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would love to use the 4000 in 3dsmax

I *think* you can do this:
http://www.3dbuzz.com/forum/threads/154442-Joystick-controlled-camera!
http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/15/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/index.html?url=files/GUID-89367E0E-8D43-48A5-ABC1-BD1119B25F77.htm,topicNumber=d30e224179

I've been trying to ...

if ( crunch_magellan_nibbles() )


...which is basically taken from the linux magellan.c driver in magellan_process_packet:


case 'k': /* Button data */
103 if (magellan->idx != 4) return;
104 if (magellan_crunch_nibbles(data, 3)) return;



Sorry...back on this after being tied up a bit ...

While chords may be possible with the 5000, I dont know if it is exactly practical. :)
Are you able to get all 10 buttons to work?

True...You'd have to have super big hands to get it to work one-handed :lol:
You could shift w/ the other hand though.

All 9 buttons work, but they're shifted like ...

First, try replacing orbotron_translator.h in the libraries/orbotron directory with the one from the git repository (I'd attach it here, but I can't seem to attach any source files).
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Second, try changing the sensitivity curve and see what you think... change the #include in BasicJoystick.ino ...

It could be I've forgotten something about calibration for a 5k and they report a different range or something

That's why I was hoping to try the Linux drivers to find out what whether it's your code that reads values or whether it really is broken.
But I was referring to the raw value display in ...

If you got one of the "production" boards with four holes in a row behind the USB connector, those four holes should be (top to bottom, looking with the USB connector on the left): +5V, D-, D+, GND
....
So one thing you could try is manually send it the init string.

Luckily, it did happen to the ...

Pursuant to the earlier conversation, this didn't happen to be a 5000FLX-A (rebranded 4000)?

If not, no idea. That behaviour is consistent with either not receiving enough voltage (but the board works with your Spaceorbs, so I don't think that's it) or the device not receiving the initialization ...

Well...curiosity got the better of me and I picked up a SpaceBall 5000 off fleabay. Unfortunately, the idiot seller (new_life_electronics2) decided it was good idea to ship it in one of those yellow bubble mailers w/o anything around it...it arrived w/ holes in the yellow part of the mailer and the ...

smtstencil.co.uk, who are right here in London and can send me a whole sheet of stencils for a little over $20 in two days

Wow. That's cheap :shock:

If you want your brain to hurt for a while, read this:
http://www.qualiecocircuits.co.nz/stencil-technology-other-aspects.htm

I have no idea ...

I'm also wondering if my pad cutouts on my stencils are a little too big and I'm just putting down too much paste. Most of the bridges on the QFP44, when they happen, aren't at the level of the PCB--they're up a little higher.

I agree...sounds like too much paste which might mean your stencil is ...

Molex one (http://uk.farnell.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?SKU=1568023). It will still be a bit hellish to solder, BUT the little legs fit into holes in the PCB, so alignment is no longer a problem

Wow...still looks hellish to solder :-P
Didn't realize you had alignment problems w/ the old ...

vputz wrote:new USB connector is much nicer to align in assembly

Out of curiosity, which one did you end up with? Wondering if you found a less hellish to solder one?

Reaction time on the 5000 is slightly better since the pressure encodings are digital instead of needing to read an analog value. That's the main difference...

This driver-fuzz seems to be related to the different USB-handling of older (1280) vs. newer (2560) Arduino Megas - here one of the drivers or switching betweend them seems to have changed the USB installation behaviour :?:


Have you tried uninstalling all traces of the Arduino IDE and drivers ...

Yes, this agrees with my findings as well.
For obvious reasons, I have never disassembled any of my spacemice to check, though. :)

You're a collector :)
Do you find the 5000 more accurate/responsive than the 4000? That's the only thing I found that might be noticeable. The 4000 is supposedly ...