Old laptop touchpads; useful?
Old laptop touchpads; useful? Posted on: 05.08.2008 by Marcelo Alejandro At work I occasionally have access to several very old laptops. The laptops are too old (and sometimes broken) to be of use for anything, but I got to believeing: is it possible to salvage the touchpads and use them for some home-made controllers? Just a crazy thought, I know, but... | |
| Xavier Emanuels 08.08.2008 |
Originally Posted by Fatlimey
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| robert chanda 05.08.2008 |
Originally Posted by smallfry
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/...num=1197235191 You just need to work out what the touchpad interface is. Go search for datasheets for the parts based on manufacturer and serial numbers. It's dry detective work, but that's the heart of hardware hackery. |
| Marcelo Alejandro 05.08.2008 | At work I occasionally have access to several very old laptops. The laptops are too old (and sometimes broken) to be of use for anything, but I got to believeing: is it possible to salvage the touchpads and use them for some home-made controllers? Just a crazy thought, I know, but... |
| Xavier Emanuels 08.08.2008 |
Originally Posted by Fatlimey
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| Marcelo Alejandro 06.08.2008 | Awesome, thanks for the info and the link. I'll pull out some touchpads and see what I can do. Cheers! |
| robert chanda 05.08.2008 |
Originally Posted by smallfry
http://www.arduino.cc/cgi-bin/yabb2/...num=1197235191 You just need to work out what the touchpad interface is. Go search for datasheets for the parts based on manufacturer and serial numbers. It's dry detective work, but that's the heart of hardware hackery. |
| Random X 05.08.2008 | It is one of the best things to have for VSTs with X/Y control, or just use it for your track selection. That and a few arcade buttons is all I am missing on my controller atm. |
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