thumb-trackball
A high-performance, open-source thumb trackball, powered by QMK. (by ploopyco)
qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev
Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families (by ploopyco)
| thumb-trackball | qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev | |
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| 14 | 9 | |
| 180 | 32 | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| over 1 year ago | 6 months ago | |
| C | ||
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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thumb-trackball
Posts with mentions or reviews of thumb-trackball.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-17.
- Is there a way to add more buttons/IO?
- Ploopy open source thumb trackball
- Ploopy Thumb not recognized by VIA or VIAL. . . Are there any other GUI-based QMK solutions?
- Ploopy Thumb Build Instructions
- Carpal Tunnel and the World of IT
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Desoldering the PMW?
Do me a favour, would ya? Could you tell me which pins you might have bridged? Check page 6 of the Thumb schematic if you need help with the pin numbers.
- Help changing DPI on thumb
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[Advice] Smooth asymmetric shape
Hi guys! Do you know good tutorial on how to make smooth asymmetric complex shape with precise size, like this one https://github.com/ploopyco/thumb-trackball ?
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A completely open-source, 3D-printed thumb trackball. All design files available. Complete assembly instructions. Check comments for details.
You can also find complete assembly instructions, here.
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The Ploopy Thumb Trackball is completed! All design files are available. Kits are available for preorder. Check comments for details!
The Thumb Trackball is done and released! All of the design files are available here! STEP files, STL files, electronics files for making PCBs, and firmware - everything is available for free.
qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev
Posts with mentions or reviews of qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-20.
- Ploopy Thumb not recognized by VIA or VIAL. . . Are there any other GUI-based QMK solutions?
- Where is the Ploopy Thumb QMK firmware?
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DPIButton
The links you have are for the Classic trackball. You should use https://github.com/ploopyco/qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev/blob/ploopyco/thumb/keyboards/ploopyco/trackball_thumb/
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[HELP] Just got the Ploopy Trackball_thumb and I love it so far but... and a mini review.
You can alternatively download https://github.com/ploopyco/qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
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QMK branch for thumb?
git remote add ploopyco https://github.com/ploopyco/qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev.git git fetch ploopyco git checkout --track ploopyco/ploopyco/thumb
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How to Scroll With the Trackball Nano
If there's interest, I can see about getting the changes merged into either the ploopy fork of qmk or upstream qmk (or both).
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Ploopy Nano prebuilt kit...does it ship with VIA? Not being recognized.
https://github.com/ploopyco/nano-qmk-firmware/tree/pinkyball/keyboards/ploopyco/trackball_nano#customzing-your-ploopy-nano-trackball
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It's not a keyboard, but it does live next to one. Work in progress.
I've got the ADNS working in QMK. Check it out if you want.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing thumb-trackball and qmk-firmware-ploopyco-dev you can also consider the following projects:
mini-trackball - A small, open-source trackball, powered by QMK.
trackball - Code for a trackball I'm building from scratch
qmk_firmware - Open-source keyboard firmware for Atmel AVR and Arm USB families
trackball - A trackball mouse. Mechanical files, PCBs, and firmware all included.
qmk_firmware - keyboard controller firmware for Atmel AVR and ARM USB families
classic-trackball-lefty - A left-handed trackball mouse. Mechanical files, PCBs, and firmware all included.