My dream device is a keyboard like the ferris sweep (How to make a SWEEP KEYBOARD [ beginner friendly! ] - YouTube)
But I want a gaming quality optical sensor under it so I can use it as a mouse. I want to add rails to it so that I can grip it with the "fingertip mouse grip."
Existing hybrids like the azeron cyro or keymouse are too bulky for the fingertip grip and thus not suitable for me.
Ideally Id like it to be wireless.
Is anyone aware of a similar project I can start with?
It seems easy to build a keyboard but a mouse seems to have few example projects. Im willing to pay a lot and work for as long as it takes.
What arduino do you recommend? What optical sensor for max performance?
Im thinking id like to start with a cheap configurable prototye. Maybe a breadboard. Maybe break open another mouse and glue it under the breadboard and just have two usb cables sticking out while I get a feel for it and try to figure out the perfect design.
I'd try that way. Then combine the mouse and keyboard into a single HID USB or BT device.
If you find a PS/2 optical mouse, it should be relatively easy for a USB-capable Arduino (ie Arduino Micro) to read the PS/2 mouse and convert that info to mouse events on the USB port, while also scanning/processing the keys.
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