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I'm not sure what section to put this in, so I put it here.
For a robotics application, I need a way to track velocity across a flat white surface. I thought an optical/laser mouse would be a great device for doing this. Unfortunately, however, the only interfaces available on the robot itself are SPI, I2C, RS-232, and plain old digital I/O lines.
Is there any way to get a modern optical mouse to work over a serial interface? I know there are USB to PS/2 adapters, and I know there are PS/2 to serial adapters, so I could string the two together, but somehow my gut tells me that wouldn't work; at least not with today's mice.
If it would work, what is the best optical mouse that it would work with? I would prefer to use Microsoft's new blue laser mouse as the surface I need to track is glossy white, but that mouse appears to only come in a wireless version. Am I correct?
For a robotics application, I need a way to track velocity across a flat white surface. I thought an optical/laser mouse would be a great device for doing this. Unfortunately, however, the only interfaces available on the robot itself are SPI, I2C, RS-232, and plain old digital I/O lines.
Is there any way to get a modern optical mouse to work over a serial interface? I know there are USB to PS/2 adapters, and I know there are PS/2 to serial adapters, so I could string the two together, but somehow my gut tells me that wouldn't work; at least not with today's mice.
If it would work, what is the best optical mouse that it would work with? I would prefer to use Microsoft's new blue laser mouse as the surface I need to track is glossy white, but that mouse appears to only come in a wireless version. Am I correct?
