Simple Mod for Mouse

[tonyyeb]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

Skippy, I'm gonna be knocking one of these up for my self soon. If you want i will post you a board and a programmed Pic FOC! the rest you will have to get yourself! Oh bugger it is only a few pence. If i can find another 9 pin socket and a mini din i will send you the completed unit.

Hows that!

I'm interested in these! How much for a posted programmed pic and pcb?

Cheers

[rkauer]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

Hey, Now you happen to be a couple of years +1 older than me Rkauer, I can't have you calling me OLD! I'm getting quite sensitive to that now , coming up to 40 an all

Nope, I not call you old, chap. The old is referring to "old school" (PIC is now an ancient solution! But works, so who cares about the age?).

Rkauer, do you play with pics? I play with them all the time, they are very handy little buggers. I understand how that one you quoted works. But don't like the size of the PCB required and it seems OTT for whats really needed in an everyday mouse. That's why i pointed out the other one.
I think all you need is two buttons and maybe a wheel, no second wheel and all them other buttons. The mouse i had on my PC had all this other junk but it just got in the way. I now only use a logitech MX518 but still that has two buttons extra that i don't need.

I dont really know what im trying to say here, Oh Yea got it.

IM NOT OLD!

http://www.jafferygoodness.com/

Oh and the Jaffa Mouse [ Show youtube player ] [ Show youtube player ]

I play with PICs eventually, of course. Like you said, little good buggers.

I don't feel the urge for nothing more than 3 buttons, wheel and nothing more. So that's the only hack for me. Shame it don't work with CD32 controllers nor joypad "emulators" (APPE), you need to disconnect it before.

BTW: do you visit the OT area?

I'm sure you find Skippy on that Jaffa forum!

[Dimlow]

@Tonyweb
Like most things i have not got round to it yet <--- I should use that as my Sig!
But when i do ( Maybe this weekend) i will let you know.

@rkauer
Yes, i see OT when im bored. I dont contribute, im not funny just stupid.
Whats the third button for, i have not found a use for it!.
CD32 Controllers and joy pad emulators ? Tell me more, Maybe i should do some pic coding!

[rkauer]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

@rkauer
Yes, i see OT when im bored. I dont contribute, im not funny just stupid.
Whats the third button for, i have not found a use for it!.
CD32 Controllers and joy pad emulators ? Tell me more, Maybe i should do some pic coding!

3rd button is custom assigned for a multitude of "serious" programs (and some WB-friendly games too).

For the CD32 joypad emulator, look into APPE (v4, if I'm not wrong). It converts a PSX joy into a CD32 "sort-off" controller (not work with all buttons, no vibration, no analog joysticks, but works).

[tonyyeb]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

@Tonyweb
Like most things i have not got round to it yet <--- I should use that as my Sig!
But when i do ( Maybe this weekend) i will let you know.

Great stuff. Look forward to your response.

[Dimlow]

Tony, Can you do surface mount ? the caps and resistors will be 0603 surface mounted.

Will look like this

[tonyyeb]

I can give it a go, I prefer through the hole. I have a friend who is better at soldering than me so if I struggle I can call on him.

[Dimlow]

Alright mate, i will solder the surface mount on it for you! I like surface mount, you dont have to drill all the bloody holes!

Your not in any rush for this are you? as im thinking of making my own version of a ps2 mouse adapter. Could take a few weeks

Anyone got requests for features ? bear in mind i can only do pic programming, im not much use on the Amiga side. Im open to ideas.

[tonyyeb]

No rush bud. What is the cost looking like?

[Dimlow]

Err costs, maybe like £4 for the pic, 1p for each cap / resistor £2 max for the PCB board.
Oh an 50p post.

Im only doing this for myself at the moment, not looking to go into production.

[Paul_s]

cocolino is probably one of my favourite pieces of hardware I've bought in recent years Works great, well worth the price.

[Dimlow]

I could quite easily go and buy one, but where is the fun and enjoyment in that. I enjoy making stuff, more than i enjoy using it. I made loads of gear for old micro's and repaired them and stuff like that. Its the challenge of doing it yourself that i enjoy, not the end product. maybe the cocolino is great, but for me what ever i make will be better, even if it don't have half the features.

[alexh]

Originally Posted by Paul_s

cocolino is probably one of my favourite pieces of hardware I've bought in recent years Works great, well worth the price.

Like arse it is. £30 is robbery.

[tonyyeb]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

Err costs, maybe like £4 for the pic, 1p for each cap / resistor £2 max for the PCB board.
Oh an 50p post.

Im only doing this for myself at the moment, not looking to go into production.

But will you sell the parts & PCB to make up?

[Dimlow]

Tony, I don't have all the parts, i thought you was going to do this yourself. All that's missing from a full kit would be the PS2 connector and the female D connector. I only offered to do one for skippy to shut him up Its just as easy for me to make two boards as it is to make one. So one extra for skip would not have bothered me. But he never replied, so the offer went to you.

Only you have asked about this, that's not enough people to consider making kits. Now if there were 30 or more, then yes I, or someone else could get a bunch of boards made up and kits could be put together. But i don't really see the point in this, as you may as well go buy one from Amigakit. Maybe we could make the kits for half the price. But that's was not my objective. Ah, i see your name is Criss, I'll have to stop calling you tony now. How often do you play that guitar ?

[keropi]

...I could be interested in one too... for backup purposes never hurts to have a spare unit

[tonyyeb]

Originally Posted by Dimlow

Tony, I don't have all the parts, i thought you was going to do this yourself. All that's missing from a full kit would be the PS2 connector and the female D connector. I only offered to do one for skippy to shut him up Its just as easy for me to make two boards as it is to make one. So one extra for skip would not have bothered me. But he never replied, so the offer went to you.

Only you have asked about this, that's not enough people to consider making kits. Now if there were 30 or more, then yes I, or someone else could get a bunch of boards made up and kits could be put together. But i don't really see the point in this, as you may as well go buy one from Amigakit. Maybe we could make the kits for half the price. But that's was not my objective. Ah, i see your name is Criss, I'll have to stop calling you tony now. How often do you play that guitar ?

All i'm after is the PCB and the PIC if that is ok? I can get the rest of the bits, just thought if you had stock of all the bits then I wouldn't mind having a kit to make up but not to worry, I can get the other parts easily enough, just the PCB and programmed PIC are hard for me to source.

Yes Chris is my name Don't play the guitar enough these days, everyone I know plays and i'm the poorest player... so maybe ill try moving to another instrument that no one else plays... maybe bass! Looks nice and easy

[gklinger]

What do you lot think about this?

[tonyyeb]

Originally Posted by gklinger

What do you lot think about this?

20 euros is better than £30... but still could be home made for about a fiver... with the right equipment of course

[Dimlow]

Thats the one i am making!