[PD] PS/2 mouse+Arduino+Pd=awesome?

[Richie Cyngler]

Thanks for all the responses, I'm going to give it a try.

*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.*

What about OSX?

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:09 AM, Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at at.or.at>wrote:

>
> On Aug 16, 2011, at 8:48 AM, Simon Wise wrote:
>
>  On 16/08/11 18:53, Richie Cyngler wrote:
>>
>>> That's a good idea but my computer doesn't have a PS/2 input.
>>>
>>
>> [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?
>>
>> If it does appear as a usb mouse then [hid] can certainly connect to it
>> directly, which will probably be what you want.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> .hc
>
>
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Richie
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