Comments on: Power Glove mouse http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/ Fresh hacks every day Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:37:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: lowery http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17014 lowery Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:04:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17014 Here's a project in progress: http://lathan.org/Gallery/MyProjects/index.html Here’s a project in progress:

http://lathan.org/Gallery/MyProjects/index.html

]]> By: mac cody http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17015 mac cody Sun, 12 Feb 2006 00:48:36 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17015 Although this is a good hack, it is a shame that the functionality of the buttons along the forearm of the Power Glove is lost. Those buttons could come in handy as part of the glove's control capabilities. This brings to memory the "Nintendo Powerglove kernel driver for Linux" that I found in the "semi-permeable archives of sean whalen" at http://www.node99.org/projects/vr/ . This driver works reasonably well with my Power Glove, though it exhibits some jerkiness. I'm thinking of using the Power Glove for my robotics/telepresence experiments and may construct an interface to it with a PIC chip (sort of like a "Menelli Box"). This way the driver load is taken away from the PC and some basic data conditioning could be done to remove the jerkiness. Although this is a good hack, it is a shame that the functionality of the buttons along the forearm of the Power Glove is lost. Those buttons could come in handy as part of the glove’s control capabilities.

This brings to memory the “Nintendo Powerglove kernel driver for Linux” that I found in the “semi-permeable archives of sean whalen” at http://www.node99.org/projects/vr/ . This driver works reasonably well with my Power Glove, though it exhibits some jerkiness. I’m thinking of using the Power Glove for my robotics/telepresence experiments and may construct an interface to it with a PIC chip (sort of like a “Menelli Box”). This way the driver load is taken away from the PC and some basic data conditioning could be done to remove the jerkiness.

]]> By: expert01 http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17016 expert01 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:12:43 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17016 Yeah, the P5 was pretty good. Too bad my machine can't play any games :( That's why I'm selling mine with a Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52. You can find it here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8764297646 Yeah, the P5 was pretty good. Too bad my machine can’t play any games :( That’s why I’m selling mine with a Belkin Nostromo Speedpad n52. You can find it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8764297646

]]> By: D3adKl0wn http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17017 D3adKl0wn Fri, 10 Feb 2006 18:19:38 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17017 lol, almost makes me want to hook up that P5 glove i bought a while back.. lol, almost makes me want to hook up that P5 glove i bought a while back..

]]> By: jeanphe http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17018 jeanphe Fri, 10 Feb 2006 05:39:56 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17018 omfg! it brings back the days where you could plug it on your pc and control virtual stuff in rend386. ahh at last a use for that glove thats been sitting on my screen. cool hack! omfg! it brings back the days where you could plug it on your pc and control virtual stuff in rend386.

ahh at last a use for that glove thats been sitting on my screen. cool hack!

]]> By: mark johnson http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17019 mark johnson Fri, 10 Feb 2006 03:23:55 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17019 in response to #4 a single rate gyro is an accelerometer. very often is a piezo crystal, the stresses on it produce differences in voltage. a dual rate gyro, much less common is generally still an accelerometer but has electronics that can whip out some calculus to derive a drift plagued relative position. in response to #4

a single rate gyro is an accelerometer. very often is a piezo crystal, the stresses on it produce differences in voltage.

a dual rate gyro, much less common is generally still an accelerometer but has electronics that can whip out some calculus to derive a drift plagued relative position.

]]> By: Brandon http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17020 Brandon Fri, 10 Feb 2006 02:29:50 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17020 http://www.zerosign.net.nyud.net:8090/index.php/powerglove-mouse/ http://www.zerosign.net.nyud.net:8090/index.php/powerglove-mouse/

]]> By: Scott http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17021 Scott Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:21:17 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17021 sorry about the double post :( sorry about the double post :(

]]> By: Scott http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17022 Scott Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:13:02 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17022 Not bad, but I've been working on a similar project, and I found out a couple of things. For instance, it looks like it might be possible to get rid of the second circuit board that houses the "laser" for reading table-top movement. When you seperate the two boards, (they come apart quite easily thanks to several pins that fit into a nice plug) you can short two of the pins (i'll look up which ones tonight and post again) and get a reaction from the top unit not unlike the one you see when the bottom board is in. Coincidence? Maybe. I still need to test it. But if it works, you could easily remove a good section of your project, AND cut down on battery drain. Not bad, but I’ve been working on a similar project, and I found out a couple of things. For instance, it looks like it might be possible to get rid of the second circuit board that houses the “laser” for reading table-top movement. When you seperate the two boards, (they come apart quite easily thanks to several pins that fit into a nice plug) you can short two of the pins (i’ll look up which ones tonight and post again) and get a reaction from the top unit not unlike the one you see when the bottom board is in. Coincidence? Maybe. I still need to test it. But if it works, you could easily remove a good section of your project, AND cut down on battery drain.

]]> By: Scott http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17023 Scott Thu, 09 Feb 2006 20:07:05 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17023 Not bad, but I've been working on a similar project, and I found out a couple of things. For instance, it looks like it might be possible to get rid of the second circuit board that houses the "laser" for reading table-top movement. When you seperate the two boards, (they come apart quite easily thanks to several pins that fit into a nice plug) you can short two of the pins (i'll look up which ones tonight and post again) and get a reaction from the top unit not unlike the one you see when the bottom board is in. Coincidence? Maybe. I still need to test it. But if it works, you could easily remove a good section of your project, AND cut down on battery drain. Not bad, but I’ve been working on a similar project, and I found out a couple of things. For instance, it looks like it might be possible to get rid of the second circuit board that houses the “laser” for reading table-top movement. When you seperate the two boards, (they come apart quite easily thanks to several pins that fit into a nice plug) you can short two of the pins (i’ll look up which ones tonight and post again) and get a reaction from the top unit not unlike the one you see when the bottom board is in. Coincidence? Maybe. I still need to test it. But if it works, you could easily remove a good section of your project, AND cut down on battery drain.

]]> By: Majortom1981 http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17024 Majortom1981 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:31:43 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17024 Um A gyro sensor is way better then an accelerometer. This is the same tech that the new rev controlelr will use. So they dont need one when a gyro is even better Um A gyro sensor is way better then an accelerometer. This is the same tech that the new rev controlelr will use.

So they dont need one when a gyro is even better

]]> By: seth http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17025 seth Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:29:08 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17025 My sr. design team actually built a mouse using an accelerometer and flex sensors (variable resistors). Unfortunately I no longer have any links to it online, but it won second place at the annual RIT design competition in 2005. My sr. design team actually built a mouse using an accelerometer and flex sensors (variable resistors). Unfortunately I no longer have any links to it online, but it won second place at the annual RIT design competition in 2005.

]]> By: alan http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17026 alan Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:22:57 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17026 those power gloves were great looking but a big disappointment in performance. Interesting use of the motion sensing mouse those power gloves were great looking but a big disappointment in performance. Interesting use of the motion sensing mouse

]]> By: Mooga http://hackaday.com/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/comment-page-1/#comment-17027 Mooga Thu, 09 Feb 2006 19:20:10 +0000 http://hackaday.iheartcashews.com:8181/2006/02/09/power-glove-mouse/#comment-17027 This has to be one of the coolest hacks EVER! This has to be one of the coolest hacks EVER!

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