Τ.16000Μ is the first Joystick from Thrustmaster based on H.E.A.R.T.–HALL EFFECT ACCURATE TECHNOLOGY™.
You can see exactly how it works on Thrustmaster official web site:

  http://www.thrustmaster.com/Press.aspx?PressID=175

H.E.A.R.T. offers precision levels 256 times greater than current systems that last in time.