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USB device recognition problem - device numbers changing
diggso:
Hi all, I've got an issue with my usb analog devices (2 spinners and 1 trackball) being recognised in a different order every time the cab boots. In order to get them in the right order I have to quit the frontend and plug them out and in, in the right sequence.
I've seen some similar posts that are from a few years ago, but I haven't seen any solutions. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
u_rebelscum:
What encoders (IOW, optipac vs optiwiz vs hack) are the devices using?
Some devices (optiwiz, U-HID) can be assigned an ID #, so windows can tell the difference between them. If you have three mouse devices with the vendor and product IDs, windows can't tell the difference between them, so whichever yells the first windows sees first will get the lowest ID. (BTW, this is fine for mice & 99% of the apps out there, since they just let windows group them all together anyway.)
CrazyKongFan:
Yeah, I notice that with my laptop and my wireless mouse. Sometimes it's "mouse 0", sometimes "mouse 1", or sometimes "mouse 2"...I don't notice it unless I play a game that uses a spinner or wheel (and I use the mouse instead of the keyboard)
Turnarcades:
I find the device ca also make a difference. Most professional encoders now address the ID problem, but this issue is what made me give up on the LCD TopGuns - just when I have them set up and calibrated, I'd restart and they'd switch ID's, messing up the seamless experience as I have to break the keyboard out to sort it.
diggso:
In my particular case I'm using the usb versions of the spin-trak and the u-trak, all by Andy (i.e. Ultimark) so they've all got the Ultimarc encoder boards on them. I didn't think this was a question for Andy really, but maybe he can shed some light...
If anyone else has experience in differentiating the Ultimarc peripherals I'd love to hear it....
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