It shouldn't be crazy difficult to do with linux... With windows.. well.. you could have a microcontroller take values in one serial port.. if you got the serial port powerglove interface and output out the other port serial mouse codes.. or maybe someone has writtne a driver, but I can't find one yet. Bryan Hurley On Thu, 3 May 2001, Chris Kalos wrote: > Hrm... Now I'm wondering if there *is* a PowerGlove mouse driver. > And yes, that *would* look Borg. :-) > > CK > > On Fri, 4 May 2001, Bryan Hurley wrote: > > > > > I did this in highschool. You need a NES extension cable. then you can > > hack it instead of your original cable.. Its pretty simple honestly.. you > > need a DSUB25pin male end to conenct the wires into and a 5v power source > > I think. > > > > I ran the control cables into the parallel port and leached power from teh > > game port.. > > > > I had a C object file that someone else wrote and didn't design the > > physical data setup either.. > > > > It worked pretty well though. > > > > I know there were converter boxes for serial too.. > > > > I suppose you could mount the three ultrasonic receivers on your right > > shoulder, left shoulder and left hip, with the glove on your right arm. > > Then you would have to reverse the direction the beacons are facing on the > > glove.. > > > > Boy would that look borg.. > > > > Bryan Hurley > > > > On Thu, 3 May 2001, Chris Kalos wrote: > > > > > Okay, all of you know that I'm talking about, I'll assume, but > > > here's a quick recap just in case: > > > > > > Mattel released an accessory for the NES called the Power Glove. > > > It's pretty much a ringmouse with finger position capabilities for 3 > > > fingers and a thumb. Same ultrasonic system and all. > > > > > > I know that ultrasonics tend to make for overly bulky, > > > unmanageable interfaces for wearables, but I'm thinking about doing it > > > anyway. The idea isn't to make it a pointing device, but to have the > > > wearable track my arm, hand, and finger movements and record them > > > over the course of the day. As such, I don't need extremely high > > > resolution, so if I can shrink down (read: take a hacksaw to) the > > > ultrasound frame, it just might be doable. > > > > > > Here's the problem. There's at least 4 or 5 different interfaces > > > to the Power Glove for the PC. Does anyone here know which would work > > > best? Even better, does anyone know where I can get one of the old > > > interface boxes? I'd rather not build it myself, since this is really a > > > one shot, and this is the only glove I'll be able to get for a while > > > (saving up for a twiddler 2 next). > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > CK > > > > > > -- > > > Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to> > > Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org > > > please, Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/false domain > > > > > > > -- > > Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of > > "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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