Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Laser mouse based DRO

On Sun, 2005-08-21 at 20:09 -0400, Matthew Glenn Shaver wrote:

> On Sat, 2005-08-20 at 18:06 -0400, Howard Bailey wrote:
> > This resolution should be plenty adequate for a DRO if the
> > communication to the PC is reliable. Past posts have remarked that
> > the programming could be as simple as a few lines of visual basic to
> > make a mouse based DRO out of an old computer. I was curious if
> > anyone has looked into the new higher resolution mice for this.
>
> Here's a data sheet for the sensors (Agilent):
>
> http://cp.literature.agilent.com/litweb/pdf/5989-3437EN.pdf

Looking at the data sheet, I'd have to say that DRO based on these is
quite possible (2000cpi/20G accel). The older LED based sensors didn't
have enough resolution, but that problem appears to have been solved.
Very Interesting! Thanks for the pointer to this new development!

Matt