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The design is pretty stripped back, here is a shot of the guts which are self supporting and can be used just as is: | ||
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IMAGE OF GUTS HERE | ||
![aball minimal implementation](./photos/aball_min.jpeg "aball minimal implementation") | ||
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The ball sits on a 3d printed frame which holds three roller bearings, and a microcontroller. The ball moves on top of an optical mouse sensor | ||
which is connected to the microcontroller. To make the whole thing as close as possible to the desktop, the mouse sensor sticks out | ||
of the bottom of the case, but only a bit and is off the desk due to the rubber feet on the bottom. | ||
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### Quick note on roller bearings | ||
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If you have not used a trackball with roller bearings before, I think you are in for a treat. It takes a day or two of good use to | ||
break them in, but I find them *much* smoother and more enjoyable than static dot type bearings. You can go cheap here, spending | ||
less than a dollar for all three of them and they will still be pretty good. However, a nice set of high quality bearings for RC | ||
use are not that much more expensive and the quality is definitely higher. | ||
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The microcontroller runs firmware based on QMK (Quantum Mechanical Keyboard). QMK is a fantastic | ||
open source project for keyboard firmware, but it also includes pointing device support. You can find | ||
the firmware source for the aball here: | ||
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there you can either 3d print an enclosure, or use the files here to get some acrylic and metal laser cut for a different look. I hope that other folks | ||
will adapt these guts and come up with new and clever case options. Maybe even add buttons on-board :-) | ||
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## Where can I get one of these? | ||
## How can I get one of these? | ||
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This repo contains design files, build guides, and a parts list so you can build your own **aball** if you | ||
You can build one yourself! This repo contains design files, build guides, and a parts list so you can build your own **aball** if you | ||
so choose. If you do, please drop me a note at [email protected]. All information here is provided as-is | ||
for your personal use and is released under a specific Creative Common license which lets you use them for | ||
non-commercial use. Please see the included LICENSE file for details. | ||
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