The Premium 1.5 device provides a range of motion approximating lower arm movement pivoting at the elbow. The Premium 1.5 device includes a passive stylus and thimble gimbal and provides 3 degrees of freedom positional sensing and 3 degrees of freedom force feedback. An encoder stylus gimbal that may be purchased separately enables the measurement of an additional 3 degrees of positional sensing (pitch, roll & yaw). A PHANTOM Premium 1.5 HF (High Force) device is available, and includes a built-in gear box option that provides higher forces. The Premium 1.5 and 1.5 High Force devices connect to the PC via the parallel port (EPP) interface.

Supported OS platforms for the Premium model 1.5 include Windows® 2000/XP, RedHat Linux 9, RedHat Fedora™, and SUSE 9.0

Supported OS platforms for the Premium model 1.5 High Force include Windows® 2000 and XP. Support for RedHat Fedora™ and SUSE 9.0 is planned.