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- Gyropoint(tm) Mouse adaptor
-
- For those of you who haven't seen the Gyropoint(tm) mouse,
- it is a PC PS/2 or serial mouse which functions as a
- standard mouse on a desk, but can be used in midair
- simply by moving your hand.
-
- A friend recieved one of these from America as a Christmas present .
- But it didn't work with his Amiga :-(
-
- Sermouse didn't work, as it needed a separate 5V line for the gyros.
- This is a simple adaptor which allows the Gyropoint to work with an Amiga:-)
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- Required :
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- Sermouse software (ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk:Aminet/hard/drivr/22sermouse221.lha)
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- 1 9-25 pin sub-d adaptor
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- 1 5 pin DIN plug (as for PC keyboard )
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- 1 9 pin sub-d plug
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- 2 core cable
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- The Gyropoint comes with an adaptor to plug into a PC serial port and
- a passthrough plug for the PC keyboard socket.
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- Simply wire the two plugs as shown,and connect the 5 pin din
- to the keyboard passthrough ,the 9 pin dsub to mouse port 1 or 2
- on the Amiga , and the mouse adaptor to the serial port using the
- 9-25 pin adaptor.
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- plug numbering:
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- 5 pin DIN 9 pin dsub
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- -------------
- 2 \ 5 4 3 2 1 /
- 5 4 \ 9 8 7 6 /
- 1 2 ---------
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- 5 pin DIN 9 pin dsub
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- 4-------0V------8
- 5-------5V------7
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- Then run sermouse , and it works!
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- Alternatively, you could build a 12V-5V stepdown cicuit into the
- 25 pin plug shroud.
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- Disclaimer:
- if this adaptor sleeps with your dog , bites your wife ,
- or chases your sheep, don't blame me .
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- ALWAYS double check your connections.
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- Leo Maxwell
- Birmingham UK
- hammer@enterprise.net