tessel Reserve

Instruments for the sim cockpit.

A modular dashboard machined from aluminum. One Core mounts to your wheelbase; screens and switch panels slide into it from either side.

Reserve yours How it fits together

System One Display, Core and Command in Silver

$749 Founders price, ships April 2027

The Core

Mount it once. Change everything else.

The Core bolts to your wheelbase and carries power and data to whatever slides in next. It is the only part you'll ever need a tool for.

The slide

Four seconds, no cables.

Modules ride hardened steel rails and seat on a 12-pin connector with a magnetic click. Pull one, slide in another, keep driving.

The system

One core. Any cockpit.

Start with a screen and a switch panel. Add signal lights next season. Every module we make fits the Core you already own.

Steel railsDovetail, hardened, zero play
12-pin connectorPower and data, spring-loaded
Wheelbase mountAdapter plates for major DD bases

Left, right, or both.

Run a screen on the left and switches on the right. Two screens for telemetry nights. Keys on both sides for endurance races with too many buttons. The Core doesn't mind.

Left slot
Right slot
Configuration
Display + Command
Founders price
$749

Light that reads the race.

Each module carries a diffused underglow. Set it to your own color, or let it follow the session: amber under a yellow flag, blue when a faster car is closing, white in the pit lane.

Specifications

Tessel Display module, front three-quarter view

Display

$399

A 6-inch telemetry screen under a 15-light shift array.

Screen
6.0 in IPS, 1280 × 600, optically bonded
Brightness
1,000 nits, auto-dimming at night
Refresh
60 fps telemetry, under 8 ms latency
Shift lights
15 RGB, per-car profiles
Underglow
24 addressable LEDs, diffused
Weight
340 g
Tessel Command module with twelve keys and two encoders

Command

$299

Twelve mechanical keys and two encoders you can find without looking.

Switches
12, hot-swap, MX-compatible
Legends
Per-key RGB, reprogrammable
Encoders
2 × detented, knurled aluminum
Shift lights
15 RGB, mirrors the Display
Underglow
24 addressable LEDs, diffused
Weight
380 g
Tessel Core with its steel rails and connector

Core

$149

The part that stays. Everything else is a choice.

Housing
CNC 6061-T6, bead-blasted, anodized
Rails
Hardened steel dovetail, both sides
Connector
12-pin pogo, 5 V / 3 A per slot
To PC
Single USB-C, one cable total
Mounting
Adapter plates for major DD bases
Software
Tessel Studio, SimHub plugin
A CNC spindle cutting into a block of aluminum, coolant beading on the fresh-cut face

Machined, not molded.

Every housing starts as a solid billet of 6061-T6 aluminum. It spends 47 minutes being machined, then gets bead-blasted and anodized so it feels cool and dense in the hand.

The glass is optically bonded to the panel, so the image sits at the surface: sharper under a desk lamp, deeper black with the lights off.

Works with the sims you already drive.

Native telemetry for the titles below, and a SimHub plugin for everything else.

Where we are.

  1. PrototypeQ4 2025

    Twelve hand-built units on six rigs.

  2. Engineering validationQ2 2026

    Rail wear tested to 20,000 swaps.

  3. Design validationNow

    Final tooling and glass bonding trials.

  4. Production validationQ1 2027

    Pilot run of 50, sent to testers.

  5. First deliveriesApril 2027

    Founders Edition ships first.

Core, Founders EditionSerial engraved at the factory

Founders Edition.

The first 500 units carry an engraved serial on the Core and the lowest price we'll offer. A $50 deposit holds your place, and it's refundable until your unit ships.

Fully refundable until shipping. You'll confirm payment on the next step.

Questions

Which wheelbases does the Core fit?

The Core has a standard M6 pattern on its back plate. We ship adapter plates for the major direct-drive bases, and publish the drawings so you can print or machine your own.

Can I run just one module?

Yes. A single Display or Command works on either side of the Core, and the empty rail gets a flush cover.

Do I need SimHub?

No. Tessel Studio reads telemetry natively for the listed sims. SimHub support is there if you already have profiles you like.

What happens to my deposit if I change my mind?

You get all of it back. Cancel from your confirmation email any time before your unit ships.

Will future modules fit my Core?

That's the point. The rail and connector are fixed for the life of the product, so anything we release will slide into the Core you buy today.