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Offline zbblanton

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Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« on: February 12, 2008, 07:01:53 PM »
Ultra big thnx to:
cyberpyrot if it wasnt for him i would have never of found this.
thnx dude for putting up with me i ask ALOT of question.


All you need is two ball mice that have phototransistors in them and a really good ir led

I only used one axis just to prove it works

Here is the pinout for it:


heres alitte picture of it so far:


the POC is short but hey its just to prove it works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nam9Pwitzg4

Tutorial coming very soon.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2008, 07:11:36 PM by zbblanton »
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2008, 04:57:25 AM »
thats for one axis isnt it,this is absolutely awesome!
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2008, 12:07:43 PM »
yea all i made was one axis on the POC
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2008, 12:53:49 PM »
Quote from: zbblanton on February 12, 2008, 07:01:53 PM

All you need is two ball mice that have phototransistors in them and a really good ir led



dont u mean 2 optical mice
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2008, 01:19:45 PM »
no there ball mice
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2008, 04:37:00 AM »
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2008, 09:28:26 AM »
this is cool i went to the recycling center and got 4 ball mice to do this mod,THANK YOU!!!lol
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2008, 01:33:15 PM »
the only big promblem i have is i dont have a strong enough ir led
can anyone help me on that?
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #8 on: February 16, 2008, 06:17:12 AM »
you could buy an infra red torch and rip the led out of that but it may be too powerful
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2008, 09:12:52 AM »
yea i heard u can make those with maglites
can anyone find a tutorail on that cause i cant find one
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2008, 03:59:34 PM »
thats  :censored: awesome, good work... im currently ripping apart two old mice  :tup:
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Re: Head Tracking using parts from two mice.
« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2008, 05:09:18 PM »
ok there is a very big problem with this right now, the wavelength on the phototransistors on the mice isnt very long at all. So u need a very good ir led if a good ir array for it to work. but, i am working on fix this so hopefully this will be easyier soon.
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