Phidgets mini joystick sensor as mouse?

**oldirtydillon** · 08-05-2009, 04:22 PM

I would like to know if this is possible? I'd like to install a joystick sensor in each door to act as a pointer mouse for my carpc. I was hoping that the push button feature could act as a left-click, and possibly holding it in could act as a right-click. In this older post, http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/inpu...ck-sensor.html, the author has the setup for Roadrunner. Should it also work in windows, not just specific front ends? Any help and info is appreciated.

**_dopehead_** · 08-07-2009, 08:00 PM

Hi there,

thats my post, i never finished this project, since it was not possible to click the button at the same time as holding the joystick in position, so i abondoned the project. However it does work in any frontend, and in windows.

**oldirtydillon** · 08-08-2009, 09:53 AM

So everytime the joystick returns back to center, the pointer goes back with it? Thanks for the response.

**_dopehead_** · 08-09-2009, 12:42 PM

Yup, the phidgets joystick has a center spring function

**_dopehead_** · 08-09-2009, 12:43 PM

If i were to attempt something like this again, i would go for the bmw i-drive stick, and integrate with the frontend, like RR or dig up the immersion haptic thingy and try to get that working properly.