trackbowl-mk2
The ball is the trackball (by jfedor2)
rp2040-pmw3360
RP2040+PMW3360 PCB and code (by jfedor2)
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| 3 | 11 | |
| 154 | 230 | |
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| 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| over 2 years ago | over 1 year ago | |
| C++ | C | |
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Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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trackbowl-mk2
Posts with mentions or reviews of trackbowl-mk2.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-12-15.
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Custom Trackball Design
Edit Actually /u/jfedor has a build where the entire trackball is in the ball and that uses an Adafruit Feather bluetooth controller.
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Keyboard Builders' Digest / Issue 12
All the electronics is hidden inside this trackball by Jacek Fedoryński (video, git, blog post). (Posted by u/deekue.)
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An update on my DIY trackball project. All the electronics are inside the ball. The ball is the trackball.
Code and 3D models are on GitHub and here's a blog post with some more pictures and details.
rp2040-pmw3360
Posts with mentions or reviews of rp2040-pmw3360.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-15.
- DIY trackball
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Is it possible to make a trackball with a 1000 Hz polling rate?
Not sure what issue you're referring to. Making a 1000Hz trackball? Yes, of course it's possible. I've made several. Any decent sensor (e.g. PMW3360) and microcontroller will do.
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Any plans for a symmetrical trackball?
One example: https://github.com/jfedor2/rp2040-pmw3360
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Tips for diy trackball?
It might be helpful to use jfedor's PMW3360 + RP2040 PCB - it has a Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip on it as well as a PMW3360 mouse sensor. Then they also designed some smaller PCBs for mouse switches.
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Maybe I was wrong about the thumb positions
Quite a lot of work seems to have been done to allow PixArt PMW3360 (or similar) .. https://github.com/jfedor2/rp2040-pmw3360 … https://www.printables.com/model/131450-trackball-15
- Ploopy Nano Alternative
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Don’t Talk To Me Or My Son Ever Again
Guy on the right is a Trackball 7 by u/jfedor. I had the RP2040+PMW3360 pcbs printed out and added Kailh GM 8.0 switches in there. The billiard ball is an Amarith Black cue ball (not an 8-Ball) I got off of ebay. Due to a parts shortage it's actually missing a few SMD parts that I'm having a hard time tracking down.
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Custom Trackball Design
It's worth asking /u/jfedor if he has used the nice!nano in his builds. I know his dual-trackball build uses a Raspberry Pi Pico.
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I have successfully crossed BB-8 with a pokeball
I've been into spheres lately and I've made this trackball. It doesn't sit on a desk, you have to hold it in your hand. It only has one button, but it totally works. The ball is 57.2mm and it sits on 2.5mm zirconium oxide bearing balls. 3D models, electronics and code.
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Another DIY trackball
If anyone's curious I put the 3D models here and the files for the PCB and code are on GitHub.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing trackbowl-mk2 and rp2040-pmw3360 you can also consider the following projects:
Acrylic_3D_KB - 3D keyboard made by lasercut acrylics
ploopy-nano - A very small trackball-only mouse. Mechanical files, PCBs, and firmware all included.
dactyl-manu-tide - Dactyl Manuform with extra curvy and tight layout
pmw3360-breakout - Breakout board for PMW3360 optical mouse sensor
orch - A mostly ortholinear keyboard PCB that fits GMK keycaps.
trackball - A trackball mouse. Mechanical files, PCBs, and firmware all included.
fnrow-pcb - KiCad files for the FnRow mechanical keyboard
aball - A Ball - Buttonless trackball for all
J73K_keyboard - a 15*5 ortholinear keyboard
trackball_module - 34mm trackball module with ADNS-5050 sensor. This module can be implemented with existing DIY keyboards via wiring.