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Title: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 27, 2005, 12:32:21 pm: Can anyone tell me how to wire up an ultimarc trackball to a happ ps/2 interface?.. i would kill for a tutorial... anyone?.. please!

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Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: AlanS17 on June 27, 2005, 12:36:22 pm: Did you order the Happ ps2 interface from Happ's website?
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 27, 2005, 12:43:42 pm: no.. i got it from ebay... a while back because i just assumed i'd be getting a happ ball and it seemed like a good deal....is there a difference?
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: AlanS17 on June 27, 2005, 12:45:54 pm: No, it's just a curiosity thing. They're typically known for being overpriced so I was curious about what you paid. Do you know what plug your Ultimarc trackball has? I think they're offered with 2 different plug types.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 27, 2005, 12:49:37 pm: i got the interface for 15 bucks... um.. i don't know what type of plugs it has.. it's supposed to be in this week... just wanted to get a head start.. won't i have to cut the wires anyway?
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Fat_Trucker on June 27, 2005, 01:25:42 pm: Ultimarc Trackball comes with 3 wires for each axis.....no plug....at least mine didn't.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 29, 2005, 11:47:54 am: Is there a diagram somewhere to say which wires do what on both happ and ultimarc trackballs?.. that would help.......anyone?
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Fat_Trucker on June 29, 2005, 01:40:10 pm: Wiring key for the Ultimarc and Happ trackball here (http://www.ultimarc.com/optipac3.html)
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 29, 2005, 05:19:05 pm: While I haven't tried to mate the Happs PS2/USB adapter with an Ultimarc trackball, the Happs PS2/USB adapter requires replacing the optic boards on the Happ trackball (e.g. is not just wiring up to the regular harness).

I guess the first question is whether the optic boards for the adapter will fit in your Ultimarc trackball.

Cheers.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 07:54:50 am: i'm not sure if my kit came with new optic boards.. i'll have to check.. good thing i didn't throw the box away.. the kit DID come with speakers which i thought was weird..... anyone have a tutorial on a mouse hack that doesn't require soldering?.. i'm SO not good at it....thanks for all the input

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Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: CheffoJeffo on June 30, 2005, 07:56:47 am: Quote from: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 07:54:50 am
i'm not sure if my kit came with new optic boards.. i'll have to check.. good thing i didn't throw the box away.. the kit DID come with speakers which i thought was weird.....

Now THAT sounds bizarre ... got a picture ?

Cheers.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 08:03:49 am: no.. but i'll take one when i get home... i wired everything up last night... but i got nothing... i thought it was self explanatory... a 5v and ground for each axis as well as two other wires per.... then the incoming 5v and ground... but it didn't do anything when i pugged it in... also is the ipac supposed to come with a connector to plug into the pins where the leds plug into? cause i didn't get that either..
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 30, 2005, 08:33:45 am: Quote from: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 07:54:50 am
anyone have a tutorial on a mouse hack that doesn't require soldering?.. i'm SO not good at it....thanks for all the input
Nope, but OSCAR was selling a pre-hacked mouse for around $9.00. He's not taking orders due to vacation/day-job, but you could shoot him an E-mail and see if he still has any in stock, if you're not in a hurry.

http://www.oscarcontrols.com/DPDTswitch.shtml
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 30, 2005, 08:38:34 am: Quote from: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 08:03:49 am
also is the ipac supposed to come with a connector to plug into the pins where the leds plug into? cause i didn't get that either..
Nope. Andy sells a harness with LED's for like $15.

Wiring instructions are here: http://www.ultimarc.com/ipac2.html Easiest way to attach terminals are either motherboard wires from an old PC case, CD Audio cables, or USB header connectors from a motherboard USB expansion port adapter.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 08:41:51 am: you can get the 5v from cd audio cables?
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 30, 2005, 08:45:52 am: Quote from: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 08:41:51 am
you can get the 5v from cd audio cables?
You aren't trying to hook the Trackball to the I-PAC/2, are you? That won't work. For the LED's, you get 5v from the pin header as shown on the Ultimarc site and transfer that to the LED's using CD audio cables, or whatnot.
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 09:01:49 am: oh ok.... i don't need LEDs i just need a 5v output for a trackball....
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: Tiger-Heli on June 30, 2005, 09:21:39 am: Quote from: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 09:01:49 am
oh ok.... i don't need LEDs i just need a 5v output for a trackball....
Okay, the diagram I referenced should get you there (or you could just use one of the HD cables from the PC power supply).
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 09:26:47 am: i tried that... i think... i found something online that said the hd power cable had four cables 12v ground and power and 5v ground and power.... yellow and red respectively.... but i hooked it up and still got nothing... maybe i have something wired wrong on the interface... i now wish i would've just spent the extra money for the happ ball ready to plug in.... :-\ .... i've scoured the internet for a tutorial on this conversion but can't find anything....
Title: Re: Ultimarc trackball w/ happ ps/2 interface
Post by: MudFlapMan on June 30, 2005, 04:56:55 pm: now i've wired up the 5volt from the ipac... but i still get nothing.. i plug in the ps/2 and it doesn't even recognize new hardware....