Just got my Happ rotary opticals...

[Darkstalker]

My Happs Optical just arrived via UPS, and looking at the optical connector, I was expecting a 15 pin interface to use with Druid's board, but instead it's only a 4 pin.  Anyone work with these yet?  I've got a KE72 for the encoder that I'm going to use, and I do have the optional trackball interface.

[BobA]

According to the manual the interface board is for the mechanical version NOT the optical version of the rotary joystick.  The optical version looks like it interfaces like a spinner but not seeing the circuit diagram I am only guessing that that is what the 4 wire interface is for.

Link to rotary interface board.

http://members.rogers.com/druins22/ls30/RotaryManualREV3.pdf

BobA

[Darkstalker]

According to the manual the interface board is for the mechanical version NOT the optical version of the rotary joystick.  The optical version looks like it interfaces like a spinner but not seeing the circuit diagram I am only guessing that that is what the 4 wire interface is for.

Link to rotary interface board.

http://members.rogers.com/druins22/ls30/RotaryManualREV3.pdf

BobA

Doing a bit more research myself, Ultimarc has a pic on the optical pinout of the Happs joystick here:
http://www.ultimarc.com/optipac4.html

It looks like I would need to wire each rotary to a seperate analog interface, X axis for P1, and Y for P2.  I'm thinking it also has the benefit of allowing me to use a mouse in windows by rotating the joysticks, kinda like an Etch-A-Scetch...heh

[SirPoonga]

My Happs Optical just arrived via UPS, and looking at the optical connector, I was expecting a 15 pin interface to use with Druid's board, but instead it's only a 4 pin.  Anyone work with these yet?  I've got a KE72 for the encoder that I'm going to use, and I do have the optional trackball interface.

You confused optical with 12way.  An optical used an encoder disc, like a spinner.  A 12way is positional.  
So oyu hook up an optical like a spinner and a 12way with the druin interface.

[Darkstalker]

You confused optical with 12way.  An optical used an encoder disc, like a spinner.  A 12way is positional.  
So oyu hook up an optical like a spinner and a 12way with the druin interface.

That's what I was thinking, that I wouldn't need Druin's board with the optical.  Thanks for confirming it