[sdiy] DIY trackball components?

[Tom Wiltshire]

Erm, get an old PC mouse out of a skip and turn it on its back?

I guess the problem is the interfacing though, not the mechanics. Like Pete said, a microcontroller is going to be simplest.

On 7 Jan 2016, at 22:01, Mattias Rickardsson <mr at analogue.org> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> speaking of joysticks etc, is there also a chance to build trackballs
> or similar controllers? I can't remember ever seeing such components
> for sale, while joysticks have always been available in various forms.
> Any ideas?
> 
> /mr  -  I have lots of tracks, but I also want to have a ball
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