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Title: Question Regarding Wiring Groovygamegear Trackball
Post by: Yourname942 on March 30, 2013, 04:58:29 pm

Does anyone know how to wire the groovygamegear trackball? I can't find any tutorials/guides online. I'm confused bc the wires aren't loose. (The ends of the wires have connectors attached to them, and some wires are bunched together to the same connector)

Edit:

here is a picture of the trackball:

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/large/GroovyTB_LRG.jpg (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/large/GroovyTB_LRG.jpg)

Title: Re: Question Regarding Wiring Groovygamegear Trackball
Post by: PL1 on March 30, 2013, 06:19:10 pm

What are you connecting it to?

If you're connecting to an opti-wiz no-solder, it should be plug and play.

(http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/images/large/OptiWiz_LRG.jpg)

Red/black is 5v/ground. (right side of board)

Green/yellow is one axis. (Y-axis IIRC probably connects to pins C+D of opti-wiz, assuming the wires come off the lower right corner of the TB)

Blue/purple is the other axis. (X-axis IIRC probably connects to pins A+B of opti-wiz)

You won't damage anything if green, yellow, blue, or purple are accidently swapped around.

If you move the trackball horizontally and the cursor moves vertically, swap green/yellow for blue/purple.

If an axis moves the opposite direction you expect it to, swap green + yellow or blue + purple.


Scott

Title: Re: Question Regarding Wiring Groovygamegear Trackball
Post by: Yourname942 on March 30, 2013, 06:35:40 pm

I'm using an Opti- Pac.

Title: Re: Question Regarding Wiring Groovygamegear Trackball
Post by: PL1 on March 30, 2013, 06:46:42 pm

Installation directions are here (http://www.ultimarc.com/optipac3.html).


Scott