--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , James Husted
<the_ersatz_planet@...> wrote:

>
> I have just posted 3 ideas for a USB Mouse module to the photo
> section on the newsgroup site.
>
> http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/Doepfer_a100/photos/browse/8b4d

Great! Especially the full featured one! Rgds, Ingo

>
> All versions have CV outs for left/right, Forward/back and wheel Up/
> down. I see this as a bipolar voltage that acts like the mouse - it
> is additive in that if you lift the mouse up and then continues it
> will just add and subtract from the last setting till it reaches it's
> full range and just stays there. The knob scales the sensitivity of
> the mouse Not it's range which would be -5v to +5V. They all also
> have a Position Reset button that returns the CV outs to Zero position.
>
> The fist one is the most basic and was designed using the same
> metalwork as the A-198 Ribbon controller module to save cost. Because
> of that it only has one button gate outs. A led shows when the button
> is pushed and another lights when the mouse is moved.
>
> The second version is the 2-button version and has gate outs for both
> left and right buttons.
>
> The third version is the full feature set version. It has 2 button
> out gates but also gate outs that go high when the mouse is moved in
> that axis or when the wheel is moved. Because of space restraints the
> Position Reset button has been removed but it's function can be
> replaced with the wheel button on the mouse.
>
> Of course a mouse does not have to be used. Any USB controller that
> delivers mouse-like data can be used as long as they don't need
> special drivers. Things like touch pads, trackballs, flight stick,
> and steering wheel game controllers all have versions that you can
> buy that output standard mouse control data.
> -James
>