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problem with mouse hack for an arcade spinner
TheShanMan:
Yeah, that's kind of what I suspected. I may try proceeding with my plan just because there is no harm in it and I have time on my hands right now, but it sounds like an encoder is the way to go and they're cheap anyway, so that's fine.
Thanks for the input, guys!
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on February 12, 2008, 11:32:22 pm ---... My mouse is a serial mouse...
--- End quote ---
Serial mice have lower poll rates than ps/2 and usb. Due to this, they are more susceptible to the aforementioned backspin issue. (Also, they're usually older with older tech, which also might add to the "too slow".)
If you want to keep it cheap, see if you can find a ps/2 or usb ball mouse laying around to hack.
TheShanMan:
Thanks. That doesn't surprise me a bit, and that's undoubtedly the reason it puts out 4v rather than 5, so that's another knock against it.
I tried it with a new usb one, but I couldn't get it to work so I think it was incompatible for some reason (it's a generic dell mouse - who makes it I have no idea).
The GGG encoder is amazingly cheap ($15 I think) so it just doesn't make sense to go buy another mouse, hope it's compatible, and waste time trying to get it hooked up when for so cheap I can get a tried and true setup.
I appreciate all the input guys!
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