I don't think that a PC will be able to connect to a second mouse as a mouse. You can connect to it as a serial device and decode the data stream from it, I've done this to try to get dome position using a serial mouse. The mouse buttons can be used as home position switches.
Here's a URL for the protocol http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/showdoc.php?page=sermouse A search for serial mouse protocol will find lots more. Can't help with Delphi. Chris Andrew Sprott wrote: > Hi Folks > > I wish to write, or modify the encoder plugin for CDC to work with our 20" > Shafer-Maksutov encoder here in Swansea. The encoder is pretty simple, a > mouse with one wheel connected to the DEC axis and the other connected to the > RA axis. So, all we need to do is plug the encoder into the serial port and > the built in mouse drivers read the encoder. > > First I would like to know who one reads mickeys in Delphi. Also we would > also like to add a 'Sync to cursor position' and 'Sync to current object' > option in the telescope menu for our encoder so that we can align the scope > with a star or planet and sync it. > > Thanks in advance for any help :) > > Andrew Sprott > IT Officer > Swansea Astronomical Society > www.swanastro.co.uk > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >
