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Title: Opti-PAC to Imperial Trackball
Post by: ophtho3 on July 24, 2002, 08:55:21 pm

Anybody have the hookup diagram to connect the OptiPac to an imperial trackball.  Nothing on the ultimarc site about it.  I think I can get it with trial and error, but I'd prefer to not go through that frustration.  Thanks

Title: Re:Opti-PAC to Imperial Trackball
Post by: chris on July 24, 2002, 10:39:35 pm

I just did this last week, took me two tries to get it right.  I wish my controller door didnt lock down or I could just open it up and look for you.  But here is what I did, it might help you out:

I went to google and typed in imperial trackball schematic and also tried imperial trackball diagram and went through the results until i found a more or less good listing of which cords went where.  The blue and brown are axes and so were the other two colors (orange and yellow? I think?)

I got it hooked up the first time and I got it almost right, moving the trackball up made the cursor move right and moving it right made the cursor move down.  So I just flip flopped the x and y axes cords and bingo, worked on the second try.

Title: Re:Opti-PAC to Imperial Trackball
Post by: BobA on July 24, 2002, 11:46:19 pm

Imperial trackball info.  Was being discussed in previous thread but might have the info you are looking for,

http://members.shaw.ca/bakaye/tballhack.htm (http://members.shaw.ca/bakaye/tballhack.htm)

Bob

Title: Re:Opti-PAC to Imperial Trackball
Post by: ophtho3 on July 26, 2002, 12:21:17 am

Thanks for all the help. Its wired up and functional now.