Posted by Tiger-Heli on 12, 2000 at 4:47 PM:
In Reply to: Anyone have any links / info on connecting an ME4 from Hagstrom with a Fultra spinner and mouse hack? posted by BiG^DoG on 12, 2000 at 3:13 PM:
: Got an email from the guys at Hagstrom and they said that I can't connect a hacked mouse to the ME4 that I had to connect the optical encoder directly so now I'm totally confused.
Are you using the DIY Fultra spinner or the regular one?
With the DIY, you would use the hacked mouse to read the encoder and connect like a regular mouse. The ME4 is not required.
A mouse uses an encoder/sensor and an electronics board. On the regular Fultra spinner he uses a Happ optic board for the spinner and you would use the ME4 for the electronics, the hacked mouse is not required.
In this case the pinouts for the Fultra spinner are here on Happs Trackball FAQ (quoted here):
Q. What are the pinouts of the Optic Sensor pcb A052-1010-00 used on the trackball? Date Added:
06/14/99
A. Pin 1 - Output A
Pin 2 - +5V
Pin 3 - GND
Pin 4 - Output B
Get the +5V and Gnd right and the other two don't really matter (the cursor may move right when you turn the spinner left, but this can be reversed inside MAME)
If you have this setup (regular Fultra spinner with Happ optic board) and you know the pinout (or pin-in ?) of the ME4 you are all set!
Hope this helps!