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 <[email protected]>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 > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ---------------- > > "Free software means you control what your computer does. Non-free software > means someone else controls that, and to some extent controls you." - > Richard M. Stallman > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > [email protected] mailing list > UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/** > listinfo/pd-list <http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list> > -- Richie
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