[PD] WinXP: Using Mouse as Generic Input Device?

[Ryan Supak]

Hi, I'm messing with the [comport] object right now, trying to sketch out a subpatch to interpret raw MS serial mouse data since I can't get [serialmouse] to do anything.  I'm using this link as my guideline: http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/~pbourke/dataformats/serialmouse/
 
First, I used serial port monitoring software to ensure that the antique serial mouse I found is working -- it is.
 
Then, I create [comport], assign port 0 (COM1), 1200 baud, 7 bits, with no problem.  When I try to assign 1 stop bit, it tells me that it could not assign it.  However, that's not the real source of my confusion.
 
The real thing that's confusing me is that I guess I was imagining [comport] to have 9 outlets (one for each pin) or something.  It appears to have only one outlet, and I can't get that outlet to do anything, no matter how much I wiggle the mouse.
 
Thanks for any suggestions!
rs
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