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Optipac and UTrak, buttons aren't working,can I use the Optipac for just buttons
laggerific:
I recently purchased a U-Trak and Optipac, which I was originally planning on connecting together. I've decided I'm just going to connect the U-Trak through the USB interface, but I still want to use the Optipac to convert some of my pushbuttons into mouse buttons to help me move around windows. My optipac has what I believe are left and right button interfaces, which I've connected the respective buttons to. I put the other connectors to the GND interface on the optipac. I know that the optipac works as the UTrak LED is working with the supplied ground and +5V. I also see it in the device manager.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong?
BobA:
Make sure your OS and emulator support multiple mice and that the emulator has the option selected.
laggerific:
--- Quote from: BobA on December 08, 2010, 09:09:29 am ---Make sure your OS and emulator support multiple mice and that the emulator has the option selected.
--- End quote ---
Thanks.
I hadn't tried the emulator yet, just Windows. Shouldn't the buttons be available in Windows? I know it aggregates the movement from all mouse devices for the pointer, but perhaps the buttons themselves don't behave in that manner...
Having the buttons work with Windows is a key desire, as I would like to be able to interact with my cabinet without the use of an external mouse.
I'll try disconnecting my main mouse when I get home, to see if there is any conflict happening on that level...
BobA:
Since the buttons are mouse buttons they are only available if your mouse is available. What version of windows are you running?
laggerific:
I'm running Windows 7. That said, you just hit on a key question...can I use just the buttons without anything being detected for the trackball/spinner y1/y2 and x1/x2 inputs? Or are you suggesting that it only activates the buttons when it detects something in those inputs?
Thanks for your thoughts.