Amiga Tank Mouse Revival

[snaff]

Originally Posted by tomcat666

Note that even though this adapter is made by Lotharek it is not the same as his TIKUS adapter. It has different components and does NOT support joypads (which is supported by TIKUS). Also there is considerable lag with the mouse and this adapter... not really noticable with low-res Workbench usage, but one notices it on RTG (720p resolutions for example) and when playing games (try playing Shufflepuck caffe or Rock'n Roll with it and you will notice the lag).

I get lag with Tank Mouse on Raspberry Pi/Linux. On the Pi it can be resolved by adding



usbhid.mousepoll=8


to /boot/cmdline.txt


https://thepihut.com/blogs/raspberry...ggy-wifi-mouse


I've noticed it with another wireless mouse, but it's not a problem with all, eg. Logitechs are okay.

[rhester72]

I checked the thread and couldn't find a reference - does anyone know (on Windows, at least) whether there's a way to get the Tank Mouse to issue a middle mouse button click? The scroll function works fine, just can't issue a middle click.

[utri007]

I have one, but it is not in use for a two reasons.

- Middle button goes crazy, if not cleaned every day.
- Does not have a sleep mode, eats two AAA batteries in a week.

[bdb]

The sensor for the scroll pad just floats beneath the case and needs to be relocated to a working position (move-test-repeat) to work properly.

And no, it does not have a circuit to shut down the mouse after a few minutes of disuse (and then reactivate on a button press) like other wireless mice.

I have 2 Go-To favorites using the Tikus (Sordan sells them at a low price), my Logitech MX Master 2X for daily use on my A4000, and for refurbished A1200s, the TeckNet Wireless mouse.

[spudje]

Originally Posted by bdb

The sensor for the scroll pad just floats beneath the case and needs to be relocated to a working position (move-test-repeat) to work properly.

Aha interesting. Guess I should trial & error myself. Any video tutorials available for this?

[stairmand]

On mine the connector wasn't quiet seated properly. The connector seems quite fragile. All working ok now though.

[Dunny]

Originally Posted by utri007

- Does not have a sleep mode, eats two AAA batteries in a week.

I have one here too. Batteries seem to last about a month or two - it's annoying to have to shake the mouse to wake it up