Anyone know difference between Opti-Wiz 3 and Opti-Wiz 2 ?

[Freddy6789]

How is the newer version better?

Freddy

[PL1]

How is the newer version better?

The main differences are:
  1. Pinout
  2. In a trackball + spinner setup, Opti-Wiz v3 uses "Smart-X" -- a switched X-Axis.

Pinout and more "Smart-X" details in this thread.


Scott

[Freddy6789]

Thanks for the info...

I have an electric ice T trackball and a two spintraks. 
The trackball was connected to a Opti-wiz 2 and the spintracks are
Connected to a different Opti-wiz 2.

The trackball keeps getting randomly disabled in Win10 every few hours
But then comes back on a reboot.  Also, USBDEVIEW switches from a green dot when it is working
To a purple dot when it’s not.
I’m hoping that the Opti-wiz 3 won’t have this problem.
Any thoughts on whether the Opti-wiz 3 might fix my issue ?

Thanks
Freddy

[PL1]

The trackball keeps getting randomly disabled in Win10 every few hours
But then comes back on a reboot.

Definitely unusual.   


Scott

[Freddy6789]

Also, I forgot to mention that I have my devices (including the above mentioned trackball) going through a usb 2.0 powered hub...could that be a problem ?

my motherboard has usb2.0 and usb 3.0 ports... would it matter which I plug into ?

The device ids change in mame whenever I plug something in or out...related to hub?

freddy

[Mr. Peabody]

Don't those devices, especially the Ultimarc, have built-in USB interfaces? Also, look in Software for an app someone created to 'fix' USB IDs.