AUSTIN powers and Mouses
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Hey guys, I have an old Austin computer that is supposed to work pretty good. I
know this is a shot in the dark, but before I tear it apart does anyone know any
good uses for it? Like with the Basic Stamp? Hate to waste it if I can use it...
Also, I have an HP mouse with a ZiLog Microcontroller in it. The x and y axis
wheels have an emitter-detector pair of some sort on either side of them. My
questions: Are they infrared? And, is it a simple make-brake connection that
sends pulses to the micro? Or analog voltage? Also: how do the emit-detects
distinguish between clockwise spin and counter-clockwise spinning of the x-y
wheels? Has anyone worked on a mouse like this who can help me?
I know this is allot, but I would appreciate any help!
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know this is a shot in the dark, but before I tear it apart does anyone know any
good uses for it? Like with the Basic Stamp? Hate to waste it if I can use it...
Also, I have an HP mouse with a ZiLog Microcontroller in it. The x and y axis
wheels have an emitter-detector pair of some sort on either side of them. My
questions: Are they infrared? And, is it a simple make-brake connection that
sends pulses to the micro? Or analog voltage? Also: how do the emit-detects
distinguish between clockwise spin and counter-clockwise spinning of the x-y
wheels? Has anyone worked on a mouse like this who can help me?
I know this is allot, but I would appreciate any help!
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between the two outputs of each optical encoder. Yes the signals are simple
digital pulses.
infrared or visible doesn't really matter! Hope this helps!