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Can I 3d print something like the g602 mouse? I can solder components together and do a little programming if need be but designing something like that is way over my head. Not being able to find a replacement for that thing is killing me.
Try the Statial B. You can adjust it to meet almost any shape you need.
Note, it can be printed with an FDM, but it'll need a 0.2mm nozzle and really good tuning. Some of the parts were a pain to print for me
https://github.com/PyottDesign/Statial-b
My main complaint is that the Statial B only has 2 thumb buttons, and I'd prefer to have at least 4. I've considered modifying the design of the relevant plate, but there's still the issue of not having ports to wire the switches to the raspberry pi it runs on.
I also have a ploopy mouse like the other commenter mentioned. It's definitely not a replacement for a G602 (that's also the mouse I used before switching to open source), but it gets the job done. I just need to buck up and finish assembling the Statial B
That is really cool. I think there's ways to get more switches on one port on Arduino but I don't remember for sure.
To tell the truth, I over simplified the description of why it's difficult. Part of the assembly is a couple of custom PCBs, one of which holds ports for cables that go to each button. That custom PCB is technically what runs out of room, though the side plate that holds the thumb buttons is also limited in space
Yeah, that's all beyond my abilities to figure out. Looking at my 602 it looks like the side buttons have their own board which is connected to the main board via ribbon cable. I thought it might be possible to do something similar with this one but I don't know enough about electronics/mechanical engineering to figure that on my own. It's still a really cool project though.
I have no personal experience with it, but you might be interested in this completely open source mouse:
https://ploopy.co/mouse/
https://github.com/ploopyco/mouse
It looks like you can buy a fully assembled mouse, a build it yourself kit, or do it from scratch with the schematics. Doesn't come with quite as many side buttons though
Interesting. It's a start at least.