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TB3S trackball

A small DIY trackball device, based around an Elite-Pi controller and a PMW3360 sensor: TB3S by Wimads.

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Published September 13, 2024
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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

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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.

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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.

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Published on Fri 13th Sep 2024. Featured in KBD #174.


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