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TB3S trackball
A small DIY trackball device, based around an Elite-Pi controller and a PMW3360 sensor: TB3S by Wimads.
Published September 13, 2024
Creators! Feel free to tip me off about your keyboard related projects to bring them to 140K readers.
Wimads tipped me off about his cute trackball, the TB3S.
TB3S = TrackBall 3 Switches (yeah, I ran out of creativity when I got to deciding the name :P ) – Wimads.
Specs
- Elite-Pi controller
- PMW3360 sensor
- 3 switches
- 3D-printed case
Maccel
This is the device that sparked the maccel project, a mouse acceleration feature for QMK born from the frustration of not having a tweakable acceleration curve that could work between OSes and hosts. Developed by Wimads and @burkfers.
It's been living in the shadows of the bastardkb discord server since a while, but deserves some wider exposure, so anyone with a qmk pointing device like charybdis or a ploopy can benefit from it – Wimads.
It can also be configured through VIA.
Resources
- TB3S on Github
- Maccel project
Published on Fri 13th Sep 2024. Featured in KBD #174.
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