Pulled left	[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -61.5%, Y peak +0.4% of range; dominant -X)
Saturation — 1 co-directional constants	Pulled back, Soft pull	—
Saturation — 2 co-directional constants	Pulled back, Strong pull	—
Saturation — 3 co-directional constants	Pulled back, Strong pull	No firmer than step 2

The Notes column is the one field on this report that is not uploaded to the public hardware database. Everything else on this page — capability flags, supported effects, chip labels, HRESULT codes, failed effects, run errors — appears on ffb-probe.com/db exactly as printed here.

Diagnostics

Diagnostics are public on the device page. They use closed result names and path-redacted errors; free-text response notes stay server-side.

Per-effect HRESULTs

Effect	Create	Play	Stop
Polarity sweep — DI north (away) (0°)	OK	OK	OK
Polarity sweep — DI east (right) (90°)	OK	OK	OK
Polarity sweep — DI south (toward) (180°)	OK	OK	OK
Polarity sweep — DI west (left) (270°)	OK	OK	OK
Two-axis diagonal — diagonal	OK	OK	OK
Square	OK	OK	OK
Sine	OK	OK	OK
Triangle	OK	OK	OK
Sawtooth Up	OK	OK	OK
Sawtooth Down	OK	OK	OK
Spring	OK	OK	OK
Damper	OK	OK	OK
Inertia	OK	OK	OK
Friction	OK	OK	OK
Ramp sweep — DI north (away) (0°)	OK	OK	OK
Ramp sweep — DI east (right) (90°)	OK	OK	OK
Saturation — 1 co-directional constants	OK	(none)	(none)
Saturation — 2 co-directional constants	OK	(none)	(none)
Saturation — 3 co-directional constants	OK	(none)	(none)

JSON payload

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{
  "schema": 1,
  "submitted_date": "2026-10-03",
  "device": {
    "vid": "045e",
    "pid": "001b",
    "name": "Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback 2",
    "device_type": "joystick",
    "axes": 4,
    "buttons": 8,
    "povs": 1,
    "ff_sample_period_us": 1000000,
    "ff_min_time_resolution_us": 1000000,
    "firmware_revision": "0x0000",
    "hardware_revision": "0x001B",
    "ff_driver_version": "0x0001",
    "capability_flags": "DIDC_ATTACHED | DIDC_EMULATED | DIDC_FORCEFEEDBACK | DIDC_FFATTACK | DIDC_FFFADE | DIDC_SATURATION | DIDC_DEADBAND",
    "supported_effects": [
      {
        "name": "Constant Force",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CONSTANTFORCE | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ramp Force",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_RAMPFORCE | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Square",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_PERIODIC | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sine",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_PERIODIC | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Triangle",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_PERIODIC | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sawtooth Up",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_PERIODIC | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Sawtooth Down",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_PERIODIC | FFATTACK | FFFADE | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Spring",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CONDITION | SATURATION | DEADBAND | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Damper",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CONDITION | SATURATION | DEADBAND | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Inertia",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CONDITION | SATURATION | DEADBAND | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Friction",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CONDITION | SATURATION | DEADBAND | STARTDELAY"
      },
      {
        "name": "Custom Force",
        "type_flags": "DIEFT_CUSTOMFORCE | SATURATION | DEADBAND | STARTDELAY"
      }
    ]
  },
  "os": {
    "family": "Windows",
    "version": "Microsoft Windows NT 10",
    "build": "Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0",
    "architecture": "X64",
    "dotnet_runtime": ".NET 10.0.7"
  },
  "probe_version": "1.1.2",
  "run": {
    "strength_pct": 75,
    "strength_source": "default"
  },
  "responses": [
    {
      "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI north (away) (0°)",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled back",
        "Strong pull"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +1.2%, Y peak +71.4% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI east (right) (90°)",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled left"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -68.9%, Y peak +0.8% of range; dominant -X)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI south (toward) (180°)",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled forward"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.6%, Y peak -73.0% of range; dominant -Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI west (left) (270°)",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled right"
      ],
      "notes": "Slight overshoot before settling | [probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +70.3%, Y peak -1.1% of range; dominant +X)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Two-axis diagonal — diagonal",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled diagonally"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -48.7%, Y peak -50.2% of range; dominant -Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Square",
      "labels": [
        "Sharp pulses",
        "Fast",
        "Strong"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.7%, Y peak +34.2% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Sine",
      "labels": [
        "Smooth oscillation",
        "Rocking back and forth"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.4%, Y peak +22.6% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Triangle",
      "labels": [
        "Smooth oscillation",
        "Slow"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.5%, Y peak +19.8% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Sawtooth Up",
      "labels": [
        "Asymmetric ramp pulses",
        "Repeated ramping"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.6%, Y peak +27.3% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Sawtooth Down",
      "labels": [
        "Asymmetric ramp pulses"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -0.4%, Y peak -26.1% of range; dominant -Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Spring",
      "labels": [
        "Centered",
        "Returns to center",
        "Strong spring"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak +0.3%, Y peak -0.2% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Damper",
      "labels": [
        "Damped",
        "Resists motion"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak 0.0%, Y peak +0.1% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Inertia",
      "labels": [
        "Heavy",
        "Lagging"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak -0.2%, Y peak 0.0% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Friction",
      "labels": [
        "Sticky",
        "Drag"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] no motion at rest (X peak +0.1%, Y peak +0.3% of range) — expected for a condition effect unless the stick is deflected"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Ramp sweep — DI north (away) (0°)",
      "labels": [
        "Built up gradually",
        "Pulled back"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak +0.9%, Y peak +64.8% of range; dominant +Y)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Ramp sweep — DI east (right) (90°)",
      "labels": [
        "Built up gradually",
        "Pulled left"
      ],
      "notes": "[probe-measured] stick moved during playback (X peak -61.5%, Y peak +0.4% of range; dominant -X)"
    },
    {
      "effect": "Saturation — 1 co-directional constants",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled back",
        "Soft pull"
      ]
    },
    {
      "effect": "Saturation — 2 co-directional constants",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled back",
        "Strong pull"
      ]
    },
    {
      "effect": "Saturation — 3 co-directional constants",
      "labels": [
        "Pulled back",
        "Strong pull"
      ],
      "notes": "No firmer than step 2"
    }
  ],
  "diagnostics": {
    "public_db_note": "Diagnostics are public on the device page. They use closed result names and path-redacted errors; free-text response notes stay server-side.",
    "per_effect": [
      {
        "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI north (away) (0°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI east (right) (90°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI south (toward) (180°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Polarity sweep — DI west (left) (270°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Two-axis diagonal — diagonal",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Square",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Sine",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Triangle",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Sawtooth Up",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Sawtooth Down",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Spring",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Damper",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Inertia",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Friction",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Ramp sweep — DI north (away) (0°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Ramp sweep — DI east (right) (90°)",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "OK",
        "stop_result": "OK"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Saturation — 1 co-directional constants",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "(none)",
        "stop_result": "(none)"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Saturation — 2 co-directional constants",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "(none)",
        "stop_result": "(none)"
      },
      {
        "effect": "Saturation — 3 co-directional constants",
        "create_result": "OK",
        "play_result": "(none)",
        "stop_result": "(none)"
      }
    ],
    "failed_effects": [],
    "errors": []
  }
}