Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] mouse as a dro?(stupid idea?)

Alvaro Fogassa wrote:

> Hi ALL!
> I've dowloaded a dro program,and It's reading the mouse position(x
> and y)its' a serial mouse,and with a resolution of 0.0108" according
> to the dro program,Now, if one gets a mouse with a better ressolution
> (if there is one)would be just a matter of taking it apart and
> install it to the machine right?(don't laugh)

Yes, sure. A mouse generally contains two quadrature encoders, and a
mechanism
(microcontroller) to send the info to the CPU. The mouse doesn't
guarantee it won't
lose counts here and there, however.

Jon