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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: lustreking on March 11, 2005, 03:22:19 pm
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I have a couple newbie questions so forgive me if they
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you can buy a prehacked one for 12 bucks from Oscar (and I highly recommend them... I have 3)... But use that number as a base.
look on ebay. You can't find them much anywhere else. But I bought 3 for 3 bucks each... then gave up and bought a prehacked one.
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Umm, my (limited) understanding is you need to hack a BALL mouse, not an optical mouse. And you don't throw out the optical sensor (or do you??)
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No, you dont. Ive seen a few reports and you can use the mouse PCB directly if you set it up right. Some trackballs with the 6-pronged connections, you can solder the wires directly to the board.
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No, you dont. Ive seen a few reports and you can use the mouse PCB directly if you set it up right. Some trackballs with the 6-pronged connections, you can solder the wires directly to the board.
Yes, you can. I am using an Ultimarc trackball wired into an analog PS/2 port mouse hack. It is wired directly to the PCB without any problems.
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Aha! Heres an example:
http://www.willcoxonline.com/mame/controlpanel/controlpanel.htm
I found this recently and actually it looks pretty good going so far. But anyways, heres an example. He wired the trackball right to the mouse PCB.
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Aha!
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I posted some info on how to hack a mouse to use with a trackball here:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,15673.0.html
Mario - This does work with Happ trackballs. In fact, I sell a harness on my website exactly for this purpose.
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Mario - This does work with Happ trackballs.
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I posted some info on
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I've heard some people have had success with a certain model of Logitech, but I haven't found a Logitech yet that works with the hack like I had shown in the other thread. My advice, just don't bother with Logitech's, you may end up sacrificing many before you find a suitable one.
From my experience, I've found the Belkin and Kensington to work the best. For the most part, they don't vary from the USB-PS/2 encoder chip reference design much, if at all. Some of the MS mice I've seen have added a bit more to the reference design circuit, perhaps due to enhancements to their drivers, I don't really know... I've also used MS mice before with varying amounts of success, but I like to stay with Belkin or Kensington whenever possible. Although, I did have one particular PS/2-serial Kensington that didn't like to be hacked, it just wouldn't work no matter how I connected an optic board to it. Maybe it was just a fluke with that particular mouse, but it worked fine with the OEM optics, just not with arcade optic boards.
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I picked up a trio of no-name usb mice at a computer show last weekend for $2 each. I already have one torn open and my soldering iron at ready for when my trackball arrives (hopefully soon)!
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