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Turn your optical mouse into a scanner! Erik writes: "A Maker posted his project on a very large Dutch forum, after he read some datasheets of the sensor in his optical mouse. He wrote a application in VB for reading the sensors outputs, so he can use the sensor like a hand scanner. The software is available on the site and works on mice which use an ADNS-2610 optical sensor, recognisable by the eight pins, the sun-like mark and the text 'A2610'." Link.
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Turn your optical mouse into a scanner! Erik writes: "A Maker posted his project on a very large Dutch forum, after he read some datasheets of the sensor in his optical mouse. He wrote a application in VB for reading the sensors outputs, so he can use the sensor like a hand scanner. The software is available on the site and works on mice which use an ADNS-2610 optical sensor, recognisable by the eight pins, the sun-like mark and the text 'A2610'." Link.
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Jan 8, 2006 02:05 PM
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hack a day has some interesting posts/comments about this project too...http://www.hackaday.com/entry/1234000770073476/
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oh, digg too now - http://digg.com/mods/Convert_Your_Old_Optical_Mouse_CCD_into_a_Scanner_
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A lot of cheap off-the-shelf optical mice use this chip. See this photospy I did of a Logitech I did a while back. Note: This chip is designed by the division of Agilent that was spun out and renamed Avago Technologies. See their Optical Mouse Sensors page for more up-to-date info, like the newer ADNS-2610 references.
Enjoy!
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