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<div id=":um"><i>On GNU/Linux, [hid] will work with PS/2 because the Linux input event system is a single unified system for almost all techniques of HID devices, including: PS/2, AT, USB HID, ADB, etc.</i></div></div></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><br></div><div>What about OSX? </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:09 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hans@at.or.at">hans@at.or.at</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On Aug 16, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Simon Wise wrote:<br>
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On 16/08/11 18:53, Richie Cyngler wrote:<br>
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That's a good idea but my computer doesn't have a PS/2 input.<br>
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[hid] is for usb, maybe [comport] would work with PS/2 if you used a PS/2 to usb connector??? or one of the older mouse objects? not sure, maybe the PS/2 to usb connector means that the trackball becomes a usb mouse?<br>
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If it does appear as a usb mouse then [hid] can certainly connect to it directly, which will probably be what you want.<br>
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You will need to do a few settings to your X setup, or your system, to make sure that the trackball does not become a mouse for the whole system.<br>
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On GNU/Linux, [hid] will work with PS/2 because the Linux input event system is a single unified system for almost all techniques of HID devices, including: PS/2, AT, USB HID, ADB, etc.<br>
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With the Arduino, if the data is simple, then it'd probably be easiest to just send it and then receive it with [comport]. It would also be not too hard to make a custom Firmata firmware using the PS/2 lib and Firmata lib in an Arduino sketch. Check the Firmata examples.<br>
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