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New Product: Opti-Wiz
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: RandyT on January 05, 2006, 05:12:26 pm ---The board uses a generic USB microcontroller, not a "mouse microcontroller chip". It reports itself to Windows as an "Opti-Wiz" with a device type of HID Compliant Mouse when in USB mode. As a point of reference, just the chip used in this device costs more than 2 whole "bargain basement mice".
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Interesting, didn't go for the pre-programmed chips. Any particular reason, or just wanted it to show up at OptiWiz in windows?
I'm looking at the board pic. What's the deal with the two blank boxes with 4 contact points each. Also with the pads labels X, Y, and Z solder points for the axis in addition to the header pins? Aso the three holes behind the usb port? Just wondering what all the possibilities are...
RandyT:
--- Quote from: SirPoonga on January 05, 2006, 05:33:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: RandyT on January 05, 2006, 05:12:26 pm ---The board uses a generic USB microcontroller, not a "mouse microcontroller chip". It reports itself to Windows as an "Opti-Wiz" with a device type of HID Compliant Mouse when in USB mode. As a point of reference, just the chip used in this device costs more than 2 whole "bargain basement mice".
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Interesting, didn't go for the pre-programmed chips. Any particular reason, or just wanted it to show up at OptiWiz in windows?
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Yeah, a big one. These chips run 3-4 times faster than the typical mouse processor. I think we did this dance once with the GP-Wiz. Just like a $2 joypad can't stack up to the performance of a full blown microcontroller with code optimized for that purpose, don't think that just because a device looks like a mouse to the computer that the hardware used is the same as that of a $2 mouse.
--- Quote ---I'm looking at the board pic. What's the deal with the two blank boxes with 4 contact points each. Also with the pads labels X, Y, and Z solder points for the axis in addition to the header pins? Aso the three holes behind the usb port? Just wondering what all the possibilities are...
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Consider those things for future use by GGG, but also:
2 blank boxes: Solder in a couple of opto-switches and a resistor and BAM! (Emeril or Batman, you decide) You have fully integrated optical board for making your own optical controls.
Pads: This is how you select which axis your homebrew optical controls use.
3 Holes: This is where the PS/2 connector goes for those who would rather the device hook to that port without using an adapter (mainly for the DOS crowd).
RandyT
RayB:
Any chance this will work in DOS?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: RayB on January 06, 2006, 12:08:37 am ---Any chance this will work in DOS?
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If you have a PS/2 driver, then yes.
RandyT
SirPoonga:
--- Quote from: RandyT on January 06, 2006, 12:07:35 am ---Yeah, a big one. These chips run 3-4 times faster than the typical mouse processor. I think we did this dance once with the GP-Wiz. Just like a $2 joypad can't stack up to the performance of a full blown microcontroller with code optimized for that purpose, don't think that just because a device looks like a mouse to the computer that the hardware used is the same as that of a $2 mouse.
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This sounds confusing. So you are saying the code in my mouse isn't optimized to be a mouse or just that you used a faster chip than most mice, which I assume is to eliminate backspin?
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