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kidsball usb hack again
« on: October 09, 2007, 01:10:21 pm »
I've been trying to convert my panel over to USB completely and suceeded so far, but I have one small problem, I bought a usb to serial adapter for my kidsball and windows does not see it once connected.

So that only leaves me with one last option as I see it and thats to hack the kidsball on to my opti-pac as a second trackball.  BUT 1up's site is no longer (or moved) anyone got a copy of the hack that he did?

OR

Does anyone know how to get windows to forceably see a serial mouse when it is plugged in to a usb adapter?  I know the COM port and I am pretty sure the adapter is working correctly.

Any help is great cheers :)
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Re: kidsball usb hack again
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2007, 04:24:16 am »
I guess no one has advice or a copy of the old direction on how to do this then?
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Re: kidsball usb hack again
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2007, 08:12:27 am »
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Re: kidsball usb hack again
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2007, 10:09:03 am »
OMG cheers dude.  I tried that exact address from home when I made the original post and I got some internet naming holding site or something.

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Re: kidsball usb hack again
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2007, 04:38:38 am »
Right, wired up with parts from a donated old NEC Mouse.

I have ground where I should have ground and I have 5v where I should have 5 volt.

Measuring between X1,X2 and ground leaves me with 5V  which seems to be the same as the existing trackball I have hooked up to the OptiPac but I get no life from it at all.

Tried changing the encoder wheel but still nothing.

Any ideas? Or did I get lucky with the optics showing the right voltage, but unlucky in that they are just not compatible?
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