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Re: I got it to work! USB mice

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Originally Posted by Arhowk View Post
hm. The only issue I see is sensor distance. I have a laser mouse with me ATM and I can only hover it ~1cm above the mousepad for it to pick up, any higher and the cursor doesn't move. How far above the carpet does your team plan to mount your mouse? My biggest fear would be chipping the mouse when going over the bump
We're making a custom base for the mouse's circuitry to rest on and using springs to keep it to the ground while allowing it to rise up on the bump. It also cannot be too far from the ground. Also, we're using an optical mouse, though that doesn't matter too much.
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