From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 18517 invoked from network); 5 Aug 2021 02:11:08 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 5 Aug 2021 02:11:08 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2D6B09CADC; Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:11:06 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 412249CAA5; Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:10:38 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=iitbombay-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.i=@iitbombay-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com header.b="QgB7fmmM"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A01E99CAA5; Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:10:34 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qv1-f43.google.com (mail-qv1-f43.google.com [209.85.219.43]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 77FC59CAA4 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 2021 12:10:33 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qv1-f43.google.com with SMTP id dk2so2190908qvb.3 for ; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:10:33 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=iitbombay-org.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=HupxSkNyiN1GhjEGNL7VHI8jnRq9gut8O5E7+f/Emew=; b=QgB7fmmMU+Y2+tYHm1KmrtecCXf9WnrkBvqFrXMUBeA6vjvJR3wOjL3LEWGBIqyLpR R4OAz17djk/dsqlbOs6av4OWA31L0WfSowBQwIWyQG7GeFpeQmwswQxGkDwCqLvuMoCI tJ+dMsDKizpj7bHUVW/BA3IGobpuUiQ28mys9mn4/5N4jGLSdXVKgCp56lQON1Eouaq7 7uK/b2C0v2A46eGMweBi6CEqwu3vh2JvcHgzr9GUgfLP0749oqZk8UsCsSjxX5QnJoX+ JPK0Mz235lAEs9oW2wrlPGCMnbAwo8h+99VBEHTHf6HGlXSfHpfIe1VCVpeJKme+Q1BM x1JA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:subject:from:in-reply-to:date:cc :content-transfer-encoding:message-id:references:to; bh=HupxSkNyiN1GhjEGNL7VHI8jnRq9gut8O5E7+f/Emew=; b=rGFao63fNFCzLhiqGC+bMRJod5S1CPKyThObZVPzJx/XdHObC76+IQxODuXz4AjwPM NWvhl4oxcBy0LMC5fuPnp8lBmx40Jf7o/jjDFevdxHPsilNEANmfuxwFzErfMWcmcaDS 71GAbVHWB76KhXsrxLU3iDpxmVgYYTxxcfOZVoXQkvLcO6BOnGlcUxJyibDXwPDC2D+9 6bJXMrYeHBhPMF5stARtk3DB0QQzTMbGdRQSIQ4nWfNZpgGsn0QioNTpGCbH/IzYpV1A wabIg2w1hRJgm+8/O8g1xUJZs9FTNhqpfneDKMJxEfjPWs29jrNvniEDgMG0Vzqc55Zi hmmw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532lif9/maSQ8PfiLsink9FOS/ff1r4o9y0lKtgutzRAFWSFQTgo 29Cph5MyncpFQWzRaHGqGqFmn/FLrrYS7itj X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJziwHatpAEZc9D1+/vYg19UWRsn/bQZiKlWs2QVE6fGfK+R9Q9y87gDN6mOhR6nZ7U4c66jgQ== X-Received: by 2002:a0c:df09:: with SMTP id g9mr2661129qvl.30.1628129432657; Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:10:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpclient.apple (107-215-223-229.lightspeed.sntcca.sbcglobal.net. [107.215.223.229]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 69sm2330930qkf.23.2021.08.04.19.10.31 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:10:32 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 14.0 \(3654.120.0.1.13\)) From: Bakul Shah In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 19:10:30 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <18809DBF-3FBF-47C2-AD36-D4A33D6A36B4@iitbombay.org> References: To: John Floren X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3654.120.0.1.13) Subject: Re: [TUHS] Depraz/Logitech Digimouse manual X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: "tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org" Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Aug 4, 2021, at 5:51 PM, John Floren wrote: >=20 > Having just been given a Depraz mouse, I thought it would be fun to = get it working on my modern computer. Since the DE9 connector is male = rather than female as you usually see with serial mice, and given its = age, I speculate that it might have a custom protocol; in any rate, = plugging it into a USB-serial converter and and firing up picocom has = given me nothing. >=20 > Does anyone have a copy of a manual for it, or more information on how = to interface with it? If I knew how it was wired and what the protocol = looked like, I expect I could make an adapter pretty trivially using a = microcontroller. You'll likely need a couple of quadrature decoders as X1,X2 (& Y1,Y2) = transitions encode the direction of movement in X (& Y) axis. This may = help: http://www.mcmanis.com/chuck/robotics/projects/lab-x3/quadratrak.html On a 'Pi may be you can just wire it up to a few GPIO pins (but you will = need to convert 5V signals to 3.3V to avoid damaging them). -- Bakul